Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson.
Day: November 17, 2015

Cronies leave Burma ‘no longer resource rich in timber’
Burma is facing complete forest degradation unless it can clean up the crony economy.

Women MPs set to double
The incoming parliament is set to have double the women of the previous government – but will that result in adequate representation?
No quick return for displaced Shan families
One hundred and twenty kilometres from Lashio, Burmese forces are bombing the positions of the Shan State Army-North in the town of Mongshu.

Carter Center scammed by hackers
The US international election observation mission in Burma has apparently been scammed of more than US$42,000 by computer hackers.

Building bridges in Sittwe
In deeply divided Arakan State, one Buddhist man has created a safe space for Rohingya children to learn and play without fear.