The much heralded progress on political and social rights could all be in vain if amendments are not made to the country’s property laws. Last month, about 200 farmers from three townships in rural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Than Zaw Oo makes his way on to Hintha Kyun island where he used to farm rice before it collapsed into the river in Mawlamyine ...

Burmese authorities should immediately stop using abusive laws on association and expression to halt the activities of land rights activists, Human Rights Watch said. This statement was originally ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Victims of land grabs in Myanmar have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament, to no avail. Now some are turning to ...