(1) Strikes spread to Mandalay : Source : DVB
8-Jun-12
Widespread factory strikes in Burma that began in Rangoon’s
Industrial Zones last month have spread to Mandalay.
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(2) Riots erupt in Arakan state : Source : DVB
8-Jun-12
Fresh
riots have flared in Northern Arakan state
with a group of Muslim residents destroying local restaurants and schools this
afternoon as sectarian tensions boil over in the wake of anti-Muslim violence
that left ten pilgrims dead on Sunday.
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(3) MP’s company publishes warning aimed at party chief : Source : DVB
8-Jun-12
The
Zaykabar company, which is owned by well-known business tycoon and Union
Solidarity and Development Party’s parliamentarian Khin Shwe, published a
statement in several weekly journals warning individuals against filing
lawsuits that threaten to discredit the company.
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(4) Mon Leaders Call for Charges in Alleged Torture Case : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Jun-12
Mon
community leaders including Buddhist monks have expressed anger over the Mon State
government’s failure to investigate the case of a man who was left paralyzed
after allegedly being beaten and tortured by two police officers in Chongzone Township.
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(5) Gold Miners Postpone Protest for Inspection : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Jun-12
Thousands of workers at 12 gold
mines in Yamethin
Township, Mandalay
Division, have postponed protesting against job losses while officials inspect
their workplace.
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(6)
Burma’s
electrical supply back to ‘normal’ : Source :Mizzima
Friday, 08 June 2012 12:15 Mizzima News
The authorities claim electricity
has returned to normal in most parts of the country except in some areas of Rangoon and Mandalay,
according to an article by Biweekly Eleven News on Thursday.
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(7) Authorities Accused of Exploiting Dawei Residents : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Jun-12
Ko Ko Gyi, a leading members of the
88 Generation Students group, on Thursday accused local authorities of cheating
residents of southern Burma’s
Dawei Township who were forced off their land
to make way for a major development project.
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(8) Dawei villagers want more
consideration : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 08 June 2012 12:03 Mizzima
News
The Italian-Thai Development Company
and other investors in the proposed Dawei deep-sea port and special economic
zone should clearly explain the project’s plan to residents and to listen to
their concerns, said Dawei Project Watch (DPW), a human rights and
environmental advocacy group.
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(9) Australia
significantly increases aid to Burma
: Source : Mizzima
Friday, 08 June 2012 13:55 Mizzima
News
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr
said his country will double aid to Burma by 2015, as he ended his
three-day visit on Friday.
(10)
Burmese lawmakers attend international conference on poverty : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 08 June 2012 14:40 Mizzima
News
Lawmakers from 110 countries have
reaffirmed their support to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo
International Conference on Population and Development (ICDP), which focuses on
efforts to reduce poverty and safeguard people’s health and rights, including
sexual and reproductive rights.
(11) Suu Kyi Tribute Concert Sells Out in 20 Minutes : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Jun-12
Tickets for a tribute concert in
Dublin where Irish rock star Bono will be joined onstage by Burmese
pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi were sold out within 20 minutes of
going on sale, the concert organizers have announced.
(12) Chin State: the poorest state in Burma : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 08 July 2011 12:07 Ko Pauk
New Delhi (Mizzima)
– A survey conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has
found that Chin State
remains the poorest state among 14 regions and states in Burma with 73.3% per cent of the
people below the poverty line.
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(13) Shan State
calls for increased state rights : Source : Pan
Friday, 08 June 2012 11:44 S.H.A.N.
Participants at a recent
sounding-off meeting organized by the joint house fact-facting mission had
urged increased rights for the states and regions, reported Kawli Media,
quoting one of the members of the mission.
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(14) Myanmar calls for complete lifting of sanctions : Source : News
8-Jun-12
Myanmar
on Friday called for sanctions imposed on the country to be completely lifted
as they are hurting efforts to attract foreign investment amid a historic
reform drive.
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