What’s the best passport in the world for travellers?

Oct 14, 2013 | Uncategorized

By Robert Upe Travel and Tourism Writer The Aussie passport has been ranked as one of the best in the world for travellers, based on the number of countries Australians can visit without a visa. The best passports are from the UK, Finland and Sweden, according to an...

Burma’s long road to democracy

Oct 14, 2013 | News / Article

By Sumit Ganguly “Rapid democratisation in plural societies from years of colonial rule may provide opportunities for unscrupulous ethnic entrepreneurs to stoke crude nationalist sentiments” Early this month the International Crisis Group (ICG), a highly...

Rangoon a Refuge for Some Thandwe Muslims

Oct 14, 2013 | News / Article

By LAWI WENG / THE IRRAWADDY RANGOON — Muslims hiding out in Rangoon say they are among more than 100 followers of Islam who fled religious violence in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township last week to seek refuge in Burma’s biggest city. An argument between an Arakanese...

Myanmar Urged to Ratify Chemical Weapons Treaty

Oct 14, 2013 | News / Article

South Asia Revealed The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a global chemical weapons watchdog on Friday has prompted a call for Myanmar to ratify a key international treaty banning the arms. New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Myanmar must ratify the Chemical...