Myanmar must respect minorities

Oct 13, 2013 | News / Article

By Farish A. Noor NATION-BUILDING: It must ensure the rights of all communities, including the Rohingya, are protected  ONCE again, violence is flaring in the state of Rakhine, Myanmar. Once again, the headlines are full of stories about the violence meted out to the...

Burma Removes 1,000 Doctors From Blacklist

Oct 12, 2013 | News / Article

By ZARNI MANN & SAMANTHA MICHAELS / THE IRRAWADDY RANGOON — Burma’s government has removed more than 1,000 Burmese doctors from a blacklist that stripped them of their medical licenses and prevented many who lived abroad from returning home. As Burma attempts to...

Burma’s Rakhine clashes death toll rises to seven

Oct 12, 2013 | News / Article

By BBC Police have found two more bodies in the western Burmese state of Rakhine, bringing the death toll to seven after recent deadly religious clashes. The bodies are those of two local Buddhist men. Police said last week that four men and a 94-year-old woman...

KNU is ready to sign nationwide ceasefire, says CEC member

Oct 12, 2013 | News / Article

By DVB The Karen National Union (KNU) is ready to sign a nationwide ceasefire agreement, according to one of its most prominent central executive committee members, Mahn Nyein Maung, who spoke to DVB in an interview on Monday. “The KNU is looking to find solutions to...