Chinese embassy to Myanmar lodged solemn representations to local authorities on Thursday after a Chinese factory was raided by striking workers, The Paper reported. A Chinese-invested garment factory in an industrial zone in Hlaingtharyar, a new satellite town in the north of Myanmar’s Yangon, was raided by employees Thursday.
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Activists seek corporate help for Myanmar’s Rohingyas
Activists are asking a major corporate investor in Myanmar to speak out against the country’s treatment of its Rohingya minority. An advocacy group, known as #WeAreAllRohingyaNow, sent an open letter this week to food and hygiene conglomerate Unilever, which owns two factories near Yangon, the largest city in the country.
Suu Kyi urges Myanmar armed ethnic groups to sign cease-fire
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, standing by a portrait of her late father and national hero Gen. Aung San and the Panglong monument, delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of Union Day Sunday, Feb.12, 2017, in Panglong, Southern Shan State, over 800 kilometers northeast of Yangon, Myanmar.
Britain’s Flybe notes slow start to final quarter
Jan 30 Airline Flybe Group Plc said uncertain customer confidence and poor weather led to a slow start to the current quarter, after tough trading conditions and increased market capacity hit its fleet utilisation in the third quarter. However, the airline, which connects British regional airports to London and other European cities, said on Monday its third-quarter revenue grew, boosted by additional capacity in its network.
Myanmar ruling party mourns assassination of Suu Kyi adviser
In this Feb. 28, 2016, photo, Ko Ni, a legal adviser for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy and a prominent member of Myanmar’s Muslim minority, is photographed in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. A gunman killed a legal adviser for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, shooting the lawyer in the head at close range as he walked out of the Yangon airport, the government said.
Gunman assassinates key Muslim lawyer for Myanmar’s ruling party at airport
Myanmar Police stand guard at the forensic department of a hospital holding the body of Ko Ni, a prominent member of Myanmar’s Muslim minority and legal adviser for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy, in Yangon Sunday. A gunman killed a legal adviser for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy on Sunday, shooting the lawyer in the head at close range as he walked out of the Yangon airport, the government said.
China marks Lunar New Year with prayers, incense, fireworks
North Korean refugees and their family members bow to respect their ancestors in North Korea as they celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Millions of South Koreans visit their hometowns during the four-day holiday that began Friday.
Imagined Urban Futures of Rangoon
As a newcomer to the city earlier this year, I noticed that urban development and planning in Yangon was a topic that often came up in many discussions, be it with colleagues or during other informal encounters. The general sentiments among locals and foreigners were alike: the nearly undisputed consensus was that the old downtown should be preserved, that the traffic congestion and general infrastructure issues should be addressed, and that public space ought to be expanded.
UN rights envoy slams Myanmar on military’s actions
Yanghee Lee, UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur to Myanmar, talks to journalists during a press briefing at a hotel Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Yangon, Myanmar. Lee visited conflict areas including Kachin and Rakhine State and met with government officials during her trip to Myanmar.
Myanmar Arbitration & Myanmar Mediation for Trade & Investment in Myanmar – SIAC & SIMC Presents
SIAC & SIMC Singapore will present on “Arbitration & Alternate Dispute Resolution” during Myanmar Investment Conference organized by MiTA on 24Feb2017 in Yangon MiTA Myanmar Expos & Conferences are very good platforms for initiating and expanding trade & investment in Myanmar; organizer: MiTA “Myanmar Market Partner” YANGON & WASHINGTON DC, MYANMAR & USA, January 15, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Arbitration in Myanmar , Mediation in Myanmar , Myanmar Arbitration Law , Arbitration in Singapore, Mediation in Singapore, SIAC & SIMC Singapore The Singapore International Mediation Centre & Singapore International Arbitration Centre will present on “Arbitration & Alternate Dispute Resolution” on 24 Feb 2017 at Tatmadaw Hall in Yangon during Myanmar Investment Conference organized by MiTA “Myanmar Market Partner”.