Released on Friday from Insein prison after more than 10 years behind bars, Kyaw Ne Win urged the Burmese government to release not only all the political detainees, but other…
Day: November 16, 2013
The stigma of HIV/AIDS in Little Burma
Many Burmese migrants work in the dock in Mahachai, Thailand. Many of them are poor and dream of one day returning home. But many of them also enjoy new freedoms…
NLD refused permit to stage ‘constitution rally’ in Naypyidaw
The National League for Democracy has been refused permission by police in Naypyidaw to conduct a survey to measure public perception of constitutional reform, the Burmese opposition party said.
Four Kachin IDPs sentenced for ‘unlawful association’
While the Burmese government released 69 political prisoners on Friday, a Myitkyina court on the same day sentenced four Kachin IDPs to terms of two years in prison for being…
Thai firm reacts after Dawei seizure rumours
Italian-Thai Development Plc is ready to defend itself if the Burmese government decides to seize the concession of the Dawei megaproject awarded to the Thai contractor but says it has…