Ex-NLD member says party is ‘undemocratic’
A parliamentarian who recently resigned from the National League for Democracy (NLD) has said that the party is conducted in an undemocratic manner. U Pe Chit, an Upper House MP in Yangon’s constituency 9, told reporters that there is no democracy
Singaporean FM calls for accountability on Rakhine crisis
Myanmar’s neighbours in Southeast Asia have made rare criticism of its handling of the crisis in Rakhine State, and called for accountability for crimes committed there. According to an AFP article, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan
UK Foreign Minister completes Myanmar visit
Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, last week completed a two-day visit to Myanmar, where he travelled to northern Rakhine State, met with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, but was denied a meeting with senior members of the m
UK Foreign Secretary to visit Myanmar
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Mr Jeremy Hunt will visit Myanmar this week, as part of a two-day trip, where he is expected to meet with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. According to a Reuters report, citing the Foreign Office, Hunt w
‘Right to information’ protest held in Yangon
Dozens of protesters held a demonstration in downtown Yangon on Sunday, calling for the release of jailed Reuters journalists Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo and for the public’s right to information. Participants began by chanting slogans such as â€
