Asian Tribune
21 editor Why is peace-process in Burma too difficult to reach its objective? The civil war has broken out together with the country's independence since 1948. The cost of the civil war pulls Burma down into an abysmal gorge of poverty.
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Around 100 men protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, demanding the ambassador be expelled for Myanmar's treatment of Muslim Rohingya. The men wore white headbands with Save the Rohingya scrawled in red and carried banners...
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PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) said it reached a deal to distribute its products in Myanmar through a local partner, in the latest sign of rising investor interest in the once-reclusive Southeast Asian nation. The move by the Purchase, N.Y.-based beverage...
BurmaNet
On the morning of August 2, a group of Burma army soldiers operating in northern Shan state entered the home of 48 year-old Lahtaw Ja Roi and proceeded to brutally beat her, according to the Kachin Voice news and website. Ja Roi, a mother of three...
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Rangoon Burma's Foreign Exchange Certificate (FEC) will be abolished, most likely in March 2013, Maung Maung Win, the vice chairman of the Central Bank of Myanmar, told Mizzma on Wednesday. Presently, Burma allows both dollars and FECs, which are...
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Six international Rohingya organizations have released an open letter thanking the international community and Muslim countries for expressing solidarity and support towards Rohingya people in western Burma. Since the outbreak of community violence...