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- ► 2013
- ► May
- • 22 - Shan Herald: Thein Sein and China must stop pipeline project to prevent escalation of conflict in northern Shan State White Tiger against PR system
- • 22 - Radio Free Asia: Influential Senator Backs Drop of Myanmar Trade Sanctions
- • 22 - DVB: US looks to end Burma sanctions after landmark visit
- • 22 - DVB: Parliament extends emergency rule in conflict-torn Meikhtila
- • 22 - Shan Herald: Ceasefires facilitating land grabs: Think tank
- • 22 - The Irrawaddy: UN Urges Action to End Child Soldiers in Burma
- • 22 - DVB:Rohingyas face riot charges for refusing to register as ‘Bengali’
- • 22 - Irrawaddy:Outlawed ABSDF Meets Govt to Discuss Ceasefire
- • 21 - VOA: US Senator Urges End of Key Sanctions Against Burma
- • 21 - Bangkok Post: Myanmar, US waste a chance
- • 21 - AFP: US, Myanmar sign trade agreement
- • 21 - BNI:BGB pushes back 24 Rohingyas to Burma
- • 21 - Mizzima: UN praises Myanmar over child soldier issue
- • 21 - Irrawaddy: KNU Eyes Code of Conduct Accord with Govt in June
- • 21 - Karen News:HR Groups – President Thein Sein fails to live up to his reform promises
- • 21 - Shan Herald: White Tiger against PR system
- • 21 - Irrawaddy:In Meeting with NLD, Myitsone Investor Says It Hopes to Restart Project
- • 21 - Radio Australia:Mines Minister says Myanmar in new era of transparency
- • 21 - Mizzima:Myanmar’s media faces fresh challenges
- • 20 - Foreign Policy: Airport project seen as test case for the new Burma
- • 20 - Reuters: Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
- • 21 - AFP: Myanmar jails Muslim rioters for up to 28 years
- • 20 - Washington Post:Obama meets with Burmese president
- • 20 - Washington Post:Troubling signs for Burma’s reforms?
- • 20 - Washington Post: Burma's Thein Sein says military 'will always have a special place' in government
- • 20 - Foreign Policy: Burma's Web-Savvy Rebels
- • 20 - The Diplomat: President Thein Sein Visits Washington as Ethnic Cleansing Continues in Burma
- • 20 - CNN: Obama must speak truth to Myanmar
- • 17 - Huffington Post: The Rohingya of Burma -- Betrayed by Aung San Sui Kyi
- • 20 - Asia Times: Myanmar needs a new nationalism
- • 20 - Karen News: KNU protests as EGAT marks Salween River Hat Gyi dam site
- • 19 - Al Jazeera: Myanmar community in US hopes for change
- • 20 - Al Jazeera: Myanmar president set to meet Obama
- • 17 - Irrawady: Thousands of Evacuees Return to IDP Camps, After Cyclone Misses Arakan
- • 17 - Reuters: Myanmar seeks inspiration from South Africa for nascent legal aid movement
- • 17 - BBC: Relief as Cyclone Mahasen weakens over Bangladesh and Burma
- • 17 - Mizzima: Govt, KIO to resume peace talks
- • 17 - Mizzima: Myanmar kyat hits record low
- • 17 - Mizzima: Obama wishes to discuss Myanmar's communal violence
- • 17 - Irrawady: A Burmese Tycoon You Can't Find Today
- • 17 - Irrawady: On and Off the Table for Thein Sein's White House Visit
- • 17 - AP/Washington Press: Myanmar president pardons political prisoners ahead of state visit to United States
- • 16 - Mizzima: War reparations begin in Shan State
- • 16 - Mizzima: Myanmar ranked worst in resource governance
- • 16 - VOA: Distrust Hinders Burma Cyclone Evacuation Effort
- • 16 - BBC: Tropical Storm Mahasen strikes southern Bangladesh
- • 16 - Irrawaddy: 'Bangladesh Syndrome' Looms over Burma's Electricity Crisis
- • 15 - Reuters: Two killed in Myanmar clash near China pipeline
- • 15 - Shan Herald: Thai security: Wa denial of gunships deserves benefit of the doubt
- • 15 - Mizzima: Farmers call for return of seized lands
- • 15 - Irrawaddy: China-Burma Bilateral Talks Conclude in Yunnan
- • 15 - Bangkok Post: Myanmar's 'old man's land' seeks new lease of life
- • 15 - IRIN: Landmine casualties rising in Kachin, Myanmar
- • 15 - DVB: In the Storm's Path
