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laos It is also a romanised form of the word Laos in the Lao language (ລ& language (ลาว), and probably other Tai languages. Laos' early history was dominated by the wider Nan-chao kingdom, which was succeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate principalities that remained. The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. www.fact-library.com /laos.html   (1017 words)

List of ethnic groups - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is list of names of ethnic groups. Indian - inhabitants of India (refers to many ethnic groups) Indigenous cultures, kingdoms and ethnic groups of Senegal www.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups   (3306 words)

Jingpo - China-related Topics JI-JL - China-Related Topics They form one of the List of Chinese ethnic groups56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Apart from China, they also form a minority in Myanmar where they are called Kachin and in India where they are called Singpho. The Jingpo people (Chinese: &; Jǐngpōz?; own names: Jingpo, Tsaiva, Lechi) are an ethnic group. www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Jingpo   (152 words)

International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) - Conflict prevention and resolution While many ethnic groups originally fought for independence, today almost all have accepted the Union of Myanmar as a fact and merely seek increased local authority and equality within a new federal state structure. The primary challenge for ethnic minority organisations today is, therefore, to build political and organisational capacity – individually, and as a group – to ensure that they are not left out of future negotiations about the future of Myanmar and can continue to represent the interests of their communities. The most fundamental grievance of ethnic minorities in Myanmar today is their lack of influence on the political process and thus on decisions that affect their lives. www.crisisgroup.org /home/index.cfm?id=1528&l=1   (933 words)

A virtual travel to Myanmar, Asia - Tourism in Burma Ethnic groups: according to Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs there are 8 Major National Ethnic Races in Myanmar, which all comprises different ethnic groups: the Kachin, the Kayah, the Kayin, the Chin, the Mon, the Bamar, the Rakhine, and the Shan. Languages: Burmese; Myanmar is a union of 135 ethnic groups with their own languages and dialects. Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia, formerly known as Burma. www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/myanmar.htm   (1234 words)

A virtual travel to Myanmar, Asia - Tourism in Burma Ethnic groups: according to Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs there are 8 Major National Ethnic Races in Myanmar, which all comprises different ethnic groups: the Kachin, the Kayah, the Kayin, the Chin, the Mon, the Bamar, the Rakhine, and the Shan. Languages: Burmese; Myanmar is a union of 135 ethnic groups with their own languages and dialects. Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia, formerly known as Burma. www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/myanmar.htm   (1234 words)

Myanmar - Union of Myanmar - Country Profile - Burma - Asia Ethnic groups: according to Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs there are 8 Major National Ethnic Races in Myanmar, which all comprises different ethnic groups: the Kachin, the Kayah, the Kayin, the Chin, the Mon, the Bamar, the Rakhine, and the Shan. Languages: Burmese; Myanmar is a union of 135 ethnic groups with their own languages and dialects. Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia, formerly known as Burma. www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/myanmar.htm   (1206 words)

Democratic Voice of Burma Myanmar cancels peace talks with rebels after leadership shake-up BANGKOK, Oct 21 (AFP) - Myanmar's ruling junta has cancelled peace talks with the country's largest ethnic rebel group after the surprise ousting of prime minister Khin Nyunt, a rebel spokesman said Thursday. The former premier was seen as responsible for persuading 17 ethnic groups opposed to the military regime to sign ceasefire agreements. The junta had previously courted insurgents and persuaded 28 ethnic groups to attend a national convention to draft a new constitution this year. www.dvb.no /english/news.php?id=3265   (701 words)

Myanmar Denies Its Military Uses Rape as a Tactic However, AFP notes that in May 2002 two Thailand-based human rights groups documented a total of 625 rapes of ethnic minority women by members of the Myanmar military from 1996-2001. The military dictatorship that runs Myanmar recently denied accusations from a U.S.-based human rights group that its military uses rape systematically against women from ethnic groups that the government is fighting. Refugees International released a report in early April documenting 43 rapes by the Myanmar military against ethnic women living along the Thailand-Myanamar border. www.equityfeminism.com /979   (246 words)

Myanmar rebels warn military junta : HindustanTimes.com Karen National Union (KNU) army commander Mutu demanded a resumption of talks that were cancelled last October after the sudden ousting of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, who was vital in bringing several other ethnic groups under the junta umbrella. Myanmar's largest ethnic rebel group said on Monday it was prepared to renew its war against the ruling military if Yangon does not resume stalled peace talks. Former premier Khin Nyunt was seen as responsible for persuading 17 ethnic groups opposed to the military regime to sign ceasefire agreements. www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1222206,00050004.htm   (313 words)

