Burma urged to scrap religious conversion law

13 June 2014 – More than 80 civil society organizations from 26 countries around the world have called on the government of Burma to scrap its proposed religious conversion law, published in state-run media last month.

Western Union to open in Chin State’s Hakha

27 March 2014: The first Western Union service in Chin State will be available for sending and receiving money soon as the Co-operative Bank Ltd., better known across the country as CB Bank, is scheduled to open next month.

Burma’s education policy under fire from academics

22 March 2014 – A new education bill submitted to Parliament on 20 March has come under fire by the National Network for Education Reform (NNER), an independent oversight body. The committee says that the bill would effectively bring the entire education sector under strict government control.