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April 29, 2008
Rangoon – The Burmese military junta plans to block flow of information by controlling the internet during the ensuing referendum on May 10, a...
April 29, 2008
According to the Bangkok Post a major forger of passports has been arrested in Thailand, but his Burmese accomplice remains at large.
April 28, 2008
In a bid to woo traders to cast the "Yes" vote in the ensuing referendum, the Burmese military junta has stopped collecting toll from local traders...
April 28, 2008
An anti-referendum paper was distributed in Akyab, Kyaukpru and Rambe towns in Arakan recently.
April 28, 2008
Maungdaw, Arakan State : The Burmese Army was deployed on the Burma-Bangladesh border recently as the military had received information that joint...
April 28, 2008
Maungdaw, Arakan State : The Deputy Home Minister Brigadier General Pone Swe has ordered concerned authorities to release the arrested Myanmar Muslim...
April 28, 2008
Some individuals in Chin state, Burma have already begun to exercise their franchise to approve the draft constitution in the referendum ahead of May...
April 26, 2008
New Delhi - Indian political parties including the Communist Party of India and the All India Forward Bloc today called on India to release the 34...
April 26, 2008
Export of rice has been banned in Three Pagoda Pass on the orders of the Military Southeast Command, according to rice traders.
April 25, 2008
Both the Burmese military junta and activists in Mon State have stepped up campaign for "Yes" and "No" votes respectively in the run up to the...
April 25, 2008
Chiang Mai: While Burma 's top brass continue to line their pockets with kickbacks and self-bestowed financial rewards, the country's government is...
April 25, 2008
New Delhi – In the midst of hectic preparations for the ensuing referendum to approve the draft constitution in May, Burmese military junta's Prime...
April 25, 2008
India's premier football club, East Bengal has said it will hold a friendship tournament for the first time, with a Burmese football team, in a show...
April 25, 2008
Government schools in townships will be converted to polling stations for the referendum. Orders have been issued to conduct remote teaching in Mon...
April 25, 2008
BRUSSELS, Apr 23 (IPS) - Sanctions imposed by the European Union on Burma look set to be extended for an extra year because of the lack of progress...

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