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August 1, 2012
Three NGO employees were recently produced in court and six other individuals were sentenced to ten years in jail in Buthidaung, 80 miles north of...
August 1, 2012
Local police have reportedly taken down posters that oppose the UN and INGOs that were put up in crowded areas in Buthidaung and Maungdaw in Arakan...
August 1, 2012
Burma’s Election Commission chairman and a small group of political party leaders met last week to discuss a proportional electoral system, a...
July 31, 2012
UN human rights expert on Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, left for Rakhine State on Tuesday to look into reports of abuses against Rakhine Muslims.
July 31, 2012
The Burmese foreign ministry “strongly rejects the accusations made by some quarters that abuses and excessive use of force were made by the...
July 31, 2012
A petition letter with 279 signatures demanding adequate electricity for Paletwa residents in Chin state was sent to Burma’s President Thein Sein, on...
July 31, 2012
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burmese soldiers have been posted around the markets in Maungdaw to ensure Rohingyas can buy rice in advance of an upcoming...
July 30, 2012
The Shan State Army (SSA) South’s # 1 Military Region, based in Loi Gawwan, opposite Chiangrai, capped its week long refresher training with a 3-day...
July 30, 2012
The Kayin People’s Party says that all Burma’s political parties, including ethnic parties are planning to meet with President Thein Sein in the next...
July 30, 2012
Leaders from the Karen and Mon ethnic armed groups have called for Burma’s law makers to put in place legislation to protect ethnic minority’s rights.
July 30, 2012
The UNHCR has started building shelters in several internally displaced persons camps in Rakhine State, a spokesman said on Friday.
July 30, 2012
More international airlines are set to extend flights to Burma in October, according to domestic media reports.
July 30, 2012
The UN expert on human rights in Burma arrived in the country on Sunday, as dozens of Muslim governments and organizations have called on Burma to...
July 30, 2012
A team from the Burmese Motion Picture Association led by Patron U Aung Lwin and Joint Secretary Ko Phyo came to Maungdaw in Arakan State to offer...
July 28, 2012
An Arakanese man from Mrauk U, the ancient city of Arakan, died in the hospital on 24 July with injuries sustained during torture by the army, said a...

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