Myanmar Christians forced to convert to Buddhism claims rights group
Christian students from Myanmar's Chin ethnic minority have been forced to convert to Buddhism, a rights group has claimed. According to the Chin Human Rights Organisation, students are being asked ...
Thousands Protest Copper Mine
More than 10,000 villagers in northwestern Burma demonstrated Wednesday, burning effigies and demanding the return of land they said was illegally confiscated from them by a mining company, ...
Kachin War a Battle for Resources
In a high-stakes battle reflecting political and economic interests, Burmese government troops have stepped up their offensive this week against ethnic Kachin rebels in an area at the heart of ...
Burma Moves to Scrap Ministry
Burmese President Thein Sein's administration on Friday proposed shutting down a ministry which oversees industrial megaprojects and was created at the tail end of the previous military regime, ...
MasterCard Becomes First International Payments Network to License Branded Cards in Myanmar
Historic First Paves the Way for Myanmar to Participate in Global Electronic Payments with Issuing, Merchant Acceptance and ATM Acceptance of MasterCard Branded Payment ...
Mizzima News Monks demonstrate against Rohingya for third day
Buddhist monks in Mandalay - for the third day - marched on Tuesday in support of the deportation of Muslim minority Rohingya, prompting concerns of international rights groups, some of whom have ...
Mizzima News Burma to appoint new defense minister
He submitted Lt-Gen Wai Lwin of the Office of Commander-in-Chief (Army) as the new defense minister and Thein Hteik, the union minister for mines, as the new union auditor-general, according to a ...
IRIN In Brief Chins denied religious freedom in Myanmar
BANGKOK ? Religious freedom for Myanmar's 500,000 ethnic Chins is being denied, says a new report by the Chin Human Rights Organization ...
The Irrawaddy ILO in talks with Kachins over child soldiers ? Lawi Weng
The International Labor Organization (ILO) in Rangoon said on Tuesday that it is cooperating with both the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in working for the release of ...
Narinjara News Commission to investigate Arakan unrest due to travel to Arakan state from September 7
The commission that was recently formed to investigate the Arakan sectarian violence that occurred last June in Arakan State will go to Arakan state to start its mission investigation on the Arakan ...
The Irrawaddy Gas bidding delayed by FDI law saga ? Simon Roughneen
RANGOON--Burmese Energy Minister Than Htay said on Monday that the country "is about to launch bidding for offshore blocks" but did not give additional details or indicate when the process ...
Mizzima News Paddy fields spoiled by floods but rice prices low ? Si Thu
Rangoon - After a vast swath of paddy fields in Irrawaddy, Pegu and Rangoon Regions were spoiled by floods in August, an official at the Myanmar Rice Industry Association (MRIA) said that they are ...
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