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July 16, 2009
The Burmese military junta has detained four local people collecting information on one of the worst floods of the Uru Hka River and landslides...
July 16, 2009
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to arrive in Thailand early next week for a round of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (...
July 16, 2009
After particularly heavy rains hit Mon state this last week, some students can’t get to school due to high water levels, and some areas in the local...
July 16, 2009
Burma’s border security force, Nasaka, has imposed a fine on villagers, for not submitting guest lists to the concerned authorities between July 5...
July 16, 2009
People in Arakan State have been facing an economic crisis that has contributed to increased rates of crime, begging, and mental illness across the...
July 15, 2009
Twelve soldiers including an officer of the Burmese Army’s Infantry Battalion 32, temporarily based in 'Three Pagoda' town on the Thai-Burma border...
July 15, 2009
| Maw Ta Khe
Residents of Baw La Khe Township, Karenni State are happy because they will receive 24 hours electricity supply but at the same time they are worried...
July 15, 2009
| Phanida
On the contentious issue of transforming its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) wants to change it to a ‘Kachin Regional Guard...
July 15, 2009
Ten days after the Uru River flooded over and landslides hit Burma's jade mining city of Hpakant in Kachin State, there is critical need for drinking...
July 15, 2009
| Nem Davies
In a new directive, the Burmese Censorship Board has asked local Weekly Journals to submit their editorial content for approval, in compact discs in...
July 15, 2009
At least 50 fishermen have gone missing and fishing boats have capsized in the rough sea following a monsoon storm, which the Met office in Cox’s...
July 15, 2009
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) seized smuggled goods worth around 1,800,000 Taka from the Burma border and pushed back 14-Burmese nationals, who were...
July 15, 2009
| May Kyaw
In a revision of existing policy concerning vehicle parts, Burma's Ministry of Economics and Commerce has re-permitted domestic car industries to...
July 14, 2009
| Rai Maraoh
As news has spread of the advancing Burmese army, fear and rumors run rife amongst area civilians and traders, as a major clash with the largest...
July 14, 2009
| Rai Maraoh, Weng Mon
The largest Mon ceasefire group is slated to hold an emergency meeting to form a response to the Burmese government’s continued pressure to bring the...