Apr 30, 2009 (DVB), More attention should be focused on the thousands of families still without proper housing one year after cyclone Nargis, say aid organizations who claim cyclone victims…
Month: April 2009
Masking fear: celebrations hide a fading Shan culture
Beth MacdonaldApr 30, 2009 (DVB), On the surface, the ceremony held last weekend in the small Thai village of Piang Luang was a lavish affair, attracting exiled Shan from across…
Masking fear: celebrations hide a fading Shan culture
Beth MacdonaldApr 30, 2009 (DVB), On the surface, the ceremony held last weekend in the small Thai village of Piang Luang was a lavish affair, attracting exiled Shan from across…
Released lawyer speaks of imprisonment
Apr 30, 2009 (DVB), A human rights lawyer released earlier this week after a serving a sixth-month sentence for contempt of court has said that he was prevented from exercising…
Karen group lose outpost to army
Apr 30, 2009 (DVB), Burma's principal armed opposition group has lost sections of a strategically important outpost near the Thai border after nearly a month of fighting between the group…
Diarrhea outbreak claims three lives
Apr 30, 2009 (DVB), Outbreaks of severe diarrhea have continued in several towns in Burma, with hospitals now unable to cope with the upsurge in patient numbers and several deaths…