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Malaysia Vows Action Against World’s Top Glove Maker over Migrants’ Illegal Overtime
Published: 11/12/2018Workers at Top Glove factories often work a 12-hour shift and clock 90 to 120 hours of overtime a month, while Malaysian laws limit overtime to 104 hours per month. The post Malaysia Vows Action Again ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Myanmar Advocates Paint Grim Picture on Anniversary of Human Rights Day
Published: 10/12/2018On the 70th anniversary of International Human Rights Day, advocates said Myanmar's rights record was deteriorating. The post Myanmar Advocates Paint Grim Picture on Anniversary of Human Rights Day ap ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Twitter Chief Attacked, Praised for Endorsing Travel to Myanmar
Published: 10/12/2018Many in West say Jack Dorsey’s posts insensitive to plight of Rohingya; others praise him for viewing country on its own terms The post Twitter Chief Attacked, Praised for Endorsing Travel to Myanmar ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com
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A Human Rights Day When Myanmar’s Junta Lived Up to its Reputation
Published: 10/12/2018As communities around the world hold events to mark Human Rights Day, The Irrawaddy revisits an article about the ill-fated student uprising of 1991 known as 10-D. The post A Human Rights Day When Mya ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Auspicious Pyit Taing Htaung Toy Named Yangon Region’s Mascot
Published: 10/12/2018A competition has been launched to choose the best mascot design, which will be displayed at government events and exhibitions and in popular locations around Yangon. The post Auspicious Pyit Taing Ht ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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More Kachin Youths Charged Under Peaceful Assembly Law
Published: 10/12/2018Three Kachin youths who held a demonstration in protest of the sentencing of three fellow activists on Friday have been charged under the same contentious law. The post More Kachin Youths Charged Unde ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com
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Top Leaders Warn Minister over ‘Extreme Faith’ Comments
Published: 10/12/2018Thura U Aung Ko was ordered to keep gov’t policy in mind following backlash from Muslim groups The post Top Leaders Warn Minister over ‘Extreme Faith’ Comments appeared first on The Irrawaddy . Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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NLD Dedicates Team to Monitor Party’s Local Ministers, Lawmakers
Published: 10/12/2018“It will see if the chief ministers and ministers are really working.... This will make us better prepared" for the 2020 elections, said U Zaw Myint Maung. The post NLD Dedicates Team to Monitor Party ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Military Officers Need Apt Experience For Civilian Posts, Govt Says
Published: 10/12/2018The President’s Office has ordered that unqualified military officers may no longer be transferred to ministries under the control of the civilian government. The post Military Officers Need Apt Exper ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com
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Myanmar Rubbing Salt into its Own Wounds
Published: 10/12/2018Amid mounting pressure from the international community, refusing to quash the unjust verdict of the three Kachin activists is wrong, writes analyst Joe Kumbun. The post Myanmar Rubbing Salt into its ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Turning Bombs Into Bracelets, as Laos Villagers Wait For Safe Land
Published: 10/12/2018"I thought, why not take a weapon of destruction and turn it into a symbol of love that has a positive impact on the community?" she Elizabeth Suda, founder of Article 22. The post Turning Bombs Into ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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UK Investigates After Labor Rights Expose at World’s Top Glove Maker
Published: 10/12/2018Doubts have been raised about Britain's capacity to ensure its medical supply chain is free of labor abuses and unethical practices. The post UK Investigates After Labor Rights Expose at World’s ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com
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Huawei CFO Seeks Bail on Health Concerns; Canada Wants Her in Jail
Published: 10/12/2018Meng Wanzhou argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing her ties to Canada, properties in Vancouver and fears for her health. The post Huawei CFO Seeks Ba ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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The uncomfortable intimacies of ‘Tao Po’
Published: 10/12/2018"We are drawn into the lives of four characters, each with a separate monologue" The post The uncomfortable intimacies of ‘Tao Po’ appeared first on New Mandala . Read moreSource: www.newmandala.org -
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Notes on 212 in 2018: more politics, less unity
Published: 9/12/2018The second reunion of the 2016 anti-Ahok rally was a show of force from FPI ahead of elections. The post Notes on 212 in 2018: more politics, less unity appeared first on New Mandala . Read moreSource: www.newmandala.org
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The NLD and the Media: A Once Cozy Relationship Turns Icy
Published: 8/12/2018This week, The Irrawaddy discusses the souring relationship between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the press, including her controversial remarks about social media. The post The NLD and the Media: A Once C ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Gov’t Departments to Have Their Own Corruption Prevention Units
Published: 7/12/2018President approves creation of special units to oversee anti-graft effort at the department level The post Gov’t Departments to Have Their Own Corruption Prevention Units appeared first on The Irrawad ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Landmine Explosion in Northern Rakhine Kills Two
Published: 7/12/2018The two men were killed in a landmine explosion Thursday along a road linking Rathedaung and Buthidaung townships, where the Myanmar military and Arakan Army have been fighting. The post Landmine Expl ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com
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Spend a Winter’s Afternoon Chatting over a High Tea
Published: 7/12/2018Oleo restaurant at Melia Hotel Yangon offers sweet treats, savory fare and unlimited tea or coffee in a relaxed vibe The post Spend a Winter’s Afternoon Chatting over a High Tea appeared first on The ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Six Months Behind Bars for Kachin Peaceful Protesters
Published: 7/12/2018The sentencing has been condemned as a blow to democracy, freedom of expression and human rights by local and international groups. The post Six Months Behind Bars for Kachin Peaceful Protesters appea ... Read moreSource: www.irrawaddy.com -
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Southeast Asia’s ethnic crises in modernity
Published: 7/12/2018Some big-picture reflections on regime type, ethnic diversity, and ethnic exclusion. The post Southeast Asia’s ethnic crises in modernity appeared first on New Mandala . Read moreSource: www.newmandala.org
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