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August 11, 2010
In the midst of pressure from the Burmese military junta to toe its line on the contentious Border Guard Force issue, the ethnic Kachin rebel group,...
August 11, 2010
Police arrested a peddler with 1000 Yaba tablets yet again from the exit and entry point of Teknaf on August 9 while he was entering Bangladesh,...
August 11, 2010
| Tin Soe
Armed men wearing masks robbed a resident of block number six (Four miles) of Maungdaw today at about 1:00 hour and shot dead his nephew, according...
August 11, 2010
The Burmese Army based in Paletwa town, Chin state is distributing free salt to people to woo them for votes in the forthcoming 2010 general election...
August 11, 2010
Taking no chances in what is becoming a carefully managed electoral process, authorities have sought further information from personnel associated...
August 11, 2010
Frustration over the forthcoming elections in Burma is growing at United Nations headquarters, with the Secretary-General relating his feelings in...
August 11, 2010
| Ko Wild
Supporters of seven detained Shan leaders are taking advantage of the regional visit of a special UN envoy to call on the world body to take up the...
August 11, 2010
Union Democratic Party new chairman Thein Htay declared yesterday the party may be at risk if it chose to take part in the forthcoming election and...
August 11, 2010
| Myint Maung
Eleven Arakanese youths held in Insein prison for about a year should be acquitted of several charges, including bearing arms, dealing in drugs and...
August 9, 2010
Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) harassed and extorted money from villagers of Maungdaw Township yesterday....
August 9, 2010
| Kong Janoi
Staff members at the Myanmar Maritime University report that increasing numbers of students are applying for the university’s....
August 9, 2010
| Joseph Ball
Burmese Senior General Than Shwe’s recent state visit to India was depicted by many Burma observers and those committed....
August 9, 2010
| Kyaw Mya
A British Burma rights advocacy has called on the government of the recently elected British prime minister to take the lead....
August 9, 2010
| Saw Thein Myint
Karen people inside Burma and in exile have come out in support of the DKBA Brigade (5) commander Major....
August 9, 2010
| Hseng Khio Fah
Burmese military junta authorities are said to be issuing national identity (ID) cards to Chinese citizens naming....