- • 15 - Guardian UK: Distrustful Rohingya dig in as Burma braces for cyclone Mahasen
- • 15 - Reuters: Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
- • 14 - Radio Free Asia: 88 Generation Students Hold Talks with US, China
- • 14 - Kachin News Group: Kachin Peace facilitator unsure when talks will continue
- • 14 - Kachin News Group: Burma's armed conflict will delay Shwe pipeline admits government official
- • 14 - Shan Herald: Thai security kept on toes by Burma Army’s unusual moves
- • 14 - DVB: Shan rebels slam military claims over recent clashes
- • 14 - Shan Herald: Shans request China to shelter refugees
- • 14 - Irrawaddy: Starbucks Sees Burma Entry in ‘Couple of Years’
- • 14 - Asian Tribune: Report on Burma : Severe Human Rights Abuses
- • 14 - Irrawaddy: Heineken Brewery Enters Burma Market
- • 14 - DVB: Pipeline protestors face jail for ‘unlawful’ assembly
- • 14 - BBC: Rohingya boats sink off west Burma - many missing
- • 13 - Irrawaddy: Death Toll Rises in East Burma Mining Accident
- • 13 - Epoch Times: Burma Starts Evacuations Ahead of Cyclone
- • 13 - AFP: Myanmar president to make landmark US visit: state TV
- • 13 - AP/The Guardian: Burma president to visit US
- • 13 - Kaladan Press/BNI: Rohingya lose farms for new road
- • 13 - Narinjara News/BNI: Fund misused, Arakanese continue suffering from erratic power supply
- • 13 - Irrawaddy: Tens of Thousands of Refugees Evacuated as Storm Nears Arakan Coast
- • 11 - Al Jazeera: Myanmar Muslims living in constant fear: Muslim areas of Okkan, a town to the north of Yangon, is latest target for attacks by Buddhists
- • 10 - Mizzima: Amending constitution 'most difficult in the world': Suu Kyi
- • 09 - Irrawaddy: Thein Sein Enjoys Myitsone Praise as Dams on Salween Secretly Proceed
- • 09 - Irrawaddy: Ethnic Activists Warn of Surge in Land Grabs After Ceasefires
- • 13 - Irrawaddy: Refugees Face Uncertain Future as Burma Opens
- • 10 - Kachinland News: Fighting rages for control over ethnic lands in Kachin and Shan State
- • 10 - Shan Herald: Naypyitaw reps visiting Wa today
- • 10 - DVB: Five Buddhists arrested for anti-Muslim riots released on bail
- • 10 - Irrawaddy: Burma to Receive $36 Mln for Agriculture Development
- • 10 - Mizzima: Myanmar pipelines begin this year, says Yunnan official
- • 10 - IRIN: Activists call for review of Myanmar’s citizenship law
- • 10 - Bangkok Post: 10 convicted over Myanmar unrest
- • 10 - Irrawaddy: Burma Government Accused of Participating in Genocide
- • 10 - DVB: Burmese army seizes Shan rebel outpost after latest attack
- • 09 - Irrawaddy
- • 09 - Shan Herald: Wa landmines causing havoc on the border
- • 09 - Mizzima: NLD members invited to China
- • 09 - Shan Herald: Burma army goes to war against Shan on Sino-Burmese border
- • 09 - Mizzima: DKBA hopeful of resolving differences with BGF
- • 09 - BBC: Aung San Suu Kyi seeks UK help for Burma's universities
- • 09 - Irrawaddy: Court Sentences 10 Men to Prison, Hard Labor for Arakan Violence
- • 09 - The Nation: Myanmar needs to balance modernisation and heritage as it urbanises, meet told
- • 09 - Asia Times: Hate thy neighbor in Myanmar
- • 09 - Asian Correspondent: Future looks grim for Burma’s Muslims despite Thein Sein HR vow
- • 08 - Bangkok Post: Myanmar army continues to live in denial over abuses
- • 08 - Shan Herald: Peace process: So many promises, few implementations
- • 08 - Irrawaddy: Land Rights Activists Sued for Protesting Without Permission
- • 07 - Irrawaddy: DKBA Forces Refuse to Leave Dam Site
- • 08 - Mizzima: Mon group calls for release of young detainees
- • 08 - Financial Times: Key reform minister exits Myanmar investment body
- • 08 - Reuters AlertNet: Ethnic minority land rights next hurdle for Myanmar peace
- • 08 - DVB: Burmese army torches Shan rebel outpost
- • 08 - AFP: Myanmar revokes dissident's pardon
- • 08 - Irrawaddy: Signs of Coming Genocide in Burma?