Myanmar: Tens of thousands facing forced labour, beatings and theft - news.amnesty - Amnesty International The Myanmar military are subjecting tens of thousands of ethnic minority civilians to forced labour, beatings, land confiscation and destruction of their homes according to a new report issued today. The report, Myanmar: Leaving Home, shows how the Myanmar military are exploiting the ethnic minority civilian population by confiscating their land, stealing their crops and livestock, extorting money and seizing the population, including women and children, for forced labour. Amnesty International calls on the Myanmar authorities to immediately halt the practice of forced labour, which violates Myanmar's international obligations as well as its own domestic law. news.amnesty.org /index/ENGASA160242005   (531 words)

1Up Travel : Myanmar - Life, Language, Religion, and People of Myanmar or Burma. Myanmar has an extremely ethnically diverse population of over 48 million people as a result of three major migrations since the early beginning. Today, there are 135 nationalities who call Myanmar home, with over 67 ethnic groups which stem from four main distinctive ethnological groups, the Tibeto-Burman, Mon-Khmer, Austro-Thai and Karennic. Over 85% of the population of Myanmar are Theravada Buddhist, although it is not the official state religion. www.1uptravel.com /international/asia/myanmar-or-burma/locallife.html   (531 words)

International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) - Conflict prevention and resolution Myanmar is one of the ethnically most diverse countries in the world and throughout its existence as an independent state has experienced a complex set of conflicts between the central government and ethnic minority groups seeking autonomy. They complement a number of political parties formed in areas under government control to represent local, ethnic interests in the 1990 election. Politically, the ethnic minorities are divided over goals, strategy, and other issues, and have been unable to form any truly effective nationwide or even broadly inclusive fronts. www.crisisweb.org /home/index.cfm?id=1528&l=1   (933 words)

Myanmar: Ethnic minorities: Targets of repression - Amnesty International The Union of Myanmar currently comprises seven divisions and seven ethnic minority States, which are named after the Shan, Kayah, Karen, Mon, Chin, Kachin, and Rakhine ethnic minorities. Until the military is held accountable for the human rights violations it has been committing for decades against the Mon, Merguian, and Tavoyan groups, these ethnic minorities will continue to suffer from such abuses. As a result, civilians in the areas where these groups operate are at risk of being taken as porters for the tatmadaw as they patrol the countryside, and also of interrogation about the armed groups' whereabouts. web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGASA160142001?open&of=ENG-MMR   (933 words)

United Nations While acknowledging that there are many outside Myanmar who disagree, the Special Rapporteur believes that the credibility of his findings relating to allegations of human rights violations in ethnic areas of Myanmar depends on his ability to establish facts in an objective and impartial manner. Apart from abuses perpetrated by groups with official or unofficial agreement with Myanmar authorities, such as UWSA and DKBA, other armed groups, such as KNU, KNPP, Shan State Army South and NMSP, had also been involved in abuses against the civilian population. During his last meeting with the Myanmar Home Minister in March 2003, the Special Rapporteur was informed that the SPDC count as of 20 March 2003 was 515 during 2000-2003 (12 in 2000, 105 in 2001, 335 in 2002 and 63 since the beginning of 2003). www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/GA2003SRM-rep.htm   (8749 words)

Political and Economic History of Myanmar (Burma) But the area which encompasses what later was designated Burma was more of a cockpit in which various ethnic groups vied for control. The official name of the country is the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar from the Burmese word for the martial attributes of strong and fast). The southern part of what is now Myanmar was first settled by the Mons people who came into the area from the southwest coastal area. www2.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/burma.htm   (2225 words)

The History Guy: Thailand-Myanmar Border Conflict(2001) As a result of the continuing civil war in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), combat between the government and the various ethnic and political rebel guerrilla armies occasionally spills over the border into Thailand. Both nations accuse the other of suporting rival ethnic rebel groups involved in a lucrative cross-border drug trade and of waging a proxy war against each other. In May, 2001, fighting between the Myanmar army and the Shan State Army rebels also resulted in incursions into Thailand. www.historyguy.com /thailand-myanmar_2001.htm   (143 words)

Amnesty International Report 2002 - Asia and the Pacific - MYANMAR In Rakhine state, forced labour of Rohingyas, a Muslim ethnic minority group, continued in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships, although there were reports of people being paid for their labour and of decreases in demands for forced labour in some areas. In July the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) met and took note of ILO action on forced labour in Myanmar and requested that it be kept informed of future developments. The practice, which included carrying supplies for patrolling troops, and working on military farms and bases, was associated with the army's counter-insurgency activities against ethnic minority armed opposition groups in these regions. web.amnesty.org /web/ar2002.nsf/asa/myanmar!Open   (1725 words)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Myanmar Country Paper January 2006 Modern day Myanmar has spent the majority of its history as a collection of different and separate states and Kingdoms with a patchwork of ethnic groups. A number of ethnic minority forces took up arms against the central government in 1948-62, and Myanmar has been characterised by ongoing civil conflict in many areas. Myanmar is a member of the ASEAN and the United Nations. www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/sea/countrypapers/myanmarpaper.html   (1836 words)

