Jan 2, 2012 | Dr. Abid Bahar
By Abid Bahar Lately, Rakhines of Arakan “Protest against the BBC and demand apology” for showing Rohingyas in the Burma map. But why apology? For showing the Rohingya homeland in Arakan? I understand that BBC knew all about the Rakhine-Rohingya problems and also that...
Jan 1, 2012 | Arakan Magazine
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...
Dec 30, 2011 | News / Article
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...