Thein Sein’s appointment as head of the Union Solidarity and Development Party may be in violation of election laws, opposition party says
Month: April 2010
Beggar children held in Malaysian camp
Trafficked Burmese children as young as 10 kept in detention camp for nine months as Burmese embassy and UNHCR “play volleyball” with their futures
Suu Kyi’s house plan approved
Renovations to begin after lengthy court battle between the opposition leader and her estranged brother over ownership of the house
Nyi Nyi Aung: 'You cannot silence me'
Nyi Nyi Aung is 41-years-old and originally from Rangoon. He currently works as a computer engineer and political activist in America. I speak to Nyi Nyi Aung on the phone…
Trade hit by border guard furore
Reduction in trade at the Tachilek border crossing between Thailand and Burma may be a result of tension over the border guard transformation
Karen fleeing to border in their ‘thousands’
Rumours circulating that the DKBA is refusing to transform into a border militia, stoking fears of an outbreak of fighting in Karen state