After being controlled by the state for almost 40 years, Burma’s insurance sector will now allow private enterprises to submit applications to open companies
Month: April 2012
Northern resistance
[scrollGallery id=21 – insert relevant ID number for gallery here] Fierce clashes continue to break out after the ceasefire between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Army was broken…
Malnutrition crisis hits border region
As aid begins to shift away from the Thai-Burma, experts say a malnutrition crisis is hitting the region hard
Armed group decries bounty placed on leader
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army is denying that their leader is involved in the drug trade after Thai authorities offered a one million baht reward for his capture
Civil servants return to Wa region
After civil servants left Wa territory in 2010 amid brewing hostilities, state employees have now began moving back into the area
Refugees call for official status
After living in Nupo refugee camp for three years, protestors gathered outside of a UN office yesterday demanding that they be given official refugee status