Are the changes for real?

Jim Pollard Nic Dunlop has spent two decades documenting the dictatorship in Myanmar. His latest book will test the country’s new “liberal” standardsIrish photographer and author Nic Dunlop – based in Thailand for more than 20 years – is...

Analysis: In search of a regional Rohingya solution

IRIN BANGKOK, 26 July 2013 (IRIN) – Thousands of Rohingyas from Myanmar are fleeing persecution to countries elsewhere in the region, underscoring the need for a stronger regional solution, activists and experts say. “A coordinated and immediate regional...

Burmese Refugees Hesitant to Return to Myanmar: NGO

By webadmin A recent pilot survey of thousands of Burmese refugees in Thailand could play a key role in gauging possible large-scale repatriation. “The whole idea is to get a sense of refugee sentiment about their future beyond living in the camps,” Vivian Tan,...