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December 23, 2011
Teknaf, Bangladesh: A Rohingya fisherman was killed by a local Bangladeshi fisherman on the morning of December 17, said a fisherman who worked...
December 23, 2011
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Office staff at the Maungdaw Administration Office have been blocking local people from meeting the township administration...
December 23, 2011
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Security officers and their collaborators are creating false cases to extort money from the Rohingya community in Maungdaw,...
December 22, 2011
(Mizzima) – A top Burmese peacemaking official has told a Mon peace delegation that political prisoners could be released in January and February.
December 22, 2011
Although the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the government are preparing for a new round of peace talks, the Burma Army is still sending...
December 22, 2011
Reports by human rights groups accuse the Burma Army of ongoing abuses including rape, torture and murder.
December 22, 2011
After being reported ‘as disappeared’ during his trip to China in August 2011, Padoh Mahn Nyein Maung, a Karen National Union central executive...
December 22, 2011
Villagers say Burma Army units operating in the Amo in Palaw Township of Tenasserim Division area have imposed a night curfew order on local...
December 22, 2011
The Karen National Union confirmed to Karen News that it will officially meet with the Burma government to progress ceasefire talks on 12th January...
December 22, 2011
Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ spokesman Sai Lao Hseng says the next round of talks with Naypyitaw’s union level delegates will deal with local...
December 22, 2011
Kyauk Pru: Local government authorities have started paying 3 lakh kyat to each farmer whose farmlands will be crossed by the Chinese gas pipeline...
December 22, 2011
Teknaf, Bangladesh: A patrol team of the Bangladeshi Coast Guard seized a large amount of contraband Burmese liquor and Yaba methamphetamine pills...
December 22, 2011
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma Border Security Force (Nasaka) officials extorted 700,000 Kyat from two couples that failed to apply for marriage...
December 22, 2011
Exiled Kachin activist Duwa Bawmwang Laraw recently donated 5,000 sacks of rice and a large amount of warm clothing to support the growing number of...
December 21, 2011
Chiang Mai (Mizzima)– Gold and antimony mining permits are being sought by companies interested in exploring and operating mines in Karen National...

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