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November 21, 2008
Because of the Burmese military junta's ignorance Chin people are still under famine like conditions and struggling for survival, said Mr. Manglai of...
November 21, 2008
The road that links Manipur state in northeast India and Chin state's Tonzang Township in Burma on the border will be closed by the Indian Army till...
November 21, 2008
| Phanida
The price of Foreign Exchange Certificates (FEC) slumped sharply by Kyat 40 in Rangoon. During last month's trading, one unit of FEC could fetch Kyat...
November 21, 2008
The Burmese Ministry of Health has released a statement that fake Ampicillins - antibiotic medicines, have been found at a medicine market in Burma...
November 20, 2008
| Ko Sein Myint and Arka
Three insurgents and one villager are reportedly dead after a clash between rebels and Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 299 near Man-aung village...
November 20, 2008
In an unusual move the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has started broadcasting recent video recordings of the meeting between KIO leaders and...
November 20, 2008
| Than Htike Oo
Dozens of youth have appealed to the military government to allow them to meet and pay their respect to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who...
November 20, 2008
The Burmese military junta is forcing villagers to grow sun flowers, pulse and potato in Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships since the beginning of...
November 20, 2008
| Nam Davies
The Rangoon Division, Lanmadaw Township court sentenced hip-hop singer Zeyar Thaw, a member of the band Acid, to six years imprisonment today...
November 20, 2008
A clash occurred between police and villagers on November 14, over looting goods from a shopkeeper in Maungdaw Township in Arakan State, said a close...
November 20, 2008
| Khun Aung Myat
The Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) today released a report, titled "Forgotten Futures" which details violations of child rights...
November 20, 2008
| Ti Myel
Three youth leaders detained in Loi Kaw prison were sentenced to over 30 years in prison, said a source close to them. The three youth leaders played...
November 20, 2008
| Phanida
Child soldiers continue to be used in armed conflicts in Burma, a rights group activists said. The Thai based 'Human Right Education Institute for...
November 20, 2008
Gate fees collected from all motor services have been increased as of this month by the Vehicles Controller Committee (VCC) in Sagian Division,...
November 19, 2008
| Zar Ni
Popular writer Hnin Pan Ein fled to the Thai-Burma border on Friday to join her former political prisoner husband, after being frequently intimidated...