Saturday, September 8, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (Sep 8, 2012)


(1) Parliament impeaches constitutional tribunal judges : Source : DVB

7-Sep-12
Burma’s parliament on Thursday ousted nine constitutional court judges in the culmination of a long-running standoff that observers say exposed growing political rivalry within the regime.

(2) Karen Recruited for Army Labor : Source : RFA

2012-09-07
Forced recruitment of ethnic Karen by the Burmese army persists despite peace talks, a relief organization says.

(3) FDI Law Passed with $5m Restriction Dropped : Source : Irrawaddy

7-Sep-12
Burma’s Union Parliament passed the controversial Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) law on Friday but dropped the clause which required minimum investments of US $5 million.

(4) 11 New Ministers Sworn In : Source : Irrawaddy

7-Sep-12
Burma’s Union Parliament on Friday approved 11 new ministers and a new auditor-general.On the final day of a two-month-long parliamentary session, the bicameral Houses of Parliament approved the proposed candidates for the ministries of defense; railways; construction; social welfare, relief and resettlement;

(5) Nargis Documentary to Premiere in Rangoon : Source : Irrawaddy

7-Sep-12
RANGOON—For nearly three years, the creators of this award-winning documentary would not reveal their true identities and could not screen the film in their own country.

(6) Tycoons Rush as Burmese Insurance Privatized : Source : Irrawaddy

7-Sep-12
A dozen private companies have been given permits to offer insurance services in Burma for the first time since 1963—including subsidiaries of tycoon-run Max Myanmar, Kanbawza Bank and AsiaWorld.

(7) Burmese females can legally find work in Malaysia: ministry : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 07 September 2012 13:49 Mizzima News
Rangoon (Mizzima) – The Ministry of Labour starting this month has allowed Burmese job placement agencies to legally find jobs in Malaysia for female workers.
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(8) Nine Judges Quit in Constitution Tribunal Row : Source : Irrawaddy

7-Sep-12
RANGOON, Burma—All nine judges on Burma’s Constitution Tribunal abruptly resigned on Thursday after the Lower House of Parliament voted to impeach them in a standoff within the country’s nascent quasi-civilian government.

(9) KNU asks gov’t to move military bases : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 07 September 2012 14:20 Hintha Ni
 (Mizzima) - The Karen National Union (KNU) has called on the Burmese government to move 90 out of around 300 military bases from the area controlled by the KNU in Karen State.

(10) Indonesia postpones opening Burma investment office : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 07 September 2012 14:39 Mizzima News
Indonesia is holding back encouraging domestic companies to invest in Burma, because of the communal unrest involving Rohingya Muslims.
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(11) Burmese gov’t fires on looters, one man dead in Phakant : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 07 September 2012 16:34 Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Local reports say one person was killed in a looting and vandalizing confrontation in at least five locations in Phakant, Kachin State, involving jade mining company property.

(12) ISBN numbers available now for Burma : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 07 September 2012 14:47 Ko Ko Aung
Rangoon (Mizzima) - The Publishers and Distributors Association says that the internationally recognized “International Standard Book Number (ISBN)”will be available in Burma starting September 1.

(13) Latest ceasefire group slams news on state media : Source : Panglong

Friday, 07 September 2012 18:40 S.H.A.N.
Some top members of the PaO National Liberation Organization (PNLO) that concluded a ceasefire agreement on 25 August at the Shan State capital Taunggyi have expressed disappointment with the news report that appeared on the Myanmar Alin daily two days later.

(14) 10,000 villagers protest farmland confiscation : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 06 September 2012 12:49 Mizzima News
A huge demonstration at a Burmese state copper mining company on Wednesday saw farmers asking that their land be returned.

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