Aug 19, 2013 | News / Article
By LAWI WENG & SAW YAN NAING RANGOON — Separate clashes were reported over the weekend in north Burma’s Kachin State and east Burma’s Karen State between government-backed militias and non-state armed groups. In Kachin State, clashes reportedly occurred on...
Aug 19, 2013 | News / Article
By Zin Linn Press freedom of Burma is still in the midst of an uncertain circumstance. The press law or the media law is a no-win situation so far. Since the majority of media personnel rejected the formation of the Core Press Council, the interim press council was a...
Aug 19, 2013 | News / Article
Robert Kelley Francis Wade Thein Sein must come clean on the ambitions of his military to break away from Myanmar’s past. Three years ago a defector from the Myanmar military fled the country with extensive documentation of a nascent secret nuclear programme....
Aug 18, 2013 | News / Article
By Todd Watson The ABSDF formed in the aftermath of the 8888 Uprising, which led to thousands being massacred by the military, fought alongside rebels and ethnic minority groups. YANGOON: Earlier this month, the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) agreed to a...
Aug 18, 2013 | News / Article
VOA News Burma has begun the trial of six Buddhist men accused of killing Rohingya Muslims during an incident that helped spark last year’s deadly sectarian violence. The men face up to life in prison if convicted at the trial in the Rakhine state town of...
Aug 18, 2013 | News / Article
Sharon Bradley The winner of this year’s Sydney Peace Prize, to be announced on Saturday, is fighting for the future of her internationally-renowned health clinic based in Thailand after AusAid slashed its funding last month. As famous in Myanmar as her fellow...
