![]() | | KNU Marks 64 Years of Resistance | After 64 years of fighting for greater autonomy, the Karen National Union vows to keep up its struggle until it achieves its goal. Read More | | |
| UK, Australia Raise Donor Support, Target Education | Britain and Australia commit $21 million to help 200,000 primary school students in Burma, while their aid will total $500 million between 2011 and 2015. Read More | | |
| Clinton Counts Improved Burma Ties among Top Accomplishments | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls dramatically improved relations with Burma one of the most important achievements of her tenure as America’s top diplomat. Read More | | |
| Burma Govt Agency Drops Suit Against Magazine | A court in Burma formally closes a defamation lawsuit that a government agency filed against a magazine after the two sides reached a settlement. Read More | | |
| Ethnic Harmony Needed for Burma’s Reforms to Succeed | Burma will never build a stable democratic foundation until it finally addresses the demands of ethnic minorities for greater autonomy and respect for their rights. Read More | | |
| US Looking at Action Against China Cyberattacks | The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes is being waged by Chinese hackers. Read More | | |
| China Punishes Tibetans in Self-immolation Cases | Chinese courts convicts eight Tibetans accused of inciting others to self-immolate, showing Beijing’s resolve to end the protests by criminalizing both protesters and their supporters. Read More | | |
| Navy: Ship Run Aground Is Complete Loss | The US Navy plans to dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground on a coral reef off the Philippines to avoid further damage to the reef. Read More | | |
Thein Sein Tells Burmese of Intl Debt Relief | President Thein Sein provided the Burmese with an overview of recent developments and reform measures planned by his government in a radio broadcast on Friday. He highlighted the importance of more than US $6 billion in international debt relief that Burma received last weekend, which will help it obtain news loans. “Funds of millions of [...] Read More | | | | |
Burma to Send Officers to US, Thai Military Drill | Burma’s military will send two officers as observers to Cobra Gold, a major US and Thai-led multinational military exercise held in Thailand on Feb 11-12, The Bangkok Post reports. About 12,700 soldiers from Thailand, the US, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia will be involved in the annual exercise and 101 countries are sending observers. [...] Read More | | | | |
Baby Born on Rohingya Refugee Boat | A Rohingya woman gave birth to a baby boy on a boat filled with 110 refugees, AFP reports. The boat sank in the Thailand’s coastal waters near the southwestern province of Phang Nga and the refugees were picked up by Thai authorities. “Among them there was a new-born baby, aged around a week up to [...] Read More | | | | |
Burma’s Air KBZ Acquires 2 Aircraft | Burma’s Air KBZ was handed the first of two 68-seat ATR 72-600s airplanes in Toulouse, France on Wednesday, French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR said. The second plane will be delivered in June. Air KBZ also operates four ATR 72-500s in Burma. Financing for the transaction of the aircraft was provided by Danish finance and leasing company [...] Read More | | | | |
Cambodians Mourn Former King in Funeral Procession | Thousands of mourners accompanied a gilded chariot carrying the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk —the dominant figure of modern Cambodia —in a funeral procession on Friday to a cremation ground next to the palace where he was crowned more than 70 years ago. His body had been lying in state at the Royal Palace [...] Read More | | | | |
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