Jul 18, 2013 | News / Article
Bangkok Post Myanmar’s military will return no more than 6% of the land it confiscated during two decades of junta rule, media reports said on Wednesday. Responding to growing criticism about land grabs by the army during 1988-2010, Defence Minister Lieutenant...
Jul 15, 2013 | News / Article
Britain will offer Burma military training and official assistance to tackle its internal conflicts during a groundbreaking official visit by President Thein Sein to meet David Cameron that was due to begin on Sunday night. Hugo Swire, the Foreign Office minister of...
Jul 15, 2013 | News / Article
By Human Rights Watch Media Release PHUKET: Britain’s Prime Minster David Cameron should urge visiting Burmese President Thein Sein to bring those responsible for atrocities against Burma’s Muslims to justice, release all political prisoners, and ensure...
Jul 15, 2013 | News / Article
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui When history is twisted, humanity loses. No country epitomizes this notion to the hilt better than Buddhist-majority Myanmar where history is twisted not only to deny human rights but also to justify genocidal campaigns against religious...
Jul 15, 2013 | News / Article
The government of Myanmar has signed a peace deal with the rebels of the ethnic Wa guerrilla group, according to state media. The Kyemon Daily newspaper said on Saturday that the agreement was reached on Friday between the rebels and a government peace delegation that...
Jul 13, 2013 | News / Article
By Lisa Misol, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Lisa Misol is a senior researcher on business and human rights with Human Rights Watch in New York. The views expressed are her own. Emerging from diplomatic isolation and Western economic sanctions, Myanmar wants to be the...
