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August 30, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Sai Aung Myat who was whisked off to China on Tuesday, 28 August, after Burmese authorities had categorically refused to extradite him last month was...
August 30, 2012
| Khonumthung
Undisciplined motorcycle riders in Hakha, the capital of Chin state in Burma, are helping to line the pockets of local traffic police.
August 30, 2012
| Kaladan
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Border trade at the Teknaf land port, a crossing that handles passengers and commerce between Burma and Bangladesh, resumed...
August 30, 2012
| Khonumthung
In a move to eradicate opium cultivation, the Chin state government proposed to replace poppy plantations in Tonzang Township, an area known for its...
August 29, 2012
| Mizzima
Up to 6,000 residents in Burma’s Hpakant jade mine area in Kachin State have fled from the area in the past two weeks, as Burmese government troops...
August 29, 2012
| Mizzima
Human rights violations by the Burmese army in Karen State continue even as the Karen National Union (KNU) and government negotiators prepare to meet...
August 29, 2012
| Mizzima
Thailand submitted a coordination plan to Burma last week involving construction of the US$ 60 billion Dawei deep-sea port project and special...
August 29, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s President Thein Sein pardoned two local UN staff members and a third aid worker on Tuesday, who were sentenced to prison for their alleged...
August 29, 2012
| KNG
On Monday, August 20, Burma announced its abolition of press censorship, marking the most recent reform in its efforts toward democratization. After...
August 29, 2012
| KIC
The Karen National Union (KNU) and the Burma Government announced today that they have agreed on the dates and location for the third round of their...
August 29, 2012
| KIC
The Karen National Union, despite being classified as an illegal organization, has attended a traditional wrist tying ceremony in Government...
August 29, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) is spending billions of reminbi to improve its ancient road system in its controlled territory along the Sino-Burmese...
August 29, 2012
| Narinjara
The eldest brother of the village administrator of Thaychaung Village in Sittwe in Arakan State had to be hospitalized after he was beaten by...
August 29, 2012
| Narinjara
A prominent Arakanese female leader, Saw Mra Raza Lin has returned to Burma on Monday after living in exile for 24 years.
August 28, 2012
| Mizzima
The Burmese Parliament continues to challenge the Constitutional Tribunal over its ruling that lawmakers said weakened the Parliament’s ability to...