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September 8, 2009
Around 1680 Yaba tablets were seized and one person was arrested at the Maungdaw entry and exit point yesterday, an aide from the police department...
September 8, 2009
The Burmese military junta has established five artillery battalions in Arakan State in 2009, said a source close to the military in Arakan. The five...
September 8, 2009
Burmese and Chinese businessmen, who have invested in Laiza town, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), are keeping a wary...
September 8, 2009
| Par Reh
School teachers are in a hurry to complete the school syllabus earlier than the normal schedule because they have to be on duty at polling booths for...
September 7, 2009
Incessant heavy rains have inundated several houses in Laputta Town in Burma’s coastal Irrawaddy delta, forcing residents to move to higher ground,...
September 7, 2009
The Chinese government has overlooked the grave risks of building a new energy corridor through Burma, a new report published by Shwe Gas Movement,...
September 7, 2009
| Phanida
The Burmese military junta’s pressure notwithstanding, the Kachin people have rejected the regime’s proposal of transforming the Kachin Independence...
September 7, 2009
A clash broke out between Rohingya and Natala settlers, who are a multi ethnic group from Burma proper, in the Nasaka area 5 of Lounddon village on...
September 7, 2009
A number of middle aged and elderly people have set up a new social group called ‘Rual U’ in Thantlang town, Chin state, western Burma. The group was...
September 7, 2009
Plain clothes security personnel are keeping an eye and mixing with devotees in major religious places with the start of the Buddhist lent period in...
September 7, 2009
The Burmese Army is collecting money from vehicle drivers along the Kale-Tiau on the Indo-Myanmar border of western Burma. A local said military...
September 7, 2009
| Mungpi
A manpower training and consultancy firm FranklinCovey has explored options of setting-up an office in Burma, and will begin operations by the next...
September 7, 2009
As the prospect of war with the Burmese Army looms large, the ailing Wa supremo Bao Youxiang recently chose Zhao Zhongdang, known for his proven...
September 7, 2009
The examination of the Indian government's witnesses in the trial of 34 Arakanese and Karen freedom fighters came to a close on 2 September after the...
September 4, 2009
| May Kyaw
Owners of Burmese (Myanmar) garment factories and the Turkey Tema Group negotiated a 6.5 million dollar garment deal in Rangoon...