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August 24, 2015
The Bangkok South Criminal Court decided today on Monday 24 August to indict migrants' rights researcher and human rights defender Andy Hall in a...
August 24, 2015
By Sai Wansai It was supposed to be a diplomatic coup when President Thein Sein freed the 155 Chinese workers sentenced to life imprisonment for...
August 21, 2015
The country’s two main political parties, the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the opposition National League for Democracy...
August 19, 2015
In the wake of flooding that has devastated vast swathes of Myanmar, Asian direct selling company QNET has collaborated with its Independent...
August 19, 2015
Floods have receded in many disaster-hit parts of Myanmar in the past week, while large areas remain inundated. But officials and aid workers warn...
August 19, 2015
In response to flooding in Myanmar, MSF has sent teams to the heavily affected Sagaing region the organisation said in a statement posted on its...
August 19, 2015
Until his downfall in 2004, Khin Nyunt had been head of military intelligence as well as holding various other posts. He was a brutal man, Myanmar’s...
August 17, 2015
Myanmar authorities should immediately stop using abusive laws on association and expression to halt the activities of land rights activists, Human...
August 17, 2015
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has called a hastily arranged leadership meeting on Monday to prepare for a showdown with their...
August 17, 2015
The Shan Human Rights Foundation has expressed concern about the danger posed by Myanmar military shelling that they claim targeted the Shan State...
August 17, 2015
The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of Food for Peace has approved a new contribution of US$3 million to the...
August 17, 2015
The Information Ministry has instructed Cherry FM radio, run by Thura U Shwe Mann's daughter-in-law Daw Zay Zin Latt, to suspend operations, an...