1) Human trafficking remains big problem: report : Source : DVB
20-Jun-12
The Burmese government has failed
to take adequate steps to address human trafficking, especially in
conflict-affected territories such as Kachin state, despite making progress in
some areas, a US
state department report has warned.
(2) Helicopters Fire on Rohingya Refugees : Source : RFA
2012-06-20
Rohingya Muslim refugees from Burma who managed to sneak into neighboring Bangladesh
speak of their ordeal at sea.
(3) Fresh violence breaks out in western Burma : Source : DVB
20-Jun-12
Communal violence has left at least
three dead in western Burma,
where more than 60 people have been killed in unrest this month, government
officials said Wednesday.
(4) Twelve Killed in Latest Violence : Source : RFA
2012-06-20
New clashes erupt between Buddhists
and Muslims in Burma’s
Rakhine state. As many as 12 people were killed Tuesday amidst fresh violence
in western Burma’s
Rakhine state, as the death toll from clashes between Buddhists and Muslims
rose to about 60 with tens of thousands displaced.
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(5) ‘Rangoon bomber’ paralysed as cancer takes hold : Source : DVB
20-Jun-12
The Rangoon resident charged with denoting bombs
during New Year festivities in April 2010 is now paralysed below the waist as
he enters the final stages of liver cancer.
(6) Dalai Lama, Suu Kyi Meet : Source : RFA
2012-06-20
The two leaders meet for the first
time.The Dalai Lama and Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi met for the
first time in London as the two Nobel Peace
Prize winners visited Europe on separate
programs, the office of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Wednesday.
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(7) Burmese army clashes with armed Shan groups : Source : DVB
19-Jun-12
The Shan State Army-South and Shan
State Army-North have engaged in brief clashes with the Burmese Army during the
last week despite reaching union-level ceasefire agreements with the
government.
(8) Women Should be Part of Peace Process: Group : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Jun-12
The Women’s League of Burma (WLB),
a coalition of 13 women’s organizations representing Burma’s main ethnic groups, called
on Wednesday for the inclusion of women in the country’s ongoing efforts to end
decades of ethnic conflict.
(9)
Three persons killed in Rakhine
State : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 17:29
Mizzima News
At least three Buddhists were killed
on Tuesday in sectarian clashes in the village
of Yathedaung, about 65 kilometres (40
miles) from Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine
State, a Burmese
government official told Agency France- Presse on Wednesday.
(10) Kachins Still Seek an Elusive Truce : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Jun-12
No truce was reached on Wednesday
despite a third round of peace talks between a Burmese government delegation
and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIA).
(11)
Oxford and Parliament speeches await Suu Kyi in Britain :
Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 10:16
Mizzima News
Britain is rolling out the honours for Aung San Suu Kyi, who will
receive an honorary Oxford
degree, speak to both houses of Parliament and meet key politicians and members
of the royal family on Wednesday and Thursday.
(12) Shan, Wa reach agreement : Source : Panglong
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:03 S.H.A.N.
The Shan State Army (SSA) South and
the United Wa State Army (UWSA) that has been laying a siege to the former’s
Loi Gawwan base, between Burma’s Monghsat township and Thailand’s Chiangrai
province, have concluded a 4 point agreement yesterday thus ending a 4 day
suspense that began Saturday, 16 June.
(13)
Refugees want a seat at the table: KWO : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 16:21
Mizzima News
In preparation for World Refugee Day
– held on June 20 each year– the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) held a
workshop on “Refugee Rights and Repatriation”this month
(14)
More than 17,000 people sign peace petition : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:18
Mizzima News
A public peace process is needed in Burma
to restore hope for indigenous displaced persons (IDPs), refugees and others,
the Women's League of Burma (WLB) said in a statement on Tuesday.
(15) Truce violations continue : Source : Panglong
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 13:36 S.H.A.N.
The Shan State Army (SSA), both
northern and southern factions, say the Burma Army is still going ahead with
its “area clearing” operations, despite ceasefire agreements having signed,
thereby leading to fresh clashes with them.
(16)
90,000 displaced people in Rakhine
State: WFP : Source :
Mizzima
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 11:12
Mizzima News
The World Food Programme (WFP) has
expanded distributions of emergency food supplies to thousands of people
displaced by inter-communal violence in Burma’s
western Rakhine State. The WFP will scale up operations
further in the coming days, it said in a press statement on Tuesday.
(17)
Burma takes ‘unprecedented
steps’ to fight human trafficking: U.S. : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 12:26
Mizzima News
Burma was moved one notch higher for its efforts to stop human
trafficking during the past year, a new report by the U.S. State Department
showed on Tuesday.
(18) Shan army releases letter to Wa : Source : Panglong
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 15:07 S.H.A.N.
In an attempt to clear up the
confusion surrounding the 4-day long siege of the United Wa State Army (UWSA)
to its Loi Gawwan base, opposite Chiangrai’s Mae Fa Luang district, the
Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) released today
the contents of the letter written to the UWSA in February.
(19) A Dozen Reported Dead in Latest Arakan Violence : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Jun-12
Another deadly clash in Arakan State
left 12 people dead on Tuesday amid growing concerns about a looming
humanitarian crisis facing tens of thousands of people displaced by weeks of
violence between Arakanese Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in the state.
(20) US Drops Burma from Worst Human Trafficking List : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Jun-12
WASHINGTON DC—Asserting that the
new Burmese government is taking significant steps towards addressing the
scourge of human trafficking, an official US report has removed Burma from its
list of the worst countries on the issue.
(21) Burmese Mark World Refugee Day : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Jun-12
“Every minute, eight people around the world
are forced to flee their homes due to war and persecution. No one chooses to be
a refugee.”
(22) Chinese
community in Myitkyina donate US$23,529 to Kachin IDPs : Source : Kachin
20-Jun-12
The Chinese community in Myitkyina Township,
Kachin State, donated over 20 million Kyat
(US$23,529) to the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) yesterday.
(23) Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to Meet Cameron, Address U.K.’s Parliament : Source : Bloomberg
21-Jun-12
Myanmar
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet U.K.
Prime Minister David
Cameron and address Parliament in London
today during her first visit to Britain
since 1988.
(24) Haunted by past, Suu Kyi receives Oxford doctorate : Source : Reuters
20-Jun-12
(Reuters) - Hardened by decades of political
struggle, Myanmar's Aung San
Suu Kyi confronted emotional scars of a different kind on Wednesday when she
received an honorary degree from Britain's
Oxford University where she once studied and
fell in love.
(25) Myanmar to allow foreign ownership of firms: minister : Source : News
20-Jun-12
Myanmar
will allow foreigners to take full ownership of local firms under a new investment law expected to be approved by parliament
soon, a senior official said Wednesday.
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