- • 07 - Foreign Policy: It’s Time for Burma’s President to Act
- • 07 - DVB: Justice begins when Burmese Muslims are treated as equals
- • 07 - Asian Correspondent: Burma’s Human Rights Commission urged to probe rights abuses in ethnic areas
- • 07 - DVB: Buddhists protest the resettlement of Rohingya Muslims
- • 07 - Shan Herald: Burmese troops sneak into UWSA area
- • 07 - Irrawaddy: Ethnic Armies’ Role in Burma Drug Trade Off Table at Six-Nation Talks
- • 07 - Shan Herald: Burma army torches Shan rebel base
- • 07 - Irrawaddy: Central Burma Faces Water Shortage
- • 07 - BBC: Six Muslims charged over monk's death in Burma's Meiktila
- • 06 - CNN: Despite reforms, Myanmar's ethnic violence continues
- • 06 - UCA News: Yangon archbishop calls for calm after anti-Muslim attacks
- • 07 - AFP: Myanmar leader pledges to uphold Muslim rights
- • 06 - Bangkok Post: New Myanmar crossing opens Wed
- • 06 - DVB: Humanitarian crisis hits displaced Shan villagers
- • 04 - Karen News: Villagers Claim Land Grabs Forcing Them Out
- • 03 - Radio Free Asia: Shwe Mann Takes Mantle of Burma’s Ruling Party
- • 03 - AlJazeera: Myanmar faces call for religious segregation
- • 03 - Reuters: Muslims in Myanmar barricade village as attacks spread
- • 04 - Radio Australia: At least 11 dead after Myanmar rains: police
- • 05 - Press TV: Myanmar police arrest two extremists over anti-Muslim violence
- • 05 - New York Times: In Myanmar, Classrooms Provide Litmus Test of Change
- • 06 - AFP: Myanmar delays 'drugs-free' target amid narcotics boom
- • 05 - Independent UK: Burma's fertile delta where death was the crop
- • 03 - DVB: Karen rebels ordered to leave area near Thai-backed dam
- • 03 - Irrawaddy: Govt Troops Come, Civilians Flee, Tensions Remain in Karen State
- • 03 - Mizzima: Myaungmya farmers call for land compensation
- • 03 - Vice: Is Burma’s Government Directly Involved in Ethnic Cleansing?
