Human Rights Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Migrant workers in chicken processing plants throughout Thailand are routinely abused by their employers, according to a new report on the country’s booming poultry industry.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Starting today, parties can officially contest results from the election, and the USDP is set to do just that.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Independent election observers monitoring Burma’s general election acknowledge their ability to criticise the government is limited.
Interview Lead Story News Video
The German discussed the mandate that his team has been issued, and how they will use it to contribute to electoral fairness in Burma.
2015 Elections Elections Lead Story Politics
The European Union (EU) on Friday signed an agreement with Burma to conduct a full Election Observation Mission during the general election in November.
Law Lead Story News Religion Rohingya
The European Union has denounced the controversial marriage bill passed by parliament earlier this week, saying it risks undermining the democratic process.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Thai Prime Minister urges registered fishing boats in his country to resume operations, but thousands of Burmese fishermen remain stuck onshore.
Lead Story News Pegu Division Protest
The European Union (EU) ambassador to Burma, Roland Kobia, told journalists in Rangoon on Thursday that the EU regretted the events in which riot police cracked down violently on students’[…]
Business Business Weekly Lead Story News
Price of gold increases in Rangoon; ASEAN, EU aim for free trade pact; Fruit growers encouraged to think globally; Thein Sein addresses minimum wage issues.
Business Lead Story News Trade
Free trade agreement talks may be restarted; the Europeans broke off negotiations in 2009 due to Burma’s human rights record.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Following EU threat of ban over the illegal fishing and enslavement of migrant fishermen – many of whom were Burmese – Thai PM promises action.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
International observers will be invited to the general election in Burma, while the Election Commission says advance voting can also be monitored.
Burma Lead Story News Politics Protest
International rights groups condemn the violent attacks on protestors, and denounce the police for drafting in pro-government thugs to assist them.
Interview International Lead Story News Video
DVB Interview International’s Alex Bookbinder sits down with Burma chief Abdoulaye Seck, to discuss how the World Bank has progressed since its 2012 reengagement with the Burmese government.
Development Lead Story News Politics
The European Union and its partners have pledged more than US$300 million a year to Burma under a strategic cooperation programme from 2014 to 2016,
The Dutch government announced support for water management projects in Burma with a commitment of three million euros (US$3.9 million).
Burma’s President Thein Sein arrived in Germany on Tuesday with the intention of drumming up investment.
Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story News
President Thein Sein flies from Naypyidaw to begin a 10-day trip to Europe which will include official visits to Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands for the first time.
Arakan Business Lead Story News
Twelve companies from seven countries have submitted proposals for the development of a Special Economic Zone in Kyaukphyu, western Burma, according to the SEZ selection committee.
Burma’s first private journalism school in more than half a century opened its doors in Rangoon on Monday morning, poised to prepare aspiring reporters for the country’s turbulent media environment.
In an effort to improve relations between the police and the public, the EU will provide further training in crowd control and human rights to the Myanmar [Burma] Police Force and help roll out community policing courses.
The renewal of some US sanctions on Burma will not harm economic relations between the two countries, according to the Union of Myanmar [Burma] Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI).
The EU lays out a list of 21 “benchmarks” which it expects the Burmese authorities to fulfill, including: cooperation with the UN; the release of all political prisoners; the strengthening of rule of law; greater media freedom; and “effective measures to combat intolerance, communal violence and hate speech”.
The European Burma Network has called on the UN to remain vigilant as human rights violations continue in Burma.
Environment Lead Story Migrants Issues News Uncategorized Video
New evidence of migrant slavery has emerged along the coast of Thailand, the world’s third largest seafood exporter.
Officers from the EU are training Burmese police officers in crowd control management, under an EU initiative to improve the standards of the Burmese Police Force.
Communal Violence Law Lead Story News
As the EU seeks to implement an 18-month pilot project to train and equip Burma’s police force, concerns remain about the compliance of the Burmese police in inter-religious violence and their involvement in human rights violations.
The European Union has pledged assistance of up to €90 million per year for rural development, education, governance and peace-building in Burma from 2014 to 2020.
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday told a European Union business forum that investors should not ignore the country’s political challenges as it heads towards crucial 2015 elections.
