15 killed in Thailand protests Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:33:35 GMT Font size : Clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Thailand have left 15 people dead and protesters have called on the king to stop the bloodshed. The clashes broke out near several government and army bui

Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party has called for an end to the use of landmines in Burma following a rise in the number of mine-related deaths. The party’s spokesperson, Ohn Kyaing, said the call was made because innocent civilians are being killed by landmines used by the Burm

RANGOON––In an Irrawaddy survey involving more than 500 people in Rangoon, nearly half said they do not intend to vote in the upcoming election if the main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), does not contest it. The Irrawaddy recently asked 520 Rangoon residents, both men and wo

Monday, 05 April 2010 20:36 Phanida Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Three ethnic armed ceasefire groups have been issued a fresh deadline by the Burmese military junta to convert their armed wings to the Border Guard Force (BGF) by this month.The regime's representative from Naypyidaw, Lt. Gen. Ye Myint, has told th

Lilian Budianto ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Mon, 04/05/2010 10:34 PM  Indonesia will highlight the progress made in Myanmar’s reforms and the implementation of ASEAN blueprints on economic, political, security and sociocultural issues at the 16th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam this

asian workers organising march 2010In 2009 the concurrent crises facing the human race built at an alarming pace.The global financial crisis has left billions struggling to maintain their wages and living conditions. As the environment changes, climate refugees seek to fleetheir increasingly unlivable lands,