Myanmar Conflict
Myanmar Conflict
The internal conflict in Burma is a term that is employed to refer to the current violence in Burma that has existed since approximately April 1948 between the Burmese government and the various ethnic groups in the country. More recently, the conflict has been against the military regime that has ruled the country since 1962. The conflict is the oldest ongoing war in the world, and has received international attention as a result of the 8888 Uprising in 1988, the... read more
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POLITICS-BURMA: Conflict Pushes Karen Women to be Village Chiefs
From IPS Inter Press Service Dated 28 February 2010 CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Feb 28 (IPS) - In military-ruled Burma’s Karen state, tradition and a male-dominated social order have long guaranteed men the role of village chiefs. But this order is crumbling in the country’s eastern region, giving rise to...
Burmese women in exile fight for rights
From Human Rights Tribune Dated 26 February 2010 Women who fled conflict and oppression in military-ruled Burma have become a potent political force during their lives in exile, says Hseng Noung, a leading women's rights activist from the South-east Asian country's Shan ethnic minority. Marwaan Macan-Markar/IPS - Nothing...
Thais await Thaksin £1.5bn ruling
From The Guardian Dated 26 February 2010 Political schism will deepen whichever way result goes for Thaksin ShinawatraA Thai court is today due to decide whether the fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra can keep nearly £1.5bn in assets seized by the government, a ruling that –...
Q&A: ‘Our Movement is Unique for Women from Burma’
From IPS Inter Press Service Dated 26 February 2010 CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Feb 26 (IPS) - Women who fled conflict and oppression in military-ruled Burma have become a potent political force during their lives in exile, says a leading women’s rights activist from the South-east Asian country’s Shan ethnic...
INCORE gives visitors insight into peace
From INCORE Home Page Dated 22 February 2010 INCORE is hosting a two-week study tour for 13 influential foreigners that is focusing on the peace role of non-governmental organisations. The visitors to are from countries that include Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Burma. They are in the UK on...
Escape From Lhasa
From American Spectator Dated 19 February 2010 On July 3, 1942, only seven months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed a personal letter to the then seven-year-old Dalai Lama that was to be carried to Tibet's spiritual leader in Lhasa...
INCORE hosts Chevening Fellows
From INCORE Home Page Dated 14 February 2010 In February INCORE will be hosting 15 Chevening Fellows, including leaders from Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Burma, Philippines, India, Ethopia, Singapore, Iraq and Afghanistan. The programme will examine the relationship between government and civil society in conflict resolution. INCORE will be...
Two Indian Films and one Russian Film win the Golden Conch Awards at the Mumbai International Film Festival
From Web News Wire Dated 9 February 2010 Russian director Alexander Gutman’s ‘August 17’ won the Golden Conch for the Best Documentary, while ‘The Spell’ directed by Umesh Kulkarni was adjudged the best fiction film at the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival of Documentary, Animation and Short Films,...
RIGHTS: This Time Around, Thailand Targets Karen Refugees
From IPS Inter Press Service Dated 5 February 2010 BANGKOK, Feb 5 (IPS) - Thailand’s attempt to repatriate over 3,000 ethnic Karens who fled the conflict in military-ruled Burma last year has triggered strong local and international objections, including from 27 members of the United States Congress.
Ulfa warns of R-Day strikes
From Asian Age Dated 19 January 2010 MANOJ ANAND Guwahati Jan. 19: The outlawed Ulfa has threatened to target Republic Day's celebrations and warned the people to remain away from such celebrations. In a guidelines to its cadres, the outlawed Ulfa has also issued warning...
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