At the expense of poor farmers, land grabs have been on the rise since conflict re-erupted in Kachin State.
Author: THIN LEI WIN
Rohingya abandon sailing season, fearing retribution and ransoms
After Husaina’s 20-year-old son fled poverty and discrimination in Burma’s Arakan State by boat, she heard nothing from him for seven months.
'It's our turn to deliver'
Dr. Zaw Myint Maung talks about the NLD’s landslide win, the move from national to regional parliament and the challenges Mandalay Region is facing.
Peace process quota no guarantee for women’s participation
Without real change in attitudes towards women, a 30 percent quota for their participation in Burma’s peace process is meaningless
Interview: Breaking the cycle of malnutrition in Burma
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Burma is facing a funding shortfall of $51 million to meet all the needs till the end of 2016.
Like father, like daughter: A Kachin legacy
The daughter of former KIO leader Maran Brang Seng will enter the Kachin State parliament in February, to pursue her father’s struggle for a federal Burma.