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August 8, 2011
(Commentary) – Just over two decades ago, in 1990, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won national elections in Burma, but the ruling military...
August 5, 2011
Sittwe: Over 400 students from the Technical University in Sittwe in western Burma's Arakan State have staged a demonstration against the hike in...
August 5, 2011
(Mizzima) – Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) General-Secretary Htay Oo confirmed reports that some party members receive cash stipends...
August 5, 2011
(Mizzima) – Rumors have circulated in Rangoon since June saying that the Internal Revenue Department will announce a new tax rate for the sale of...
August 5, 2011
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Thirteen Arakanese Rohingya were arrested by the BGB (Bangladesh Border Guard) at the Nila border yesterday while attempting to...
August 5, 2011
A Burmese army lieutenant and a soldier were killed and three more soldiers, including a lieutenant, were wounded in fighting with Kachin...
August 5, 2011
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – In another sign that the Burmese government is reaching out to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, she has been invited to...
August 5, 2011
Though the bulk of the besieging Burma Army troops have been withdrawn since 29 July, trucks carrying rice and other supplies have continued to...
August 5, 2011
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Burma activists in Canada are demanding a full probe of Canadian mining giant Ivanhoe Mines that they claim has underhandedly...
August 5, 2011
Five ethnic political parties have urged the government of Burma yesterday to bring about a ceasefire between ethnic armed groups and the Burmese...
August 4, 2011
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Six men have been arrested in connection with distributing 5,000 kyat denomination counterfeit notes in three cities in Burma...
August 4, 2011
New Delhi (Mizzima) – The former Planning and Economics minister in Shan State has been caught up in a drama of alleged adultery and drugs, according...
August 4, 2011
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Generation Wave founder and hip-hop singer Zay Yar Thaw can’t sing in a show to raise funds for a home that cares for sick,...
August 4, 2011
The issue of losing income from the forest in Chin state will be brought up in the second regular assembly in Burma on August 22 by the Chin...
August 4, 2011
Min Bya: Seven villagers from villages in Munbra Township in western Burma's Arakan State are facing charges after complaining and demanding the...

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