Constitutional amendment key to 2015 Myanmar elections

Aug 9, 2013 | News / Article

By Melissa Crouch, Guest Contributor Today is a day of mixed feelings for all those involved in Burma’s democracy movement. 8 August marks the 25th anniversary of the democracy uprising in Burma that was brutally crushed by the military regime. The sweeping electoral...

Myanmar democracy campaigners mark crackdown anniversary

Aug 9, 2013 | News / Article

By AFP YANGON aUGUST 8- Myanmar activists Thursday held their first march through Yangon to mark the anniversary of a bloody crackdown on democracy rallies 25 years ago, in commemorations aimed at propelling reforms after the end of junta rule. Hundreds of people...

25 years after unrest, Myanmar begins to cope

Aug 9, 2013 | News / Article

Sullivan reported from New Delhi YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Twenty-five years later, you can still see the fear in the eyes of the doctors — two young men carrying a schoolgirl, her blouse drenched in blood, through streets where soldiers were brutally crushing...

Ensure the Protection of Myanmar’s Forests

Aug 9, 2013 | News / Article

By Ona Coughlan Target: Myanmar Government Goal: Protect Myanmar’s forests from over-logging and exploitation Over the past few years, the nation of Myanmar has made great strides in an effort to become more democratic.  The government has released political...