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BNI Press ReleaseTop StoriesLatest Referendum newsNMSP will not recognize constitutional referendumThe Burmese ethnic ceasefire group the New Mon State Party (NMSP) will not recognize the government's constitutional referendum which was neither free nor fair, said the NMSP a day after the junta held the referendum. Southern Ye voting centers coercedOn the day of the national referendum, May 10, a polling station in a Southern Ye Township village was coerced by heavily armed military personnel, and a villager Nai Show was arrested. According to local sources, it is not known why he was arrested, although authorities stated he was a suspected guerilla fighter involved in the explosion outside the village during the polls. Voters feel referendum date inappropriateNew Delhi - Several Burmese voters said they are not happy with the government's plan to conduct a nationwide referendum on Saturday amidst the devastation and loss of the monster Cyclone Nargis. Junta deletes almost 100,000 names from voters list in Myitkyina TownshipThe Burmese military junta has deleted almost 100,000 names of voters from the original draft voters list in Myitkyina Township, local sources said. The original draft voters list had 213,294 names. Now it is 113,950. KIO no longer neutral on stand over referendumThe Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), which had been toeing the Burmese military junta's line for a long time, is no longer sticking to its neutral stand on the referendum for the new constitution drafted by the junta. Men and women of KIO are now being allowed to involve themselves in the referendum and have been asked to cast the 'Yes' vote, KIO sources said. The volte-face comes three days before voting. Junta to take action against those rejecting constitutionDesperate to see that the approval for the draft constitution comes through at the referendum, the Burmese military junta in Muse Township in Shan State has ordered the quarter administration and polling booth commission to initiate action against those who disturb the process and are working against it, a source said. Villagers complain to commission over forcible votingThe villagers from Rangoon Division, Hlegu Township have lodged a collective complaint to the local referendum commission today for forcing villagers to cast the 'Yes' vote. |
Media AlertBurmese journals face restrictions on cyclone coverageBurmese authorities have placed restrictions on journalists covering the deadly cyclone, but Burmese reporters have more freedom to move inside the country than foreigners. BBC reporter deported from airport by juntaChiang Mai - The Burmese military junta deported a BBC reporter from the Rangoon airport yesterday. The British national Mr. Andrew William Fardae arrived in the Thai Airways International at Rangoon airport in May 5 afternoon but was deported from the airport by the regime authorities. Khonumthung Editor arrested by Indian authoritiesMr. Myo Myint Aung, Editor of Khonumthung News Group was arrested by the Delhi police along with three Burmese journalists in exile yesterday. Week's suspension of 7 Days News journal for reporting murdersNew Delhi: Using its draconian laws the Burmese Censor Board under the Ministry of Information suspended the publication of '7 Days News' journal for reporting the multiple murders in Green Bank, Kamayut Township, Rangoon. BNI Members
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