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August 25, 2015
Two senior members of the Karen State’s National League for Democracy resigned from the party to join the newly formed Karen Party.
August 24, 2015
For the second year running the Burma’s government allowed Karen people to commemorate their Martyrs’ Day in Rangoon. The 65th Karen Martyrs’ Day was...
August 24, 2015
U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell, joined by USAID Mission Director Chris Milligan, visited Sittwe and Mrauk-U on August 19-21 according to a statement...
August 24, 2015
At the third National Forum on Birth Registration in Myanmar held in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday , donors, policymakers and service providers from around...
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
Naw Wahkushee is a member of the Karen Women’s Organization. In the following open letter, she highlights what she claims is a serious problem facing...
August 24, 2015
Since 2013, the Peace Corps, a U.S. government initiative to support developing nations, has been conducting a series of assessments to better...
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 24, 2015
A seminar was held at Chiangmai’s Uniserv Hotel on 22 August to discuss the opening of a new border checkpoint between Chiangmai and Burma’s Shan...
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 21, 2015
In August 2011, at Mae Sot General Hospital, a mother found herself facing a choice no parent should have to make.
August 21, 2015
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) donated 100 million kyats (aprox $90,000 USD) to assist with flood relief in Chin State last week.