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May 4, 2012
Burma is the top weapons buyer among countries under arms embargoes around the world, according to a report of the Oxfam Aid Agency issued on...
May 4, 2012
A large quantity of amphetamines left behind at a recently abandoned Burma army post is further proof that drug abuse is rampant in the ranks of...
May 3, 2012
‘In an era of increasing media freedoms in Myanmar, government ministers should think carefully before they express their thoughts’ U Pe Than, an MP...
May 3, 2012
U.N. officials discussed the Burma 2014 Population and Housing Census with lawmakers and members of the National Commission on Population and...
May 3, 2012
Warehouses for storing rice, medicine, and drinking water are badly needed for war refugees on the Sino-Burma border, say refugee workers recently...
May 3, 2012
Burma remains among the 10 most censored nations in the world despite the move from a military regime to a quasi-democratic government, according to...
May 2, 2012
Villagers, who were forcibly relocated to make way for the Myitsone dam, received a surprise visit last month from the head of the Chinese firm...
May 2, 2012
A series of Kachin Independence Army (KIA) bombings derailed nine railroad sleeper carriages and damaged railroad tracks over the past two days,...
May 2, 2012
The United Nations will provide technical assistance and help mobilize financial support for the Burma's first census in 31 years, under an agreement...
May 2, 2012
Fourteen human rights groups have called on the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) to take the necessary steps to ensure the...
May 2, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi took the Burmese Parliament’s oath of office on Wednesday, marking another step in her amazing journey from political detainee to...
May 2, 2012
Muslims living in Maungdaw Township in western Burma’s Arakan State have been allowed to travel freely within their own township without prior...
May 2, 2012
Bangladesh celebrated its victory over Burma in a sea boundary dispute on 28 April in front of the parliament building in Dhaka and honored Prime...
May 2, 2012
The war on the Kachin Independence Organization / Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) by the Burmese army is fundamentally a fratricide for the sake...
May 1, 2012
Political reforms under President Thein Sein’s military-backed government threaten to be overshadowed by a major conflict in the country’s...

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