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November 30, 2011
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Police personnel from the Nayapara camp outpost arrested a refugee yesterday. The man, Mohamed Ismail (27), son of Abul Fayaz,...
November 30, 2011
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Burma has shown interest in importing potatoes from Bangladesh because of their low cost, said Commerce Minister Faruk Khan...
November 30, 2011
Maungdaw, Arakan State: A Rohingya man named Rashid reportedly gave a five million kyat bribe in an attempt to overturn a local election result,...
November 30, 2011
Min Thu Ta - The major highway linking Ye and Thanphyuzayart in Mon State is still in disrepair after being extensively damaged during this year’s...
November 30, 2011
Teknaf, Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Guard Bangladesh (BGB) expelled 16 Rohingyas at the Whykongon entry point on November 27.
November 30, 2011
Yesterday, ASTV Manager Online, that has for years been reporting on news in the Golden Triangle, presented a clearer (but still incomplete) picture...
November 30, 2011
Negotiations between Naypyitaw and the country’s outlying states cannot avoid dealing with the 1947 Panglong Agreement, due to its unique attribute...
November 30, 2011
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Two hydropower dam projects on the Shweli River in northeast Burma will displace 30,000 acres of arable lands, affecting local...
November 30, 2011
(Commentary) – As the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Burma in 50 years, Hillary Clinton’s trip marks a turning point, and there is high...
November 30, 2011
Rangoon (Mizzima) - Bomb squads are inspecting Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon six times a day before U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit on...
November 30, 2011
Burma and Bangladesh recently agreed to fight cross-border drug pedaling, putting an emphasis on preventing smuggling of the amphetamine yaba and...
November 29, 2011
Fearing an exodus of refugees, China is blocking Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) from crossing its border. An increasing number displaced...
November 29, 2011
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) representatives met with their Burmese government counterparts for peace talks in Ruili, Yunnan Province,...
November 29, 2011
In response to the general confusion that has arisen among supporters following his talks with Naypyitaw special representative U Aung Min on 19...
November 29, 2011
Ja-Loon Htaw – The decision to reunite the two Mon political parties would only be made after a consensus has been reached by Mon nationals and monks...

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