Many of the IDPs yesterday attempted to flee across the Chinese border to seek sanctuary but were turned back by the Chinese authorities.
Day: January 11, 2017
UN envoy Lee hears of unsolved Kachin murder cases
Yanghee Lee is on a 12-day fact-finding visit to Burma to assess developments within various human rights situations across the country.
Trump on Burma still a mystery
US President-elect Donald Trump has not made any public statements on what his administration’s policy toward Burma will be, but he is unlikely to take a strong personal interest in…
Burma sends envoy to Bangladesh as Rohingya crisis deepens
A special envoy of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will begin top-level talks in Bangladesh on Wednesday, as the United Nations said the Rohingya crisis prompted 65,000 people to…