Tag: Business and Human Rights
New Myanmar govt faces pressure on Chinese infrastructure projects
The incoming administration must introduce better accountability mechanisms and international standards for projects undertaken by Chinese companies, according to observers.
By May Wong, Myanmar Correspondent, Channel NewsAsia
Posted 04 Jan 2016 16:13 Updated 04 Jan 2016 16:32
YANGON: One of the key issues for Myanmar's incoming new government will be how it...
Why corporate ‘knowing and showing’ matters
The basic tenet of creating an institution called a corporation is to bring more benefit to society at large. Corporations can generate economic wealth on a much larger scale than individual businesses.
Iman Prihandono
Surabaya | Sat, June 4 2016 | 08:36 am
The basic tenet of creating an institution called a...
A New Generation of Free Trade Agreements That Privilege Business Interests Over Human Rights
There must be ex ante human rights impact assessment of the trade agreements and investment treaties that are being negotiated by the ASEAN community, including with and in India.
By Shalini Bhutani on 30/08/2016
The founders of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) – foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,...
ASEAN remains Indonesia’s foreign policy priority: Minister
Indonesia has expressed its commitment to staying in ASEAN and contributing more to Southeast Asia’s growth and unity amid current regional challenges and concerns about Indonesia's focus on other international cooperation.
Jakarta | Sat, September 17 2016 | 04:24 pm
Indonesia has expressed its commitment to staying in ASEAN and contributing...
Press Release: Sime Darby Landgrabbing in Indonesia
Communities from West Kalimantan call on Sime Darby to give them back their land. The complaint they filed at the RSPO in 2012 remains unresolved.
Communities from West Kalimantan call on Sime Darby to give them back their land. The complaint they filed at the RSPO in 2012 remains unresolved.
Bangkok,...
Shifting sand between Cambodia and Singapore: Why did lawyers get involved?
The staggering discrepancy in sand figures reported by Cambodia unravels the mixed feelings the Cambodian government holds towards the complete ban on the sand dredging industry and the negative results of this half-hearted ban.
By Victoria Wah
Mother Nature, an environmental non-governmental organization, recently hired a Singaporean law firm Eugene Thuraisingam...
Philippines to shut half of mines, mostly nickel, in environmental clampdown
The Philippines ordered the closure on Thursday of 23 mines, mainly nickel producers that account for about half of output in the world's top nickel ore supplier, in a government campaign to fight environmental degradation by the industry.
Thu Feb 2, 2017 | 5:53am EST
By Enrico Dela Cruz and Manolo...
Law needed to pull Thai investors into line, Thai and Myanmar groups say
COMMUNITY groups in Thailand and Myanmar have urged protection of human rights and prevention of environmental impacts – after Thai entrepreneurs were reported to have carried out abusive and environmentally damaging acts in neighbouring countries.
February 26, 2017 17:28
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation
Dawei, Myanmar
COMMUNITY groups in Thailand and Myanmar have urged...
Peace and economy co-related: Peace Commission chair
To attract more local and foreign investments in Myanmar, peace and political stability are critical, said Peace Commission chair Dr Tin Myo Win.
By Su Phyo Win | Monday, 10 April 2017
“It is fundamental. Business is essential for peace and peace is also critical in encouraging business growth. They are...
EU Against Massive Clearing of Forests in Indonesia for Palm Oil
Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce more than 80% of the world's palm oil, are resisting proposals by European parliamentarians that could limit their access to the second biggest palm oil market after India.
Monday, 17 April 2017 | 09:30 WIB
JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM - Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce more than 80%...
