Wednesday, July 3, 2013

National News

National News


Curfew fails to curb attacks in Thandwe

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 01:33 AM PDT

A heightened security presence and a state-imposed Section 144 curfew have failed to prevent more arson attacks in the town of Thandwe in Rakhine state.

Telecom companies must protect customers: HRW

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 01:24 AM PDT

Human Rights Watch has continued its campaign for Myanmar's telecoms industry to protect the privacy and freedoms of their customers.

US blacklists Myanmar general over N. Korea arms deals

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 11:04 PM PDT

The United States placed a Myanmar general on its sanctions blacklist Tuesday for arms deals with North Korea that violated the UN Security Council embargo on buying weapons from Pyongyang.

Sri Lanka follows Myanmar's lead in banning TIME issue

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 02:10 AM PDT

Sri Lanka has banned the July 1 issue of Time magazine because its cover story on Myanmar's Buddhist-Muslim clashes could hurt religious sentiment.

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