- • 03 - Bangkok Post: Myanmar considers press freedom law
- • 03 - IRIN: Activists call for review of Myanmar’s citizenship law
- • 03 - Bangkok Post: 2 held in Jakarta embassy bomb plot
- • 03 - Mizzima: Religious violence threatens to tear Myanmar apart
- • 03 - BBC: US announces Burma sanctions move
- • 02 - Huffington Post: We Should All Be Ashamed by Our Silence Over the Genocide in Burma
- • 02 - Shan Herald: Most Burma Army units are ethnic areas: observer
- • 02 - Karen News: Refugees wary of Govt repatriation ‘pilot’
- • 02 - Shan Herald: UWSA worries as tension between Shan rebels, Burma army grows
- • 02 - Karen News: Myaing Gyi Ngu residents flee from DKBA and Govt militia fighting
- • 02 - Irrawaddy: Wa Rebels Caught Up in Regional Chess Match
- • 02 - Mizzima: UN envoy commends Rakhine report, but says concerns remain
- • 02 - DVB: Thein Sein resigns as chairman of Burma’s ruling party
- • 02 - Irrawaddy: Activist Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison for Defaming Police
- • 02 - DVB: Seven Rohingyas arrested for refusing to register as ‘Bengali’
- • 02 - Asia Times: Myanmar morphs to US-China battlefield
- • 02 - AlJazeera: Myanmar Rohingya violence report assailed
- • 02 - Irrawaddy: Burma’s Journalists Chip Away at Restrictive Publishing Bill
- • 02 - Shan Herald: Shelters for people displaced by war
- • 02 - Irrawaddy: Religious Freedom in Burma Among the Worst in the World: US Report
- • 02 - Asian Correspondent: Burma Muslims face uncertain future after attack
- • 01 - DVB: Buddhists and Muslims remain divided
- • 01 - VOA: Burma Violence Edges Closer to Rangoon
- • 01 - DVB: Officials arrest 18 suspects following riot in Rangoon division
- • 01 - BBC: One killed in Burma Oakkan town religious violence
- ► April
- • 30 - Karen News: Govt militia continue to use villagers as forced labor in Karen State
- • 30 - Karen News: DKBA and Govt militia fighting kills one and wounds one
- • 30 - Guardian UK: Burma sectarian clashes erupt in Oakkan town
- • 09 - Irrawaddy
- • 30 - Radio Australia: Myanmar's solution to ethnic clashes is chilling: HRW
- • 30 - Irrawaddy: Put Us in Prison, Letpadaung Protesters Say
- • 30 - DVB: China supplies Wa rebels with armed helicopters: report
- • 30 - BBC: Ford announces entry into Burma market
- • 30 - Irrawaddy: Mobs Attack Muslim Areas Near Burma’s Former Capital
- • 30 - AlJazeera: Islamophobia: Myanmar's racist fault-line
- • 29 - Mizzima: Ex-political prisoners readapt to freedom
- • 28 - Mizzima: The rise of anti-Muslim sentiments in Myanmar
- • 29 - Mizzima: Meiktila rehabilitation will take 2 or 3 months
- • 29 - Irrawaddy: Workers' Rights Improving, but Problems Remain
- • 29 - Irrawaddy: Ethnic Media Calls for Inclusive Talks on New Media Law
- • 29 - Irrawaddy: Letpadaung Outrage Grows in Northwest Burma and Rangoon
- • 29 - Kachinland News: Kachin troops continue fight against Burmese army and forest fires
- • 29 - Shan Herald: Shwe gas pipelines loosely connected, say worried Shan farmers
- • 26 - Asian Correspondent: Opinion: No change at all on the ground in Burma
- • 29 - Asian Correspondent: Myanmar or Burma: How should it be named?
