Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s opposition leader, has called on UK university leaders to help her country rebuild its higher education system which she says has been virtually “destroyed” by 50 years of military rule. (more…)
The US Ambassador Mitchell urged Myanmar government to take actions against the incitement perpetrators using the social network to create social crisis. (more…)
The Buddhist leader condemned the recent Buddhist monk attacks on Muslims in Myanmar in front of 15,000 people at the University of Maryland on Tuesday. (more…)
Burmese exports in the garments, wood and farming industries are likely to flourish, as the US government prepares to lift import taxes on goods from the former pariah state, according to an economic expert. (more…)
Myanmar’s leader plans a landmark visit to Washington this month, a source said, as the United States eased visa restrictions in a sign of support despite a surge in anti-Muslim violence. (more…)
A U.S. government commission recommended that Myanmar remains on a U.S. State Department blacklist of 15 governments responsible for “systematic” violations of freedom of religion. (more…)
The US relaxed a ban on Thursday which previously suspended entry of Myanmar officials to the United States in an effort to “strengthen and encourage reform” in Myanmar. (more…)
The Obama administration extended Thursday by one year targeted U.S. sanctions against Myanmar to prevent backsliding on democratic reforms. (more…)
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to Burma that was declared on May 20, 1997, is to continue in effect beyond May 20, 2013.
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Worried that ethnic cleansing may take place without international attention, Anonymous is preparing an operation in support of Myanmar’s minority Muslim Rohingya ethnic group, possibly targeting government officials.
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While welcoming the most recent efforts of Myanmar’s Government to look into the sectarian violence that erupted last year in Rakhine state, a United Nations expert today stressed that much more needs to be done to end discrimination and hold perpetrators accountable for their crimes.
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The United States is moving to boost trade ties with Myanmar days after the European Union lifted sanctions as companies seek access to the reformed military dictatorship.
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On April 22, Ambassador Yang Houlan met with the chair of Myanmar National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, and exchanged views on the prospects for reform, development of Myanmar, and on how to strengthen bilateral exchanges and cooperation. (more…)
Yesterday, an academic seminar on Myanmar agricultural development and Sino-Myanmar agricultural cooperation was held in Kunming. The seminar was co-hosted by the Myanmar Studies Center of Yunnan University and Oxfam Hong Kong. (more…)
Amid a damning new report showing official Myanmar complicity in ethnically cleansing entire Muslim towns and villages, the world’s foremost Buddhist leader has a message to the Buddhist monks accused of spearheading the violence.
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The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) urges the European Union (EU) to maintain the current level of sanctions on Burma until the Government of Burma takes further steps to demonstrate its commitment to peace, political reform, and respect for human rights.
The International Crisis Group (ICG) will grant Burmese President Thein Sein its annual ‘In Pursuit of Peace’ award at a prestigious gala dinner in New York on Monday in recognition of the democratic reforms and peace efforts that he has introduced.
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The United Nations says its Kachin Response Plan is being revised to cover humanitarian requirements and to reflect changes in the situation. The new plan is expected any day now and will extend to the end of 2013, according to a statement by UNOCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs).
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The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, said on Sunday that the violence orchestrated against Muslims in Myanmar is “unacceptable”.
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European Union countries are poised to invest in Thilawa Special Economic zone in Myanmar along side with companies from Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore and the US, according to a recent meeting held at the township administrative office.
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