The government’s effective implementation of a joint action plan to put an end to the recruitment of children by the country’s military will be the true test of the agreement’s…
Month: August 2012
Amid the deluge
[scrollGallery id=26 – insert relevant ID number for gallery here] More than 700 villages and over 200,000 acres (80,940 hectares) of rice fields have been flooded across Burma as seasonal…
Burma's farmers fight copper mine over eviction
The construction of a government-backed copper mine in Northern Burma has led to the forced relocation of farmers and families in Sagaing division. Testing their new-found freedom of expression, the Burmese farmers are…
Exiled activist handed prison sentence after returning to Burma
A political activist and lawyer, who recently returned home after years in exile, was sentenced to six months in prison for charges of contempt of court on Wednesday
A pressing truth
How the fourth estate can help fight racism, ethnic violence and intolerance in Burma
Is Burma ready to address pressing regional issues?
While much attention has been overwhelmingly paid to domestic challenges, little has been discussed on how Burma would reposition itself in the changing context of Southeast Asia