UN, Muslim NGOs draw closer

IRIN KUWAIT CITY, 23 September 2013 (IRIN) – Two years ago IRIN published a detailed analysis of the deep mistrust that existed between aid agencies from the Arab/Muslim world and the UN-coordinated aid system dominated by Western countries. Last week, at the...

Suu Kyi calls on migrants to help rebuild

Burma Times (Burma Times) Thousands of Myanmar nationals living in Singapore gave Aung San Suu Kyi an emotional welcome Sunday as the democracy icon urged them to consider coming home to help rebuild the impoverished nation. The two-hour event, held on the third day...

Burmese teens open up about going to school in America

Written by Olivia Lewis In 2005, Rita Kuk walked into a classroom where she was the only Asian face, beside her sisters who accompanied her. Her family had moved across the world and she was forced to start from what she calls, “ground zero.” The U. S. Census reported...