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December 4, 2012
| Mizzima
The 88 Generation Students group on Monday issued a statement urging the Burmese government not to arrest protesters who oppose the Latpadaung...
December 4, 2012
| Mizzima
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) on Monday condemned the violent crackdown by riot police on peaceful protesters, including hundreds of...
December 4, 2012
| Mizzima
A Burmese government delegation headed by President’s Office Minister Soe Thane is heading to Singapore this week to meet with Prime Minister Lee...
December 4, 2012
| Mizzima
International law firm Duane Morris Selvam (DMS) is set to launch in Burma, Shanghai and Thailand next year as it seeks to expand its presence across...
December 4, 2012
| Mizzima
While most observers contemplate Burma’s new Foreign Investment Law, data has been released by the Directorate of Investment & Company...
December 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Ashin Gambira, a revered Buddhist monk who came to prominence during the 2007 Saffron Revolution, was rearrested on Saturday evening, according to...
December 3, 2012
| IMNA
The claim that the Research Committee on Mon History is to be dissolved is incorrect, according to Nai Tala Nye, one of the group’s members and a...
December 3, 2012
| IMNA
The Mon State Youth Forum met on November 29 for a two-day event addressing social and political issues currently affecting young Mon people. The...
December 3, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Apart from areas where there are still fighting, incidents of killings and rapes by the Burma Army have “noticeably reduced” but beatings and forced...
December 3, 2012
| Mizzima
China remains committed to its investments in Burma, and in particular would like to see the Monywa copper mine project continue in “a spirit of...
December 3, 2012
| Narinjara
A woman in Arakan State’s Capital Sittwe has staged a solo protest denouncing the authorities’ violent crackdown on Buddhist monks and local...
December 3, 2012
| Khonumthung
The Chin National Front (CNF) leaves today for the second round of union level peace talks process with the Burma government in Rangoon.
December 3, 2012
| Kaladan
Construction of a new highway linking Teknaf, Bangladesh, to former Arakan State capital Akyab in Burma will start in January. This coincides with...
December 3, 2012
| Mizzima
China, Laos, Burma and Thailand on Sunday launched a new joint patrol on the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle Region in an attempt to normalize...
December 3, 2012
| S.H.A.N
U Aung Min, President’s Office Minister and Vice Chairman # 2 of the Union Peacemaking Work Committee (UPWC) arrived in two helicopters in Mongla at...