Zwegabin United Football Club owner Hla Htay may be prosecuted for assault after he slapped a referee in the face during a Burmese national league game last week.
Day: February 19, 2014
Burma’s VP meets N Korean envoy in Naypyidaw
Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham met the North Korean ambassador to Burma Kim Sok Chol at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw on Wednesday. Remaining ties to North Korea have proven to…
Literary repression violates basic rights: PEN
PEN Myanmar, the newly established Burmese chapter of an international writer’s rights alliance, has publicly condemned the Burmese authorities and religious extremists for harassment and restrictions on literary gatherings.
Karen NGO slams Japanese SEZ plan
A prominent Karen NGO has hit out at a Japanese report recommending further special economic zones be delineated across southeast Burma.
Latpadaung locals air grievances to UN Rights Rapporteur
United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, arrived in Monywa, Sagaing Division, on Monday to meet with villagers living near the controversial Latpadaung Copper Mine.
DVB Debate: Burma's national identity
DVB Debate discusses whether an ethnically diverse country like Burma can really have one unified national identity.