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Turtle thought to be extinct spotted in Myanmar

In this 2009 photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, juvenile Arakan Forest turtles are observed in the wild in Myanmar by a team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society. R…
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rare turtle found in forests of Myanmar, boosting efforts to save species

BANGKOK – The rare Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar, boosting chances of saving the reptile after hunting almost destroyed its popu…
Star Tribune

Myanmar says market trading in Kokang capital returns to normal

Myanmar authorities said Monday that market trading has returned to normal in Laukkai, capital of the Kokang ethnic region, more than a week after armed clashes ended there. Up to 13,255 local inhabit…
People’s Daily

China fails to prevent Myanmar’s ethnic clashes – Michael Wines

BEIJING — China is Myanmar’s closest ally — almost its only one. It is Myanmar’s chief defender in international forums, its major weapons supplier, its largest foreign investor and a crucial …
BurmaNet

UN aid workers leave Burma conflict zone – Nam Khan Kaew

United Nations staff have been allowed to leave the Kokang region in northeastern Burma after being blocked by Burmese troops during recent fighting with an armed ethnic group.
BurmaNet

Burmese junta issues a warning to China

When it comes to the Burmese sector of the Golden Triangle, it is difficult to say who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. This is partly because they are all equally bad. As long as anybody c…
BurmaNet

The Nation ; Are we seeing positive signals from the Burmese generals – Simon Tay

The clearest sign comes from Asean, of which Burma is a member. At first, most of Asean’s member governments responded mildly to the verdict, expressing their “disappointment” &#8211…
BurmaNet

UNHCR urges China grant access to Myanmar refugees

BEIJING – The United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged China to grant it access to the Myanmar border, where thousands of people have fled over the past week from fighting between Myanmar&#8217…
BurmaNet

Thailand issues passport to Burmese origami plane champion

Chaing Mai – The Thai government has issued a passport to a Burmese boy born in Thailand so that he can join the origami plane competition to be held in Japan soon.
BurmaNet

ILO turns spotlight on Burma to end forced labor – Marwaan Macan-Markar

BANGKOK — The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is turning its attention to a western corner of military-ruled Burma to end the scourge of forced labor, which remains rampant in most parts of …
BurmaNet

Burma agrees to hear Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against house arrest – Justin McCurry

A Burmese court today offered a glimmer of hope that the country’s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, could be set free after it accepted an appeal by her lawyers.
BurmaNet

Shwe Ohn and ‘Third Force’ to ally – Nem Davies

New Delhi – The veteran ethnic Shan politician Shwe Ohn, who will contest the forthcoming 2010 general elections, said that he would forge an alliance with a group of persons known as the Third Forc…
BurmaNet

Over 12,000 Myanmar border inhabitants return to Kokang after fightings end

Some 1,365 more Myanmar border inhabitants returned to Kokang ethnic region from Chinese border area on Saturday after fightings ended in the region on Aug. 29, bringing the total of the returnees to …
People’s Daily

Italy to provide over $5 mln aid to Myanmar cyclone-hit areas

YANGON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — The Italian government has agreed to provide 5.28 million U.S. dollars for use in rehabilitation work and paddy cultivation work in Myanmar’s cyclone-hit areas through the …
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Burmese Forces Seize Drugs Near China Border

Burmese state media say security forces have seized drugs, drug-making equipment and weapons near Burma’s border with China, where troops recently targeted rebel militias.Media reports say troops fo…
VOA - Comment on this

* Myanmar forces find explosives factory

AP, YANGON, MYANMAR Sunday, Sep 06, 2009, Page 5 Myanmar security forces found an explosives factory in an area near the Chinese border, where fighting with an ethnic militia last month forced mor… Taipei Times

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