News
March 23, 2010
| Phanida
In the wake of the declaration of the electoral laws some ethnic political parties are gearing up to register with the Election Commission in early...
March 23, 2010
Hundreds of brand new Chinese military trucks have been delivered to military-ruled Burma through the border in Burma’s northeast Shan State since...
March 23, 2010
Bangladesh has requested China and sought its cooperation to impress upon Burmese authorities to quickly take back the Arakanese Rohingya refugees...
March 23, 2010
| Myint Maung
At this crucial juncture, where the future of the party is uncertain, the National League for Democracy (NLD) on March 17 sought the military junta’s...
March 22, 2010
Bombs alleged to have been made by the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) were shown to the invited Kachin church leaders in the state’s capital...
March 22, 2010
| Sai Zom Hseng
There is no let up in Burmese people visiting Thailand despite demonstrations by the Red Shirts in capital Bangkok, according to the Thai embassy...
March 22, 2010
Muslims from Burma, who are now living outside refugee camps in Bangladesh have been denied the chance to register as refugees with the UNHCR by the...
March 22, 2010
| Takaloo
Indian motorcycles are becoming popular among people in western Burma's Arakan State, where most of the bikes currently in use....
March 22, 2010
| Phanida
There is palpable tension between the Burmese ruling junta and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO)....
March 22, 2010
| Nyi Nyi
A ban on liquor advertisements by the Burmese regime has adversely affected contractors who make Mandats (pandals) and collect fees from people...
March 22, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
Panghsang, the central headquarters of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) was told to pull out all its bases along the Thai-Burma border again and to...
March 22, 2010
| Myo Thein
In an ultimatum by the Rangoon municipal authorities, residents living in old and dilapidated buildings, identified as “dangerous”, have been asked...
March 22, 2010
| Usa Pichai
Activists are urging speed and transparency in the investigations into the recent deaths of migrant workers...
March 22, 2010
A 16-year old unregistered Arakanese Rohingya refugee girl was raped by a field staff of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on March 18 at noon,...
March 22, 2010
The states of Manipur and Mizoram in northeast India are increasingly being known as safe havens for drug smugglers, while insurgent groups operating...