News
June 9, 2009
In this academic year the Burmese junta has doubled school fees leaving most parents of students frustrated in Falam township, Chin state western...
June 9, 2009
The recent recall by the Wa supreme headquarters in Panghsang on the Sino-Burma border, of Ta Roong, Commander of the Thai-Burma border based 248th...
June 9, 2009
Three families left their villages in Ponna Kyunt Township, north of Sittwe, for southern Arakan State after their lands were confiscated by the...
June 9, 2009
The Burmese military junta is preparing to put pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, currently facing trial in Rangoon’s Insein court, under house...
June 9, 2009
The Burmese military junta has been extending its military camps in Paletwa, in Chin State, Western Burma. According to local reports, Sittwe based...
June 9, 2009
| Ko Wild
A Karen rights group said today over 3,000 ethnic Karen refugees fleeing Burmese military operations are facing difficulty finding adequate food,...
June 9, 2009
| Salai Pi Pi
The National League for Democracy (NLD) is faced with a new threat with the ruling junta having warned and restricted it from issuing statements, an...
June 9, 2009
| Solomon & Myo Gyi
Another ethnic armed ceasefire group in the north of Burma has rejected the Burmese military junta’s proposal to transform its army into ‘Border...
June 9, 2009
During its recent meetings with visiting junta negotiator Lt-Gen Ye Myint, both The Kokang and Wa have expressed their wish to maintain status quo...
June 9, 2009
| Hseng Khio Fah
The Thai Labour Ministry has recently prescribed colour-coded employment cards under the forthcoming registration for workers from Burma, Laos and...
June 9, 2009
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), the political arm of the Shan State Army (SSA) South, must do its utmost to form alliances with all the...
June 8, 2009
Mahindra Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan President will be on a three-day visit to Burma this month to boost bilateral ties between the two countries,...
June 8, 2009
A committee on International Labor Standards has called on Burma's military government to both amend existing legislation and address shortcomings in...
June 8, 2009
Goh Chok Tong, Singapore’s Senior Minister begins a four-day official visit to military-ruled Burma on Monday. Goh Chok Tong will be visiting the new...
June 8, 2009
Twenty five workers from a salt production site have fled in fear of arrest after the owner of the business lodged a complaint with the police...