Three Burmese migrants held for ransom whilst waiting for official paperwork held for ransom by a police-trafficker nexus
Month: June 2011
Suu Kyi calls for talks with home minister
War of words over the role of the NLD continues as Suu Kyi seeks talks with the Home Minister over the legality of NLD activities in a recently penned letter
Work resumes on China-backed pipelines
China pushes ahead with construction of oil and gas project despite ongoing fighting and displacement in northern Burma
Two arrested for Mandalay bombing
Two Kachin men reportedly being questioned after police discover a mobile phone close to the site of the Mandalay bomb attack
US told to cast Burma sanctions net wider
Campaigners urge Washington to target with punitive financial measures all businessmen in Burma who prop up the government
Trains carry weaponry into Kachin capital
Freight train brings crates of heavy ammunition and small arms into Myitkyina days before second train arrives loaded with troops