Burma Approves News Dailies Amid Outcry

Mar 29, 2013 | News / Article

Mark SnowissWhen 16 Burmese newspapers are granted operating licenses on April 1, they will become the first independent dailies allowed to publish in nearly 50 years. While journalists have described the move as a major step toward media freedom in Burma, they have...

AND HOW REFORMED IS BURMA (MYANMAR) REALLY?

Mar 29, 2013 | Refugee

by Andrew Drummond Just what is going on in Arakan State? The abuse of the Rohingya in Burma continues. At the same time foreign companies and tourists are flooding in to the newly reformed country. Well just how reformed is it? Where are the forces in Burma defending...

Burma: Ethnic Cleansing Rears Its Head

Mar 28, 2013 | News / Article

Tim Marshall – Foreign Affairs Editor (Sky News HD)Amid the cries for freedom, justice, democracy, few activists lauded by visiting journalists bother with minority rights.This week’s outbreak of sectarian racist violence in Burma is a reminder that the...

Mosques, Homes Destroyed in Latest Burma Violence

Mar 26, 2013 | News / Article

Sectarian violence spread further into the heartland of Burma on Tuesday, with officials reporting at least two mosques and dozens of homes destroyed in riots. Police and witnesses say there were no casualties reported in the overnight violence in two communities in...