Burmese government soldiers continue to perpetrate sexual violence against women on a widespread scale with impunity, according to a Women’s League of Burma report.
Tag: Development Projects
BUSINESS WEEKLY 14 NOVEMBER 2014
Thein Sein discusses development with Japanese PM Abe; Burma, WHO partner in Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign; TEEMA to invest $456 million in southern Burma; Japan to lend $285 million for development…
Japan to lend Burma US$285 million
During a meeting with Burmese President Thein Sein, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will lend Burma US$285 million for development projects.
NGOs say ethnic areas have no 'virgin lands'
A coalition of ethnic NGOs says the draft National Land Use Policy is flawed because it overlooks traditional shifting agricultural practices in Burma.