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Suu Kyi overstretched, says new report

A new report by a Brussels-based think tank says that Burma's "undisputed political leader" has a strong tendency "to concentrate power in her own hands and delegate little.”

Think tank warns of election strife

Burma’s upcoming elections may bring violence and other challenges, warns a Belgium-based NGO.

Burma’s badly needed census may have come too soon

Incomplete demographic data is holding back development efforts in a new Burma, yet counting heads now could cause violence.

Census convention kicks off in Naypyidaw

Burmese President Thein Sein on Saturday pledged that the upcoming census will be conducted in accordance with international standards and human rights principles, at an opening ceremony held in Naypyidaw.

Ten ethnic organisations accept current census platform

Representatives from 10 ethnic organisations told Immigration Minister Khin Yi on Wednesday that they are prepared to shelve concerns over the delineation of ethnic groups in Burma until after the census has been conducted.

Ethnic groups resist census, object to question of ethnicity

Many ethnic leaders are opposed to a list that only recognises 135 specified ethnic groups in Burma - a list that dates back to British colonial times. (PHOTO: Shan family/ public domain)

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