Nine months into the National League for Democracy government’s term in office, the human rights situation in Burma has improved only marginally, and in some cases even backslid, according to…
Day: January 12, 2017
Karen, Mon armed groups clash in southern Burma
The New Mon State Party reported clashing with the Karen National Union in southern Burma’s costal Tenasserim Division on Wednesday.
Namhsan locals run for cover as gunfire breaks out
A high school, a government office and a sawmill were hit by stray bullets when TNLA clashed with Burmese troops.
Burma enmeshed in Vatican row over condom distribution
A sacking involving distribution of condoms in Burma by the humanitarian arm of the Nights of Malta roils the Vatican.