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First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Young riot suspect says police tortured him in custody

A 15-year-old Buddhist boy told a local court on Wednesday that he was tortured by police after being arrested in central Burma on suspicion of participating in a recent wave of anti-Muslim riots. The boy is among a group of five Buddhists, including ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Rioting, Torture, Myanmar/Burma

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Monks protest in Shan capital after officials demolish monastery

Monks marched through the streets of Shan state’s capital Taunggyi on Wednesday to protest a decision by the authorities to demolish a Buddhist monastery that had allegedly been built on government land. After about 40 local monks demonstrated in the ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Constructive Eviction, protest, Buddhism, Defamation

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

International Monetary Fund

Reforms ‘bear fruit’ as economy expands in Burma: IMF

Burma’s economy expanded 6.5 percent last year and is set for further modest acceleration, the IMF estimated Wednesday, as sweeping reforms herald hopes of a renaissance for the impoverished nation. At the end of a mission to the fast-changing nation, ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, International Monetary Fund, Reformism, Fruit

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Aung San Suu Kyi

Parliament extends emergency rule in conflict-torn Mekhtila

Burma’s parliament agreed on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency for the central town Meikhtila , which was devastated by religious violence in March, despite warnings from opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At an emergency session held yesterday, ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013]

Entities: emergency, Aung San Suu Kyi, Buddhism, Myanmar/Burma, Thein Sein

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Senator backs end to Burma sanctions

Senator Mitch McConnel has backed a proposal to end sanctions against Burma – after a landmark visit by the Burmese President to the US. ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Sanctions

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Physicians for Human Rights

Seven Burmese Muslims jailed over monk’s murder

Seven Muslim men, including a minor, were sentenced to jail on Tuesday for the murder of a monk, whose death allegedly sparked a wave of religious riots across central Burma in March. One of the men was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, while ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]

Entities: Physicians for Human Rights, Buddhism, Myanmar/Burma, Anti-Muslim

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

US looks to end Burma sanctions after landmark visit

A key US senator on Tuesday backed an end to US sanctions on Burma after a landmark visit by the country’s reformist leader, signaling a new normalisation in relations despite rights concerns. President Thein Sein, a general-turned-civilian who ended ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013]

Entities: Thein Sein, Myanmar/Burma, Sanctions, Derek Mitchell

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Obama lauds Thein Sein, but expresses concern over violence

US President Barack Obama threw his support behind Burmese President Thein Sein in his drive to reform a former pariah state but warned that a wave of violence against Muslims must stop. As his guest became the first leader of his country in almost ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]

Entities: Thein Sein, Myanmar/Burma, Barack Obama

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

US support needed for reforms

At the Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, President Thein Sein says he is committed to reforms but will need the help of the international community. ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]

Entities: Reformism, Johns Hopkins University, Thein Sein

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Armed militia forces NLD members to resign over land row

An armed militia in northeastern Burma’s Shan state forced more than 50 National League for Democracy (NLD) members at gunpoint to resign from the party on Sunday following a land dispute in the area. Tin Maung Toe, chairperson of the NLD in Shan state’s ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]

Entities: National League for Democracy (Myanmar), Tin Maung, San Lwin, Resignation, Taunggyi (Myanmar)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Obama urges end to violence

US President Barack Obama urges President Thein Sein to stop violence against Muslims in his country and institute economic and political reforms. ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Thein Sein, Reformism

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Kachin rebels, govt to hold new round of talks in Burma

The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the Burmese government are tipped to resume union-level peace talks at the end of the month in the Kachin state capital, according to mediators. Lamai Gum Ja of the Kachin State Peace Creation Group said ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 20 2013]

Entities: Kachin State, Myanmar/Burma, Myitkyina (Myanmar), Aung Min

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Young riot suspect says police tortured him in ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 5 hours ago]
Monks protest in Shan capital after officials d... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 8 hours ago]
Parliament extends emergency rule in conflict-t... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013]
Reforms ‘bear fruit’ as economy expands in Burm... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013]
Senator backs end to Burma sanctions [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013]
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Seven Burmese Muslims jailed over monk’s murder [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]
US support needed for reforms [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]
Armed militia forces NLD members to resign over... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]
Obama urges end to violence [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]
Obama lauds Thein Sein, but expresses concern o... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 21 2013]
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Workers decry conditions, forced labour in Inse... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 20 2013]
Checkmate: Burma-US Policy [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 20 2013]
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Residents return home after cyclone [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 17 2013]
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Burma fails on natural resource governance: report [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 16 2013]
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Rohingya won’t leave ahead of storm [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 16 2013]
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In the storm’s path [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 15 2013]
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Young riot suspect says police tortured him in ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 5 hours ago] A 15-year-old Buddhist boy told a local court on Wednesday that he was tortured by police after being arrested in central Burma on suspicion of participating in a recent wave of anti-Muslim riots. The boy is among a group of five Buddhists, including ...
Monks protest in Shan capital after officials d... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 8 hours ago] Monks marched through the streets of Shan state’s capital Taunggyi on Wednesday to protest a decision by the authorities to demolish a Buddhist monastery that had allegedly been built on government land. After about 40 local monks demonstrated in the ...
Parliament extends emergency rule in conflict-t... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013] Burma’s parliament agreed on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency for the central town Meikhtila , which was devastated by religious violence in March, despite warnings from opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At an emergency session held yesterday, ...
Reforms ‘bear fruit’ as economy expands in Burm... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013] Burma’s economy expanded 6.5 percent last year and is set for further modest acceleration, the IMF estimated Wednesday, as sweeping reforms herald hopes of a renaissance for the impoverished nation. At the end of a mission to the fast-changing nation, ...
Senator backs end to Burma sanctions [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 22 2013] Senator Mitch McConnel has backed a proposal to end sanctions against Burma – after a landmark visit by the Burmese President to the US. ...