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As much of central Thailand remains under water in the country's worst floods in decades, thousands of Burmese migrant workers left stranded by the disaster are making their way back to Burma. Many of the affected migrants are crossing the Thai-Burmese border at Mae Sot-Myawaddy, where local sources...
13 October 2011 – United Nations officials today welcomed the decision by Myanmar’s President to grant amnesty and release a significant number of detainees and urged the Government to free all remaining political prisoners. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban...
SHWE KYIN, 10 October 2011 (IRIN) - After losing a leg to a landmine 12 years ago, Zaw Lwin, 42, no longer ventures into the hilly forests of Shwe Kyin - an area that once sustained his livelihood. "Today I have neither the legs nor the courage to go to the forest," said Zaw Lwin, who was...
Six months after the transition to a new, semi-civilian government, major changes are taking place in Myanmar, but many steps still need to be taken to overcome decades of conflict. Myanmar: Major Reform Underway, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines how President Thein...
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 (IRIN) - Kachin aid groups are running out of means to help more than 25,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the border between Myanmar and China. "The situation is worsening now because no one here has the capacity to support them," La Rip, coordinator...
LAIZA, 23 August 2011 (IRIN) - A group of villagers travels along a muddy mountain path in northern Myanmar with food, clothing and any belongings they can carry in bamboo baskets on their backs; babies are strapped to young children's chests as they try to keep up with their parents. "We are...
By SAW YAN NAING Kachin State’s war refugees who are camped out at the Sino-Burmese border will soon suffer from food shortages if there is no further aid, and the government keeps blocking international aid agencies from supporting them, says two prominent Kachin NGOs. “The refugees in Maija...
Ko Wild Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Because of five months of fighting between the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and Burmese government troops, more than 30,000 people have fled the combat area. Many face serious shortages of food and medicine, according to a joint statement released on Wednesday by...
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 22:12 Zwe Khant New Delhi (Mizzima) – Because of four days of incessant rain in Pegu, thousands of flood victims have been displaced, officials said. The rainfall, the worst in 30 years, has caused a high water level on the Pegu River of 940 cm, 30 cm above the danger...
YANGON, 26 July 2011 (IRIN) - Heavy rains pounding earthquake-struck Southern Shan State continue to hinder efforts to rebuild the homes of quake survivors, agencies say. Of the 837 households destroyed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in late March, 88 families in 24 severely affected villages are...
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In November 2010 the first national elections since 1990 were held in Myanmar. While the party set up by the previous government and the armed forces retain most legislative and executive power, the elections may nevertheless have opened up a window of opportunity for greater civilian governance and...
YANGON, 23 May 2011 (IRIN) - The recent 6.8 quake that shook Myanmar's northeastern Shan State, killing 74 and affecting 18,000 [http://www.themimu.info/Earthquake/Shan_Earthquake/Reports/110330_OCHA_Sit_Rep_5_Myanmar_Earthquake.pdf], serves as a stark warning for this largely unprepared,...
13 May 2011 – A top United Nations official today wrapped up a visit to Myanmar, where he met with senior members of the country’s newly installed Government and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD). Vijay...
BANGKOK, 3 May 2011 (IRIN) - Three years after Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, thousands still need shelter assistance, officials and aid workers say. "This is an area where there are still huge needs," Arne Jan Flolo, first secretary of the Norwegian Embassy, which has been a major...