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Local authorities of the Burmese junta in Bhamo, Kachin State summoned senior citizens and those who have lost their national ID cards to the Ward Peace and Development Council (PDC) offices and forced them to cast the 'Yes' vote in the constitutional ref...
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Even as the referendum to approve the constitution approaches local Burmese military junta authorities are on a overdrive in some townships in Tanintharyi division intimidating people to cast the 'Yes' vote, the opposition said.
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Burmese Standard Time 16:10 - Eye witnesses said, over a dozen police are seen patrolling in downtown Rangoon, particularly near the Traders Hotel, a location where protestors in September gathered after long march.
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New Delhi – Absentee voting in the referendum conducted by the Burmese embassy in Singapore has turned out to be a farce and is being held only in name. It does not include all eligible voters, Burmese citizens in Singapore said.
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Chiang Mai - Burmese activists on Sunday staged a brief protest outside the Burmese embassy in Bangkok, exhorting voters to reject the ruling junta's draft constitution by casting 'No' votes.
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A clutch of people led by monks tried to gather to demonstrate against the junta in front of the Shwedagon Pagoda this afternoon.
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Burmese migrant workers in Japan who come to vote had a scuffle with Japanese policemen outside the Burmese embassy this afternoon. The clash left 15 injured and 10 had to be hospitalized.
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New Delhi - Notwithstanding the Burmese military junta's claim that it will hold the May 10 referendum in a free and fair environment, its activities on the ground and information leaked by insiders suggest that the junta is desperately resorting to vario...
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New Delhi - Indian political parties including the Communist Party of India and the All India Forward Bloc today called on India to release the 34 Burmese rebels, who are now languishing in Kolkata's Presidency jail.
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New Delhi – The Burmese military junta authorities are hoodwinking and misleading people into supporting the draft constitution during the referendum on May 10. In Chin state, northwest of Burma, it is urging people to vote 'Yes' in the referendum 'if t...
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Chiang Mai: While Burma's top brass continue to line their pockets with kickbacks and self-bestowed financial rewards, the country's government is facing a burgeoning debt crisis.
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New Delhi – In the midst of hectic preparations for the ensuing referendum to approve the draft constitution in May, Burmese military junta's Prime Minister Lt-Gen Thein Sein will make a two- day official visit to Thailand in end April.
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The United States Senate yesterday unanimously approved the award of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest civilian honor in the land, to embattled Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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A reader sent a letter to Mizzima arguing why Burmese should vote 'No' in the upcoming May 10 referendum on the draft constitution.
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India's premier football club, East Bengal has said it will hold a friendship tournament for the first time, with a Burmese football team, in a show of solidarity with the Burmese people, who are struggling against military dictatorship at home.
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BRUSSELS, Apr 23 (IPS) - Sanctions imposed by the European Union on Burma look set to be extended for an extra year because of the lack of progress on human rights in the military-ruled country.
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The European Union is expected to extend economic and political sanctions against Burma's recalcitrant generals for another 12 months.
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A fire broke out at a government high school in Rangoon's Mayangone Township on Monday night....
