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April 2, 2010
Over 30.8 acres of arable land were destroyed by salt water by a powerful Nasaka collaborator with the intention of seizing a shrimp project from...
April 2, 2010
| Myo Thein, Phanida
Rangoon has been reeling from severe bouts of power cuts with consumers getting a daily supply of a meagre two hours...
April 2, 2010
| Khaing Khaing Zan
Local people on the western Burma border are worried about the spread of HIV after two Burman settlers set up prostitution networks in their homes,...
April 2, 2010
Five political parties have registered with the Election Commission since the electoral laws were announced by the junta authorities on 8 March, but...
April 2, 2010
Deputy Supreme Court Judge Thein Soe, the newly appointed Chairman of Burma's Election Commission is on the EU’s blacklist of sanctions. The list,...
April 1, 2010
Shortage of electricity plagued several thousands of Baptist followers at the Kachin Baptist Convention’s 36th quadrennial general mass conference in...
April 1, 2010
A tornado lashed different villages in Maungdaw Townships of Arakan State, on March 31, at about 4 pm,....
April 1, 2010
| Sai Zuan Sai
The military regime in Burma has proclaimed a new dress code for the upcoming water festival, prohibiting attire that does not offer sufficient skin...
April 1, 2010
5 dissenters from 15 members “Mon Working Committee” formed in 2009 have split from the group, following a March 30th meeting where the majority of...
April 1, 2010
| Salai Han Thar San
The Chairman of a new ethnic Rakhine party, Union of Myanmar National Political Forces (Rakhine State), has said the party will register with the...
April 1, 2010
| Yin Mon, Lai Mon
The going rate for passing 10-standard examinations for the 2009-2010 school year in Mudon town, Mon State, starts at 100,000 kyat, student in the...
April 1, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
The Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC-Union of Burma), a coalition of ethnic political organizations, announced yesterday that it would not accept...
March 31, 2010
An ethnic Chin refugee from Burma Ms. Sui Tin Lem (32) with two children was badly assaulted and sexually abused by four local Indian men in New...
March 31, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
The Burmese military junta has set 28 April as yet another deadline for the Special Region #4, the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-ESS)...
March 31, 2010
| Khaing Khaing Zan
Family members of 11 detained Arakanese youth submitted an appeal to the judge in the notorious Insein prison asking for an opportunity to be present...