Pitfalls remain in Burma’s evolving media landscape
A relaxation of censorship does not automatically entail security for independent journalists, who as long as they criticise the government will remain at risk of punishment
Four killed in Irrawaddy ferry accident
An excessive amount of weight is said to have caused a ferry to capsize on the Irrawaddy River, leaving at least four dead
Chin MP threatened at gunpoint by military
Chin officials continue to decry mistreatment by the central government after a Christian conference was broken up by Burmese soliders and a local representative was held at gunpoint
Top court drops Kachin abductee case
Supreme Court in Burma won't hear case into Kachin woman believed to have been abducted last year by Burmese troops
Burma calls on US and EU election observers
The Burmese government is asking representatives from the US, EU and UN to assist in monitoring the country's by-elections in April
Tavoy port facing rising tide of anger
Massive port complex in southern Burma the subject of growing disquiet as analyst warns of waning investor enthusiasm
Burma gets ASEAN poll monitor boost
ASEAN representatives will monitor the 1 April by-elections in Burma amid widespread allegations of fraud and foul play in the lead up to the polls.
World War II ordnance kills three
An accident at a smelter in Mandalay involving a mortar round from the second World War has killed three teenagers and injured two
Report highlights atrocities in Kachin state
A report published by Human Rights Watch shines a light on abuses being carried out by government troops and the Kachin Independence Army in northern Burma
US concerned as polling stations scrapped
US officials are pushing Burmese officials to hold free and fair elections come April amid reports that polling stations are being closed in Kachin state
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