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October 21, 2009
| Usa Pichai
The Thai government has approved an “ASEAN TV” satellite channel project to be broadcast from October 23, during the 15th ASEAN Summit, even as...
October 21, 2009
| Nan Htoo San
Acute shortage of food is staring over 250 displaced Karen people from Pha Pun region, northern Karen State in the face, sources in the region said...
October 21, 2009
The border guard forces of Bangladesh and Burma will hold a flag meeting on Wednesday in the Burmese border town of Maungdaw with the aim of easing...
October 21, 2009
Military authorities are planning the first ever microcredit lending program for poor in Maungdaw on the western Burmese border, said an official...
October 21, 2009
In a major development the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has said it is willing to surrender its weapons, without the need to transform to...
October 21, 2009
| Hseng Khio Fah
The Burmese Army’s five-day scorched earth campaign, also known as ‘Four Cuts’ - cutting off food, funds, intelligence and recruitment to the...
October 21, 2009
Illegal logging, a long-standing moneymaker for unscrupulous businessmen in Burma and China, is apparently experiencing a significant decline,...
October 20, 2009
| Salai Pi Pi
A Burmese woman activist in exile will represent Burmese Civil Society Organisations (CSO) at the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN...
October 20, 2009
| Myo Gyi
Burma is showcasing its products at the 6th China-ASEAN trade fair, which opened in China today. The five-day trade fair was inaugurated in Nanning...
October 20, 2009
| Mungpi
With several journalists and media personnel among the over 2,000 political prisoners, and the government’s censorship board continuing to restrict...
October 20, 2009
More than 51 Arakanese Rohingya people were arrested by Bangladeshi Police within the last two days from different areas of Badarban district,...
October 20, 2009
Mon veterans are witnessing positive signs in relation to the forthcoming 2010 general elections, despite contradictory views from other democratic...
October 20, 2009
A newly formed Mon splinter group, known as the “Rehmonnya” group and led by Nai Shoung, has as of this week joined forces with the State Peace and...
October 20, 2009
The Young Mizo Association (YMA) in Mizoram, in northeast India, has been compiling a list of Burmese people in the state. The census started in June...
October 20, 2009
A Burmese monk was arrested by Bangladesh Rifles forces in a village of Nakhongchari Township in Bangladesh on Sunday because he could not speak...