International Peace Day was celebrated with an appeal to end all armed conflict in Burma. The event was organized by the Chin Taung Tan Foundation (CTTF) in Paletwa Town in southern Chin state, Burma, on September 23.
The regions biggest development investment will threaten local livelihoods, cause environmental risks, and could displace thousands of locals, according to a Thai non-government organisation.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released copies of draft consultation reports covering 11 key sectors of Burma’s energy, transportation, poverty, economic reform, education and other areas.
In a joint press conference on Friday at the UN in New York City, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Aung San Suu Kyi spoke after private talks focused on how Burma can move forward in democratic reforms.
As Burmese President Thein Sein prepares to speak to the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, his closest aides said they are not worried about him being upstaged by Aung San Suu Kyi. He reportedly will leave Naypyitaw on Monday for the US for a four-day trip.
Four families of the Hindu community were moved to Sittwe from their residences in Pauktaw Township with the assistance of the responsible authorities on Thursday, said an elder of the Hindu communities.
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