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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who arrived in Burma on Friday, said the former British colony’s transition to democracy was not yet complete but that Britain would offer its full support as a friend.
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Migrant rights advocate Andy Hall testified to a Thai court on Wednesday, on behalf of two Burmese men accused of rape and murder on the island of Koh Tao.
Human rights advocates and opposition lawmakers say Burma’s current government has done little to reform colonial-era criminal laws that curtail civil liberties.
On 3 May 1945, allied troops reclaimed Rangoon for the British Empire, after three years of Japanese occupation.
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Four monks facing charges of defaming religion and insubordination to the state monastic council appeared in Burma’s Supreme Court on Thursday.
Culture Feature Lead Story News Travel & Tourism Video
70 antique cars set off from Singapore this month and have passed through Malaysia and Thailand, en route to Mandalay.
A small, dusty town in central Burma became the focus of the country on Friday, as thousands descended on the Magwe town of Nat Mauk, the birthplace of Aung San.
To celebrate what would be the one hundredth birthday of Burmese independence hero Aung San, a Rangoon theatre troop will stage a ‘poetic opera’
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Autopsy finds no evidence of violence in the death of British woman found dead in Koh Tao on 19 January.
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Thailand’s government will allow British detectives to help investigate the case involving the murder of two British citizens on Koh Tao island.
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Lobby group Burma Campaign UK has accused former British Prime Minister Tony Blair of playing a secretive “advisory role” to Burmese President Thein Sein
The British government has approved arms export licences worth over US$5 million (£3.3 million) to Burma, even though it is considered a country of “serious human rights” concern and continues to be the subject of an EU arms embargo
After years of pushing for an end to human rights violations in Burma, the British government is likely to centre their discussions with President Thein Sein this week around economic and trade issues
William Hague’s cautioning on Burma sets Britain apart from other European countries who have breathlessly endorsed the new government, somewhat naively
Aid package will allocate £10 million to establishing microfinance schemes in the border regions that UK says will see quick results
British Foreign Secretary arrives today with pledge for aid to Kachin refugees and to boost microfinance initiatives to Burma’s poor
