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July 23, 2010
Incessant heavy rain triggered landslides, which hit the Chipwe dam construction site of N’Mai Hka River in Chipwi, eastern Kachin State, Northern...
July 23, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
Two of Burma’s ethnic political parties: the Shan National Democratic Party (SNDP) and Taang (Palaung) National Party (TNP) are planning to contest...
July 23, 2010
| Kyaw Kha
Forced to flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs and seek shelter in Burma’s dense jungles, Karen villagers trying to...
July 23, 2010
Gearing up to contest the forthcoming elections in Burma the Chin Progressive Party has opened sub-offices in six townships in Chin state,...
July 23, 2010
| Saw Thein Myint
Despite being under tremendous pressure from within the fold and the Burmese military junta, Col. Saw Lar Pwel (Bo Nauk Kham Mwe), commander of the...
July 22, 2010
| Thomas Maung Shwe
A National League for Democracy member of parliament elected in Burma’s annulled 1990 election and labour minister in Burma’s exiled government,...
July 22, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
The main challenge faced by ethnic political parties is contesting against the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), said local...
July 22, 2010
The Burmese military regime has disapproved a proposal to construct a new road to the Bangladesh border on the grounds that the road will isolate the...
July 22, 2010
The United Nations grant of US $33 million to Bangladesh for a poverty alleviation programme rewards the country's decades of hospitality to Burmese...
July 22, 2010
| Khai Suu
The Indian government will be tight lipped regarding the upcoming 2010 Burmese general election, possibly preferring to focus on their own economic...
July 22, 2010
| Salai Tun
The Education Ministry has urged students to vote for junta-backed parties in this year’s elections, amid threats of “bloodshed”, a military coup and...
July 21, 2010
| Ar Mee
Labour rights advocacy groups in an open letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand on July 19, appealed for a review and revision of security and...
July 21, 2010
A protest spanning 18 hours was staged at the Teknaf Port in Bangladesh on Monday after Bangladeshi authorities arrested nine Burmese citizens...
July 21, 2010
| Maung Rammar
A wild elephant trampled to death a model villager in southern Buthidaung Township, when he was returning home from a banana orchard,..
July 21, 2010
| Salai Tun
The Rangoon-based Union Democracy Party (UDP) alleges the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is attempting to poach their party...