The Burmese government is drawing up plans to shutter displacement camps across the country, but aid workers say food rations and sustainable security should be first on the priority list.
Four people, foreign journalists among them, have been sentenced to two months’ prison time for attempting to fly a drone in the capital.
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Turkey’s state broadcaster said a team of journalists filming a documentary in Burma had told the government of their plans before they were detained for attempting to fly a drone near the country’s parliamentary complex.
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Burmese police said on Saturday they were preparing to charge journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT, their local interpreter and driver for bringing a drone into the country without permission.
Burmese police detained two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT and their interpreter and driver on Friday for flying a drone near the Parliament compound, amid tension between the two countries over the Rohingya crisis.
The son of Burma’s former sports minister Tint San is also charged for possessing uniforms and logos of the Burmese military and police force.
Airport police said they found two pistols, 72 bullets, 12 methamphetamine pills, 1.5 grammes of powdered methamphetamine, and three walkie-talkies.
Naypyidaw municipality says it will offer five-acre plots of land to foreign embassies on 50-year leases.
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An office assistant-director was stabbed in the back with a small kitchen knife after she walked away from a personal dispute with a staffer.
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The 21st Century Panglong Conference was intended to be inclusive of all sectors of society. But one voice has been conspicuous by its absence from the peace talks – that of women.
It was always going to be a hard task in bringing the Wa leaders to the negotiating table. But when they finally did arrive, they did not stay long.
Ban Ki-moon said, “I commend the new Government for its emphasis on dialogue, cooperation and reconciliation between military and civil society leaders and political and economic stakeholders.”
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Burma’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill amending the 2016 Union Budget Law to cut spending in 14 government ministries.
Malaysian movie star meets with Burma’s Transportation and Communications Minister, as well as Aung San Suu Kyi.
China is confident it can resolve business disagreements with Burma through friendly talks, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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Thailand’s employment department has recommended that the government extend its current ‘pink card’ migrant worker programme by a further two years.
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National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has urged her victorious candidates to remain focused on their mandate: to serve the people of Burma.
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Suu Kyi reportedly met with retired Snr-Gen. Than Shwe in Naypyidaw on Friday, following meetings with top government members earlier in the week.
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Burma’s president and military commander-in-chief met Suu Kyi today for talks billed as the first steps towards the transfer of power.
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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 for Democracy (NLD) spokesperson.
Renowned activist group 88 Generation Peace and Open Society (88GPOS) is planning a public movement to call for an end to civil conflict across the country.
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Suu Kyi met with Shwe Mann to discuss national reconciliation in the wake of her historic election victory earlier this month.
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Amidst an ongoing clash between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army, DVB spoke to KIA representative La Nan.
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The expected change of government is unlikely to disrupt the Thai-Burma relationship, as key policies will continue, according to the ambassador to Burma.
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Starting today, parties can officially contest results from the election, and the USDP is set to do just that.
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“I’ve never been this excited,” said one Rangoon woman as she lined up to vote in Burma’s historic general elections on Sunday.
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“Most of the ‘additional’ names are in Tat-Pobba quarter where a large number of retired soldiers live,” says NLD representative.
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Among the cache of evidence obtained by Al Jazeera are documents that analysts say prove the Burmese government has sought to incite anti-Muslim feeling.
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Recent events in the last five years will all impact the general election in November, as Burma goes to the polls amidst conflict and religious tension.
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The Burmese army and the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) have sustained causalities amid two weeks of fighting in Burma’s northeast, according to both sides.
