Aug 4, 2013 | News / Article
BNI The new political entity “Union of Burma” came to life in 1948, due to the Panglong Agreement in 1947. So it is first, the Panglong Agreement, followed by 1948 Constitution. As all know, that successive military governments – Revolutionary Council, BSPP, SLORC,...
Aug 4, 2013 | News / Article
By ZARNI MANN MANDALAY — As Burma shakes its decades-long isolation from the outside world and unleashes the forces of globalization and modernity, one artist says he fears for the resilience of the country’s traditional cultural mores. “Although our country is moving...
Aug 4, 2013 | News / Article
by Asya Pereltsvaig Thailand has been a major destination for migrants from the neighboring Burma (Myanmar) for decades. In the past, members of ethnic groups residing along the Thai-Burma border, such as the Karen, the Mon, and the Shan, often crossed the borders to...
Aug 4, 2013 | News / Article
by Nehginpao Kipgen After years of advocacy efforts, the Myanmar government is beginning to act on its 2008 constitution. The parliament, a legislative body which is responsible for constitutional amendment, formed a 109-member committee on July 25 to review the...
Aug 4, 2013 | News / Article
Hueiyen News Service/Imphal, Aug 1: Decrying the loss of large territory of Manipur to Myanmar as a result of the ongoing Indo-Myanmar border fencing, Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI), Manipur State Council Dr M Nara has cautioned that the State government...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
Associated Press RALEIGH — A group of students from a Christian school in Raleigh is expanding its relationship with the Burmese refugees they’re trying to help assimilate to life in the U.S. Students and teachers from Neuse Christian Academy hosted members of...
