“Mr. Ban (right) had been criticised for appearing to secure little on his visit.” Image via the BBC.
Here are today’s headlines about Burma:
The Associated Press reports that U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel today “defended the United States’ ability to push for democratic change in Myanmar, saying an unfinished Obama administration review of Myanmar policy has not hindered U.S. diplomacy with the military-run country.”
Evelyn Leopard, veteran reporter at the United Nations, blogs at The Huffington Post that “Beijing broke from its usual uncontroversial statements on Myanmar (Burma) and told the West to stop ‘picking’ on the ruling junta and stop treating it with ‘arrogance and prejudice.’”
The BBC reports that “Burma is preparing to release political prisoners to allow them to take part in national elections next year…[and that] the move comes at the request of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who visited the country last week.”
The Washington Post reports that “political analysts cautiously welcomed the Burmese government’s promise of amnesty for prisoners but warned that proof of the authorities’ sincerity will be measured in how many political detainees are freed.”
The BBC also “assesses the mood of the country’s opposition movement” right now.
The Agence France-Presse reports that “medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday condemned an ‘aggressive and abusive’ attempt by Bangladeshi police to forcibly displace Rohingya refugees [from Burma] by destroying and looting their makeshift homes.”
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“Mr. Ban (right) had been criticised for appearing to secure little on his visit.” Image via the BBC.
