Thursday, December 24, 2015

National News

National News

Thai court hands Myanmar men death penalty for British tourist murders

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 02:44 AM PST

Two Myanmar migrants were sentenced to death Thursday for murdering a pair of British holidaymakers on a Thai island, in a case that sullied the kingdom's reputation as a tourist haven and raised questions over its justice system.

Budget discussion cancelled as inflation concerns grow

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Individual ministries will not be called to parliament to explain their budget requests for 2016-17 until debate begins in January in an effort to speed up the approval process, MPs were told yesterday.

Tatmadaw blocks Shan IDPs from returning home

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Government authorities in parts of northern and central Shan State are preventing civilians displaced by recent fighting from returning to their homes, despite a peace deal reached in Nay Pyi Taw two weeks ago.

Released students facing expulsion

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Students released from prison on December 22 found, on trying to return to their studies, that they had been suspended, and could face expulsion. The three students, who were freed from Mandalay's Ohbo Prison after serving three months for staging an unlawful protest, rioting and related offences, say they will take their demand for reinstatement to the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission.

New bill would strengthen military hold over powerful security council

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

In a move that has taken the National League for Democracy by surprise, the outgoing military-backed government has circulated a bill in parliament that could swing the balance of power in the crucial National Defence and Security Council further in favour of the Tatmadaw.

Cardinal calls for healing of ‘wounded’ nation

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Calling Myanmar a "wounded" nation, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has issued a Christmas message congratulating the people on launching a "silent revolution" through the ballot box while also commending the president and the military for accepting the results of the November 8 election.

Labour firms reject report on migrant debt bondage

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Recruitment agencies have hit back at an investigation from labour watchdog groups that accused them of flouting industry guidelines and forcing migrant workers into debt bondage.

2015: year in review

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Elections

There were the main events of 2015, and then there was the election. The November 8 vote cast a long shadow over the entire year, with even investment and consumer spending affected as locals and foreigners held their breath for the outcome, adopting a "wait-and-see" approach. In the end, and despite widespread fears of dirty tricks being employed to keep the Union Solidarity and Development Party in power, more than 23 million people voted in a remarkably peaceful and incident-free example of democracy.

Verdict looms in Koh Tao murder trial

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Two Myanmar migrant workers could face the death penalty if convicted today of murdering a pair of British backpackers on a Thai island, in a grim case that stained the kingdom's reputation as a tourist haven.

Myanmar maids in Singapore up against tough choice to fight abusive employers

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

After facing abuse and battery at the hands of their employer, Myanmar domestic workers in Singapore are confronted with a difficult choice: stay and press charges, in often lengthy investigations that rehash their pain, or return home and relinquish any opportunity for recompense.
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