Japan urges Burma to continue with reforms
Koichiro Gemba, the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Burma since 2002, met President Thein Sein and his counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin in the country’s remote capital of Naypyidaw
Workers sacked after speaking to foreign media
Apr 27, 2009 (DVB), Ten garment factory workers in Bago division were sacked last week without reason after speaking to foreign media about mistreatment in the workplace. The workers at[…]
Japan should ‘reinvigorate’ Burma policy
Apr 11, 2009 (DVB), Japan should make human rights a foreign policy priority and focus attention on abuses by the Burmese regime, said a leading human rights organization in an[…]
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Activist arrested for supplying news
Mar 9, 2009 (DVB), Human rights activist Thein Thein Yin was arrested on 11 February by authorities for allegedly supplying news to foreign news agencies, her relatives said. The 27-year-old[…]
Burmese PM’s Indonesia visit postponed
Jan 13, 2008 (AFP), The governments of Indonesia and Burma have agreed to postpone a visit this week by Burmese prime minister lieutenant general Thein Sein, the president’s spokesman said[…]
Journalists' phones cut off in Rangoon
Jan 3, 2008 (DVB), Mobile phones and landlines used by reporters and foreign correspondents have been cut off by Myanma Post and Telecommunications following the September protests, said media sources[…]
