Sep 20, 2013 | News / Article
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON / AP WRITER WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday welcomed Burma’s signing of an agreement with the UN atomic watchdog that will require it to declare any nuclear activities and allow inspections—the latest step by the former pariah nation...
Sep 20, 2013 | News / Article
(Burma Times) Yangoon – When they were unveiled in May, the United States government’s Burma Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements were touted by Washington as the cornerstone of the Obama Administration’s policy for transparent business reengagement with...
Sep 20, 2013 | News / Article
by Patrick Winn Little King can’t read or write. Little King can’t tell you the name of his country’s president. But he’s sturdy enough to balance heavy, spine-bending bundles of cargo atop his skull. Strong enough to tug dinghies loaded with...
Sep 19, 2013 | News / Article
By ZARNI MANN / THE IRRAWADDY RANGOON — Buddhist monks urged the Burmese government to apologize for its actions six years ago as they commemorated the Saffron Revolution on Wednesday in Rangoon, where street protests in September 2007 were led by the revered...
Sep 19, 2013 | News / Article
Story by Lance Cpl. Cody Haas CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Dozens of Marines from 1st and 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company joined forces with British Army Commandos from 148th Battery, 29th Commando Fire Support Team, Royal Artillery, during this year’s Exercise...
Sep 19, 2013 | News / Article
Author: Saw Blacktown British MP, Valerie Vaz delivered more than 2,000 letters from supporters of Burma Campaign UK on 12 September to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, calling for action to end sexual violence against women in Burma. Burma Campaign UK called on...
