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Burma’s top court agreed on Wednesday to hear an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers to reinstate two witnesses at her trial, as United Nations experts poured fresh scorn on the ruling junta’s case a…
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Yangon – Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted an appeal by lawyers acting for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to consider allowing two more witnesses at her trial for breaking the terms of…
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 15:58 New Delhi (Mizzima news) – An “open and fair” trial for Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her two aides has been demanded of the Burmese military junta by five…
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Mae Sot (Thailand), June 17 : Thousands of ethnic Karen villagers have been forced to flee across the border into Thailand over the past few weeks as the Myanmar army steps up its assault on the Karen…
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By Dominic Evans and Fredrik DahlTEHRAN (Reuters) – Supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi aim to keep pressure up with new protests on Wednesday over a disputed poll …
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MICHAEL McHALE HUMAN RIGHTS activists have sent a petition to the United Nations calling for the release of over 2,000 political prisoners in Burma. The petition was yesterday delivered to UN general …
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During talks with Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Vice-Chairman Maung Aye, Xi said China valued good-neighborly relations with Myanmar. He said Myanmar was among the first group of countr…
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Troops of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) are going into the forests from their army battalions in Burma’s northern Kachin State for a possible war with the Burmese Army. This, despite having…
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A 10-year-old girl from central Burma’s Mandalay division has reportedly been raped and murdered after disappearing following an evening tuition class, sources close to her family say.
BurmaNet |
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A pro-junta militia in Burma believed to be responsible for the burning of Karen villages and forced recruitment of civilians as troops has said it intends to make Karen state “peaceful”.
BurmaNet |
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Work on the delayed Sino-Burmese oil and gas pipelines will begin in September and the project will be completed in 2012, one year ahead of schedule, according to The China Security Journal.
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Sales of pork, arguably the undisputed champion on the Mizo menu, have dropped drastically. “Ever since as the news of swine flu started getting prominence in newspapers and television channels,…
BurmaNet |
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If the junta fails to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (Asean) credibility will be “affected inevitably,” Thai Prime Minster Abh…
BurmaNe
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Myanmar official media Tuesday hailed the current visit to Myanmar of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, saying that the president’s visit contributes to the continuous strengthening of the…
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Three ethnic Rohingya men from Myanmar have been arrested by Thai immigration police and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and charged with involvement in transnational criminal activities…
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U.N. investigators said on Tuesday the trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi flouted international standards and urged the country’s military rulers to ensure it was open and fair.
BurmaNet |
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Haseenah Koyakutty, a freelance Southeast Asia correspondent, spoke recently with the Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejajjiva. The exclusive interview dealt largely with how the Association of So…
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The construction of pipelines that will transport oil and gas to China via Myanmar will begin in full swing in September, an insider from PetroChina said Tuesday. The project will open the fourth r…
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:30 New Delhi – The Daewoo International led consortium on Monday agreed to sell gas from the A-1 and A-3 blocks of its offshore gas production in western Burma to the China …
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– Burma’s Ministry of Religious Affairs is effectively prohibiting Buddhist monks from traveling abroad by refusing to issue letters of recommendation, according to senior monks in Rangoon.
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:20 Dhaka(mizzima news) – Four officials of the Budithaung prison in Arakan state in western Burma have been removed from their posts following the arrest of a man possessi…
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:13 New Delhi (Mizzima) – Precautionary measures against the Swine Flu virus has been stepped up by authorities in India and Burma along their international boundary, following…
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:17 Chiang Mai(Mizzima News)- At least 30 people have been hospitalised following an outbreak of cholera in Thaungdwingyi town in central Burma, hospital authorities sai…
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