Burma’s military government has been “manipulating development programs” in the country as part of a strategy to expand its military control and to further abuse villagers in Karen State, a report released Tuesday said.
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April 23: The Burmese special police launched a violent crackdown on a group of nine protestors in Rangoon yesterday, bashing and arresting several people, according to eyewitnesses.
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Food prices in military-run Myanmar have soared over the past year, a report said Tuesday, putting economic strain on residents already struggling with continuing inflation.
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First Secretary of the Myanmar State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Lieutenant-General Thein Sein met with visiting Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday, a state radio and television reported.
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At least four skirmish broke out on Tuesday morning between the Karen National Liberation Army, the military wing of the Karen National Union, and Karen splinter groups aligned with Burma’s ruling junta, according to KNLA sources.
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Three dams slated to be constructed on the Salween River on the Thai-Myanmar border would create an “inland sea” that would cut off the Karen insurgency’s supply route and block refugees from escaping into Thailand, the Karen Human Rights Group said Tuesday.
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Although Thai authorities expect to complete identification processing of migrant workers from Lao and Cambodia this year, they say procedural problems with Burma’s government are holding up progress in registering Burmese migrants.
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In a surprise raid on Sunday, police in northern Shan state seized over 60 kilograms of opium from an anti-terrorist group in Pansae village, Namkhan Township.
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The Indian press reported on Monday that a senior Burmese general met top leaders of the Indian Army in Delhi to negotiate the sale of additional military hardware to the junta-led nation.
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Burma’s military rulers have once again shown their teeth against the country’s civil rights defenders and social activists, who seek to earn the attention of the regime in addressing social and economic hardship. The regime has warned that it will not tolerate such “opposition.”
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Are you committed to freedom of speech in Burma, to build a strong and independent press and to bridge the gap between inside and exile media? Would you like to work as a coordinator with responsibility of bringing the process of establishing a Burmese media institution forward?
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