Tag: Economic and Social Rights
Rakhine State to receive K1 billion from presidential reserve fund
Development activities in Rakhine State will be allocated more than K1 billion (US$1 million) during the 2014-2015 fiscal year from President U Thein Sein’s presidential reserve fund, the Rakhine State Minister for Social Affairs, Dr Aung Kyaw Min told Mizzima on September 11.
Development activities in Rakhine State will be...
A century of suppressing student activism
The suppression of student activism begun during the British colonial period endures in Myanmar. Since the start of this year, students have been repeatedly warned against participating in political activities and are resisting pressure to prevent them calling their campus organisations "unions".
The suppression of student activism begun during the...
NGO urges ASEAN to prioritize migrants and HIV, gay men and transgender people
A Thailand-based NGO working for gay, transgender and other migrant workers affected by HIV is urging the ASEAN Health Ministers presently meeting in Vietnam to commit to a compassionate public health response to migrant workers affected by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
by Gay Asia News
“Undocumented migrants including gay men and...
Maternal health handbook saves lives in Vietnam
NGUYEN Thi Minh will be always grateful for a little pink handbook she was given by her commune health station when she became pregnant again.
Chi Lan
Ho Chi Minh
Thursday, September 25, 2014
NGUYEN Thi Minh will be always grateful for a little pink handbook she was given by her commune health...
Trans-Pacific Partnership could raise stakes for Vietnam’s sick
Last November WikiLeaks published a document described as a draft chapter of the agreement that sparked outrage among public health advocates.
By An Dien, Thanh Nien News
HO CHI MINH CITY - Friday, October 03, 2014 08:38
A pharmacy of Cho Ray, a major Ho Chi Minh City-based hospital, was packed on...
Migrants struggle to get unpaid wages
Bao Da Liang was looking forward to a decent income to send home to his family in China when he first came to Singapore in April 2013 to work on construction sites.
Published: 5 Oct 2014 at 09.33 | Writer: dpa
Bao Da Liang was looking forward to a decent income...
Burma’s capital and labour market challenges
“Although the argument can be made that foreign investment creates efficiency in the market due to increased competition, the long-run result may simply be the monopolisation of the market by the foreign investor due to deep financial resources.”
By DVB | 5 October 2014
Just a little more than a generation...
Cambodia: ICC preliminary examination requested into crimes stemming from mass land grabbing
A communication filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today alleges that widespread and systematic land grabbing conducted by the Cambodian ruling elite for over a decade amounts to a crime against humanity.
The communication contends that senior members of the Cambodian government, its security forces, and government-connected business leaders...
Rakhine government spokesperson responds to UN statement U Win Myaing
A spokesperson from the Rakhine State government has told Mizzima on October 7, that both the Union and State governments are committed to dealing with the issues in the state in a fair and balanced manner.
A spokesperson from the Rakhine State government has told Mizzima on October 7, that...
Burma’s growth rate set to hit 8.5 percent: World Bank
In a report on East Asian countries’ economies released on Monday, the World Bank estimated Burma’s economic growth rate at 8.5 percent for 2014 and 2015, a figure higher than any other nation it surveyed, including China.
By DVB 7 October 2014
In a report on East Asian countries’ economies released...
