US senator John McCain today ended a three-day visit to Burma during which he met with regime officials and his self-confessed “inspiration” Aung San Suu Kyi. Upon leaving he had…
Day: June 3, 2011
World dignitaries call time on 'war on drugs'
Kofi Annan and Richard Branson among supporters of a call by former Latin American leaders to end costly war on drugs
Parties slam sanctions, McCain disagrees
Disagreement during meeting between US senator and eight Burmese parties over whether the west should change its economic policy
Thai police launch migrant crackdown
Hundreds of Burmese rounded up in towns close to the border as Bangkok looks to pressure migrants into registering for legal status