{rokbox album=|Mar09| title=|A signboard stating “no sale of beer and alcohol” at a shop, in Rangoon’s downtown area in Sule Pagoda street, on Thursday, the last day of matriculation exam for students with arts. Photo – Mizzima.|}/files/images/Mar09/grade10-exam3.jpg{/rokbox} {rokbox album=|Mar09| title=|People working in the Moe Htih Moe Mih gold mine in Yameathinn Township in Mandalay Division. Photo – Mizzima. Though the gold mine, which is about 30 miles from Yameathinn town, is banned, gold miners have been working at the site after bribing the Ministry of Mining and local police. Currently, however, gold miners have been driven away from the work site.|}/files/images/Mar09/yamaethin-gold-mine.jpg{/rokbox} {rokbox album=|Mar09| title=|Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi speaking at the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit being held at Thailand’s beach resort of Hua Hin. Photo – Mizzima. The 10-member ASEAN on Sunday wrapped-up its three-day annual meeting agreeing to further strengthen cooperation between nations.|}/files/images/Mar09/malaysia_pm_abdullah-ahmad.jpg{/rokbox} {rokbox album=|Mar09| title=|Soe Aung, a Burmese activist speaking to the press on the side-lines of the 14th Asean Summit in Thailand’s beach resort of Hua Hin. Photo – Mizzima. Rights activists from Burma and Cambodia on Saturday were barred from participating at an informal meeting of Asean leaders with ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly representatives, ASEAN youth representatives and ASEAN Civil Society representatives.|}/files/images/Mar09/soeaung_aseansummit.jpg{/rokbox} {rokbox album=|Mar09| title=|Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vijjajiva and Asean Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan at the 14th Asean Summit. Photo – Mizzima. Leaders of the 10-member bloc have agreed to use the term “illegal migrants in Indian Ocean” to refer to Rohingya boatpeople, Bengalis and other migrants.|}/files/images/Mar09/thailand_pm_abhisit-vijjaji.jpg{/rokbox}
BNI Photos February 2009
BNI Photos January 2009
