Burma has refuted allegations that it continues to enjoy a military relationship with North Korea, after the US government blacklisted a top general for dealing arms with the Asian pariah
Day: July 4, 2013
Lower house passes controversial press law
Burma’s lower house of parliament approved a controversial publishing law to the dismay of members of the interim press council who claim the bill contains measures that will hinder the…
Displaced farmers suffer in Kachin state's ‘tiger reserve’
Kachin farmers forcibly relocated to make way for plantations in the Hukawng valley are enduring great hardship at the poorly equipped relocation site where they have been forced to move
Burma's gambling problem
Illegal gambling in Burma is big business. On the streets of Rangoon, the two-digit lottery is the most popular, especially among the city’s poorest. But people who only earn a…
Political party to present interfaith marriage law to parliament
The National Democratic Front is planning to propose a law to “protect” Buddhist women entering interfaith marriages in Burma during this session of parliament