Burma

violence are crucial factors in understanding what motivates groups to commit such atrocious crimes. In the Rakhine State of Burma a bloody battle has emerged, placing the Rohingya population of the country in the crosshairs of violent military crackdown and discrimination by the majority Buddhist population. Due to a long complex relationship between the different groups of Burma, predominantly the muslims and buddhist, a culture of hatred has cast out those in the Rakhine State, Muslim population,

Introduction Than Aung is the current minister for the Ministry of Health in Burma. Than Aung is fairly new to this job; he assumed office 1 August 2014. Than Aung is preceded by Pe Thet Khin who was the minister from March 2011- July 2014. Before Aung became minister, he was the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health in Burma. He was also a member of the Naypidaw Council and was the Director of the Myanmar Army Medical Corps. Having such a successful career so far, his opinion is taken very

Burma is located in southeastern Asia and bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh and India to the north, China, Thailand, and Laos to the east. Today it is known as Myanmar and is home to more than 100 ethnic groups. Yangon is one of the largest cities in the country with the well-known temple of Shwedagon Pagoda, which houses many beautiful Buddhist relics. However, prior to this, Burma was actually a colony of Britain and suffered many human rights violations on the path to independence

British won, and the lower part of Burma was annexed. The 2rd and final war, the Anglo Burmese war 3 in 1885. The British wanted teak, oil, and rubies. The british was not happy with the Burmese giving the french colony more influence. Because of that, upper Burma was annexed. The rasional for Britain to take control over countries was very simple; European countries thought they were better than than other countries.

My reasoning behind using Burma and Chile, is that these two cases are both similar in the fact that the factions were important in demanding change, but both obtained different outcomes. The reason why I believe that Burma failed in its attempt to become a democratic state, was due to having an enormous amount of participants that were willing to die for democracy, but overall their movements lacked in quality. According to Chenoweth and Stephan, "internal disunity and the presence of multiple armed

In the town of Burma, where militarism, violence and racial differences took place, two people from different ethnicities discovered how to love even through the hardships of social acceptance and language barriers. This couple was symbolic of the Burman society through the aspects of social interactions and political revolution. The novel Miss Burma has a much deeper meaning to it than just the human life story. Many would say the symbolism is a key feature in this novel and one must interpret the

Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been independent since 1948 and is involved in one of the world’s longest on-going civil war. The British and Japanese occupation from 1924 to 1948 exacerbated tensions between ethnic groups. The country is also characterised by its unstable political regime, mainly military ones, and its diverse ethnic background. The main ethnic group are the Bamar and occupy 60% of the land (Laoutsides and Ware, 2016). But no less than 135 ethnicities occupy the 40% left. Identity

genocide. In this article, Stanton lists ten stages that will occur in a genocide, starting with the stage of classification and ending with the stage of denial. In Burma, a sovereign state, also known as Myanmar, a minority ethnic group named the Rohingya is being discriminated by the majority of the population and the government in Burma. The Rohingya have been denied Burmese citizenship since 1982, when a law was enacted by the state government that excludes the Rohingya as one of Burma’s ethnic

The Oppressed People of Burma Burma, like many other Southeast Asian nations, is a land of much culture and diversity of ethnic groups. Unfortunately, unlike the people of other nations, the people of Burma have been stripped of their human rights. Since the military junta had overtaken the Burmese government in 1988, the people of Burma have been among the most oppressed people in the world. The continuation of the government’s brutality has caught the attention of many outside nations around

The admission of Burma into ASEAN and the reluctance of ASEAN to resolve Burma’s ongoing political turmoil (the most recent, 2010 elections) have sparked off much debate and controversy among the member states as well as the international community. This is because ASEAN upheavals the non-interference principle in managing its inter-relations, indicating lack of credibility, importance and unity. Therefore, this policy memo will suggest some short and long term strategies that will re-orientate political