TV channel in ethnic languages to be launched in Burma
09 September 2013: The government of Burma is to start a new television channel for ethnic nationalities in the country.
Category: Ethnic News
Burma army soldiers continue abusing ethnic villagers
06 September 2013: Ethnic Karen villagers alleged that Burma Army soldiers beat them up for no obvious reasons in recent incidents.
Mon to hold national assembly in December
23 August 2013: The Mon national assembly is set to take place in the capital city of Moulmein, Mon State in December this year.
BGF clashes with Kachin and Karen rebels
20 August 2013: Military attacks erupted between the government-backed Border Guard Force (BGF) and ethnic armed groups in Kachin and Karen States last week.
Ethnic rights vital to Burma’s democratic transition
The current government of Burma must stop violating but respect the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in order to achieve its pursuit of transition to democracy, rights groups said.