Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
The UN and Bangladesh have started formally registering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled a military crackdown in Burma.
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Burma has declined to grant visas to three UN-appointed experts to look into allegations of abuses against the armed forces.
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.
Human Rights Lead Story News Rohingya
The non-binding draft resolution, co-sponsored by the US and other Western states, was adopted by consensus at a UN General Assembly human rights forum.
2015 Elections Lead Story News
This morning’s 9am announcement of results by Burma’s election commission did not deliver as expected the fatal blow to the military-backed government.
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The international community has heralded the historic elections in Burma as a victory for the people.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
A UN human rights investigator raised concern about whether Burma’s election could be credible, as dozens of Muslim candidates had been disqualified.
A new report applying genocide laws to the Rohingya situation in Arakan State has been released by human rights organisation Fortify Rights.
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The United Nations has issued a directive to its staff restricting travel to Burma during the election period, citing possible disruptions.
UNHCR ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt has urged the people of Burma to check voter lists and exercise their right to vote in the upcoming general election.
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The UN Special Adviser, who has sat in as an official observer on Burma’s ceasefire talks, responds to DVB questions about the peace process.
Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
A UN envoy accuses Burmese authorities of conducting surveillance on some of the people she met on previous visits.
Environment Lead Story News Video
The Burmese government believes that 69 have now been killed as floodwaters have swept 12 states and regions of the country over the past month.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News Sagaing
Burma’s President Thein Sein has travelled to areas devastated by floods after a state of emergency was declared.
The plan envisages a voluntary repatriation of 110,000 refugees residing in Thailand’s camps, drawing mixed reactions from camp leaders.
ASEAN Environment Lead Story News
Asia can fight climate change and lift people out of poverty if it invests in communities living in forests, claims a Thai-based environmental organisation.
Burmese govt press cite sources claiming that relief supplies are ‘abundant’ in the camps.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya
The Burmese government has rejected a proposal from the UNHCR decision regarding Burma’s ethnic Rohingya Muslims by the Organization of Islamic Countries.
Conflict Karen Lead Story News
Days ahead of an opening ceremony, AH1 is closed as Burmese government forces clash with Karen rebels, leaving casualties on both sides.
Human Interest Lead Story News Refugees
While most Australians were happily tucking into bacon and eggs on Saturday morning, Jade Horrobin was finishing off the last of her week’s refugee rations.
Chin Ethnic issues Lead Story News
A small community of indigenous Chin people are bearing the brunt of war, reports an NGO, as fighting breaks out in the state’s south.
Boatpeople Lead Story News Rohingya
The 150 were among 208 migrants crammed into a ship, found adrift off the Arakanese coast by the Burmese navy on 21 May.
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“The relocation of the Rohingya camps will definitely take place,” said Bangladeshi official Amit Kumar Baul.
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Foreign Ministry says Burma shares the concerns about the plight of boat people in the Andaman Sea, and “stands ready to provide humanitarian assistance”.
ASEAN Contributor Lead Story News Opinion Rohingya
“We are inviting a worst case scenario in which boats filled with the dead drift in the oceans in a gruesome testament to inhumanity,” says OIC envoy.
DVB Debate Lead Story Natural Disasters News Video
On 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept through southern Burma, killing 140,000 people. Seven years after the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history, DVB Debate asks: ‘How would Burma manage another natural disaster?’
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This week’s DVB Debate comes at a time when Sino-Burmese relations are under the microscope.
Lead Story News Politics Religion
A spokesman for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said he was “disgusted” with the new attack on Yanghee Lee.
Human Rights Lead Story News Peace Process
The United Nations and Amnesty International have warned that Burma is backsliding on its commitment to human rights.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News
Reaction to an unprovoked attack on a Red Cross convoy has been swift and strong with the UN and Amnesty issuing statements condemning the incident.
