Independent Mon News Agency
2008-12-22
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has included Burma in its 11th annual list of the world’s “Top Ten” humanitarian crises 2008, says a press released...
2008-12-20
Police in at least six townships in Mon State are forcing black market businesspeople to buy tickets for concerts held to raise money to aid Cyclone...
2008-12-20
A former corporal in the Burmese army who raped a ten-year-old girl has been re-captured after escaping, say sources in Ye Township. The victim was...
2008-12-18
Opposition leaders in Burma’s democracy movement and ethnic organizations have expressed support for the canceling of a trip to Burma by United...
2008-12-18
Rubber prices in Burma and Thailand continue to plummet, creating dire circumstances for workers and knock-on effects for the rest of the economy...
2008-12-17
A Thai national attempting to smuggle amphetamines into Thailand narrowly escaped capture by the New Mon State Party (NSMP), says an NSMP leader who...
2008-12-15
Eight migrant workers were killed this morning when the SUV driven by a trafficker crashed as the driver attempted to evade Thai police in...
2008-12-12
Burma’s military government has raised official gas prices, say sources in Mon State and Rangoon. According to Burma experts, the move is likely at...
2008-12-12
Gas and diesel sales in Moulmein are being restricted in an attempt to prevent fires, say local sources. In an official meeting held earlier this...
2008-12-11
A residential home near Moulmein University was gutted by an electrical fire today, say eyewitnesses. The home, located at 326, 8th Street, caught...
2008-12-10
“Prostrating myself before U Lu Mone with my hands put together on my forehead, I humbly made an effort to convince him to take me as his wife. I...
2008-12-08
Monks belonging to at least three monasteries in Moulmein led efforts to douse last week's market fire, while authorities looked on, said local...
2008-12-05
Migrant factory workers from Burma are feeling the effects of Thailand’s economic slowdown, say laid off workers as well as members of exile media...
2008-12-03
The Kanbauk to Myaing Kalay gas pipeline burst near Lamine village, northern Ye Township, in the early morning of November 25th, say local sources,...
2008-12-03
A fire on the hospital compound in Mudon Town gutted the staff quarters today at noon. The fire started after an electrical wire shorted out, and...