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Oct 20th, 2009

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Dhaka to protest Myanmar Navy attack on its fishermen

Dhaka, Oct 20 (IANS) Bangladesh, which is locked in a border conflict with its eastern neighbour, has alleged that Myanmar Navy Monday attacked its fishermen. Dhaka plans to lodge a formal protest with Yangon.
IANS

Myanmar, Thailand to build second bridge to boost border trade

Myanmar and Thailand will construct another friendship bridge to connect two border trade towns of the two countries to boost bilateral trade, sources with the Union of Myanmar Chambers of Commerce an…
People’s Daily

Ban on polythene bags in Naypyitaw

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 12:21 New Delhi (Mizzima) – The use of polythene bags has been banned by the civic body in Naypyitaw, the new capital of Burma, where it is being seized in the municipal mar…
Mizzima News

Twelve farmers sentenced with hard labour – Htet Aung Kyaw

Twelve farmers in central Burma have been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment with hard labour on trespassing charges after returning to work on land confiscated by the government.
BurmaNet

Civilians warned not to leak tunnel information – Aye Nai

Locals in a town in central Burma say they have been warned by government troops not to leak news about a tunnel being built by the military or their villages will be razed.
BurmaNet

Detained Min Ko Naing turns 47 – Ko Htwe

The former chairman of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) and a leading member of the 88 Generation Students group, Min Ko Naing was arrested in 1989 for participating in the student-l…
BurmaNet

Despite a new nationality verification programme, Thailand’s immigrant workers still face problems trying to stay legal

The leaflet, prepared by the Burmese government with assistance and funding from international organisations, provided instructions for Burmese migrant workers on how to become legalised after verifyi…
BurmaNet

Civic groups press to end hydropower development on lower Mekong River – Ron Corben

Bangkok – Civic groups meeting in Thailand are petitioning regional governments to halt dam construction on two major Southeast Asian rivers. The groups say the dams threaten food supplies for milli… BurmaNet

Constitution entrenches junta’s culture of impunity: Report

New Delhi – The international community should not support the Burmese military junta’s 2010 elections because it will entrench military rule and a culture of impunity, the International Centre fo…
BurmaNet

The lives of two Nobel Laureates – Nehginpao Kipgen

As the season of the world’s prestigious prize announcements are underway, the circumstances of two renowned Nobel Peace Prize recipients are riveting: the stories of Barack Obama of the United Stat…
BurmaNet

Defeating HIV/AIDS, preserving the future – Phyu Phyu Thin

When the immune deficiency syndrome disease (HIV/AIDS) first appeared in Burma in 1988, it was said that the first case was that of a sailor who was infected with the disease.
BurmaNet

In search of democracy – Kachin leader engages junta

Freelance journalist Myint Shwe recently met Manam Tu Ja in Laiza on the Chinese border, where they discussed possible implications of the volatile situation in Burma and his brand-new Kachin State Pr…
BurmaNet

Burma Civil Society groups at ASEAN Peoples’ Forum call on ASEAN to address the regime’s serious breaches of the Charter

A delegation of Burma civil society actors organized by the Task Force on ASEAN and Burma (TFAB) are attending the ASEAN People’s Forum/ASEAN Civil Society Conference in Cha-am, Thailand, on October…
BurmaNet

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