![]() | | Road to Kachin Peace is Long and Rocky, Observers Say | Independent Burma observers say it is unlikely that the Kachin conflict will end soon, despite the recent start of ceasefire talks. Read More | | |
| Burmese Officials Visit Abused Karen Girl | Burmese government officials visit an ethnic Karen girl in Thailand whose extreme abuse at the hands of a Thai couple has attracted wide attention. Read More | | |
| Japanese Aid Reaches Displaced in Karen State | Japan’s Nippon Foundation made its second aid delivery in an ethnic rebel-controlled area this week, as it travelled to the impoverished heartland of Karen State. Read More | | |
| Burmese Protesters Want Justice for Mine Crackdown | Activists in Burma demand punishment for officials who were responsible for the use of incendiary weapons against peaceful protesters at a copper mine. Read More | | |
| Currency Wars Come to Moscow as G20 Meets | Representatives from the world’s 20 largest economies will discuss growing concerns that the recent drop in the value of the yen could trigger devaluations elsewhere. Read More | | |
| Tibetan Protester Who Self-immolated in Nepal Dies | A Tibetan man who set himself on fire in Katmandu in the latest in a string of self-immolations protesting China’s rule over Tibet has died. Read More | | |
| Number of Journalists Imprisoned Worldwide Rises | A record number of journalists were imprisoned worldwide in 2012 in a “deteriorating environment for press freedom,” according to a leading media advocacy group. Read More | | |
Blast Reportedly Kills 2 Burmese Soldiers in Karen State | A landmine explosion in Karen State’s Tantabin Township, Toungoo District, on Tuesday reportedly hit a Burmese army supply truck, killing two army soldiers and injuring two others, according to Karen News. It said the truck belonged to the 4th Light Infantry Battalion of the 66th Division and the vehicle was part of an army convoy [...] Read More | | | | |
SingTel Bids for Burma’s Telecom Sector | Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. had made a bid to gain the right to operate in Burma’s fledgling telecommunications sector, where it wants to focus on wireless services, Bloomberg reports on Friday. Burma began the process of opening up the sector on Jan. 15, by inviting companies to apply for two national licenses to operate in the [...] Read More | | | | |
Burmese Migrant Registration Centers in Thailand Stay Open | Burma and Thailand agreed to let Burma’s government run 11 passport-issuing offices in Thailand from Friday in order to provide migrant workers with identity papers, Burma’s Embassy in Bangkok announced. The centers are located in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Tak, Khan Kaen, Pathum Thani, Kanchanaburi, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Rayong, Ranong and Surat Thani. The [...] Read More | | | | |
Mitsubishi to Open Burma Service Centers | Burma’s Yoma Strategic Holdings’ and First Myanmar Investment Co Ltd have entered into a joint venture with Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors in order to establish Mitsubishi after-sales service centers in Rangoon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw, Yoma said on Friday. “Each official service centre will provide well-trained and highly qualified service technicians with genuine parts to existing Mitsubishi [...] Read More | | | | |
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