One of the alleged co-conspirators in the assassination of prominent Burmese legal scholar Ko Ni has been released on a bail of 50 million kyats ($37,500).
Day: February 22, 2018
Human rights activist released from prison
The ALP report accused the Burmese army of extrajudicial killings of captured enemy combatants, as well as forcing civilians to serve as porters.
Roster for exam seating plan in Thandwe stirs ‘Bengali’ controversy
Parents condemn what they call institutionalised discrimination in Thandwe Township, Rakhine State, where Muslim students were distinguished from their non-Muslim peers and labelled “Bengali” on a document laying out seating…
Conservation areas could prevent Karen refugee return
Plans to create two parks to protect swathes of mountainous jungle in Burma could stop more than 16,000 refugees who fled conflict from going home.
Floating Island: New home for Rohingya refugees emerges in Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh is racing to turn an uninhabited and muddy Bay of Bengal island into home for 100,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled a military crackdown in Burma, amid conflicting signals…