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October 20, 2008
Former foes – the Burmese military junta and the largest ethnic Kachin insurgent group in Northern Burma, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO)...
October 20, 2008
With the elephant population on the decline in recent years, an environmental group focusing on Arakanese wildlife is gearing up to track wild...
October 20, 2008
Burmese military junta authorities have confiscated many acres of land from local farmers in Taungbro Yar on the western border to build border trade...
October 20, 2008
A recent meeting of the top brass of a Karen rebel group culminated with the official appointments of those elected to leadership positions within...
October 20, 2008
A man was killed on Sunday evening in a bomb explosion in Rangoon's suburban township of Shwepyithar...
October 20, 2008
Graves in a confiscated Christian cemetery in Myitkyina, the capital of Burma's northern Kachin State are being flattened with a bulldozer for the...
October 20, 2008
An outbreak of Cholera has killed 21 people in areas controlled by the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), a ceasefire group in Kachin State,...
October 20, 2008
| Joi Htaw
At least two people have been killed in motor accidents while traffic police fail to direct traffic on roads choked with pilgrims attending the Khaik...
October 17, 2008
Teknaf, Bangladesh: A boat loaded with timber, which sailed from Burma, has gone missing in the Bay of Bengal since October 12...
October 17, 2008
| Zarni
Tourist arrival from Mingalardon airport in the mid-year period has recorded a sharp decline by more than 33,000 compared to the corresponding period...
October 17, 2008
Maungdaw, Arakan State: A human trafficker was arrested and released after two hours on October 14 at about 8 p.m...
October 17, 2008
A 50-member delegation of senior officials, including ministers and Burmese Army officials, visited Maungdaw Township on the western Burma border on...
October 17, 2008
| Zarni
A new report launched on Thursday reveals that Burma's military rulers have abused the rights of victims of Cyclone Nargis by blocking aid supplies,...
October 17, 2008
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Many children in Maungdaw have been afflicted with topical diseases like dysentery and diarrhea. They have been admitted to...
October 17, 2008
| Mungpi
Burma and India on Thursday announced measures to enhance border trade, including the opening of a new border trading depot and an increase in the...