Burma Related News

Army sets ablaze Karen villages, 1,000 villagers flee

Friday, 12 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by Mizzima News |

Friday, 12 February 2010 21:33 Salai Han Thar San

New Delhi (Mizzima) - The Burmese Army set on fire around 70 houses in two Karen villages in Bago division forcing over 1,000 villagers to flee, according to armed ethnic organization Karen National Union (KNU).

ILO to begin Burma child soldier campaign

Friday, 12 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by DVB |

Feb 12, 2010 (DVB)–The International Labour Organisation will begin circulating leaflets on forced labour and child solider recruitment across Burma, but not before it is passed through the regime’s notorious censor board.

MYANMAR: Livelihoods crucial to cyclone recovery

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by IRIN |

BANGKOK, 9 February 2010 (IRIN) - While thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar are benefiting from better healthcare and nutrition, complete recovery may be delayed unless livelihoods are restored, warns a survey released on 9 February.

Myanmar cyclone survivors haunted by lack of work and shelter

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by AlertNet |

Source: AlertNet

Feb 9 (AlertNet) - Almost two years after Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, killing nearly 140,000 and leaving 2.4 million destitute, survivors are still struggling to recover their livelihoods and many are living without adequate shelter, a report released on Tuesday in Yangon said.

At her Thai border clinic, Cynthia Maung treats victims of war from her native Burma

Monday, 08 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by The Christian Science Monitor |

By Tibor Krausz – Mon Feb 8, 4:10 pm ET

Mae Sot, Thailand – After two decades, the ramshackle scrap-wood hut here that Cynthia Maung turned into a temporary clinic for destitute refugees is still in use.

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