U.S. and European officials say they have been invited to send teams to observe Burma’s April 1 by-elections. An official at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon confirmed the invitation to VOA and other news organizations Wednesday — at the same time a Bangkok-based elections monitoring group said its top coordinator was expelled from Burma. The […]
Burma Invites US, EU to Observe April 1 Balloting
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
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Burma Invites US, EU to Observe April 1 Balloting
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. and European officials say they have been invited to send teams to observe Burma’s April 1 by-elections. An official at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon confirmed the invitation to VOA and other news organizations Wednesday — a day after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said it had received a similar invitation. The invitations […]
Burma Invites US, EU to Observe April 1 Balloting
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. and European officials say they have been invited to send teams to observe Burma’s April 1 by-elections. Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon confirmed the invitation to wire agencies in the city Wednesday — a day after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said it had received a similar invitation. The invitations mark […]
Burma Invites ASEAN Observers to Witness Special Elections
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations says it has been invited by Burma to send a team of observers to next month’s by-elections. The regional bloc announced Tuesday the country’s new civilian government has invited a five-member observer delegate team, accompanied by three media personnel. ASEAN says separate teams of two legislators and three media […]
Report: Burmese Army Continues Abuses in Kachin State
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch says Burmese military forces have committed numerous human rights violations in Kachin State, a year after a new civilian government took power from the long-standing military junta. The U.S.-based advocacy group released a lengthy report Tuesday highlighting the abuses in the remote northern state, near the border with China. A 17 year […]
US Renews Concern for Burmese Refugees
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
A top U.S. envoy has voiced renewed concern for the plight of thousands of refugees displaced in upper Burma by ongoing fighting between government troops and ethnic Kachin rebels. Derek Mitchell, speaking Thursday in Rangoon, acknowledged progress the government has been making in securing cease-fires with many of the country’s key ethnic groupings. But he […]
Bangladesh Wins Maritime Dispute with Burma
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Bangladesh says a U.N. tribunal has ruled in its favor in a long-running maritime border dispute with Burma. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni says the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has awarded her country an exclusive economic zone measuring 685 square kilometers in the Bay of Bengal, as well as full access to […]
HRW Calls For Revisions of Burma’s Peaceful Assembly Law
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
A leading human-rights group says Burma’s new law on peaceful assembly falls far short of international standards. New York-based Human Rights Watch says conditions under which authorities can prohibit demonstrations should be narrowed and that prison terms for violations of the law should be dropped. A statement from the group is urging the government to […]
EU Withdraws Sanctions Against Son of Burmese Tycoon
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that economic and travel sanctions should be lifted against a prominent Burmese businessman with links to the country’s former military government. A ruling published Tuesday by the European Court of Justice says there is not sufficient evidence to link tycoon Pye Phyo Tay Za to the erosion of […]
Burmese Democracy Leader Warns of Potential Vote Fraud
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is warning of possible fraud in next month’s parliamentary polls, saying that government voter lists for the by-elections appear to include “a lot of dead people.” The Nobel laureate, whose National League for Democracy party is seeking legislative seats in the April 1 elections, made her comments Thursday […]
