Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Ethnic Network says Suu Kyi needs to do more to stop the fighting


8 Jan 2013

The Ethnic Human Rights Network issued a public statement calling 

on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her political party, the National Liberation Party, 

to take a stand against the abuses being committed in Kachin State by the Burma military.

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Historic Karen New Year celebrations kick-off today


8 Jan 2013

The 2013 Karen New Year celebrations will be first. It will be the first time,
 the Karen people and its political organisdation, the Karen National Union (KNU)
 will celebrate the Karen New Year in a government controlled area.
 This was made possible when the KNU and the government reached cease-fire 
agreement last year.

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Villagers pray their land will be saved


8 Jan 2013

Villagers in the east of Dawei, Southern Burma are protesting the building 
of a dam that will destroy their villages and force them to be relocated.

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88 Generation leaders meet billionaire George Soros


8 Jan 2013

Four representatives of the 88 Generation Students group met with Hungarian-born 
billionaire George Soros on Tuesday morning at the Chatrium Hotel where they discussed 
foreign investment and the need for transparency in business.

Thai-Burmese border trade up 25%


8 Jan 2013

Cross-border trading—which accounts for 85% of Burma-Thailand total bilateral trade
—increased by 25% last year, according to an official from the Burmese Ministry of Commerce.


Kachins want to send back 30 POWs


8 Jan 2013

The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) currently has more than 30 prisoners of war, 
or POWs, that it wants to return safely to the Burmese army, said 88 Generation 
Students leader Mya Aye who visited the Kachin army’s headquarters in Laiza last week.