Date: September 16, 2012

We, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, are pleased and honored that our chairperson, Hkun Htun Oo, will be awarded the Democracy Award by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Washington D.C. We appreciate that this award is to acknowledge our chair's long fight for all ethnic nationalities to obtain democracy, equality, self-determination and a genuine federal union in Burma.

A snapshot guide to the rapidly developing extractive industries of Myanmar. The attached two-pager is designed as a quick read, covering five major features of the industry, posing five unanswered questions, and profiling the five biggest players in the sector. The "Ten Minutes" guide is the first in a planned series on Myanmar; OpenOil is currently developing similar snapshots of extractive industries in other countries such as Mongolia.

Join us for two special free presentations of films by young Burmese filmmakers at Documentary Arts Asia in Chiang Mai. The first presentation will focus on an eclectic mix of short documentary films, and will be held this coming Thursday, 13 September at 7 p.m. Then, the following Monday, 17 September, we will highlight a selection of short dramatic films.

An invitation to book reading and discussion
Benedict Rogers, author of the recently published “Burma: A Nation at the Crossroads”
5 September 2012 at Sangdee Gallery, 5 Sirimankarajarn Soi 5, Chiang Mai
6 September 2012 at Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Operational Building, 4th floor meeting room
(English-Thai translation provided on 6th September 2012)

REMINDER MEDIA ADVISORY

Press Conference: Report Launch - 

“ ‘Threats to Our Existence’: Persecution of Ethnic Chin Christians in Burma”

[Bangkok, Thailand]  On Wednesday 5 September 2012 the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) will hold a press conference to launch its new report, “ ‘Threats to Our Existence’: Persecution of Ethnic Chin Christians in Burma.”

August 28, 2012

The Karen National Union (KNU) and the Government of Burma have agreement to set the new dates for the third round negotiations meeting.

The two parties agreed to meet from September 3 - 4, 2012 in Hpan-an, Karen State. The 3rd round negotiations meeting will focus on the guarantee of safety for civilian and the building of trust progressively at every level of negotiations. The following items will be principally discussed:

August 27, 2012
Press release

Shan community groups: Don’t push refugees back into active war zone

Shan community groups are gravely concerned about imminent repatriation of over 500 refugees from a camp on the northern Thai border into an area of active conflict.

Book Reading and Discussion with Author Benedict Rogers, Wednesday 5 September and Thursday 6 September

Benedict Rogers, long-time Burma specialist, human rights activist, and author of three books on Burma, will read from his latest work, the newly-published Burma: A Nation at the Crossroads (2012, Random House), in Chiang Mai early next month. He will also discuss his long-term advocacy work for the people of Burma through Christian Solidarity Worldwide, and recent developments in Burma.