31 January 2012, 12:37 pm
Dumhpawng Kawng, Myanmar — When the Burmese soldiers dumped the body of a young ethnic Kachin guerrilla fighter outside a jungle hut in front of his commander, he was still in his uniform. His right hand had been shredded with a knife. There was a large gunshot wound in his stomach. The Burmese ha... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:36 pm
Laiza, Burma] — The leadership of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), Burma’s last major armed ethnic group still engaged in armed conflict with the central government, say they want a formal ‘political dialogue’ to begin with Burma’s retired General Thein Sein’s gove... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:36 pm
Hkun Okker, Chairman of the PaO National Liberation Organization (PNLO), speaking at the closing ceremony of the 11th batch of the Shan State Social Justice Education Programme training on Sunday, 29 January, said the identities of Burma’s multi-ethnic peoples hang in the balance as long as the co... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:35 pm
The new media law bill to be introduced in the Burmese Parliament in February will make major changes to Burma’s media landscape, said an official quoted in the Myanmar Times on Monday. However, he said that the law will apply only to print publications and not to broadcast or online media. The de... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:35 pm
New Delhi – Members of eight Burmese political parties arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the Kaladan River project, a joint India-Burma trade venture. The two-day meeting is hosted by Jamia Millia Islamia University, said Chin National Party chairman Zam Ciin Paul. “I want our people t... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:34 pm
One woman pro-democracy activist who took the Burma government’s invitation to return home seriously is Daw San Dar Win, a teacher, who works at Burma Migrant Education Department in the Thai border town of Mae Sot. Saw San Dar Win said that she returned to Burma for family reasons and not because... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:34 pm
As foreign investors get ready to strike it rich once sanctions are lifted, Rangoon’s poorest fear they will lose out again In the single street of Rangoon’s crowded Bothun San neighbourhood, attention is focused on the daily afternoon lottery. Hugely popular among the near-destitute lab... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:33 pm
Four privately-owned Burmese banks will next month open exchange services in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore in a bid to ease problems with remittances from Burmese migrant workers abroad and increase connectivity with ASEAN economies. The move will make life easier for the millions of Burmese livi... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:33 pm
Burma’s Minister of Finance and Revenue, U Hla Tun, formally presented the government’s budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year (FY) to Parliament on Tuesday. The budget reportedly allocates an increased percentage of spending to health and education and a decrease in percentage spending to the mil... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:33 pm
Humanitarian workers in northern Burma have expressed deep concern about the health conditions of thousands of war refugees in Kachin State who have been displaced along the Sino-Burmese border for eight months. Aid workers said that preventable illnesses caused by unsanitary conditions and cold wea... Read More »
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