Around 60 Get Prison for Breaking Arakan Curfews

23-Aug-12

Courts in northern Arakan State have sentenced around 60 ethnic Arakanese 

to six months in prison for violating curfews imposed following the outbreak 

of communal riots in June.

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Burma’s president discusses tribunal with parliamentary speakers: report

Thursday, 23 August 2012 16:48 Myo Thant

Rangoon (Mizzima) – Sessions of the Lower House and Upper House of 

the Burmese Parliament were cancelled on Thursday to allow the country’s 

three top leaders to discuss the Constitutional Tribunal issue, according 

to parliamentary sources. 

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Experts warn of further concentration of wealth

22-Aug-12

If Burma’s reforms stay on track, its growth rate could be on par with Asia’s 

fastest growing economies; however, some experts fear the impoverished 

nation’s wealth may remain concentrated in the hands of a few.

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Thai PM set to visit Naypyidaw in September

23-Aug-12

Following President Thein Sein’s visit to the ‘Land of Smiles’ in July, 

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is set to arrive in Naypyidaw 

on 13 September, reports The Nation.

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Watchdog slates Bangladesh over Rohingya policy

23-Aug-12

Human Rights Watch on Thursday blasted the Bangladeshi government’s “cruel” 

restrictions on humanitarian aid to Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution 

and violence in neighbouring Burma.

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Ethnic political parties want news in their language

22-Aug-12

A group of six ethnic political parties from Burma – the Nationalities Brotherhood Forum, 

released a statement to announce that they want newsletters and journals published 

in ethnic languages as they cannot rely on the government to do so.

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