Al Jazeera and agencieshttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/11/20101169237967672.html6 November 2010 Myanmar is set for its first general elections in 20 years, but opposition parties still in the fray are already questioning the fairness of the vote. In the run-up to Sunday’s vote, the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) have accused the military-backed Union Solidarity
Achara Ashayagachat and AFPhttp://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/205148/junta-faces-threat-claims7 November 2010 Burma’s military regime and its political proxies faced growing accusations yesterday of threats and intimidation on the eve of the country’s controversial first election in two decades. Up to 29 million eligible Burmese voters will go to the polling stations today, less than a week before opposition leader Aung
Al Jazeera and agencieshttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/11/20101169237967672.html6 November 2010 Myanmar is set for its first general elections in 20 years, but opposition parties still in the fray are already questioning the fairness of the vote. In the run-up to Sunday’s vote, the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) have accused the military-backed Union Solidarity
Agence France-Pressehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101106/wl_asia_afp/myanmarvote_20101106145026Yangon, 6 November 2010 Armed police patrolled the streets and shops in the capital were closed for business Saturday as Myanmar prepared for its first election in two decades amid a growing outcry over voter intimidation. Security was tight on the eve of Sunday’s poll as the junta looked to clamp down on any
MYANMAR: Where the refugees are Photo: David Swanson/IRIN A scene at the official Kutupalong refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, home to around 11,000 documented Rohingya refugeesAccording to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there are more than 200,000 registered Burmese refugees worldwide. However, aid groups say there are hundreds of thousands more who would be
How Myanmar’s opium growsBy Brian McCartan/ AsiaTimesOnline BANGKOK – The controversy over the scale of Myanmar’s opium production took another turn with the release of a new report that claims cultivation has surged in territories where the military government has recently taken control. The report draws more extreme conclusions than recent research released by the
30 January 2010: More than 40 youths from southern Chin State have escaped to India in recent days to avoid ongoing forcible recruitment drive that targets people between the age of 15 and 45.
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILSixth sessionAgenda item 4HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation ofhuman rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, mandated by resolution S-5/1 adopted by the Human Rights Council at its 5th Special Session* _______________* The annex to the present report is circulated as received in
(Toward the Political Dialogue on Constitutional Issues in Burma)Salai Ngun Cung Lian James J. Robinson Fellow Prelude: Political crisis, ethnic conflict, civil war, and all other problems facing by the people of Burma for over five decades is a byproduct of conflict of interests over constitutional principles between Burman and non-Burman nationals. The Burman ethnic
By Chao-Tzang Yawnghwe November – A Dialogue: From International to Home-Grown Since the May (2003) ambush in Monywa of Daw Aung San Suukyi’s motorcade by the regime, there has arisen two contending views of the prospect for dialogue and national reconciliation. They concern the question of whether there can be a home-grown solution or other