Burma’s lower house of parliament has agreed to debate a proposal by MP Thein Nyunt to amend the controversial Electronic Transactions Law.
Day: August 21, 2013
Teacher forced to retire after attending 8-8-88 ceremony
A Naypyidaw schoolteacher says she was fired after attending the 8-8-88 ceremony in Rangoon, but Ministry of Education claims teacher took leave without permission.
Thousands hit by flooding in Arakan state
Some 4,000 people have been directly affected by floods in Sandoway, a coastal township in western Burma. Residents and township administrators told DVB that the River Sandoway had overflowed, flooding the downtown area on Monday,…
Graffiti artist invited to leave his mark in Naypyidaw
Arkar Kyaw, the Rangoon street artist who last year painted a mural of Barack Obama, has been invited to spray-paint a huge billboard in Naypyidaw in preparation for the SEA…
The ability of the disabled
Nearly 10 percent of all disabled people in Burma are currently attending high school, but their chances of getting jobs when they leave and leading independent lives are slim.
Indonesian anti-terror unit arrests Burmese embassy plot suspects
Indonesian anti-terrorism police arrest five men suspected of being members of a militant group accused of plotting several attacks in the country, including a bomb plot against the Burmese embassy…