34 Karen and Arakanese rebels duped and arrested by Indian intellgence in the Andaman Islands 12 years ago could be released shortly
Month: July 2010
'Disinterested' youths among 30m voters
Burmese government announces that 30 million are eligible to vote in elections but concerns arise over the demographic traditionally most likely to cast ballots
Dhaka delays controversial gas project
Bangladesh postpones plans to explore for oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal until disputes over maritime boundaries with Burma and India are resolved
Burma clamps down on travelling monks
Burmese government stops issuing passports to monks looking to travel abroad in what observers say may be an attempt to silence them ahead of elections this year
Suu Kyi’s party berates new opposition
Use of traditional bamboo hat as a seal for the new National Democratic Force party riles the old guard of Burma’s pro-democracy movement
India trade dampens Burma sanctions
Bilateral trade soars 25 percent in the past year as regional countries step up economic interest in Burma and dampen the impact of sanctions