News
February 28, 2009
| Mon Son
The Burmese government and the International Labour Office (ILO) have extended the Supplementary Understanding for the elimination of forced labour...
February 28, 2009
The United Nations Security Council should refer Burma’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity,...
February 28, 2009
| Hseng Khio Fah
The Mongton-based Burmese Army Infantry Battalion IB 65, in eastern Shan State, opposite Chiangmai Province, has been training militia units in the...
February 28, 2009
The World Food Program (WFP) provided rice to villagers who built latrines in village in Maungdaw Township, in Arakan State, on February 27, a...
February 27, 2009
| Hong Hakao
Migrant workers returning to Burma increasingly prefer the border crossings near Mae Sot and Three Pagodas Pass, Thailand to the southern crossing in...
February 27, 2009
| Mungpi
The Burmese junta is gearing up to hold its first military quarterly meeting for 2009 in the second week of March, where it is likely to discuss...
February 27, 2009
| Usa Pichai
Leaders and high-level officials of Southeast Asian countries gathered on Thursday at Thailand’s beach resort of Hua Hin, for the 14th ASEAN Summit,...
February 27, 2009
The Young Mizo Association (YMA) will conduct a foreigner census in Mizoram state, especially for Burmese citizens, who are staying as refugees in...
February 27, 2009
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) is coming under increasing pressure from the Burmese military junta regarding the presence of its armed...
February 27, 2009
The Burmese Army authorities are not providing permission to clear forests and sow rice saplings without taking tax from the people in Chin state...
February 26, 2009
Forced relocation continues to devastate the lives of local villagers in Tavoy District, southern Burma according to a refugee family which just...
February 26, 2009
| Solomon
Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma (AAPP-B), urged the international community on Tuesday, to assert more...
February 26, 2009
| Mungpi
The European Union’s current Presidency in a statement on Monday urged Burma’s military government to release all political prisoners, including...
February 25, 2009
Rangoon-based 'Ecovision' reporter Eint Khaing Oo, who was arrested and sentenced to two years of imprisonment for reporting on victims of Cyclone...
February 24, 2009
| Salai Pi Pi
Burma's main opposition party the National League for Democracy on Monday clarified its statement issued on February 17, saying it is not to be...