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New prisoners, same cages
The recent arrest of Latpadaung protestor Naw Ohn Hla and other peaceful demonstrators casts a pall over Thein Sein's pledge to release all political prisoners before the year's end.
Thai police raid brothel freeing 10 Burmese victims
During a raid conducted by Thai police accompanied by Burmese labour activists, 10 Burmese women were freed from a brothel in southern Thailand where they had been forced to work as prostitutes
Kachin rebels refuse to invite Suu Kyi to mediate peace process
The Kachin Independence Army, who is currently negotiating a precarious ceasefire deal with the government, has rejected a plea by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be formally invited to mediate talks between the groups
Gov’t pardons student leader, ‘bombing suspects’ during amnesty
More than 40 prisoners were received amnesty in Burma today according to a report published in the New Light of Myanmar which included former student leader Ko Aye Aung and NLD member Than Zwa
Peace committee holds talks with exile groups in Bangkok
The government’s Peace Making Work Committee led by Railway Minister Aung Min met with Burmese opposition groups based in Thailand's capital yesterday
The Rohingya, myths and misinformation
Much hot air has been expelled to debate the origins of the Rohingya since communal tensions erupted in late May and early June, but perhaps more telling is the now common refrain that they are “terrorists”
