(1) Thai authorities rescue migrants enslaved on fishing vessels : Source : DVB
24-Jul-12
Eighteen Burmese migrants forced to
work as slaves on a Thai fishing boat were rescued by the Thai police’s
Anti-Human Trafficking Division on 22 July at a port 300 kilometers southeast
of Bangkok in Laem Ngop district, Trat province.
(2) MP’s company files suit against party chair : Source : DVB
24-Jul-12
The Zaykabar company, which has
been locked in a legal dispute with farmers in Rangoon division over a land confiscation
dispute, has slammed a defamation lawsuit against a political party’s chairman
who has been providing the affected group with legal aid.
(3) 88 Generation Students to hold talks with president : Source : DVB
24-Jul-12
The 88 Generation Students
activists group is tipped to meet with president Thein Sein in the near future,
said one of the organisation’s leaders Mya Aye.
(4) Burma, Thailand to Develop Dawei : Source : RFA
2012-07-23
A mammoth joint port venture gets
the nod during Burmese president Thein Sein's visit to Thailand.
Burma's president Thein Sein agreed Monday to
jointly develop with Thailand
a multibillion-dollar deep-sea port and industrial zone in Dawei, on the
southern Burmese coast.
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(5) Burma Eyes Overtaking Cambodia, Laos : Source : RFA
2012-07-23
Its industry minister says the
country's average income per person could soon eclipse those of its two
neighbors.
(6) Burmese Labor Minister Meets Labor Rights NGOs : Source : Irrawaddy
24-Jul-12
Burma’s
Labor Minister Aung Kyi met with representatives of five NGOs at the Burmese
embassy in Bangkok
on Tuesday when they discussed issues surrounding Burmese migrant workers,
their rights, and the conditions they work under.
(7) Chiang Mai Monastery Dispute Resolved : Source : Irrawaddy
24-Jul-12
A Burmese abbot will be assigned to
run Wat Sai Moon monastery in the center of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, and so solve a weeks-long deadlock,
according to the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok.
(8)
Thailand’s PTT to aid Burma’s energy
shortfall : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 12:42 Mizzima
News
After securing agreements from the
Thai government to cooperate in the development of the Dawei deep-sea port,
Burmese President Thein Sein on Monday met with top Thai business executives.
(9) Daiwa
involved in US$ 380 million Burmese project : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:50 Aye
Kyawt Khine
Rangoon (Mizzima)
– Daiwa, a Japanese technological company, will lead a US$ 380 million plan to
build a Burmese government computer “backbone” connecting key government
sectors, an official from the Myanmar Computer Industry Association (MCIA)
said.
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(10) Burma hopes for
100 gold medals in SEA games: minister : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:09 Myo
Thant
Naypyitaw (Mizzima)
– Burma
that will host the 27th SEA Games in 2013 with hopes to win 100 gold
medals including the top soccer medal, Sports Minister Tint San told Mizzima after a meeting of
the government’s coordination committee in Naypyitaw on Monday.
(11) Maung Aye Recovering from Stroke : Source : Irrawaddy
24-Jul-12
Maung Aye, the former vice
senior-general under Than Shwe’s military junta and No. 2 in the hierarchy of
the ruling State Peace and Development Council, is recovering from a stroke
after receiving treatment in Singapore.
(12) US Firms Can Push Burma Reform: Hormats : Source : Irrawaddy
24-Jul-12
WASHINGTON—Pushing
for a greater presence of American companies in Burma,
a top White House official argued on Monday that the US can facilitate the ongoing
economic reform process in the strategically key Southeast Asian nation.
(13)
Mae Tao clinic issues emergency funding appeal : Source : Mizzia
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 12:24 Mizzima
News
A cutback in donor funds has forced
the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot to reduce its services to patients. The clinic
treats up to 110,000 Burmese or migrant workers annually on the Thai-Burma
border.
(14) Kachin refugees worry
Chinese authorities will force them move : Source : Kachin
24-Jul-12
Kachin
living in internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Nongdao,
China, are worried as rumors
are circulating that authorities will make them move across the border to
Manwing in Kachin
State.
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