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Month: November 2015

Land returned ‘to the wrong hands’
More than 95 percent of confiscated lands – some 350,000 acres – have been returned to farmers across Burma, according to the government’s Land Utilisation Management Committee, noting that just…

International voices call for more action on child soldiers
Burma today discharged 53 underage recruits from its armed forces, but several observers urged a more concrete approach and an end to the practise.

Trafficking, abuse systemic on Thai fishing boats, says UK rights group
At sea, the fishermen face violence, intimidation, dangerous working conditions and even murder, according to the EJF report.

Suu Kyi to meet with president, commander-in-chief
Burma’s election winner Aung San Suu Kyi will hold landmark talks with President Thein Sein and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw on Wednesday, according to a National League…

Interview: Suu Kyi govt must work with cronies
Now that the vote has lived up to its seismic billing, DVB sat down with Professor Maw Than, a former director of the Central Bank of Myanmar to discuss how…