Aug 31, 2009 (DVB), Civil servants in central Burma have been ordered not send complaints regarding workplace abuse or corruption to the government in the country's capital, according to a…
Month: August 2009
Webb's pragmatism is long overdue
Francis WadeAug 31, 2009 (DVB), The Burma sanctions debate is where progress could triumph over stalemate, but it is also where the two competing ideologies which dominate international policy to…
Webb's pragmatism is long overdue
Francis WadeAug 31, 2009 (DVB), The Burma sanctions debate is where progress could triumph over stalemate, but it is also where the two competing ideologies which dominate international policy to…
Burmese refugees begin return from China
Aug 31, 2009 (DVB), Thousands of refugees who fled to China to escape fighting in northern Burma today began returning to their villages, fearing widespread looting of shops and houses.…
US 'seriously considering' new Burma policy
Aug 31, 2009 (DVB), The United States is seriously considering implementing new policy to Burma, according to US officials who visited Burma last week in what appeared to be a…
30,000 flee as China rebukes Burma
Aug 28, 2009 (DVB), Around 30,000 refugees have crossed into China according to UN estimates as fighting between Burmese troops and ceasefire groups sparked a rare admonishment from China's foreign…