News
June 23, 2010
| Nyein Thu
At a mere 25 inches (63.5 centimetres) tall, Zaw Bala Aung had lofty dreams of breaking a Guinness World Record, but at 10 years old, he will not...
June 23, 2010
The price of gold on the Burmese market hit a fresh high today, at 658,000 Kyats (around US$658) per tical (one tical equals 15 grams), after last...
June 23, 2010
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Students of middle school in Maungdaw Township were forced to pave stones on Maungdaw-Bawli Bazaar road by Burma’s border...
June 23, 2010
For the Burmese junta in Kachin state, election funds are now being sourced by issuing new licenses to illegal two wheelers,...
June 22, 2010
Rohingya businessmen, who have arrived in north Arakan from Rangoon after the floods have distributed relief to the flood victims since June 17,....
June 22, 2010
| Myint Maung
Leaders of the National League for Democracy are conducting a roadshow of states and divisions to meet grass-roots members, explain policies and...
June 22, 2010
| Usa Pichai
Migrant workers in Thailand are living in fear amid a police crackdown over the past week that has led to the arrests of more than a thousand...
June 22, 2010
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is distributing plastic in the Nayapara refugee camp since yesterday,...
June 22, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
The second draft of the Shan State constitution recently published by the Exiled Shan State Constitution Drafting Commission (SSCDC) recommends that...
June 22, 2010
| Naung Hlaing
The military junta, which has left Burmese ethnics wallowing in the dark for decades since the military coup in 1962, is now on the verge....
June 22, 2010
In a bid at cover up and to show visiting ministers that they were arranging for relief, the Maungdaw district authorities borrowed rice and goods...
June 21, 2010
Burmese football fans are up in arms, but they are not doing the Mexican wave, after failure by local stations to broadcast World Cup football...
June 21, 2010
| Perry Santanachote
The Ten Alliances of Burma, a movement for democracy and ethnic rights, joined the people around the world in marking opposition leader Aung San Suu...
June 21, 2010
| Tint Swe
From time to time Burma draws media attention providing news of military coups, people’s uprisings, news of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the like. The...
June 21, 2010
Word Refugee Day was postponed in Burmese refugee camps of Nayapara and Kutupalong in Bangladesh, which was to be held on June 20, said a refugee....