News
May 4, 2012
| Narinjara
Burma is the top weapons buyer among countries under arms embargoes around the world, according to a report of the Oxfam Aid Agency issued on...
May 4, 2012
| KNG
A large quantity of amphetamines left behind at a recently abandoned Burma army post is further proof that drug abuse is rampant in the ranks of...
May 3, 2012
| Narinjara
‘In an era of increasing media freedoms in Myanmar, government ministers should think carefully before they express their thoughts’ U Pe Than, an MP...
May 3, 2012
| Mizzima
U.N. officials discussed the Burma 2014 Population and Housing Census with lawmakers and members of the National Commission on Population and...
May 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Warehouses for storing rice, medicine, and drinking water are badly needed for war refugees on the Sino-Burma border, say refugee workers recently...
May 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma remains among the 10 most censored nations in the world despite the move from a military regime to a quasi-democratic government, according to...
May 2, 2012
| KNG
Villagers, who were forcibly relocated to make way for the Myitsone dam, received a surprise visit last month from the head of the Chinese firm...
May 2, 2012
| Mizzima
A series of Kachin Independence Army (KIA) bombings derailed nine railroad sleeper carriages and damaged railroad tracks over the past two days,...
May 2, 2012
| Mizzima
The United Nations will provide technical assistance and help mobilize financial support for the Burma's first census in 31 years, under an agreement...
May 2, 2012
| Mizzima
Fourteen human rights groups have called on the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) to take the necessary steps to ensure the...
May 2, 2012
| Mizzima
Aung San Suu Kyi took the Burmese Parliament’s oath of office on Wednesday, marking another step in her amazing journey from political detainee to...
May 2, 2012
| Narinjara
Muslims living in Maungdaw Township in western Burma’s Arakan State have been allowed to travel freely within their own township without prior...
May 2, 2012
| Narinjara
Bangladesh celebrated its victory over Burma in a sea boundary dispute on 28 April in front of the parliament building in Dhaka and honored Prime...
May 2, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The war on the Kachin Independence Organization / Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) by the Burmese army is fundamentally a fratricide for the sake...
May 1, 2012
| KIC
Political reforms under President Thein Sein’s military-backed government threaten to be overshadowed by a major conflict in the country’s...