Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), A United Nations team will visit Burma to pressure the ruling junta and armed ethnic groups to end use of child soldiers, as concern remains about…
Day: August 5, 2009
Dam forcibly displaces 15,000 Burmese
Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), The construction of the unfinished Tasang dam in eastern Burma has already forced around 15,000 people into refugee camps in neighbouring Thailand, according to a report…
Junta permits new radio stations to air
Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), Three new FM radio stations will soon begin broadcasting across 10 states and divisions in Burma in a joint operative between private companies and the Burmese…
Visitors told of Burma prisoner amnesty
Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), A list of political prisoners to be released in an amnesty has already been drawn up by the Burmese government, according to family members visiting political…