- • 28 - AFP/Global Post: Suu Kyi's 'rule of law' mantra a distant hope in Myanmar
- • 28 - AP/Washington Post: PORTRAITS: A new numerology of religious hatred grows as Myanmar turns from its military past
- • 29 - AP/Washington Post: Myanmar government panel recommends family planning, security boost to stem sectarian clashes
- • 29 - AlJazeera: Myanmar Buddhists find identity in numbers
- • 26 - Irrawaddy: Burma to Allow Suu Kyi's Presidential Bid, Aung Min Tells US Audience
- • 26 - Mizzima: Rakhine Commission submits report
- • 25 - KNG: Kachin peace talks likely delayed till May
- • 25 - Shan Herald: Shan movement prepares for political parley
- • 25 - Shan Herald: Aid group warns Shan movement with aid suspension
- • 26 - Shan Herald: Burmese military launching two parallel campaigns
- • 21 - The Economist: When praying is not enough
- • 25 - Karen News: Ethnic alliance criticizes EU for lifting its sanctions
- • 25 - Karen News: Rights Groups condemn EU's decision to end Burma sanctions
- • 24 - Wall Street Journal: Myanmar to Face Human-Rights Test
- • 26 - Irrawaddy: Protesters Demand Release of Detainees at Letpadaung Mine
- • 26 - Guardian UK: The dirty fossil fuel secret behind Burma's democratic fairytale
- • 25 - AFP/Global Post: Myanmar looks to revive abandoned 'Death Railway'
- • 26 - AFP/Global Post: Myanmar police defend mine protest response: state media
- • 26 - AP/Washington Post: Myanmar could get broad duty free access to the US, as Washington deepens trade, military ties
- • 25 - AP/Washington Post: Myanmar activists say police injure 7 in new copper mine crackdown
- • 24 - New York Times: Are Myanmar’s Hopes Fading?
- • 25 - Irrawaddy: Ethnic Media Groups Call for Strong Press to Foster Dialogue
- • 25 - Mizzima: EU’s flawed approach to Myanmar
- • 25 - Irrawaddy: Caution is the Watchword as Indonesia Eyes Business in Burma
- • 25 - Irrawaddy: US Could Waive Duties on Imports From Burma
- • 25 - DVB: Muslim jailed for removing Buddhist logo from shop
- • 25 - Irrawaddy: Letpadaung Farmers Beaten, Shot at for Plowing Fields
- • 25 - BBC: Burma: Monywa mine protest leads to clashes with police
- • 22 - Channel 4 News: Burma authorities accused of 'ethnic cleansing'
- • 24 - DVB: Arakan report sent to president, no release date announced
- • 24 - Mizzima: Ye Min Oo faces more charges
- • 23 - Mizzima: CNPC denies firing workers on Maday Island
- • 24 - Mizzima: Shan NGO accuses Myanmar army of using civilians as human shields
- • 23 - Mizzima: 10 Maday islanders charged following pipeline protest
- • 24 - Irrawaddy: Kachin Relief Hampered by Concern for Safety of Aid Convoys, Travel Prohibitions
- • 24 - Irrawaddy: More Than 1,000 Civilians Flee Amid Shan State Fighting
- • 24 - Shan Herald: Kachin, Shan rebels controlled areas, Burma army reinforced
- • 24 - Karen News: Burma Army accused of atrocities in Shan State offensive
- • 24 - Bangkok Post: US to boost Myanmar trade ties
- • 22 - Asian Correspondent: International Crisis Group makes a mockery of 'peace' in Burma
- • 23 - Reuters/Global Post: U.S. could waive duties on imports from Myanmar
- • 23 - Asia Times: Suu Kyi's Muslim moral dilemma
- • 24 - Asia Times: EU calls end to Myanmar sanctions
- • 23 - Karen News: Burma Army accused of atrocities in Shan State offensive
- • 22 - Foreign Policy:The Monks Who Hate Muslims
- • 23 - Irrawaddy: Indonesia President Visits Burma, Fails to Meet Muslim Leaders
- • 23 - Kachinland News: KIA troops withdraw from its Manau Bum post
- • 23 - DVB: Ethnic languages to be taught ‘after hours’ in state schools
- • 23 - DVB: Ninety prisoners released in mass amnesty
- • 23 - Irrawaddy: Seven Muslims Accused of Killing Monk Face Trial in Meikhtila
- • 23 - Irrawaddy: Fascism is Back in Fashion in Burma
