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Opinion Papers
Garment workers in Yangon reach agreement with JOC Myanmar factory management over wages
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“Both sides agreed [to stop the strike],” a worker from the factory in Yangon’s Shwepyitha Township told DVB on the condition of anonymity.
Myanmar pro-military party claims Aung San Suu Kyi’s seat in junta-run poll
Source: Channel News Asia | By Agence France-Presse
Myanmar’s main pro-military party on Monday (Jan 12) claimed victory in the parliamentary seat of sidelined democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in elections being derided as a ploy to prolong junta rule.
Bangladesh Detains 53 ARSA Rebels, Issues Myanmar Border Alert
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France-Presse
Bangladesh issued a “high alert” along its Myanmar border after detaining 53 members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) militant group for crossing into its territory, Dhaka paramilitary officials said Monday.
“It is not about esoteric issues of international law. It is about real people
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
“It is not about esoteric issues of international law. It is about real people, real stories and a real group of human beings: the Rohingya of Myanmar. They have been targeted for destruction,” Jallow told ICJ judges.
Myanmar Junta Keeps Pushing Revival of China-Backed Hydropower Project
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
The regime is going out of its way to try and revive the controversial Myitsone Dam, with junta ministers making a beeline for Kachin State to call for the Chinese-funded hydropower project to be built at last.