British and Swiss firm involved in dam in Shan state that will submerge 61 square kilometres of land, displacing 23 villages
Month: May 2011
Insein prison rejects strikers’ demands
Domestic news journals forced to publish official article outlining why demands for improvement to prison conditions were refused
China strides ahead in the battle for Burma
China has outflanked India in the race to coopt its southern neighbour, but has it come at the expense of Burma’s long-held neutralism?
Mass revolt blurs Karen loyalty
500 troops from a Border Guard Force in Karen state turn on their commanders but waver over allegiance to government or opposition
The Nation, Bangkok Post to sell in Burma
Thailand’s leading English-language dailies given the go-ahead for distribution inside Burma but analysts warn of heavy censorship
Police file whitewashes Depayin massacre
Leaked report claims that only four people died in the infamous massacre eight years ago and that Suu Kyi supporters sparked a riot