Burma's ‘hidden genocide': A rare visit to Rohingya refugee camps
Source: Toronto Star
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-18 08:54:13 -0700 | political-news
Under current legislation, third-generation Rohingya may become citizens, but it's rarely awarded proof of ancestry is often difficult to verify and the law is full of arbitrary loopholes (one clause, for example, states applicants must be of good character and...
Cronyism v proportional representation
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-15 05:05:43 -0700 | political-news
This important summit will see telecom operators, service providers, ICT vendors & distributors, handset & device manufacturers and network technologists congregate to discuss new opportunities and current concerns faced ... Wednesday 15th May, 2013 The following is a food security...
Behind the Land of Smiles Human Trafficking in Thailand
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-15 03:04:30 -0700 | political-news
Wednesday 15th May, 2013 (1 hr 35 mins ago) The UN says a cyclone churning through the Indian Ocean appears to have weakened but could still bring ';life-threatening'' conditions to 8.2 million people along the coasts of India, Bangladesh and...
Reflecting on Myanmar's religious strifes on Good Friday
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-13 23:50:10 -0700 | political-news
The violence against Muslims in Meiktila, which then spread to Naypyitaw, Bago and threatened Yangon, is so serious it has drawn the attention of the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.
Report on Burma : Severe Human Rights Abuses
Source: Asian Tribune
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-13 16:52:59 -0700 | political-news
30 editor Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) released a new report on human rights in Burma following a four-week fact-finding visit to the country. The report welcomes signs of political change in the country, including significantly increased freedom for media,...
In isolated Myanmar sanctions breed bogus US franchises
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-13 10:59:07 -0700 | political-news
Those who have wandered the fluorescent-lit aisles of America's largest superstore would hardly recognize the "Wal Mart" in Myanmar's crumbling city of Yangon. For starters, the store is scarcely larger than a typical Wal-Mart parking spot.
China can't match West's media in Myanmar
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-13 07:51:10 -0700 | political-news
It was from Soe, a local Myanmese reporter I became acquainted with during my visits to Yangon last year. "Happy World Press Freedom Day!" she greeted me over the email. There was no other content, but I could feel her...
Tens of thousands of Myanmar refugees in cylones path
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-12 09:30:02 -0700 | political-news
Myanmar's government warned Saturday that a cyclone now forming in the Bay of Bengal could slam into the country's western coast next week, raising fears that storm surges or heavy rains could swamp low-lying camps housing tens of thousands of...
Yangon soon to be metropolis
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-11 02:57:02 -0700 | political-news
The construction minister Kyaw Lwin said, the government has invited foreign developers to join and boost the city's developments as the National Comprehensive Development Plan is set. Foreign investors are interested in infrastructure developments of the city.
Myanmar Polestar Travels Tours first to join The Code and protect children from sexual exploitation ...
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-10 15:15:50 -0700 | political-news
We are proud to announce that Myanmar Polestar is the first travel and tour company in Myanmar to join The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (The Code). Myanmar Polestar was...
Why (Almost) No One In Myanmar Wanted My Money
Source: National Public Radio
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-10 09:10:49 -0700 | political-news
At the airport in Yangon, new signs in English welcome tourists. A guy in a booth offers to rent me a local cell phone and he's glad to take U.S. dollars. But when I pull out my money, he shakes...
Behind the Land of Smiles Human Trafficking in Thailand
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-10 01:09:52 -0700 | political-news
No comments yet for this story Your name or nickname Your comment Interest! Hill-Tribe villages in Northern Thailand with the intent to capture images of the life of girls who are at risk of sex trafficking. Poverty, lack of education,...
Myanmar private airline to launch Yangon-Mandalay route
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-10 01:09:43 -0700 | political-news
Myanmar private airline to launch Yangon-Mandalay route Myanmar Airways International (MAI) will launch Yangon-Mandalay-Yangon flight service as its first domestic route aimed at ensuring safe and sound traveling of local passengers, official media reported Friday.Using Airbus A-319 with...
The Irrawaddy Communities devastates as anti-Muslim violence tears apart communities near Rangoon
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-09 13:35:20 -0700 | political-news
Thursday 9th May, 2013 But to sweeten the pill, the administration eased some of the U.S. visa restrictions imposed against Myanmar's former military regime in recognition of the nation's dramatic shift from authoritarian rule. The actions come as expectation mounts...
‘Iron Man 3s Box Office Record Streak Runs All the Way to Myanmar
Source: Myanmar News
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-09 15:06:55 -0700 | political-news
Wednesday that the cancelation of amnesty for former political prisoner Nay Myo Zin is "a disturbing warning sign to former political prisoners conditionally released under section 401 ... Thursday 9th May, 2013 Yangon authorities are currently redrawing the city's fire...
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