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Land confiscation continues unabated in Arakan

Ponna Kyunt: Many acres of farmlands in several villages in Arakan State were confiscated by the Burmese Army recently for army families, said a teacher from the area...

Chair of ASEAN Burma Caucus visits Mae Tao clinic and Karen camps

Kraisak Choonhavan, deputy chairman of Thailand's ruling Democrat Party and chairman of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) said on Monday the caucus ...

Weatherman warns of 120 mph strong winds in Burma

Strong winds with speeds of up to 120 mph are likely to lash different parts of Burma during the period from now till the end of April, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department said ...

Mon youths complain of heightened surveillance following monk’s arrest

Mon State youth are complaining of being increasingly targeted for surveillance efforts by Burmese government authorities since the arrest of Ashin Uk Kong Sah, a Mon monk, in Thanphyuzayart this January...

Bangladesh seeks UNHCR help to repatriate Rohingya refugees

Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dipu Moni has requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for support to resume the repatriation process of “all Burmese refugees ...

Burma to announce details of election laws tomorrow

Mon Business community launches new company

Bangladesh to import 25,000 tonnes of rice from Burma

Rangoon's Asia World Port to upgrade

Rohingya jailed for trying to talk to UN envoy

USDA dabbles in telecommunication business

WHO donates H1N1 vaccines to Burmese Ministry of Health

Thai government wary of migrants joining red shirt protests

Number of Shan ceasefire delegates shrinks

Soldier killed in wild elephant attack

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Lest We Forget: Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) on the 100th day of the Ampatuan Massacre

A hundred days have passed since the massacre of 32 journalists and media workers in Maguindanao, Southern Philippines, together with 26 others. The principal suspect has been indicted. But the petition...

Malaysian newspaper in hot water over comments on caning

The following is a statement by the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), a SEAPA partner based in Kuala Lumpur,...

Indonesian government bows to public opinion; draft rules on multimedia content dropped

The Indonesian government rejected a controversial ministry regulation draft on multimedia content which had sparked protests from both journalists and online users,...

Filipino journalist receives threats after radio interview

A Filipino print and radio journalist last week received threats after criticizing the increase of motorcycle theft incidents in North Cotabato province...

Radio reporter sued for disinformation in Cambodia

A Radio Free Asia (RFA) reporter was charged with disinformation for broadcasting a report on a dispute between a Cham Muslim community leader and members of his mosque,...

Ampatuan Massacre victims' families bring case to ASEAN human rights body

Philippine Congress adjourns session without passing freedom of information bill

Media watch group calls for an end to book banning in Malaysia

Life term for murderer of Filipino radio broadcaster-witness

Malaysian justice minister reverses book ban

Malaysian police should uphold, not curtail, freedom of speech, media group says

Southeast Asia’s Press Freedom Challenges for 2010

SEAPA condemns conviction of Vietnamese lawyer; demands his release for sake of human rights and ASEAN

Indonesian government bans five books, 20 more under evaluation

Suspect charged for killing of radio blocktimer in the Philippines

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CONCERNS CONTINUE ABOUT ELECTION FAIRNESS

"The Military regime is preparing for an election which will not be free and fair", a retired school teacher who lives in...

Is There Any Hope of “free and fair” 2010 election in Burma?

A 70-year-old Arakanese Rohingya politician, Mr. AFK Jilani, the organizer of The National League for Democracy (NLD) for all of Arakan State, is calling for “free and fair elections in Burma in 2010...

HUNGER FOR EDUCATION

“I wanted to be an educated person. I wondered what my future would be like if I was not educated?” Mi Kya lun Htaw, Mon educator...

ROHINGYA YOUNG PEOPLE FLEEING FROM ARAKAN TO GET MARRIED

Kaladan Press- Like countless other young Arakanese women of marriageable age, 24 year old Nuru Begum wants to get married. But, she had to flee from her homeland to Bangladesh to make it possible......

REFUGEES WITH NO PLACE TO FLEE

Early on the morning of January 14, 2009, most residents of Ban Don Yang Camp, at Three Pagoda’s Pass border crossing, took shelter from the cold winter air inside their huts...

THE KAREN FLAG: A SYMBOL OF UNITY

CAUGHT IN A VICE: KAREN REFUGEES FLEEING BATTLES BETWEEN THEIR OWN WARING FACTIONS

THE BEAUTIFUL HARMONY BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND : LET IT BE

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: MIGRANT WORKERS STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES INSIDE BURMA

GETTING AN EARLY START: THEFTS BY CHILDREN INCREASING AT CAMP

CELEBRATING FREEDOM: KARENNI REMEMBER DEEKU

The SHAN’s Struggle for Identity

EDUCATION INTERUPTED WHILE SCHOOLS IN DELTA ARE REBUILT

DREAMS LOST DOWN THE BARRELL OF A GUN

LONGING TO START A NEW LIFE

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Head held high Ashin Gambira will never bow to junta

Ashin Gambira, the leading monk of the saffron revolution and a leader in 'All Burma Monks Alliance' (ABMA), has been under detention for one year as on November 4 this year...

Burma's economy: Does sanctions hinder development?

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What is the UN's next game-plan?

Though the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed frustration at the failure of Burmese generals--to take "tangible steps" to include Aung San Suu Kyi and other political opposition...

Will the U.N. unseat the junta?

With the palpable frustration of Burma's democratic opposition to United Nations efforts in Burma following the Special Envoy's most recent visit, but scarce mechanisms through the international body...

Kachins' struggle for survival nipped in the bud

Burma, a golden land has projected its dignity in terms of civil roles in un-erased memories down through half a century since independence. Moreover there have been a lot of disloyalties through centralized...

All that glitters isn't gold

Obama or McCain? For Burma more of the same

Remembering our heroes and rethinking the revolution

Understanding the Bush interest in Burma

Caught between the devil and the deep sea

Cronyism; unhealthy competition in media market

Burma after Cyclone Nargis: devastated, depressed and dejected

Burmese politics: road ahead

Kachin church leaders support Satan