Canadian Parties Back UN Inquiry in Burma

1 Sept 2010: Canada’s ruling Conservative government is under pressure from the opposition parties to formally endorse the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into alleged international crimes in Burma.

Report on Burma’s Corrupt Taxation Launched In Bangkok

1 September 2010: Thailand-based ND-Burma (Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma) has today revealed an insightful account of the military regime’s corrupt and brutal system of taxation and its devastating impacts on the people of Burma at a press conference held at FCCT (Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand) in Bangkok.

Long-Detained Refugees Reunite With Family

29 August 2010: Shing Aung Ling, 24, and Kee Aung Thang, 26, who were arrested on the Thai-Malaysian border and detained at different detention camps, had today a happy reunion with family members, relatives and friends in Malaysia.

Candidates Line-Up for 2010 Race

18 August 2010: The election landscape is shaping up in Chin State with some details emerging about party candidacies and their nominees. With the junta having set the much-anticipated election date for November 7, political parties are now scrambling to designate their candidates for the two Houses of National Parliament, as well as, the Chin State Legislature.