An amended Ant-Terror Bill passed through Burma’s lower house Monday. The Bill focuses on blocking terrorist funding in Burma but includes clauses on nuclear materials and facilities.
Day: February 24, 2014
Trade resumes at India-Burma border
Two days of protests at the Indo-Burma border town of Moreh have subsided pending action by the Burmese authorities to ensure the safety of Indians crossing into Burma for trade…
UWSA to send delegation to Naypyidaw
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) will send a delegation to Naypyidaw on 1 March in the lead-up to the nationwide census, set to begin in March.
Amending 59(f) will allow foreigners to exploit ‘simple’ Burmese, says Wirathu
NLD’s Win Tin meets nationalist monk Wirathu in Mandalay to discuss the NLD’s aim to amend Article 59(f) of the constitution
Is Burma on the right path to reform?
Several politicians and civic society leaders weigh in on President Thein Sein’s comments this weekend when he told a forum of businessmen in Rangoon that Burma’s process of reform was…
The plight of internally displaced Kachin war victims
After more than two years of displacement, the prospect of returning home remains a distant dream for many Kachin refugees.