Political Science Master Course List Social, economic and political environments; regimes and government institutions and interest groups, political parties, students, church and armed forces; theories of Latin American political behavior with country case studies. Comparative analysis of domestic politics, political economy, the role of religion, foreign policies, and elements of international relations of Middle Eastern political systems; theoretical emphasis on ethnic conflict, conflict resolution and democratic development. Decision making in the U.S. Congress; constituencies and elections, role of party and committees, and interaction with executive and judicial branches, bureaucracy, interest groups, and other actors. www.nadn.navy.mil /PoliticalScience/courses/masterlist.htm   (1836 words)

Online Burma Library > Main Library > Non-Burman ethnic groups > Political Parties of the non-Burman groups Online Burma Library > Main Library > Non-Burman ethnic groups > Political Parties of the non-Burman groups www.ibiblio.org /obl/show.php?cat=174&lo=&sl=1   (1836 words)

MYANMAR: Travel Asia Travel Myanmar to see 135 Myanmar ethnic groups and its culture, which is much influenced by neighboring China, India and Thailand. Myanmar is situated in southeast Asia and is bordered on the north and northeast by China; on the east and southeast by Laos and Thailand; on the south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal; and on the west by Bangladesh and India. Myanmar is made up of 135 national races, of which the main national races are Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon, Rakhine and Shan. www.myanmars.net   (561 words)

An Introduction to Myanmar Myanmar's population includes dozens of different racial and ethnic groups, including the Mon, Burmans, Kachins, Chins, Shans, Rakhine, and Karens, each of which have historically dominated a particular area of the country. Myanmar's coastline defines the eastern shore of the Bay of Bengal, running from the Bangladesh border in the northwest down to the Malay Peninsula and Thai territory in the southeast. Travel to Myanmar is as a result a rather vexed moral question, as the bulk of tourist revenue falls into the government's coffers. www.geographia.com /myanmar   (1617 words)

About Myanmar (Burma) - Main Page About two thirds of Myanmar's population are Burman (ethnically close to Tibetans and Chinese) with other minorities making up the other third. Of the minorities, the Karen and the Shan groups which together make up less than ten percent of Myanmar's population are considered to be the two most important ones. With the British occupation, most of the ethnic minorities were kept separate within their borderlands, thus enabling them to maintain their traditions. www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/myanmar/myanmar.htm   (225 words)

Mhone Shwe Yee :: Welcome to Mhone Shwe Yee The Myanmar military regime government declared on Thursday four anti-government associations including their member groups and individuals in operation as terrorist organizations. The attack could not have been based on ethnic hatred, because the hooligans were so drunk that the next day they were not able explain the reason for the attack to police officers, Bezzubikov said. Mhone Shwe Yee is a Public Palace where you can meet new friends, find lost friends, post anything to get the rest of the world's attention, get help, read latest news, and find a lot more information about a very beautiful south east Asian country, Myanmar (Burma). www.maung.com   (1171 words)

MYANMAR INFO: Travel Myanmar; Travel Asia; Myanmar hotels; Myanmar tours Travel Myanmar to see 135 Myanmar ethnic groups and its culture, which is much influenced by neighboring China, India and Thailand. Myanmar had many names: once Golden Land, Land of Immortality, and also as Land of Gems. Myanmar is a very exotic country in southeast asia, remarked by tourists when they travel asia. www.myanmars.net   (181 words)

Myanmar Links From Myanmar.com, this is a detailed guide to population and different ethnic groups of Myanmar. Myan-Net is a Development Network for Myanmar professionals and communities dedicated to searching for practical approaches and solutions for development problems and issues facing Myanmar. A Myanmar association based in the capital of the planet. home.pages.at /godart/myanmar-links.htm   (844 words)

Useful Information on Myanmar Public Holidays, Currency, Visa, Climate, Religion, Customs Myanmar is a deeply religious Buddhist country and is well known by travellers for its abundance of sights and sounds, interesting cultures, diversity of nature and most of all for its charming and friendly people. The religious life of Myanmar is dominated by the omnipresent Theravada Buddhism, which was brought to the country as early as the 11th century AD. Burmese is spoken by about 80% of the population of Myanmar, and is the official language of the country. www.traveller2000.com /usefulinfo/myanmar.html   (1181 words)

Myan Thu Thu Tourism Co., Ltd Myanmar is a union of 135 ethnic groups with their own languages and dialects. Myanmar is richly endowed with renewable and non-renewable energy resources, which are being exploited by state sector with the participation of local and foreign investors. King Alaungpaya founded the last Myanmar Dynasty in 1752 and it was during the zenith of this Empire that the British moved into Myanmar. www.actmvmyanmar.com /myanmarinbrief.htm   (1181 words)

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