- • 23 - Telegraph UK: Burma has far to go
- • 23 - Guardian UK: Burma: the EU has been too quick to lift sanctions
- • 22 - Heritage: Burma: New Hill Leaders Step Up
- • 22 - Christian Science Monitor: Myanmar's ruler to get peace prize, despite 'ethnic cleansing' charge
- • 22 - DVB: Dropping sanctions and ignoring human rights abuses
- • 22 - DVB: Meikhtila locals remain in shelters amid security concerns
- • 22 - Irrawaddy: Ahead of 2015, Voting System Debate Heats up in Burma
- • 22 - Irrawaddy: Wait for Official Arakan Report, Says Burma Government
- • 22 - Irrawaddy: Peace Prize for Thein Sein Draws Praise and Scorn
- • 22 - Shan Herald: Stop rapes: Shan women demand
- • 21 - Bangkok Post: Stirring up hatred through social media
- • 21 - AFP/Global Post: Myanmar unrest tests iconic status of Suu Kyi
- • 22 - AP/Washington Post: Human Rights Watch says anti-Rohingya unrest in Myanmar was organized 'ethnic cleansing'
- • 19 - Washington Post: Desmond Tutu: Opinion: Burma's chance to do right by all its people
- • 22 - AlJazeera: Report documents 'Rohingya persecution'
- • 22 - BBC: Q&A: Communal violence in Burma
- • 22 - BBC: Burma riots: Video shows police failing to stop attack
- • 18 - Guardian UK: Buddhist monk uses racism and rumours to spread hatred in Burma
- • 19 - DVB: 'Legal' Burmese migrants still face exploitation in Thailand
- • 19 - DVB: Police crack down on 'unlawful' gas pipeline protestors
- • 19 - Mizzima: Maday Islanders protest Chinese pipeline
- • 19 - Irrawaddy: A Sad State of Affairs as Asean AWOL Over Rohingya Issue
- • 19 - KNG: Kachin IDP pastors receive legal training
- • 19 - Shan Herald: No ceasefire for Shan army
- • 19 - Karen News: Teachers want official go-ahead to teach Karen
- • 19 - Karen News: Karen State – land disputes a growing problem
- • 19 - AFP/Global Post: Catastrophe looms in Myanmar as rains near
- • 19 - Asian Correspondent: What does Burma have to face in a new year?
- • 19 - AP/Washington Post: Diplomats say EU is set to drop most sanctions against Myanmar to reward democratic reforms
- • 19 - Asia Times: Rakhine project stirs anger
- • 19 - Asia Times: Nowhere to hide for Myanmar's Muslims
- • 18 - DVB: Two villagers hurt in army assault on Shan state
- • 18 - Irrawaddy: No Need for OIC Intervention, Burma Govt Says
- • 18 - Mizzima: OIC chief blasts Naypyitaw's handling of Muslim issue
- • 18 - Mizzima: Shan refugees remain wary of returning home
- • 18 - Shan Herald: Burma army shells villages
- • 18 - Asian Correspondent: Burma: Democracy veteran Win Tin warns of dark times ahead
- • 18 - AFP/Global Post: EU to lift sanctions as part of sea-change in ties with Myanmar
- • 18 - AP/Washington Post: In Myanmar, a paved road offers hope for a country and a war-torn region
- • 18 - BBC: Aung San Suu Kyi meets Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
- • 17 - AlJazeera: In pictures: Myanmar rains in the New Year
- • 17 - Irrawaddy: Burma's Aid Workers Struggle in Wake of Religious Violence
- • 17 - Irrawaddy: Burma Nationals Detained on Fishing Rig Off Indonesian Shores
- • 17 - Asian Correspondent: Analysis: Will Burma think of redrafting a new charter?
- • 16 - Huffington Post: Religion and Human Rights: Buddhist Hatred in Sri Lanka and Burma
- • 16 - Foreign Policy: Cramming for That Next Big Test in Democracy
- • 17 - AFP/Global Post: Suu Kyi defends her conciliatory style
- • 17 - Irrawaddy: UK to Back Burma Peace Efforts
- • 15 - KNG: G8 Ministers express concern about Kachin conflict
- • 17 - Shan Herald: Burma army, Shan rebels renew clashes during Myanmar New Year
- • 17 - New York Times: Myanmar's monks have become corrupt and dangerously sectarian
- • 16 - The Asian Age: Stateless in Burma
- • 15 - Thailand Business News: Is Burma Ready To Be Asia's Next Economic Tiger?
