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September 15, 2010
Burma’s border security force’s (Nasaka’s) extortion from the Rohingya community in northern Arakan remains unabated, said a local elder on condition...
September 15, 2010
Less than two months to the general elections in Burma the military junta has begun to use strong arm tactics to ensure that the major political...
September 15, 2010
| Jury Chai
According to residents, Burmese checkpoint authorities are conducting rigorous checks and searches of individuals traveling in and out of Ye town, in...
September 15, 2010
| Khaing Suu
Four prominent construction-industry tycoons have been told to contest in national elections on November 7 as candidates for the main Burmese junta-...
September 15, 2010
| Myo Thein
The Burmese junta’s electoral watchdog issued notices yesterday dissolving 10 political parties including the main opposition National League for...
September 15, 2010
Nearly one-thousand Burmese migrant workers on strike for more than a week have reached terms with management providing for their immediate return to...
September 15, 2010
| Ko Nee
The military junta is employing different means to woo voters in Burma to vote for its civilian proxy political party the Union Solidarity and...
September 15, 2010
Pu Enok an independent candidate is eyeing a seat in the Parliament and will contest the elections from Kalemyo, Sagaing division in the forthcoming...
September 15, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
Referring to Naypyitaw’s latest instruction to its border units to make Shan State Army and United Wa State Army uniforms recently, the leader of the...
September 14, 2010
An unidentified fighter plane flying over Kachin State in Northern Burma on September 11 created a flutter, starting rumours of an impending...
September 14, 2010
| Akka
In the face of worsening relations between the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), recently displaced Mon...
September 14, 2010
Three candidates from as many parties will contest in Burma’s forthcoming national elections for the seat of Phekhon Township in Shan State ...
September 14, 2010
| Saw Thein Myint
Three soldiers of the Burmese Army were killed and seven, including a captain, were injured when the Karen National Liberation Army's (KNLA) 201...
September 14, 2010
Water shortage has led authorities to plan construction of a large reservoir in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State. It has confiscated many...
September 14, 2010
| Takaloo
Burmese military junta authorities have issued a strict order to local residents to do village sentry duty at night for security against rampant...