Mizzima
2008-08-02
Chiang Mai - Underground organizations of monks and students in Burma have objected to the general elections to be held in 2010 and have rejected the...
2008-08-02
Min Thein Kha, the brilliant creator of the sleuth 'Surveillance Hnin Maung,' passed away at the age of 70 today (1st August 2008). Born Maung Aung...
2008-08-02
New Delhi — The newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur for Burma will embark on his first visit to the Southeast Asian nation next...
2008-08-01
Chiang Mai — Prominent writer and astrologer Min Thein Kha died on Friday morning at a private clinic in Rangoon after suffering from numerous...
2008-07-31
Rangoon - Three months after the killer cyclone lashed Burma 's coastal regions, survivors said aid from private donors is slowly petering off,...
2008-07-31
New Delhi -- In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Burma 's historic student uprising, Burmese activists along with Indian supporters began an...
2008-07-31
The young business tycoon Maung Weik has been slapped with one more charge. He has been charged with violating the immigration act by the police who...
2008-07-31
New Delhi — In a strange move, Burma 's Roadway Transport Supervision Committee has legally announced the rise of fares for express buses that are...
2008-07-31
Chiang Mai — At least 200 Karen villagers from eastern Burma 's Karen State have been forced to flee to the Thai-Burmese border since early this...
2008-07-30
New Delhi — Sixteen of the world's largest insurance companies have been urged to stop trading in Burma , whose military rulers are infamous for...
2008-07-30
New Delhi — The United Nations' Humanitarian Chief John Holmes on Monday admitted that about US $ 10 million of the funds provided by donors to help...
2008-07-29
New Delhi — Burma's privately owned Kanbawza Bank on Tuesday denied rumours that the bank is closing down in the wake of panic withdrawals.
2008-07-29
New Delhi – The Censor Board of the Burmese Ministry of Information is at it again, clamping down on articles it has a distaste for. Now it has...
2008-07-29
Aizawl - Rodents have been attacking crops in western Burma's Chin state resulting in severe food shortage and leading to a famine like situation in...
2008-07-29
New Delhi - Burmese private donors, volunteers, and social groups, during their first informal meeting on Monday, said there have not been enough...