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November 2, 2012
Rohingya groups from across the world have signed a statement calling for a Global Day of Action on November 8 in support of human rights for the...
November 2, 2012
Lt-Col Yishay, Lahu militia leader wanted in Thailand on drug charges has announced that he is planning to hold a press conference some time in the...
November 2, 2012
Urgent humanitarian aid is needed for Rohingya villagers in Zula Para who are facing a food crisis caused by the recent mob violence.
November 2, 2012
Posted in Articles | Tags: development project, Thai-Burma border update traffic on Myawaddy-Kawkareik road
November 2, 2012
The World Bank has approved US $245in development aid and loan assistance to Burma, as well as a further $80 million toward community-driven projects...
November 2, 2012
Burmese authorities have ordered everyone in the areas where the recent conflict took place to surrender all guns, swords and other weapons to the...
November 2, 2012
The Vice-Chairman of the Union Level Peace-Making Committee, U Aung Min, and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) representatives held a meeting...
November 2, 2012
The prime ministers of both Denmark and Norway will be in Rangoon this weekend to preside over the opening of a joint diplomatic mission in the...
November 2, 2012
The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), the government and the Ministry of Co-operatives are bidding to buy reserves of rice worth 14.5 billion kyat (US $...
November 2, 2012
Dr. Win Sithu, the chairman of Myanmar Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Entrepreneurs Association, said that Burma imported medicine worth a...
November 1, 2012
While the political landscape in Burma has undergone noticeable shifts in recent months, human rights violations persist throughout the country, said...
November 1, 2012
Several corpses washed up to the shore near Udaung Village in Maungdaw south, on Oct. 28, according to one local, who didn’t want his name used.
November 1, 2012
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) joined forces to...
November 1, 2012
The Burmese government claims to have evidence that “certain individuals and organizations” instigated the recent violence in Rakhine State, though...
November 1, 2012
Police arrested two Rohingya youths from Bomu Para, in the evening, on Oct. 30, according to an elder from Maungdaw.

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