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What You Need To Know: Week of 2/2/15

Burma According to recent reports, as many as 2,000 civilians from both Burma and China are trapped in Burma’s northeast due to ongoing fighting. The fighting erupted primarily around jade mines...

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What You Need To Know: Week of 2/9/15

Burma Nine soldiers from the Burmese Army and one from the Ta’and National Liberation Army or the TNLA] have died during clashes in Burma’s northern Shan State. The source of this clash is uncertain....

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What You Need To Know: Week of 4/6/15

Burma The Burmese government has signed a draft ceasefire agreement with the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT). The NCCT is a group representing 16 different armed groups in Burma and has...

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US Anti-Genocide Movement STAND Merges with the Aegis Trust for Genocide...

US Anti-Genocide Movement STAND Merges with the Aegis Trust for Genocide Prevention STAND, the US-based student movement to end mass atrocities, is merging with the Aegis Trust as the US branch of the...

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What You Need To Know: Week of 4/20/15

Burma Sixteen Burmese soldiers were killed and over 100 wounded during fighting between the Burmese Army and the Kokang rebels of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA). The fighting...

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What You Need to Know: Week of 6/22/15

Burma Burma deported 37 Rohingya to Bangladesh.  The people were found by the Burmese navy on a boat in the Bay of Bengal in May in an attempt to migrate.  Those who the Burmese authorities identified...

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Education Update 7/6

Burma The election has been set for November 8th.  It is Burma’s first open general election in 25 years.  The incumbent Union Solidarity and Democracy Party, led by President Thein Sein, will be...

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Education Update Week 7/13

Burma The National League for Democracy (NLD) has confirmed it will contest the upcoming elections despite their leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, remaining banned from becoming President.  Suu Kyi said they...

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Education Update Week 8/3

Burma Burma has been hit by a monsoon and massive flooding. More than 150,000 people have been affected and 27 people have been confirmed dead, although the actual figure is probably significantly...

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