Thein Sein In His Own Words

Jul 19, 2013 | News / Article

Burma Briefing No. 27 This briefing provides revealing quotes, past and present, from Burma’s President Thein Sein. There is a growing disparity between the words of Thein Sein, and the actions of his government. However, the policy of Britain, the EU, USA and many...

Burma Briefing: Thein Sein In His Own Words

Jul 19, 2013 | News / Article

IntroductionThere is a growing disparity between the words of Thein Sein, and the actions of his government.However, the policy of Britain, the EU, USA and many other countries appears to be based on hispromises, not actual policy and action.Promises and pledges by...

Why is the UK so silent on Burma’s human rights abuses?

Jul 19, 2013 | News / Article

By Michael Harris Unless the Foreign Secretary ups the pressure on Burma the apparatus of the military dictatorship will remain, writes Michael Harris  If you want to know how much has changed in Burma since the much-vaulted transition, try and put on a punk gig in...

Communal tensions in Burma continue

Jul 19, 2013 | News / Article

By John Roberts Anti-Muslim violence in Burma (Myanmar) that first erupted in June last year against ethnic Rohingyas in the western Rakhine state and spread to other areas has displaced tens of thousands of people and created a poisonous communal atmosphere...