Following a few months of relative quiet, the defamation case against British researcher Andy Hall is back in motion.
Day: May 21, 2014
Business as usual: martial law won’t affect cross-border trade
Residents in the Burmese border town of Myawaddy fear that the imposition of martial law in neighbouring Thailand will disrupt the flow of border trade.
Review Committee supports overturning Article 436
A member of the parliamentary committee to review the Constitution says it will propose overturning controversial Article 436 – which effectively bars any reform of the charter without full military…
Ceasefire talks underway in Rangoon
Representatives of the ethnic bloc NCCT sit down with government peace negotiators to discuss the next steps in drafting what will ultimately be a single-text nationwide ceasefire agreement covering all…
Women want their share of peace
Sixty women’s rights organisations gathered in Shan State, eastern Burma on 18-19 May to discuss further inclusion of women in the country’s peace process.