The Lady: hirsute and on horseback – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/38304 RANGOON — Mounting a mustachioed, armor-plated Aung San Suu Kyi on the back of a white horse isn’t...
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New anti-Muslim violence in Burma – RTÉ World Report
http://www.rte.ie/news/player/world-report/2013/0602/ – radio story here. Script below. It wasn’t supposed to turn out like this. Two years into what are...
Burma army, KIA trade accusations as conflict hots up – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/24968 SINGAPORE — Burmese authorities and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) continue to trade accusations amid fresh clashes at...
Burma’s northern civil war nears rebel headquarters – RTÉ World Report
http://www.rte.ie/news/player/world-report/2013/0113/ The strains of inconsolable grief echoed across the front yard of Laiza hospital. A man, his skin already...
In Burma, “some things have changed, some things not yet” – Irish Examiner
Burma’s political glasnost sheds light on vast economic challenges facing one of the world’s poorest countries SIMON ROUGHNEEN IN...
KNU believes Burma government is on the level – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/3599 BANGKOK – After two rounds of peace talks with the Burmese government, the Karen National Union (KNU) says...
Christians flee war in northern Myanmar – National Catholic Register
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/christians-flee-war-in-northern-myanmar/ JEYANG, Myanmar — A bright but quiet Sunday morning in a sun-lit valley is broken by the sound...
Karen civic leaders call for political solution – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=23145 BANGKOK—Welcoming the tentative recent truce between the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Burmese government, several Karen leaders...
Kachin conflict set to intensify – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22630 BANGKOK — The conflict in Kachin State is set to get worse after already displacing tens of thousands...
Activists link Burma’s resource investments to ethnic fighting – The Irrawaddy
Burmese environmentalists say that dozens of foreign investment projects linked to the country’s natural resources drive the recent increase...