Over 200 displaced people who were evicted from Thameelay village have spent two nights at the Karen border after authorities bar their entry into Karen state.
Day: April 4, 2014
BURMA BUSINESS WEEKLY
Business in Burma this week: Offshore oil and gas block bidding war – the winners announced; Japan pledges more development aid; Mitsubishi to open branch in Rangoon; Thilawa to vet…
UN’s Nambiar urges greater KIO commitment to peace as battles rage in Kachin
The UNSG’s special advisor on Burma, Vijay Nambiar, met with the KIO in Laiza on Wednesday, as fighting flared between the KIA and government troops.
Suu Kyi listens to land grab victims
Land grab victims from Rangoon’s Mayangon Township rally in front of the University Avenue home of Aung San Suu Kyi, where they chanted and held banners requesting the assistance of…
Arakan govt say they can meet food, medicine needs
In response to the UN saying hundreds of thousands of people are affected by the evacuation of international aid groups from Arakan, the state government says it has enough food…
Ceasefire paves the way for Karenni New Year celebrations
Karenni New Year has been openly celebrated inside Burma for the first time in recent history as peace with the government offers the revitalisation of local culture.