On a cold winter Sunday morning, a group of some 30 ethnic people from Myanmar and human rights activists met at the Myanmar embassy in Seoul to hold a pro-democracy and ethnic freedom of rights demonstration. (more…)
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Daily Archive
Irrawaddy: ‘We have to go for it!’ – Ma Sat Su with Zayar Thaw
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: Interviews
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: Interviews
Former political prisoner and popular artist Zayar Thaw is a member of ACID, one of the first bands to bring hip-hop to the youth of Burma. He also co-founded an underground organization known as Generation Wave during the 2007 Saffron Revolution. (more…)
Democratic Voice of Burma: EU development chief fuels race to Burma – Francis Wade
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: International,Opinion,Other
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: International,Opinion,Other
Continued foot-dragging on the future of EU sanctions on Burma, coupled with lingering controversy within the bloc over the ethics of investing there, is placing European companies at a disadvantage, the EU’s Commissioner for Development has said. (more…)
Huffington Post (US): Burma should honour freedom’s martyrs and revive the spirit of Panglong – Benedict Rogers
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: Opinion,Other
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: Opinion,Other
Four years ago today, gunmen under orders from Burma’s dictatorship came to a house in Thailand in broad daylight and shot dead a man as he sat on his veranda. (more…)
The relationship between government and ethnic minorities may be the pivotal issue blocking proper reform. (more…)
Mizzima News: Gambira’s rapid release a sign of greater scrutiny?
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: Inside Burma
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Filed under: Inside Burma
It had the look of a classic right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing. (more…)