The Burmese army has deployed military helicopters and jet fighters in a series of coordinated air attacks against Kachin rebels less than 16 kilometres away from their headquarters in Laiza,…
Month: December 2012
Arakanese party warned over inflammatory pictures
The government has threatened legal action against the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party for publishing pictures of the woman whose rape and murder sparked sectarian violence in June
New Karen leadership signals party shift
The Karen National Union has elected pragmatic new leaders for key party positions at its 15th quadrennial congress, which analysts say will speed up peace negotiations with the central government
Sex workers clamour for rights in a changing Burma
Faced with exploding HIV rates and daily threats of violence, sex workers in Burma are joining together to challenge prostitution laws they say leave them vulnerable to abuse
Spitting ban proposed
Campaigners in Burma are pushing to ban spitting in public, in a country where people chew and spit betel nuts, leaving red stains on buildings and public property.
What’s the price for peace in Kachin?
While Burma’s quasi-civilian government has come up with yet another proposal to hold talks with the Kachin Independence Army, the Burmese army is trying to bring the recalcitrant Kachins to…