The new state of the Union of Burma which was established early in 1948 is professedly founded upon two basic concepts - socialism and democracy. The constitution provides for all the fundamental ...

Unfortunately for the Union of Burma, her emergence as an independent State coincided with the onset of that product of the nuclear age, the cold war. Since the cold war has dominated the ...

The February coup has rapidly unwound a decade of economic progress, while foreign investors are headed for the exits.

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login In this highly personal account, the author, Chao Tzang Yawnghwe, a son of the first President of the Union of Burma, tells of his youth ...

Since 2011, Myanmar has been going through political transition, initiated by President Thein Sein. The general elections of 8 November 2015 were carried out successfully and led to a clear victory by ...

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The Switzerland-based IndustriALL Global Union said that it and two banned Myanmar unions – Confederation of Trade Unions and ...

The Switzerland-based IndustriALL Global Union said that it and the two banned Myanmar unions CTUM and IWFM had filed the complaints against the three brands, accusing them of breaching ...