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June 11, 2011
| Blacktown
Thailand’s National Security Council secretary, General Tawin Pleansri, told local media recently that the government was considering a plan to...
June 11, 2011
| Saw Thein Myint
Community organizations delivering aid to refugees recently displaced by fighting in Karen state are worried the recent cold weather and heavy rain...
June 11, 2011
| Blacktown
Increased militarization by the Burmese army in Karen state in recent months has further imperiled communities already at risk of injury or death by...
June 7, 2011
| Mon Hongsawatoi
It’s just past 8 o’clock on a cool and cloudy morning. It looks like another dry day. I’m hoping it will be a hot one. Thingyin (water festival) is...
May 26, 2011
| Ah Mee
I looked back when I heard the voice of a woman on a street very crowded with people, motorcycles and other vehicles, just before dark. I saw the...
May 19, 2011
| Nai Oau Sar
“Dad, I will give a Mon traditional shirt and sarong as a present to Mu Dave and Kyi Dave, who live in Australia,” my oldest daughter told me.
May 11, 2011
| Min Taw La Wi
The Sangkhale River sat as a barrier between the two villages on its opposite banks after dam construction in 1981 caused the water level to rise,...
May 6, 2011
| Ah Mee
I hear fear in the voice on the phone. “Strong winds started to blow at mid-day on March 14. Then, a storm hit at mid-night. The wind was very strong...
May 4, 2011
| Kyaw Hla
Mohamed (not his real name) lives in Sindaung village, Buthidaung, in Arakan State, western Burma. The fifty year-old Rohingya man goes to Buthidaung...
April 29, 2011
| Mwe Khao
The streets in Tigyit Village, Taung Gyi Township, in Southern Shan State, are very dusty as local residents walk up and down. However, they are...
April 29, 2011
| Manight Ewar
Naung Bo and her teenage son, A Kyaw, spent three hours standing like cattle in the steel cage on the back of a Thai police truck before it finally...
April 28, 2011
| Aye Hnin Nyo
(Mizzima) – Ma Kay Thi has done well for herself. The student, now in her early 20s, is about to finish an engineering degree at Mandalay Technical...
April 28, 2011
| Tun Tun
(Mizzima) – In the modern-day world, the Internet is used daily to search for information and for communication. Many Burmese claim embracing the...
April 28, 2011
| Kyaw Win
Rangoon (Mizzima) – If you’re a Burmese citizen eager to obtain a passport, you need to be patient and willing to wait, unless you stoop to grease...
April 27, 2011
| Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Politicians Khine Maung Yee and Win Htain claim they have been to hell and back. Both were jailed for political offenses. Both...