Karen Lead Story News Refugees
Karen CSOs highlight human rights issues and other matters relating to the repatriation of refugees in meeting with Yanghee Lee.
Arakan Farmers Lead Story News
The residents of flood-prone Kyaukphyu Township in southwestern Arakan State are still struggling to resume agricultural production seven years after their lands were devastated by Cyclone Giri in 2010.
Members of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, Burma’s most respected democracy group, confirmed on Sunday they are making headway in the development of a new political party.
Naypyidaw has sought to assure the visiting US envoy that the Tatmadaw no longer retains links to North Korea.
A draft bill to amend the controversial article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law has been submitted to the Upper House.
Climate change will bring soaring temperatures, more intense storms, erratic rainfall, plummeting crop yields and a collapse of coral reefs to the Asia-Pacific unless countries fully implement their commitments under the Paris climate pact, scientists say, calling the challenges “unprecedented.”
Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya
Sources say a struggle for control of supplies to some makeshift refugee camps for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh is behind recent violence and the presence of masked men roaming the dark streets of the camps at night.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burma pledges “no restrictions” on journalists visiting the troubled state of Arakan this week, in the first official trip to include foreign reporters to mostly Rohingya Muslim villages affected by violence since October.
Lead Story News Politics Rangoon
The party spokesman’s comments come a day after the Office of the Commander-in-Chief filed a complaint against Phyo Min Thein.
Electricity Energy Lead Story Natural resources News
Coal would be one of the quickest ways to ramp up power generation, but the option is unpopular in Burma.
Health Lead Story News Rangoon
“From early 2017 to 9 July 2017, 2,855 people have been diagnosed with dengue fever and 18 died from the virus.”
“Floodwaters have swept away 23 houses and affected more than 10,000 people,” said Dr. Zaw Win, the regional minister of social affairs for Sagaing Division.
A Muslim man was attacked by Buddhist nationalists after a neighbour heard him talking about religion and told the Ma Ba Tha.
The number of dengue fever cases in the first six months of this year was higher than the whole of 2016.
The US calls on Burma to allow a UN fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces.
Karenni Refugee Camp (1) hosts some 2,500 houses, most of which are constructed from wood and bamboo.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News
Ethnic rebels refute allegations, and say the Burmese military is “spreading lies”. KIA spokesman says the campaign is a veiled threat against the local population.
Human Rights International Relations Lead Story News
Yanghee Lee arrived in Rangoon on Sunday for her sixth visit to Burma as UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the country.
In this DVB Debate, our panelists trade views on the merits of the Telecommunication Law’s 66(d) defamation provision, and offer their advice to lawmakers weighing changes to the controversial legislation.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Thailand and Burma have agreed to set up a joint working committee to solve labour problems arising from confusion over Thailand’s tough new migrant worker rules.
Citizenship Lead Story News Rohingya
“It’s important to work on granting citizenship to the Muslim community, which has been deprived of citizenship for many years,” Grandi told reporters in Bangkok.
A impromptu remand hearing was called today court for three journalists who were arrested last week in Shan State.
Burmese government forces, Kachin, Shan and Palaung rebels all involved in armed clashes this week.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
The statement comes after one Rohingya Muslim man was killed by a mob in state capital Sittwe on Tuesday.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Malaysia has some two million registered migrant workers but also an equal number of undocumented ones.
Business Economy Lead Story News
Burmese tycoon Serge Pun, one of the wealthiest men in Asia, says the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi has neglected the nation’s much-needed economic reform.
Naypyidaw has sought to assure the visiting US envoy that the Tatmadaw no longer retains links to North Korea.
A draft bill to amend the controversial article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law has been submitted to the Upper House.
The party spokesman’s comments come a day after the Office of the Commander-in-Chief filed a complaint against Phyo Min Thein.
“They [NLD] should seek to propose a definition for what exactly constitutes a political prisoner.”
Two ethnic Chin political parties, the Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP) and the Chin Progressive Party (CPP), have agreed to merge, the groups announced on Thursday.
