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March 8, 2012
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested nine Rohingyas at the border on March 5th and pushed them back into Burma later, a local...
March 8, 2012
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested a Rohingya woodcutter on March 1, 2012, according to a local villager.
March 7, 2012
The Zomi National Congress (ZNC), which won seats in the 1990 general election in Burma from Chin state, is keen on being recognized as a political...
March 7, 2012
A tentative agreement between the government and the New Mon State Party has been reached allowing for placement of NMSP troops in 14 new places...
March 7, 2012
The Mon armed group of Nai Bin, which has about 30 members, surrendered to government troops of LIB (Light Infantry Battalion) No. 31, based in...
March 7, 2012
Khun Htun Oo, leader of the soon-to-be re-registered Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), has expressed his appreciation to President...
March 7, 2012
Modern Journal’s managing editor and one reporter were granted bail on Tuesday in the first hearing of a libel lawsuit filed by a government...
March 7, 2012
Representatives of the Karenni Community Based Organizations (CBOs) say they “warmly welcome and support” the current peace negotiations between the...
March 7, 2012
A tentative agreement between the government and the New Mon State Party has been reached allowing for placement of NMSP troops in 14 new places...
March 7, 2012
A bill that will allow local processing, cutting and polishing of jade has been passed by the Kachin State Assembly. When enacted, lawmakers say many...
March 7, 2012
More than 10 Kachin civilians including a local Catholic nun were arrested Tuesday evening for returning to Tang Hpre, a village forcibly relocated...
March 6, 2012
At least 31 Burmese Army soldiers, including three officers, have died during fighting against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in four locations...
March 6, 2012
On 4 March-2012, during the ceremony of the 7th Mon Women Day, Mon women released a statement demanding President TheinSein to provide them with a...
March 6, 2012
Ruili, China, will be the site of the third peacemaking meeting between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the Burmese government on...
March 6, 2012
Burma’s budget revenues took a big jump in 2011, with natural gas exports earning US$ 2.94 billion in the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2011-12...

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