80,000 of Rangoon’s poorest face homelessness after official catagorise their homes in Dagon as illegal squats.
Day: February 11, 2014
Latpadaung activist Thaw Zin detained
Activist Thaw Zin was arrested on Tuesday morning in Salingyi Township, one of the many towns impacted by the Latpadaung copper mine project.
Yawd Serk bows out urging peace, compromise
The retirement of Lt. General Yawd Serk adds some uncertainty to the path towards nationwide peace, as a draft multi-lateral peace agreement garners support among most of Burma’s armed ethnic…
Quintana plans Arakan visit in midst of anti-UN protests
UN Special Rapporteur to visit Arakan as protestors around the region demand that the UN, along with MSF and other international relief agencies, are forced to withdraw their operations.
DVB Debate: Burma's business innovators
This week’s DVB Debate discusses the challenges that stand in the way of the country’s new business innovators.
Magwe demands ‘Slapper’ Ohn Myint step down
Nearly 1,000 residents in Aunglan, Magwe Division protested on Monday to demand the resignation of Ohn Myint, Burma’s Minister of Livestock Breeding, Fisheries and Rural Development.