Resplendent in golden robes and projecting an image of royalty, Burma’s new leaders officially took their seats last week. President Thein Sein was joined by his two deputies, Tin Aung…
Day: April 4, 2011
Canadian photographer in court
62-year-old had crossed to Wawlay in Karen state before being arrested whilst taking photographs and sent to Myawaddy
Work begins on Bangladesh rail link
Bangladeshi PM at the Chittagoing opening ceremony as Dhaka eyes a trans-Burma link for better connectivity with China
600 still missing off Burma coast
Majority of fisherman caught in Gulf of Martaban storm return but hundreds feared dead as damage is estimated at nearly $7 million
China quick to welcome new govt
Beijing dispatches top official to Burma over the weekend, becoming the first foreign power to officially recognise the new government
Life behind parliament's stonewalls
Contrary to media reports of a ’15-minute parliament’ where debate is stifled and MPs ignored, an openess is emerging that we haven’t seen for decades