Jul 5, 2013 | News / Article
Eleven Media Group/Asia News Network Harsh action will be taken against those fuelling hatred between different religions said President Thein Sein on July 2 in a radio broadcast. “A particular group in the country is misusing our noble beliefs as a stepping...
Jul 5, 2013 | News / Article
AFP WASHINGTON — The United States placed a Myanmar general on its sanctions blacklist Tuesday for arms deals with North Korea that violated the U.N. Security Council embargo on buying weapons from Pyongyang. Weeks after a landmark visit to Washington by Myanmar...
Jul 5, 2013 | News / Article
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Myanmar construction workers were killed while another sustained a broken leg following a landslide at a construction site in Taman Sierra, Ukay Perdana, here yesterday. The three who died were Mohd Alam, Kowrin and Romzo Ali, aged between 29 and...
Jul 5, 2013 | News / Article
By Agencies The Myanmar government will form more anti-riot squads and give them training in accordance with international standards, official media reported Thursday, citing a Myanmar Home Ministry official. Disturbance acts by illegal organization could negatively...
Jul 5, 2013 | News / Article
Blogger and activist Nay Phone Latt has called for an amendment to the 2004 Electronic Transactions Act that saw him sentenced to 15 years jail in 2008. He made the comments following the launch of his latest book, which is a series of letters he wrote in prison...
Jul 5, 2013 | News / Article
Author: Eliane Coates, RSIS Renewed violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar appears to be spreading regionally, with tensions threatening to spill over to Malaysia and Indonesia. In particular, there are concerns that the violence among Myanmar nationals in...
