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September 28, 2009
The Rohingya refugees issue was included in the discussion between Burmese authorities and the United States of America (USA) where the schedule of...
September 28, 2009
Burmese Army authorities of the Thantlang township based military camp LIB 266 have ordered villagers from 40 villages to renovate military camps, in...
September 25, 2009
| Ni Moe Myint
The National Unity Party (NUP) will contest the 2010 election with new blood rather than elders, party Joint Secretary Khin Maung Gyi said at a press...
September 25, 2009
| Salai Pi Pi
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has urged the international community to mount pressure on Burma’s ruling junta to allow the International...
September 25, 2009
| Mungpi
The surprise announcement to issue new 5,000 Kyat notes on Thursday by the military rulers, signals a serious erosion of the Kyat through inflation,...
September 25, 2009
| Salai Pi Pi
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an ethnic armed rebel group in Burma, has rubbished media-reports that it is helping a Northeast Indian rebel...
September 25, 2009
| Mungpi
United States Senator James Webb, a strong advocate of engagement with Burma, will have four Burma experts including Professor David I. Steinberg...
September 25, 2009
In a surprise move, China is constructing three Burmese refugee camps at different venues on the border with Burma in its northwestern Yunnan...
September 25, 2009
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) is on red alert after pushing back five Rohingya families to Burma, who crossed the Burma-Bangladesh border on the night...
September 25, 2009
While temporary passports allow migrant workers from Burma more freedom in Thailand, they have been known to attract attention from local Burmese...
September 25, 2009
The Chin National Army (CNA) has conducted a human rights awareness programme to discourage use of child soldiers in its armed wing. The programme...
September 24, 2009
The United Nations Secretary General on Wednesday urged the Burmese government to create conditions for credible elections in 2010 and to allow the...
September 24, 2009
| Pho Zaw
Five social activists including Dr. Wint Thu from Myingyan, Mandalay Division were arrested and detained at the Special Branch (SB) of the Police...
September 24, 2009
| Mungpi
Washington’s preview of its Burma policy that will include engaging the Burmese generals has been received with mixed reactions with some saying it...
September 24, 2009
Defections from the Burmese Army continue with 20 more soldiers deserting from the frontlines and joining the ethnic Kachin armed group, the Kachin...