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March 16, 2011
The Karenni Development and Research Group (KDRG) held a press conference in Chiang Mai on March 10 regarding joint China-Burma dam construction...
March 16, 2011
Burma Rivers Network (BRN) issued a statement today urging an end to the construction of all dam projects in Burma. The release of the statement was...
March 15, 2011
Hundreds of households located in valleys and jungles in Shan State South’s Kunhing township, where the military junta is extending its new regional...
March 15, 2011
About 500 Burmese regime soldiers have been dispatched to the Putao area in northern Kachin State as reinforcements, according to local residents...
March 15, 2011
Thailand’s policy of not allowing refugees to travel outside their camps along the Thai-Burmese border makes it difficult for refugees to support...
March 15, 2011
Burma’s Meteorology and Hydrology Department warned that gales, with winds of up to 63 miles per hour, are likely to hit Burma accompanied by heavy...
March 15, 2011
The Burmese Union Election Commission (UEC) announced on Tuesday that 20 candidates have been disqualified and barred from standing for election...
March 15, 2011
A drunken brawl led to the death of a student in Matupi, second capital of Chin state, Burma on Sunday at around 8 p.m. (Burma standard time). The...
March 15, 2011
Traders, who use the No.2 Indo-Myanmar border road, have alleged that the Burmese military was responsible for the accident of the Diana vehicle on...
March 15, 2011
A group of villagers have been injured after soldiers from the General Engineering (GE) military unit beat members of a wedding party while they were...
March 15, 2011
A fire broke out in Karenni Refugee Camp No. 1 yesterday. More than 40 houses and a primary school were razed. A total of 46 buildings, including the...
March 15, 2011
Burmese soldiers, who have been patrolling in Kawkareik and Kyar-Inn-Seik-Gyi townships, recently opened fire on the villages, resulting in injuries...
March 14, 2011
Clashes between Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’ and Burma Army troops were reported yesterday twice in the area of Shan State South’s Monghsu township...
March 14, 2011
The Rakhaine weavers living at Rakhaine Palli near the coasts in Patuakhali and Barguna districts are in trouble as they are losing markets for their...
March 14, 2011
At least five civilians have been injured after a group of soldiers from Military Operation Command (9) beat them after seeing them in downtown...

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