The Kachin Independence Organisation and the Burmese government are tipped to resume union-level peace talks at the end of the month in Myitkyina
Day: May 20, 2013
Discussion on the role of the media
A two-day conference kicked off in Rangoon on Monday with speakers discussing the development of the media and its role in Burma’s transitioning society.
Workers decry conditions, forced labour in Insein Prison
Twelve factory employees, who are being held in remand after brawling with their supervisors, claim they are being treated unfairly and forced to work in Rangoon’s notorious prison
Checkmate: Burma-US policy
After Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to parliament in April 2012, the US has embraced Thein Sein’s government as the military continues to commit human rights abuses throughout the…