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Conflict Between Burmese Army and Karen Rebels displace Thousands
Renewed fighting between Myanmar’s army and ethnic Karen rebels drove more than 1, 000 villagers into neighbouring Thailand Sunday. They will join the 200 who fled late Saturday when clashes erupted between Myanmar’s troops and militias from the Democratic...Burma's Election Unfair: UN
The UN condemned the recent elections in Burma declaring it was neither free or fair. The announcement comes after many western nations unilaterally voiced their disapproval immediately following the...Aung Suu Kyi on the Brink of Being Released this Saturday
Myanmar's military junta put the final arrangements in place for the release of Aung Suu Kyi from house arrest just over a week after staging widely condemned elections. The pro-democracy leader spent 15 of...
Ethnic Violence Imminent as Myanmar Prepares for Election
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) warns that the elections in Burma risk increasing ethnic violence and calls on the authorities to address the marginalization of minority groups. Laws and regulations have... Burma Isolated from Global Networks Before Elections
The reclusive nation of Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been cut off from global networks after a massive cyber attack on its national systems. The attack comes as the country builds up to elections on Sunday but dismissed by pro-democracy advocates. Some believe the... Burma Holds Elections this Weekend. Critics Say Poll is a Sham.
Burma holds its first parliamentary election in 20 years this weekend but critics say the poll is a façade. At the last election two decades ago, the military junta decided the result was not to their...Ler Per Her refugee camp attacked by Burmese Army
In the mountainous jungles of the Karen State in eastern Burma, a small village of fragile bamboo huts sits poised on the idyllic banks of the Moei river at the border with Thailand. But the reality is far from... Sri Lanka: West Appalled by Bloodbath but Action is Scarce
UNITED NATIONS - After the largest reported attack on civilians in Sri Lanka over the weekend, the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Austria condemned the "bloodbath" and appealed for the United Nations Security Council to put the conflict on its agenda.... Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'in poor health'
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Sui Kyi is reported to be in poor health. She has been under house arrest in Burma since 1989 for agitating for a return to democratic government. The party that she...
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Myanmar Junta Still Wary of Foreign Help
According to The News International report on Monday, June 02, nearly a month after a cyclone tore through swathes of Myanmar, residents in this Irrawaddy Delta village are only now getting the plastic sheets and...
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MYANMAR: IT IS A MATTER OF HOURS...
Myanmar Monks Defy Junta Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks defied orders from the military junta to stay out of politics, relaunching mass protests Tuesday in the country's two...The Never-Ending Myanmar Nightmare
"For well over a decade, the military junta in Myanmar has been trying to bring the Karen ethnic minority under its thumb. This year, the offensive has intensified -- magnifying the ongoing refugee disaster in...Abuses spawn Myanmar 'Heart of Darkness' - report
One of the many overshadowed, horrific scenarios in the world. Why is this region ignored so much by the media?? Years of civil war and abuse of ethnic minorities in eastern Myanmar by the ruling military junta have left the region more like the grimmest corners of Africa or...Top Members Today
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