![]() | | USDP Demands Loans Back from Poor Farmers | Hundreds of small farmers in Rangoon Division are embroiled in a dispute with the USDP over loans that they took from the party. Read More | | |
| US Announces End of Resettlement Program | The American ambassador to Thailand tells refugees at the Mae La camp on the Thai-Burmese border that the US has discontinued its resettlement program. Read More | | |
| Burmese Ex-Telecoms Minister Faces Graft Probe | Burma’s recently retired telecommunications minister and former and current employees from his ministry are under investigation for alleged corruption. Read More | | |
| Activists Decry MP’s Comment on Kachin Conflict | Protesters condemn remarks by a lawmaker from Burma’s ruling party calling for the use of extreme force to end the conflict in the country’s north. Read More | | |
| In Kachin, Civilians Fall Victim to a Hidden Danger | Zaw Htay had been putting up with the unrest in Kachin State for years, but one recent morning a landmine blast dramatically changed his life. Read More | | |
| Burma and Bhutan: A Tale of Two Top-down Democracies | Burma and Bhutan may seem to have little in common, but both countries have recently embarked on similar experiments aimed at reshaping their political systems. Read More | | |
| Bangladesh Fire Victims’ Families Wait for Money | Two months after a fire claimed 112 lives at a garment factory in Bangladesh, the victims’ families still don’t know when they will be compensated. Read More | | |
| US Navy Ship Taking on Water on Philippine Reef | A US Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a Philippine reef is damaged and taking on water and needs to be lifted off the rocks. Read More | | |
| Indonesian Activists Blast Police Chief for Rape Case Stance | Women’s rights activists in Aceh criticize a local police chief for his handling of a case in which three policemen allegedly raped a 19-year-old woman. Read More | | |
US Concerned after Govt Ceasefire in Kachin Fails | The US is “deeply concerned” over the Kachin conflict in northern Burma after a supposed government ceasefire failed to stem the violence, the US Embassy in Burma said on Thursday. “Despite the Burmese government’s announcement that a ceasefire was to take effect on January 19, media and NGO reports indicate that the Burmese Army continues [...] Read More | | | | |
Burma Will End Child Soldier Use: Official | Deputy Information Minister and presidential spokesman Ye Htut says Burma is committed to resolving the problem of recruiting and using child soldiers. The statement came in response to a new report charging that the practice continues despite a pact with the UN to end it. He said on Thursday that Burma’s signing of the agreement [...] Read More | | | | |
Burma Criticized for Dropping Sports from SEA Games | Burma, the host of this year’s Southeast Asia Games, has drawn criticism for a controversial decision to drop some of Asia’s most popular sports from the event, The Nation reports. For yet unknown reasons, Burma excluded tennis, table tennis, badminton, gymnastics and field hockey from the 27th SEA Games, which will be held in Naypyidaw [...] Read More | | | | |
26% of Burmese Live in Poverty, MP Says | A study by Burma’s Lower House planning and finance development committee found that 26 percent of the country’s population lives in poverty, while 37 percent is unemployed, Eleven Media reports. Committee chairman Soe Tha said Burma’s first countrywide socio-economic survey had analyzed data on food, clothing and shelter at household level in every state and [...] Read More | | | | |
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