Burma Times ( By Ibrahim Shah)

Evidently, through the independent media worldwide, the crime against humanity or Rohingya genocide in western part of Burma is exposed.

while the Rohingya-Genocide-Bell is ringing loudly that the Rakhine extremists collaborating with government brutally attacked the vulnerable Muslims who are long oppressed since 1978 and displaced and confined in concentration camps and banned access to international aid agencies, on the double, the mentor of the extremists and their leading parties are disguised and merged as new political party as like as the skinning of snakes on October 7 and 8 to mask their past unpardonable crimes against humanity or Rohingya genocide.

By REUTERS and DVB

Nearly 30 million people are living in slavery around the globe, many of them trafficked by gangs for sex work and unskilled labour, according to a global slavery survey released on Thursday.

The survey by anti-slavery charity Walk Free Foundation ranked 162 countries on the number of people living in slavery, the risk of enslavement, and the strength of government responses to combating the illegal activity.

It found that 10 countries accounted for 76 percent of the 29.8 million people living in slavery across the world –India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Russia, Thailand, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma and Bangladesh.

Written by Derek Tonkin

As we shall see later, the UK in practice uses the name “Myanmar” rather more, probably very much more, than it ever does “Burma”. Etymologically, both names are derived from a common source: a labial ‘m/b’ followed by the nasal ‘m’.

By HANNA HINDSTROM

The British government has defended its plans to offer military training to the Burmese army, despite revelations that the course may cover the “art and science of war” and “border security” management.

Speaking to DVB on Thursday, the UK’s new ambassador to Burma, Andrew Patrick, described the training as an “important” part of Britain’s re-engagement with Burma and insisted that it would not help the combat ability of the armed forces.

“It’s important that we have a relationship with the Burmese military, because in the UK we have a military that’s respected, strong and part of the democratic system,” he said. “So it’s useful to show senior members of the military here what that looks like and give them a chance to see whether it’s helpful here in Burma.”

By DVB

Burmese opposition leader Aung Suu Kyi on Saturday said the 2015 elections in her country will not be democratic without constitutional changes.

“The constitution must be amended,” the Nobel laureate said as she met European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels. “If the constitution is not amended, the 2015 election cannot be free or fair.”

Burma will hold parliamentary polls in 2015, with the new parliament then choosing a president, and Suu Kyi has said she wants to run for the presidency.

The current Burmese constitution, crafted under the former military regime, blocks Suu Kyi from becoming president as it excludes anyone whose spouses or children are foreign nationals from holding the post.