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September 18, 2010
Burmese naval personnel stationed at the harbour at Soe Mae Kyi in western Pharonger Islands south of Sittwe have been....
September 18, 2010
The National Unity and Development Party (NUDP) in Karenni state will not contest in Burma's forthcoming general elections......
September 18, 2010
| Khaing Kyaw Mya
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the November 7 Burmese election, calling it “a sham” designed to keep the military regime in...
September 17, 2010
| Khaing Suu
A cadet reporter for the Weekly Eleven Journal was released on Friday morning after two days’ detention for refusing to sign.....
September 17, 2010
Maungdaw Town police arbitrarily arrest and torture Rohingya people after falsely accusing them of drug trafficking. A local Rohingya leader......
September 17, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
Elections in Burma conducted on the basis of townships could mire candidates contesting the 7 November polls in trouble,....
September 17, 2010
| Salai Tun
An armed clash took place between an ethnic ceasefire group that had rejected the junta’s Border Guard Force proposal.....
September 17, 2010
| Khaing Suu
The editor of a weekly news journal based in Rangoon yesterday condemned the arrest of a cadet reporter for taking photos of flood damage in Magway...
September 16, 2010
| Thomas Maung Shwe
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon “notes with some concern” the Burmese junta electoral watchdog’s decision to dissolve 10 parties....
September 16, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
Tension between the Burmese Army and ceasefire groups on the Sino-Burma border have gone up dramatically following a clash between the junta’s army...
September 16, 2010
An Arakanese ethnic political party, the Mro National Party, has been dissolved by the Union Election Commission for failing to submi.....
September 16, 2010
In a chilling declaration, the Burmese ruling junta has announced that will eliminate the ethnic Kachin Independence Organization (KIO).....
September 16, 2010
The National Democratic Force (NDF) and the United Democracy Party (UDP) will contest for seats in Parliament from Matupi and Paletwa constituencies...
September 15, 2010
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the two biggest religious festivals of Muslims, was celebrated across the country (Burma) including northern Arakan on...
September 15, 2010
Burma has agreed to a proposal for the construction of a tri-nation highway connecting Chittagong and the Chinese city of Kunming through Burma,...