President Thein Sein has no choice but to accept foreign aid so Myanmar Muslims get assistance

Myanmar leader says open to aid for Muslims | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

AFP – Myanmar has no choice but to accept foreign aid for Muslims hit by recent sectarian violence or it will face an international backlash, President Thein Sein said Sunday. His comments follow a series of protests by Buddhists in Myanmar against efforts by a world Islamic body to help Muslims affected.

Myanmar minorities fight to save mother tongue

For half a century a single precious copy of a textbook kept the language of Myanmar’s Shan people alive for students, forced to learn in the shadows under a repressive junta. Now with a reformist government reaching out to armed rebel groups after decades of civil war, calls are growing.