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March 12, 2010
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) delegates met the regional Burmese military chief today on the contentious Border Guard Force issue for the...
March 12, 2010
| Kyaw Kha
Despite evidence to the contrary, Aye Lwin, the chairman of the Union of Myanmar National Political Force, which is keen on contesting the 2010...
March 12, 2010
| Phanida
Weekly publications in Burma have been prohibited from publishing any comment or analysis on the electoral laws being announced daily from March 8...
March 12, 2010
| Mungpi
The United States on Wednesday said it is ‘deeply disappointed’ with the junta’s electoral law, as it bars detained opposition leader Aung San Suu...
March 12, 2010
12 March 2010: Tea plantations in the private sector in Chin state are more productive than those run by the Burmese government....
March 12, 2010
| Mungpi
The U.S. Embassy in Burma has confirmed it is discussing a possible trip to the country by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific...
March 12, 2010
| Larry Jagan
Thailand’s capital city is on red alert, bracing itself for a mass anti-government protest this weekend. Special security arrangements also went into...
March 12, 2010
| Mar Mar Kyaw Zawe
Some residents of Umphiem Mai refugee camp, near Mae Sot, on the Thai-Burma border, are wondering if the mysterious death of a 63 year old man on...
March 11, 2010
Indian constitutional experts and election observers have said that Burma’s electoral laws that the junta has started announcing since March 8...
March 11, 2010
| Nai Marn, Asah
Sources report that prostituion is a rapidly growing problem in Burma's major cities, as rising unemployment rates are forcing Burmese women to work...
March 11, 2010
Burma's state-run television announced today the names of the 17 appointed members of the newly created national Election Commission. The commission...
March 11, 2010
Electricity supply was cut off from Maungdaw big mosque on February 5, for use of an extra meter box, supplied by the electricity department by...
March 11, 2010
The Burmese military junta’s election laws have conveniently failed to address the fundamental issues of millions of Burmese in Diaspora, residing...
March 11, 2010
| Kon Hadee
Timber sellers in Three Pagodas Pass have informed IMNA that interest from Thai buyers has dropped dramatically since the end of February, and that...
March 11, 2010
| Phanida
The Burmese junta’s electoral laws for the 2010 polls, poses a direct challenge to her party the National League for Democracy (NLD) and it is a...