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November 30, 2011
| kaladan Press
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
| kaladan Press
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
| kaladan Press
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
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
| kaladan Press
Teknaf, Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Guard Bangladesh (BGB) expelled 16 Rohingyas at the Whykongon entry point on November 27.
November 30, 2011
| S.H.A.N.
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
| S.H.A.N.
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
| Kyaw Kha
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
| May Ng
(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
| Myo Thein
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
| Tun Tun
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
| KNG
Fearing an exodus of refugees, China is blocking Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) from crossing its border. An increasing number displaced...
November 29, 2011
| KNG
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) representatives met with their Burmese government counterparts for peace talks in Ruili, Yunnan Province,...
November 29, 2011
| S.H.A.N.
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
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...