A Rangoon pilot programme launched by Medicines Sans Frontieres in Burma is testing a new international access campaign using two new drugs — bedaquiline and delamanid — that are not…
Day: March 24, 2017
Defendants in Ko Ni murder trial back in court
The four defendants standing trial for the murder of prominent National League for Democracy legal adviser Ko Ni appeared in court for a second time on Friday.
‘Terrorist trainees’ arrested in Buthidaung
According to a statement from the State Counsellor’s Office, the trainees say they were instructed in martial arts, basic military training, and terrorism tactics.
UN will investigate crimes against Rohingya in Burma
The top United Nations human rights body agreed on Friday to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya…
Bank in anti-money laundering drive after ties to Kokang fighters revealed
Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank), the country’s third-biggest lender, said it will spend three years building an anti-money laundering (AML) centre to improve and centralise AML control.
Thai government to ask 70,000 Burmese refugees to go home
Thailand will ask nearly 70,000 refugees displaced by fighting in Burma to return home, but only on a voluntary basis. Those ready to make the trip back home will be…