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November 19, 2012
| KIC
An independent human rights organisation has reported that the ceasefire between the government and the Karen national union has brought respite for...
November 19, 2012
| Mizzima
If Burma continues with its commitment to democratic reforms and ending ethnic conflict, the United States will offer its ongoing support in...
November 19, 2012
| Kaladan
The US is ready to assist Bangladesh to find a lasting solution for Rohingya refugees in their country, according to María Otero, US Under Secretary...
November 19, 2012
| IMNA
More than 70 participants joined the final day of a 370-kilometer walk from Bangkok to the Burma border in Three Pagodas Pass on Saturday to support...
November 19, 2012
| Mizzima
The heads of the 10-member Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday night signed a human rights pact despite widespread criticism...
November 19, 2012
| Kaladan
Nasaka has exploiting the communal violence in June and October in Arakan State to extort money from Muslim communities. Many Rohingyas have been...
November 19, 2012
| Mizzima
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners- Burma (AAPP) has confirmed that 45 political dissidents were released from prisons across Burma...
November 19, 2012
| KIC
The spokesperson of an Italian non-government organization, Popolis, which has been working in Karen State since 2001, said it would only operate in...
November 19, 2012
| KIC
Despite a ceasefire agreement between Burma’s military backed government and the Karen National Union (KNU) in January of this year, community based...
November 19, 2012
| Mizzima
The role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the affairs of the Rohingya minority in Burma must be one of humanitarian...
November 19, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s President Thein Sein flew on Sunday evening from Phnom Penh to Rangoon where he will host visiting US President Barack Obama on Monday. Thein...
November 19, 2012
| Kaladan
Burmese President Thein Sein blamed extremisms for the violence that erupted between Muslims and Buddhists in Rakhine State in October. The president...
November 17, 2012
| Phophtaw
The government has refused to hold a peace meeting with the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) in Japan. The UNFC wanted the Japanese Nippon...
November 17, 2012
| Mizzima
Despite a recent lull in hostilities between Burmese government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) around strategic Hpakant Township, the...
November 17, 2012
| Phophtaw
There has been over 40 clashes between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar army since governmental representatives and Kachin resistance...