- • 15 - Global Post: Myanmar people enjoy significant water festival in wake of riots
- • 16 - Bangkok Post: Myanmar peace hinges on powerful interests, experts say
- • 16 - Asian Correspondent: Burma parties divided over proportional electoral system
- • 15 - The Australian: Asylum seekers nominated for bravery award
- • 12 - Radio Free Asia: Refugees Fear Fighting, Forced Labor in Burma's Shan State
- • 13 - Irrawaddy: Waiting for Solace
- • 13 - Kachinland News: Burmese government soldiers set forest fires near KIA frontline posts
- • 14 - Bangkok Post: Fear stalks Muslims in Myanmar
- • 13 - AFP/Global Post: Suu Kyi arrives in Japan after 27 years
- • 14 - AFP/Global Post: Pan-Muslim body urges Myanmar to allow OIC delegation
- • 13 - AFP/Global Post: Myanmar's Muslims fear toxic fallout of reform
- • 12 - BBC: Early morning fires destroy homes in Mandalay, Burma
- • 14 - AlJazeera: Myanmar aims to correct education errors
- • 11 - Mizzima: Landmines still extensively used in Karen State
- • 11 - Mizzima: Latpadaung inquiry results 'alarming', says AHRC
- • 12 - Mizzima: UNFC and govt meeting postponed
- • 12 - Irrawaddy: Former Burma Political Detainee Won't Give Up Prison Shirt
- • 12 - Irrawaddy: Rohingya Condemn Burning of Independence Hero Aung San's Picture
- • 12 - AFP/Global Post: Myanmar Buddhist living in fear after Indonesia killings
- • 11 - Global Post: Spill-over effects of Rohingya issue on Indonesia
- • 12 - AP/Washington Post: Suu Kyi visit highlights Japan's push to raise profile, tap business opportunities in Myanmar
- • 12 - AP/Washington Post: Myanmar sentences 3 Muslims to 14-year prison terms after last month's sectarian violence
- • 11 - DVB: Local hostility threatens Arakan reconstruction pledge
- • 10 - Radio Free Asia: MPs Call for Reform of Burmese Tax Laws
- • 11 - Irrawaddy: Burma’s Ethnic Violence ‘Poses Threat to Foreign Investment’
- • 11 - Global Post: UNDP provides development aid to Myanmar for 2013-15
- • 10 - Asian Correspondent: Burma: Kachin conflict becomes international tug of war
- • 11 - IRIN: Aid access still limited for displaced in Myanmar’s Kachin State
- • 11 - DVB: Government to prosecute two administrators following school fire
- • 11 - AFP: Myanmar's Muslims 'barred from Suu Kyi meet' in Japan
- • 11 - Irrawaddy: Burma Invites Bids for 30 Offshore Oil, Gas Blocks
- • 11 - AFP: Myanmar police struggle to adapt to post-junta era
- • 09 - Huffington Post: Aung San Suu Kyi -- Silence to Genocide?
