Mother of two ‘beaten, drugged and sexually assaulted’ by uniformed men near Thai border, Karen Women Organization says
Day: March 6, 2012
Kachin army, govt schedule new talks
Kachin Independence Army claims fighting still breaking out every day as two sides make another bid for peace in war-torn state
Bomb blast hits Irrawaddy govt office
Explosion causes minor damage as second unexploded device is found in the compounds of separate local government office
‘Burma sanctions must stay’: trade unions
Continued use of forced labour one of four major obstacles to ending of sanctions, says international trade union federation
Burma's lifeblood
[scrollGallery id=18] The Irrawaddy River flows 2,170 km down the length of Burma before emptying out into the Andaman Sea. Dubbed ‘The Road to Mandalay’ by Rudyard Kipling, the river has…