Oct 20, 2013 | News / Article
Written by Derek Tonkin In the House of Commons on Tuesday, the minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire, had a twinge of conscience when he said that the UN Secretary-General’s “Group of Friends on Burma” – as he had called the...
Oct 20, 2013 | News / Article
By HANNA HINDSTROM The British government has defended its plans to offer military training to the Burmese army, despite revelations that the course may cover the “art and science of war” and “border security” management. Speaking to DVB on Thursday, the UK’s new...
Oct 20, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
By IRIN Access to water just got more difficult YANGON, 18 October 2013 (IRIN) – Water access for tens of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State could worsen after the dry season begins in November, with...
Oct 20, 2013 | News / Article
By DVB Burmese opposition leader Aung Suu Kyi on Saturday said the 2015 elections in her country will not be democratic without constitutional changes. “The constitution must be amended,” the Nobel laureate said as she met European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso...
Oct 20, 2013 | News / Article
By Chit Su Since her release from prison in 1999, Myanmar writer and doctor, Ma Thida (Sanchaung), has dreamt of a day when Myanmar writers would be able to join colleagues around the world and establish an internationally recognised forum in which to develop creative...
