Aung San Suu Kyi confronted hundreds of disgruntled residents in central Burma on Thursday, as anger continues to mount over her failure to oppose the development of a controversial Chinese-backed…
Day: March 14, 2013
"We don't want it" say Latpadaung locals
The release of the Latpadaung copper mine final report has caused locals in Monywa to return to the streets. Many oppose its recommendations but Aung San Suu Kyi stands by…
Burma eyes ‘symbolic’ energy deals with the West
A number of lucrative energy contracts are likely to be handed to Western firms in April, when the Burmese government is set to open a long-awaited bidding round for some…
Peace marchers arrive in rebel stronghold
A group of activists, who set off on a peace march from central Burma weeks ago, arrived at the former headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Laiza on…