A US Senator has called on Burmese President Thein Sein ‘to demonstrate transparency’ over suspicious cargo seized in Japan that allegedly contained nuclear material from North Korea on its way…
Month: November 2012
Thein Sein’s office says crackdown protects ‘rule of law’
The government today defended its bloody crackdown on hundreds of peaceful activists near a Chinese-backed copper mine, as in accordance with “democratic principles” and the “rule of law”
Crackdown at the Latpadaung mine
At 3 o’ clock this morning, riot police at the Latpadaung copper mine cracked down on protesters occupying the mine. Ten monks were arrested and around 30 others injured and…
Professors claim transfers reflect officials’ anti-union sentiment
Leading members of the University Lecturers’ Union in Mandalay have been transferred to several institutions across Burma in what they claim is a deliberate move by education officials who dislike…
Chin National Front to hold second round of talks with gov’t
The Chin National Front (CNF) is set to hold a second round of union-level peace talks with government representatives in December following the signing of a ceasefire earlier this year
Karen National Union kicks off 15th congress
The Karen National Union commenced the group’s 15th Congress in Karen state’s Hpa-an district on 26 November, while the group’s aging chairman is set to step down