Myanmar
Rohingya Crisis: A new apartheid
The continued oppression of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has been labelled an apartheid by Amnesty International in a recent report.......
Why are ethnic groups fleeing Myanmar?
A fresh surge of refugees from a Muslim-majority region in the west of Myanmar, also known as Burma, have been......
Aung San Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung Sung Suu Kyi has faced international criticism for her Government’s handling of a crisis in......
Bangladesh’s controversial relocation plan for Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh is going ahead with a controversial plan to relocate Rohingya Muslim refugees to an uninhabitable island south east of......
Suu Kyi one step closer to leading Myanmar
Although the National League for Democracy won in a landslide victory at Myanmar’s elections last year, its leader – Aung......
Military maintains control despite Myanmar elections
Democratic elections in Myanmar have seen Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy defeat the......
Myanmar’s new family planning laws target Rohingya people
During the past few months, thousands of refugees have been stranded at sea; moving aimlessly between Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia......
Student Protests in Myanmar
Tensions are high between students and the government in Myanmar. A group of students are protesting against the centralisation of......
Myanmar’s emerging fourth estate.
A relaxation of censorship could see Myanmar with a functioning fourth estate by the time it holds elections in 2015.......
Concern over quick ramp-up of foreign investment in Myanmar
After a meeting with with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein, Julia Gillard has announced new aid funding to build democratic institutions.......