Burma has the worst record on natural resource governance in the entire world, according to a new international study, which activists on Thursday described as a “warning” to global investors…
Day: May 16, 2013
Thai raid on fishing operation frees dozens of enslaved migrants
Thai authorities rescued more than 50 migrant workers, including eight Burmese nationals, who had been trafficked and were forced to work as slave labourers on fishing boats in Chonburi
Rohingya won't leave ahead of storm
Authorities are struggling to evacuate tens of thousands of people from low-lying camps before Cyclone Mahasen reaches the coast.
Thousands of Rohingya stranded by the sea as cyclone looms
Thousands of displaced Rohingya are still stranded in low-lying areas next to the sea, less than a day before a tropical storm is expected to batter northwestern Burma
Officials reach out to refugees following fighting in Shan state
State officials and political parties in northern Shan state are trying to convince residents to return to their villages after thousands of locals fled after fighting erupted between Shan rebels…