Radio Free Asia - Burma news in English http://www.rfa.org daily 1 2008-04-28T20:20:14Z Lao Girls 'Trafficked for Sex' http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/traffickedforsex-11042009131107.html A rising number of Lao girls are being lured into Thai brothels with the promise of work. No publisher lipesj prostitution trafficking trafficking in persons laos lao human trafficking 2009-11-04T19:54:24Z Story Burmese 'Trafficked' To Thailand http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/burmesetrafficked-11042009121726.html Burmese migrant workers fall prey to traffickers with the promise of work in Thailand. No publisher lipesj migrant trafficking 2009-11-05T21:25:45Z Story ‘Wave of Arrests’ in Burma http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/arrests-10292009110158.html The ruling junta is again rounding up critics and activists, but the reasons are unclear. No publisher jacksonhans burma burmese myanmar spdc aung san suu kyi nargis 2009-10-29T15:59:47Z Story U.S. Citizen Charged in Burma http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/charge-10142009184606.html A Burmese-American faces new charges and a lengthy jail term. No publisher jacksonhans burma burmese myanmar spdc kyaw zaw lwin nyi nyi aung 2009-10-15T16:08:14Z Story Burma’s Plague of Rats http://www.rfa.org/english/news/rats-10142009125109.html In the cyclone-stricken Irrawaddy Delta, an exploding rat population is wreaking havoc. No publisher jacksonhans burma myanmar rats nargis 2009-10-14T19:57:47Z Story Burma’s ‘Burglar Army’ http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/VideoBurmaBurglarArmy-10092009133701.html Coercion, graft, and underage recruits: Former soldiers describe widespread abuses. No publisher lem video burma burmese child soldier 2009-10-13T17:17:52Z Story Warming Poses Food Risk http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/climatechange-10062009153510.html Rising temperatures are predicted to affect crop yields and water supplies, and will hit Southeast Asia hard. No publisher lipesj laos cambodia burma rice climate agriculture global warming 2009-10-07T15:56:43Z Story ‘He Did What Had To Be Done’ http://www.rfa.org/english/women/gambiramother-10062009161115.html The mother of an activist monk in Burma talks about her family's sacrifices. No publisher lipesj u gambira saffron 2009-10-06T21:54:45Z Story Children Lured Into Military http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/childmilitary-09172009155245.html A former Burmese military officer describes how children are enticed into the armed forces. No publisher lipesj child soldier ye htet spdc children ilo 2009-09-17T22:33:07Z Story Clashes Drive Child Recruitment http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/videoChildPorter-09162009114853.html Burmese refugees, including children as young as 10, describe being recruited to work as military porters. No publisher lem video multimedia burma burmese child children 2009-09-23T19:24:41Z Story