The Norwegian government is defending a controversial peace initiative despite mounting criticism that it risks coercing ethnic and civil society groups into joining the government
Month: May 2012
Who are the Zomi?
The Union Election Commission’s rejection of the Zomi National Congress’s registration request effectively keeps the party out of the country’s political landscape and marginalises an entire population
Army evicts 600 tenants in Rangoon division
Tenants in Rangoon’s North Okkalapa township on land they rented from the Burmese army’have been told to move off the property after receiving a 10-day notice
Suu Kyi speaks to crowds of Burmese migrants in Thailand
After leaving Burma for the first time in more than two decades, Aung San Suu Kyi spent her first morning abroad in Thailand’s Mahachai district where she addressed a crowd…
Hunger strike ends, owner agrees to workers' demands
Workers at a steel factory in Rangoon ended their strike after the factory’s owner agreed to increase the employees’ basic monthly salary
Understanding the durability of Dawei
While the Dawei deep-sea port and industrial zone in southern Burma is said to be on life support, regional economic inertia and Thailand’s political landscape may keep the project afloat