The 200 protesters who continue to sit in at Ledi camp on Latpadaung Mountain in Sagaing Division are suffering from a lack of food, water and medicine. Mr Aung Soe Civic society group leader said that “I am one of those living in ...
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Reuters reported that Australia's Lynas Corporation expects to start processing rare earth minerals from a plant in Malaysia next month despite opposition from environmentalists over health concerns. Mr Nick Curtis chairman of Lynas said ...
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Hostess Brands has said last-ditch talks with union officials to try to resolve the dispute that has threatened the existence of the US baker have been"unsuccessful". The company,which owns brands including Twinkies,was set to ask for ...
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To draw attention to Rajasthan government's indifference in setting up the Apparel Park at Jagatpura in the state,the applicants of the project have decided to stage a protest during global textile event Vastra-2012,slated to take place in ...
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Russia has introduced a law ostensibly aimed at sites containing images of child sexual abuse and other illegal material, but it has raised fears of censorship. In July, both houses of Russia's parliament voted in favour of the law that ...
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Pilkington Automotive is in discussions to shut down the company's Finland and Landskrona,Sweden plants.These closings will leave an estimated 420 workers unemployed. In a release issued today by the NSG Group(NSG),Pilkington's parent ...
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American manufacturing companies are marching on Moscow. At a time when tepid growth at home, a slowing Chinese economy and recession in much of Western Europe is dogging Corporate America, Russia is getting newfound attention as a growth ...
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Alabama-based American Apparel,Inc.,which manufactures US military uniforms and employs 1,300 workers,will lay-off hundreds of people soon,as the company lost its contract with the US military. The company said the Defense Logistics ...
Apple supplier Foxlink,a maker of iPhone cable connectors,disputed claims on Friday that a company worker committed suicide after being denied a leave of absence,instead suggesting that drug use may have played a role in the worker's death. ...
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Anonymous, the hacking collective, has ended its association with Wikileaks after Julian Assange's whistleblowing website erected a 'selective paywall' to help increase public donations to Wikileaks. Clicking to access a number of the ...
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The UK's Draft Data Communications Bill–aimed at making it easier for authorities to spy on electronic communications–will be useless and quite dangerous if enacted,says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. "It will force many ...
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IDG News Service-The family of a worker who committed suicide at an alleged Apple supplier in China is blaming his death on the harsh management at the factory and has tried demonstrating against the company,only to be detained by local ...
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A handful of Swedish websites remained down Friday evening there after hacking group Anonymous threatened earlier this week to attack the nation for a police raid on a hosting service that was once home to The Pirate Bay. As of 6:45 ...
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Textile and knitwear manufacturing units in the South Indian city of Tirupur closed their units for a day on October 3 to protest frequent power cuts. The bandh was fully successful, according to Mr. Raja M Shanmugham, Managing ...
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Textile and apparel manufacturers in south Indian textile town of Tirupur would observe a day-long strike on October 3, 2012 to protest long power outages that often extend to more than 14 hours a day. The decision to protest was ...