News
August 1, 2012
| Narinjara
Three NGO employees were recently produced in court and six other individuals were sentenced to ten years in jail in Buthidaung, 80 miles north of...
August 1, 2012
| Narinjara
Local police have reportedly taken down posters that oppose the UN and INGOs that were put up in crowded areas in Buthidaung and Maungdaw in Arakan...
August 1, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s Election Commission chairman and a small group of political party leaders met last week to discuss a proportional electoral system, a...
July 31, 2012
| Mizzima
UN human rights expert on Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, left for Rakhine State on Tuesday to look into reports of abuses against Rakhine Muslims.
July 31, 2012
| Mizzima
The Burmese foreign ministry “strongly rejects the accusations made by some quarters that abuses and excessive use of force were made by the...
July 31, 2012
| Khonumthung
A petition letter with 279 signatures demanding adequate electricity for Paletwa residents in Chin state was sent to Burma’s President Thein Sein, on...
July 31, 2012
| Kaladan
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burmese soldiers have been posted around the markets in Maungdaw to ensure Rohingyas can buy rice in advance of an upcoming...
July 30, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The Shan State Army (SSA) South’s # 1 Military Region, based in Loi Gawwan, opposite Chiangrai, capped its week long refresher training with a 3-day...
July 30, 2012
| KIC
The Kayin People’s Party says that all Burma’s political parties, including ethnic parties are planning to meet with President Thein Sein in the next...
July 30, 2012
| KIC
Leaders from the Karen and Mon ethnic armed groups have called for Burma’s law makers to put in place legislation to protect ethnic minority’s rights.
July 30, 2012
| Mizzima
The UNHCR has started building shelters in several internally displaced persons camps in Rakhine State, a spokesman said on Friday.
July 30, 2012
| Mizzima
More international airlines are set to extend flights to Burma in October, according to domestic media reports.
July 30, 2012
| Mizzima
The UN expert on human rights in Burma arrived in the country on Sunday, as dozens of Muslim governments and organizations have called on Burma to...
July 30, 2012
| Narinjara
A team from the Burmese Motion Picture Association led by Patron U Aung Lwin and Joint Secretary Ko Phyo came to Maungdaw in Arakan State to offer...
July 28, 2012
| Narinjara
An Arakanese man from Mrauk U, the ancient city of Arakan, died in the hospital on 24 July with injuries sustained during torture by the army, said a...