Up to seven protesters demonstrating against the protest law have been charged for protesting illegally.
Day: August 28, 2013
Burma blacklists two US-based reporters for covering Rohingya crisis
Two US-based journalists have been blacklisted by the Burmese government after they visited conflict-struck western Arakan state to cover the ongoing persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
UN’s Nambiar en route to Kachin rebel HQ
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on Burma Vijay Nambiar has set off to the KIO HQ in Laiza where he is expected to meet Kachin representatives to discuss the peace…
Hundreds of families evacuated in eastern Burma as floods hit
Villages in Mon, Karen and Shan states inundated after days of monsoon rains while in Pegu some 600 residents are evacuated into monasteries and shelters.