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General Information

CIA Factbook
MSN Encarta Encyclopedia
World Bank - Myanmar at a Glance
World Bank - Myanmar Data Profile
Burma Map
Another Burma Map
Current Weather in Rangoon
Current Date and Time in Burma

News

Asia Observer
Democratic Voice of Burma
The Irrawaddy
Mizzima
Myanmar Times (published inside Burma, i.e., monitored by regime)
New Light of Myanmar (published inside Burma by the regime)

Ethnic Groups (Listed in order of the population numbers of their respective states per the Myanmar Regime, largest first)

Shan
Rakhine (aka Arakanese)
Mon
Karen (aka Kayin)
Kachin
Chin
Akha (hill tribe)

Politics

Aung San Suu Kyi's Site
Myanmar.com (official regime site)
Myanmar Mission to the United Nations (official regime site)
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma

Organizations Working on Burma-Related Issues

Burma Action Ireland
Burma Centrum Nederland
Burma Project (Open Society Institute/ Soros Foundation)
Canadian Friends of Burma
EarthRights International
Free Burma Coalition
Human Rights Watch
U.S. Campaign for Burma

Organizations working in Thailand/Along the Border

Burma Relief Centre
Burmese Youth Project
EarthRights International
NOVIB (Oxfam Netherlands)
The Peace Way Foundation
Shan Women's Action Network
Women's Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE)
Women's League of Burma
ZOA Refugee Care, Thailand

Organizations Funding Programs for the Burmese in Thailand

The Brackett Foundation
Burma Humanitarian Mission
Burma Lifeline
Burmese Refugee Care Project/PlanetCare
Burmese Relief Centre
European Union
Global Health Access Program
National Endowment for Democracy
U.S. AID Data Sheet: Burma (pdf file)

Multilateral Organizations Activities

Asian Development Bank
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
UNESCO, Myanmar
UNICEF Myanmar Website
UNHCHR, Situation of human rights in Myanmar
UNHCR (search Myanmar)
UNWHO, Myanmar
World Bank Programs

Some Sites About Burmese Culture

Burmese Language and Literature
Myanmar Net (produced inside Burma, i.e., monitored by the regime)

Travel

U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings
Tourism and Human Rights in Burma
Myanmar (Burma): To Go or Not to Go?
Lonely Planet Guide: Myanmar (Burma)

(Please note that the Foundation for the People of Burma is a humanitarian organization and therefore has no formal position on the ethics of travel in Burma. However, we strongly urge those who do travel to Burma to educate themselves on the real political and economic situation there, remembering that you will only be allowed to travel to areas that are mostly stable, which will portray a better picture than truly exists in most parts of the country. We also urge you to get involved when you get back--educate others and support organizations such as ours or those listed above.)

Research

The Journal of Burma Studies
Burma Library
Northern Illinois University, Center for Burma Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The Burma Campaign (Allied Forces WWII)

Informative Reports

Alternative Asean Network on Burma, On the Road to Democracy?
Global IDP (internally displaced persons) Project (www.idpproject.org) of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Burma Summary November 2003
Human Rights Watch: MY GUN WAS AS TALL AS ME: Child Soldiers in Burma
Human Rights Watch, Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Thai Policy toward Burmese Refugees and Migrants
Shan Women's Action Network -- License to Rape
U.S. Department of State: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2003 (Burma)

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