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Foreign Policy
November 29, 2013
In early November, negotiators from the Burmese government traveled to the northern town of Myitkyina to confer with representatives from a conglomeration of ethnic rebel groups. It was the first time in decades of warfare that government officials sat down with the combined leadership of Burma's rebelÃÂ ...
Asian Correspondent
January 6, 2013
YANGON, Burma (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels in Burma accused government troops of launching two artillery attacks Sunday against the city that serves as their headquarters, but no casualties or significant damage were reported. Army forces based at a nearby outpost fired at least seven 105mm shells atÃÂ ...
Asian Correspondent
April 20, 2012
Several ethnic politicians feel uneasy as they have to accept news on sanction lifting even though they did not have the same opinion. In fact, sanction is a sign of force that give confidence to the powerless, especially ethnic minorities who have been fighting for equal opportunity since 1948. Burma-military-ÃÂ ...
Foreign Policy (blog)
February 6, 2012
Generally speaking, women have not exactly been conspicuous among the leaders of the ethnic minorities that are at odds with the Burmese central government. But that may be changing. In late January, a group representing the Karen, one of the biggest ethnic groups in Burma, issued a statement callingÃÂ ...
BBC News
November 23, 2010
The younger son of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met his mother for the first time in a decade. Aung San Suu Kyi greeted Kim Aris at Rangoon airport as he arrived. Mr Aris had travelled to Thailand before his mother was freed on 13 November and waited to be granted a visa toÃÂ ...
BBC News
September 11, 2009
In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico an island has gone missing… and nobody knows where it is. Bermeja Island was clearly visible on national and international maps until the middle of the 20th century. The place is strategically important as it could give Mexico a claim to millions of dollars worth of oilÃÂ ...
BBC News
August 28, 2009
Young people in the disputed state of Kashmir have begun recording public demonstrations and police action on their mobile phones, then uploading these clips to internet video-blogging sites. In doing so, they say, they have captured evidence of heavy-handed treatment by the Indian army - includingÃÂ ...
Foreign Policy
November 29, 2013
In early November, negotiators from the Burmese government traveled to the northern town of Myitkyina to confer with representatives from a conglomeration of ethnic rebel groups. It was the first time in decades of warfare that government officials sat down with the combined leadership of Burma's rebelÃÂ ...
Asian Correspondent
January 6, 2013
YANGON, Burma (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels in Burma accused government troops of launching two artillery attacks Sunday against the city that serves as their headquarters, but no casualties or significant damage were reported. Army forces based at a nearby outpost fired at least seven 105mm shells atÃÂ ...
Asian Correspondent
April 20, 2012
Several ethnic politicians feel uneasy as they have to accept news on sanction lifting even though they did not have the same opinion. In fact, sanction is a sign of force that give confidence to the powerless, especially ethnic minorities who have been fighting for equal opportunity since 1948. Burma-military-ÃÂ ...
BBC News
November 22, 2010
The younger son of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met his mother for the first time in a decade. Aung San Suu Kyi greeted Kim Aris at Rangoon airport as he arrived. Mr Aris had travelled to Thailand before his mother was freed on 13 November and waited to be granted a visa toÃÂ ...
BBC News
September 11, 2009
In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico an island has gone missing… and nobody knows where it is. Bermeja Island was clearly visible on national and international maps until the middle of the 20th century. The place is strategically important as it could give Mexico a claim to millions of dollars worth of oilÃÂ ...
BBC News
August 28, 2009
Young people in the disputed state of Kashmir have begun recording public demonstrations and police action on their mobile phones, then uploading these clips to internet video-blogging sites. In doing so, they say, they have captured evidence of heavy-handed treatment by the Indian army - includingÃÂ ...
Foreign Policy
November 29, 2013
In early November, negotiators from the Burmese government traveled to the northern town of Myitkyina to confer with representatives from a ...
YouTube
January 21, 2013
Amnesty International calls on Guatemalan authorities to do more to end violence against women in the country. It comes after four females ...
Asian Correspondent
January 6, 2013
YANGON, Burma (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels in Burma accused government troops of launching two artillery attacks Sunday against the city ...
Asian Correspondent
April 20, 2012
Several ethnic politicians feel uneasy as they have to accept news on sanction lifting even though they did not have the same opinion. In fact ...
BBC News
November 23, 2010
The younger son of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met his mother for the first time in a decade. Aung San Suu Kyi ...
BBC News
September 11, 2009
In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico an island has gone missing… and nobody knows where it is. Bermeja Island was clearly visible on national ...
BBC News
August 28, 2009
Young people in the disputed state of Kashmir have begun recording public demonstrations and police action on their mobile phones, then ...
Radio Australia
June 9, 2014
Credited with saving the world from nuclear armageddon, Professor Des Ball also spent 20 years as a military adviser to Burma's rebels, andÃÂ ...
Foreign Policy
November 29, 2013
In early November, negotiators from the Burmese government traveled to the northern town of Myitkyina to confer with representatives from aÃÂ ...
YouTube
January 21, 2013
Amnesty International calls on Guatemalan authorities to do more to end violence against women in the country. It comes after four femalesÃÂ ...
Asian Correspondent
January 6, 2013
YANGON, Burma (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels in Burma accused government troops of launching two artillery attacks Sunday against the cityÃÂ ...
Asian Correspondent
April 20, 2012
Several ethnic politicians feel uneasy as they have to accept news on sanction lifting even though they did not have the same opinion. In factÃÂ ...
Star News
March 30, 2012
Head, Jonathan. “Harsh Sentences for Burma Rebels.” BBC News. 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. .
BBC News
November 23, 2010
The younger son of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met his mother for the first time in a decade. Aung San Suu KyiÃÂ ...
BBC News
November 22, 2010
There is growing concern about violent conflict between ethnic groups and the army following the disputed general election in Burma.
BBC News
September 11, 2009
In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico an island has gone missing… and nobody knows where it is. Bermeja Island was clearly visible on nationalÃÂ ...
BBC News
August 28, 2009
Young people in the disputed state of Kashmir have begun recording public demonstrations and police action on their mobile phones, thenÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
March 24, 2017
The move comes after US regulators fined the lender US$215 million for inadequate compliance, and days after Reuters revealed an AgBank account had been used by Burma rebels to collect funds. "Compliance management for anti-money laundering,ÃÂ ...
