![]() | | With Pragmatists in Control, What’s Next for the KNU? | The group’s new leaders are expected to accelerate peace talks and development projects, but observers and local sources urge them to proceed with caution. Read More | | |
| One Dead, Three Hurt in Shelling Near KIA HQ | One man was killed and three people wounded after Burmese shelling close to Lajayang, a Kachin Independence Army outpost about 10 miles from Laiza. Read More | | |
| Passengers Had 90 Seconds to Escape Crashed Plane | Terrified passengers on the crashed flight that killed two people on Tuesday had just 90 seconds to escape from the burning plane. Read More | | |
| 18 Months into War, Life’s a Struggle in Kachin Camps | For many of the 100,000 or so displaced in Burma’s northernmost state, supplies are running low as daily clashes continue. Read More | | |
| Rice Farmers Threatened by Dam Project | A dam project developed under the former military regime and continued by the Mon State government has destroyed more than 5,000 acres of rice paddies. Read More | | |
| World’s Longest High-speed Rail Line Opens in China | China launches the world’s longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required to travel from Beijing in the north to southern Guangzhou. Read More | | |
| Australian Kidnapped in Philippines Seen on Video | An Australian man held hostage by militants in southern Philippine jungles for more than a year appears in a video looking thin and haggard. Read More | | |
| Suu Kyi President in 2014? Just Ask the Stars… | As 2013 approaches, astrologer San Zarni Bo predicts that Burma’s political and economic reforms will slow next year, although great things will happen soon after. Read More | | |
Visa Card Holders to Get ATM Access in Burma | Nearly 90 ATMs operated by two Burmese banks will now be able to accept Visa cards, according to a report by the Bangkok-based daily The Nation. Visa announced on Wednesday that Burma’s Co-operative Bank and Kanbawza Bank had joined the worldwide network of 1.96 million ATMs that can be used to access Visa’s electronic payments [...] Read More | | | | |
Govt Summons RNDP Over Calendar, Newsletter | Burma’s Union Election Commission summoned leaders of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) earlier this week to demand an explanation for the party’s publication of a calendar that featured photos of Thida Htwe, an ethnic Arakanese woman whose murder in late May sparked months of communal violence in Arakan State. Narinjara reports that the commission [...] Read More | | | | |
Norinco Head Leads Chinese Delegation to Naypyidaw | Zhang Guoqing, president of China North Industries Corporation (Norinco), led a Chinese delegation to Burma’s capital on Monday, according to the website of President’s Office. During his visit, Zhang met with President Thein Sein and other senior Burmese officials. No details were released about their discussions, but it is assumed that one issue on the [...] Read More | | | | |
China Satellite Navigation Starts Services to Asia | A Chinese satellite navigation network created to eventually compete with America’s Global Positioning System has started offering services to Asian users outside the country. The network’s spokesman, Ran Chengqi, said in a press briefing that the Beidou system will offer services including positioning, navigation, time and text messaging, and is expected to generate a 400 [...] Read More | | | | |
British Kickboxer Indicted in Thailand for Murder | Thai prosecutors have indicted a British kickboxer on murder charges in connection with the 2010 stabbing of a former US Marine on a resort island. A Phuket court indicted Lee Aldhouse on Wednesday. He is accused of stabbing to death ex-Marine Dashawn Longfellow after being beaten by the American during a brawl at a Phuket [...] Read More | | | | |
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