Myanmar prisoner releases stalling

Sep 1, 2013 | News / Article

Bangkok Post Myanmar’s reform-minded government may fall short of fulfilling its commitment to free all political prisoners by the end of this year, a member of the committee reviewing prisoners’status said on Saturday. “The number of political...

Buddhists in Myanmar torch Muslim homes and shops

Sep 1, 2013 | Rohingya Issues

Asian Weekly HTAN GONE, Myanmar (AP) — Members of a 1,000-strong Buddhist mob torched dozens of homes and shops in northwestern Myanmar following rumors that a Muslim man tried to sexually assault a young woman, officials and witnesses said Aug. 25, as the country was...

Is Myanmar’s Kachin Conflict Really Over?

Sep 1, 2013 | News / Article

by Joshua Kurlantzick     The visit on Wednesday by the United Nations’ special envoy to Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, to Laiza, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organization, is a positive sign that the conflict in Kachin state might really be over. [Asia Times...

Myanmar activist jailed for copper mine protest

Sep 1, 2013 | News / Article

AFP/Yangon Myanmar has jailed an activist for two years in connection with protests over a controversial mine project, her lawyer said yesterday, despite the regime’s pledge to free all political prisoners. Naw Ohn Hla, 49, was convicted on Thursday for public order...