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February 18, 2009
| Solomon
The United Nations Human Rights expert, who is on a six-day visit to Burma, on Tuesday met diplomats in Rangoon, said a UN official. Tomas Ojea...
February 18, 2009
| Jaloon Htaw
Burmese migrant workers recently went on a one day strike at a Thai rubber plantation in Surat Thani province after managers failed to pay them their...
February 17, 2009
| Solomon
The United Nations Human Rights expert on Monday met five political prisoners in Rangoon's notorious Insein prison as part of his second trip to...
February 17, 2009
| Than Htike Oo
Famous comedian and film director Zargana's prison term was commuted by 24 years by the Rangoon Division court on February 13. Now Zargana, who is...
February 17, 2009
The Burmese Army has launched an operation against logging in the forests in Bhamo district in Kachin state, northern Burma, said local sources. The...
February 17, 2009
| Kyae Goe, Thurein and Blai Mon
An additional two ethnic Karen armed cease-fire groups will cooperate in an “economic development zone” to be operated by a third Karen group near...
February 17, 2009
Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh: Heroin worth Taka 250,000 was seized by police of Cox's Bazar police station from a Rakhine village near a fish market on...
February 17, 2009
The issue of Rohingya refugees has become a regional problem and any initiative in this regard will require following international refugee laws,...
February 17, 2009
| Mon Son, Hong Dein
The Union Solidarity Development Association (USDA) has taken over school repairs funded by a private donor in Mudon Township. The involvement in the...
February 14, 2009
The number of ethnic Kachin in Burma seeking refugee status has gradually increased in the two neighboring countries --- Malaysia and Thailand since...
February 14, 2009
| Salai Pi Pi
The Burmese consulate in Hong Kong has denied that the Rohingya people are part of Burma's ethnic groups, saying that Burma does not have Rohingya...
February 14, 2009
The United Nations' Human Rights expert on Burma Tomas Ojea Quintana will begin a six-day visit to military-ruled Burma on Saturday to assess the...
February 14, 2009
Burma's military rulers have secretly extended the term of house arrest of the Vice- Chairman of the opposition party, National League for Democracy...
February 13, 2009
An activist from Taungup, in Arakan, has been sentenced to five years in prison for having contacts with exiled Burmese media in Bangladesh,...
February 13, 2009
Burma's military government is developing little-used roads to showcase the Mon State coastline while neglecting the main road connecting Moulmein to...