A police officer from Taungoo township in Pegu division has told DVB that a 34-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a bombing in the town last month. However,…
Day: November 20, 2013
Four injured by landmine in southern Shan state
Four women including a four-year-old child were injured by a landmine blast in Loilen district in southern Shan state where both Shan army and government forces have engaged in clashes…
Allow Rohingyas citizenship, UN tells Burma
The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee passes a resolution urging Burma to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship and to crack down on Buddhist violence against…
Dawei SEZ on hold as Burma seeks to reassure Ital-Thai
The 75-year concession granted to Italian-Thai Development Plc in Dawei remains in place, but construction of the deep-sea port has stopped while the participation of international investors is being arranged,…