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2014-03-19
An international organisation representing journalists worldwide said it welcomed the passing of Burma’s first press laws, but raised concerns over...
2014-03-18
Burma’s transformation from international pariah to political success story is being called into question by widespread and ongoing human rights...
2014-03-18
An international coalition of Karen community-based-organizations (CBOs) has sent a letter to the United Nations Population Fund expressing “deep...
2014-03-17
Fortify Rights, an international human rights organization based in South East Asia, raised concerns regarding Burma’s upcoming national census,...
2014-03-17
A humanitarian worker from Free Burma Rangers (FBR) was shot and badly wounded on February 18 while working in Northern Karen State.
2014-03-14
Tens of thousands of people from Shan, Karenni, Karen and Mon State joined with over 100 civil society organisations and political parties to issue a...
2014-03-14
The government’s Union Peacemaking Working Committee (UPWC) and the ethnic armed groups’, National Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT), agreed during...
2014-03-14
Thick haze has blanketed the Thai-Burma border district of Mae Sot with local residents claiming it is the worst in living memory. Thick smoke made...
2014-03-10
Two leading Karen Women’s groups, the Karen Women’s Organisation and the Karen Women’s Empowerment Group (KWEG) have urged Burma’s reformist...
2014-03-10
Women from the largest refugee camp in Thailand’s express their concerns and dreams as the world marks international women’s day.
2014-03-05
Residents from Lun-Nya village area, in Hpa-an Township voiced their opposition to a proposed cement factory planned for their area, over concerns...
2014-03-05
The Karen Women Organization (KWO) has called for the postponement of Burma’s nationwide census, scheduled to run this month, until the data...
2014-03-03
A new research centre, called the Pyi Duang Su Institute for Peace and Dialogue (PI), opened in Chiang Mai this week with the aim of providing “...
2014-02-27
Migrant workers, millions of whom come from neighboring Burma, are being cast adrift in a chaotic migration system – known as the National...
2014-02-25
The Karen National Union (KNU) has just finished a training program for a Karen police force in KNU controlled areas, aimed at improving the law...