An invitation to join a lecture and discussion  

Ethnic and Religious Conflicts in Burma Today

by Benedict Rogers, an author of the book "Burma: A Nation at the Crossroads"

Thursday 6 December, 2012 at 1.30 p.m - 3.30 p.m.
Meeting Room 4107, 1st floor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University

We, United Nationalities Alliance (UNA), have the honor to write this letter to welcome you during your historic visit to our country, Burma. Our organization UNA is a coalition alliance of (7) national ethnic political parties which contested and won more than 60 seats in the 1990 elections. The political objective of our organization (UNA) is to set up a genuine Federal Union in which democracy, equality, self-determination and human rights are prevailed among all nationalities in Burma.

United Nationalities Alliance

Statement

November 19, 2012                                                                                               Yangon, Myanmar

• We, the United Nationalities Alliance, observe Burma's transition to democracy is not up to the standard yet. We believe that it is still early to lift all the sanctions imposed while in a transition period as hundreds of political prisoners still remain in jail.

The updated briefing "Myanmar: Extractives in Ten Minutes", a snapshot guide to the rapidly developing extractive industries of Myanmar. The attached two-pager provides insight into Myanmar's most critical industry in advance of President Obama's visit next Monday, when the world's eyes will be on the country.

For immediate release
15 November 2012

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Today, 62 grassroots, national, regional, and international civil society groups are calling upon ASEAN Member States to postpone the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, which is not worthy of its name.

14 November 2012

Dear Mr. President

I would like to congratulate you on winning your second term in office and wish you every success in steering your country forward.

Reinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai (13.11.2012)

According to the breaking news of Bangkok Post, a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar at the weekend has left 38 people dead or missing on Tuesday, as a new tremor rattled the government's capital Nay Pyi Taw.

Dear Best Friend Members and Supporters,

We would like to share information about several upcoming goings-on in Chiang Mai, present The Best Friend's 2013 'Burma Now' desk calendar, and also tell you about a new project that supports former political prisoners in Burma.