Shan, Karenni and Mon delegates have concluded a three-day meeting in Taunggyi by issuing a statement calling for a nationwide ceasefire and ethnic rights.
Day: September 23, 2013
Women’s groups call for new constitution
A landmark women’s forum has concluded in Rangoon, with a call for the 2008 constitution to be completely rewritten.
A rally for peace
Hundreds of people marched from Rangoon’s City Hall to the People’s Park for peace and national reconciliation.
Burmese navy opened fire on fishing boat, claims Thailand
The Royal Thai Navy has protested an incident on Saturday near a disputed island in the Andaman Sea where Burmese naval forces allegedly opened fire on a Thai fishing boat.