ASEAN chief lines up Burma visit

UN counts 55,000 displaced Kachin
Report by OCHA details new areas of displacement around jade-rich Hpakant and in northern Shan state, and urges more aid Burma ‘considering’ monitors for by-election
UN envoy Quintana ends visit to Burma with call for further reform as government allows him to visit political prisoners in Insein jail JOB VACANCY
Note: The deadline for applications has been extended to Monday 13 February. See below for details on the application process. Sub-editor (English), Democratic Voice of Burma Top Karen leader facing treason charge
Mahn Nyein Maung appears in Insein prison court facing a possible death sentence or life imprisonment as lawyer decries evidence US says Kachin conflict has ‘worsened’
Washington laments state of affairs in Kachin state amid reports of 'violations of international humanitarian law' by Burmese army Attacks continue despite Karen ceasefire
Burmese troops shell a camp for internally displaced persons, while sporadic clashes break out between Karen and Burmese army As troops withdraw, Kachin refugees fear return
Retreating Burmese troops still pose a danger to Kachin refugees keen to return home as conditions in border camps worsen Mandalay threatens beggars with arrest
Crackdown expected on beggars as authorities prepare to clean up image of Burma's second city prior to influx of tourists Rangoon ceremony for freed monks blocked
State-backed monastic body says ceremony to reordinate monks released in Janaury amnesty has a 'political agenda' Mon army agrees initial ceasefire terms
New Mon State Party signs tentative agreement with government's peace team but will brief officials before next round of talks

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