Suu Kyi Warns US, EU Of ‘Over-Optimism’ About Burma
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has warned the United States and European Union not to be "over-optimistic" about Burma and said her Asian nation is not yet a democracy, despite sweeping reforms after decades of military rule.
Agency Urges Prayers As Hundreds Die In Myanmar Coup
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
YANGON, MYANMAR (BosNewsLife)-- One of Asia’s leading humanitarian agencies urged Christians Thursday to pray for Myanmar’s...
Burma Christian Women Killed For Preaching Christ
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
YANGON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Two young women have been raped and killed in Burma because of their Christian work in a Buddhist village, Christian activists said in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Saturday, February 21.
British Politicians Urge Release Burma Prisoners
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Former leaders of Britain’s three main political parties have urged the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to make the release of Burma’s 2,100 political prisoners, including Christians, his personal priority, BosNewsLife monitored Friday, May 1.
Thailand Returns Thousands Of Christians Fleeing Myanmar Attacks
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BosNewsLife)-- Thailand has denied forcing back more than 2,000 mainly Christian refugees...
Christians Remember 65th Birthday Of Burma’s Detained Aung San Suu Kyi
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists marked the 65th birthday of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Saturday, June 19, and her supporters gathered in the country's main city Rangoon, amid renewed calls for her release from house arrest and an end to military rule.
BREAKING NEWS: Burma Troops ‘Kill, Torture’ Christian Kachins Despite Ceasefire Pledge
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from Burma
RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Burmese troops kill or torture civilians and destroy church buildings and even entire villages of the predominantly Christian Kachin minority despite pledges from Burma's nominally civilian government that it seeks ceasefire agreements with ethnic groups, investigators said Sunday, February 12.
Kidnapped Pastor Freed and Alive After Wrong Report Of Death
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR (BosNewsLife)-- Pastor Tun N., who was abducted by rebels in Myanmar and thought to have...
‘Burma Army Attacks Christian Kachin; Two Killed’
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
YANGON, BURMA (BosNewslife)-- Burma was under pressure Sunday, June 30, to halt violence against the predominantly Christian Kachin minority after at least two civilians were reportedly killed by government troops. Rights group Christian Solarity Worldwide (CSW) identified one of those killed as Zahkung Lum Hkawng, 45, who it said was "tortured, beaten and shot dead by the Burmese Army" in the Asian country's Northern Shan State on June 14.