- • 10 - DVB: Indonesian prison riot sparked by rapes of Rohingya inmates
- • 10 - DVB: Suu Kyi meets with Islamic leaders amid growing criticism
- • 10 - DVB: Police round up alleged rioters in Pegu division
- • 10 - Irrawaddy: Reforms, Foreign Investment to Raise GDP Growth to 6.5 Percent
- • 10 - Irrawaddy: Amid Mass Tax Evasion, Burmese Public Demands Reform
- • 10 - Irrawaddy: Shan Farmers Claim Govt Siphoned Off Shwe Gas Pipeline Compensation
- • 09 - Shan Herald: Shan farmers call for halt to Shwe gas pipeline project
- • 10 - Shan Herald: Aid workers call for donations and supplies for Shan refugees
- • 10 - Kachinland News: Hpakant court postpones Brang Shawng hearing as plaintiff fails to appear
- • 10 - Bangkok Post: Rohingya violence called 'genocide'
- • 09 - Global Post: Probe sought on death of 8 Myanmar nationals in Indonesian detention camp
- • 10 - AFP/Global Post: Myanmar activist told to return jail uniform
- • 09 - Asia Times: Myanmar's neo-Nazi Buddhists get free rein
- • 09 - DVB: Police question alleged culprits involved in gold shop brawl
- • 09 - DVB: Decision to postpone Kachin peace-talks ‘mutual’, say rebels
- • 09 - Irrawaddy: Buddhist Monks Incite Muslim Killings in Burma
- • 08 - IRIN: Myanmar’s landmines hinder return of displaced
- • 09 - DVB: Communist party slams allegations of role in rioting
- • 09 - Asian Correspondent: In Burma, Facebook becomes a hotbed of extremism
- • 08 - Radio Free Asia: Burmese Police Uncover Monk’s Bid to Smuggle Rohingyas
- • 06 - Mizzima: Aid still not getting to Kachin State, say NGOs
- • 08 - Mizzima: Shan farmers urge gas pipeline project to be moved
- • 08 - Mizzima: Residents continue to protest over Latpadaung project
- • 08 - Irrawaddy: Thein Sein Talks Investment, Kachin Conflict during China Visit
- • 08 - Irrawaddy: Kachin Ceasefire Talks Postponed Because of China, NGOs Claim
- • 08 - Reuters: Special Report: Buddhist monks incite Muslim killings in Myanmar
- • 08 - Shan Herald: Shan rebels-Burma army clash, thousands flee
- • 08 - Karen News: UK Advocacy group says EU 'Not getting the balance right' on Burma sanctions
- • 08 - Karen News: Land disputes increase in Karen State
- • 08 - AP/Asian Correspondent: Ex-refugees in US protest Burma violence
- • 06 - Global Post: President urges Myanmar to protect lives of Muslim community
- • 06 - Global Post: Myanmar police arrest 42 Buddhists, Muslims for sectarian unrest
- • 05 - AP/Washington Post: Former US President Jimmy Carter expresses concern over Myanmar violence
- • 08 - New York Times: Myanmar Grapples With Ethnic Tensions
- • 08 - BBC: Burma Rohingya refugees held in Indonesia
- • 06 - AlJazeera: Children bear brunt of Myanmar conflict
- • 05 - DVB: Opinion: How the media and govt continue to politicise Muslims in Burma
- • 05 - DVB: Activists launch anti-racism campaign in Burma
- • 05 - Mizzima: Shan army told to make way for Salween Dam
- • 05 - Mizzima: Kachin peace talks postponed until late April
- • 05 - Irrawaddy: Shan Villagers Flee Army Abuses
- • 04 - KNG: Burma army sends more troops to Kachin state ahead of April talks
- • 04 - Karen News: Shan groups warn of mass displacement if conflict breaks out
- • 05 - AFP/Global Post: 'Chaos' unavoidable on Myanmar's democratic path
- • 04 - AP/Washington Post: Myanmar violence takes sheen off Obama foreign policy success story, challenges reforms
- • 04 - AP/New York Times: Myanmar: Dozens Arrested in Investigation of Riots
- • 04 - New York Times: Ethnic Rifts Strain Myanmar as It Moves Toward Democracy
- • 05 - BBC: Burma Buddhist and Muslim detainees in deadly Indonesia clash
- • 05 - Asia Times: Politics of corruption in Myanmar
- • 05 - Asia Times: Racial hatred as policy in Myanmar
- • 04 - Mizzima: Latpadaung committee seeks continuation of project
- • 04 - Mizzima: The lay of the landmines
- • 04 - Irrawaddy: Uncertainty Surrounds Burma Gas Auction, Pipelines and Transparency
- • 04 - Karen News: Burma Army moves tanks in as its orders Shan army out
- • 04 - Australia News Network: Suu Kyi silent on Rohingya persecution
- • 04 - Irrawaddy: In Unprecedented Move, Burma Authorities Donate to Thailand Refugee Camp
- • 04 - DVB: Eyewitnesses recall atrocities in Meikhtila
- • 04 - BBC: What is behind Burma's wave of religious violence?
- ► May
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