Thursday, March 10, 2016

National News

National News

NLD big-wigs missing as presidency day finally arrives

Posted: 10 Mar 2016 05:30 AM PST

The name of the man set to be Myanmar's new president was finally revealed in parliament today – though neither he, nor the woman who has declared she will be above him, was present when the nominations the country has been waiting for four months were finally read out in the Pyithu Hluttaw chamber.

Further win for fisheries workers in Thailand

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST

A Thai fisheries factory has further capitulated to the demands of its workers and agreed to equally compensate all labourers in a companywide settlement – a development rights advocates say is virtually unprecedented.

Ethnic allies call for urgent peace talks

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST

The Ta'ang National Liberation Army – fighting a war on two fronts in northern Shan State – is coming under pressure from its allies to make peace with a rival Shan group and not let the military-backed government sow divisions between ethnic armed organisations.

At one-year anniversary, stalled trials a democracy litmus test

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST

One year after the violent crackdown on student protesters at the town of Letpadan, 140 kilometres (87 miles) north of Yangon, the sluggish trial is still at a stalemate.

NLD names U Htin Kyaw for president

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST

U Htin Kyaw has been named as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's candidate for the presidency, ending four months of uncertainty following the landslide election victory of her National League for Democracy.
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