CLINTON AND THE CHANGES IN BURMA

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began her first trip to Burma by meeting President Thein Sein and other top officials in Naypyidaw with armed ethnic conflicts and political prisoners top on the agenda. She was the first US Secretary of State to visit Burma in 56...

USDP Accused of Unlawful Election Campaigning

By THE IRRAWADDYBurma’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) which dominates the national Parliament has been accused of unlawful campaigning for the looming parliamentary by-elections in a major Rangoon township. Residents of Mayangone...