In a new paper titled “Rakhine Crisis Challenges ASEAN’s Non-Interference Principle,” released by ISEAS, Ye Htut departs from a career built on suppressing the use of the name “Rohingya,” rejecting…
Day: December 23, 2016
Tenasserim villagers take Heinda mine battle to Supreme Court
Villagers from Tenasserim Division have taken their battle against a Thai-owned mine all the way to the Supreme Court.
Dutchman who unplugged Buddhist sermon released from jail, deported
Klaas Haytema, 30, was convicted in early October for unplugging a loudspeaker outside his hotel that was blasting a Buddhist sermon.
72 farmers get prison time over land dispute with military
Scores of farmers in southern Shan State’s Taunggyi township, who were facing trial after the Burmese military pressed criminal trespass charges against them over a land confiscation dispute, were sentenced…