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November 25, 2008
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) distributed rice among the villagers of Ka Gya Pet Kan Pyin village under Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, Burma...
November 24, 2008
A drug free project led by Thailand will be welcomed by the PaO National Liberation Organization (PNLO) that is active in the Shan State's PaO-...
November 24, 2008
There is no let up in jade mining activities in Hpakant (Phakant) in Burma's northern Kachin state despite the jade markets being in the doldrums in...
November 24, 2008
| Zar Ni
Hotels owned by 'Woodland Travels' which are located in major tourist spots in Mandalay Division are being taken over by the company owned by the '...
November 24, 2008
The United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee on Friday approved a draft resolution on the human rights situation inside Burma, amid a...
November 24, 2008
Policemen raided a private clinic in Than Pain Chaung Ward of Kyaykpru Town, Burma on November 15, and seized some birth control tablets and...
November 24, 2008
| Than Htike Oo
At least 15 convicted political activists were transferred from Insein prison in Rangoon to outlaying areas of the country this morning, according to...
November 24, 2008
The Burmese Army has been using forced labor from among Zee Chaung villagers of Kyauktaw Township since November second week for construction of a...
November 24, 2008
Wa supreme leader Bao Youxiang's elder brother Bao Youri paid a four-day visit to Mongton Township, located opposite Chiangmai, last week, according...
November 24, 2008
Four people were arrested by the police in Kyaukpru in Arakan State, on charges of human trafficking, a local resident said. "They are from Thain Ban...
November 24, 2008
Burma's main opposition party says it successfully held a National Day celebration this past weekend, despite the occasion falling amid a relentless...
November 23, 2008
Opposition heavyweights, who were attending the consultation meeting hosted recently by the Chiangmai-based National Reconciliation Programme (NRP),...
November 21, 2008
| Than Htike Oo
The Burmese military junta's vendetta against monks came to the fore with U Gambira, a monk leader being sentenced to another 56 years in prison,...
November 21, 2008
| Nem Davies
Famous comedian and film director Zarganar, held in Insein prison, was sentenced to 45 years in jail today by the prison court. The court held the...
November 21, 2008
Businessmen who own orange groves in Garayang villages on the Sino-Burma border trade route in Kachin State, northern Burma are disappointed over...