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Dear Editor,The situation in Burma right now is at a critical point. The issue of how to get a peaceful resolution is the subject of wide debate, and suggestions are many too. But it seem like "playing harp on buffalo's ear" for the junta supremo who is c...
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New Delhi – The Burmese embassy in Singapore has announced that it will hold absentee referendum voting at the end of April, and has reportedly sent out notices to Burmese citizens to come to the embassy premises to cast their votes....
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The United States is reporting that high profile political prisoner Min Ko Naing is at risk of losing his eyesight due to the intransigence of Burmese authorities.
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Chiang Mai – Analysts and critics at home and abroad are concerned over the possibility of rigging in the referendum seeking approval of the constitution on May 10. The apprehension has mounted following a junta brass statement on the vote counting meth...
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Internet users are complaining that Gmail users in internet cafes are facing problems logging on to the mail server.
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A demonstration was staged by Burmese opposition groups in Malaysia this morning against the ongoing voting for the referendum in the Burmese embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
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Less than three weeks from the referendum meant to approve the draft constitution, a large section of the Burmese population are still in a state of confusion about what they are going to vote for. This despite, the Burmese military junta's vigorous campa...
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In a rare but important development, Burma's opposition party – the National League for Democracy – on Friday filed a case against the Burmese ruling junta for failing to convene the peoples' parliament as an offshoot for the 1990 general election res...
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Rangoon, Burma – About half the animals at Rangoon Zoo are to be moved to new quarters located in the nation's administrative capital, according to an official source....
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Without providing a civil environment respectful of basic human rights the junta's proposed referendum is a "sham", according to Human Rights Watch....
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New Delhi – The Press Scrutiny Board has called periodical and journal editors to their offices and warned them not to post uncensored articles and news on their websites....
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New Delhi – Absentee voting in the military junta's referendum for Burmese citizens in India will commence this weekend. This was declared by the Burmese embassy in New Delhi....
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Chiang Mai – Burmese citizens in Thailand desirous of voting in the referendum to approve the draft constitution of the military junta can vote at the Burmese embassy in Bangkok starting today....
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Venerable Burmese monk Ashin U Gambira was recently honoured with the London-based Index on Censorship's Freedom of Expression Award, 2008, for his vital role during the Saffron Revolution in September....
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The Burmese military junta, today accused members of the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors (VBSW) of being involved in the bomb blasts, which rocked Rangoon on Monday....
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New Delhi - In a bid to win support for the draft constitution, Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win is alleged to have made a donation to a school in Zegone township of Pegu division north of Rangoon....
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New Delhi - Over 100 Burmese citizens who have stayed over staged a demonstration at the Burmese embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday demanding their right to vote on the draft constitution. These citizens have been overstaying in Japan....
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As the world watched with disbelief the tragic deaths of 54 Burmese victims of illegal human trafficking in Thailand, even more unbelievable were Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon's remarks to the British Prime Minister's Special Representative Mr. Michael W...
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Chiang Mai - The world's oldest and longest wooden bridge in Burma's second largest city of Mandalay collapsed last week, when it failed to support a large number of people, who came to the historic bridge during Burma's new year's festival of Thingyan....
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New Delhi - In a move stemming from fear of reprisal from the Burmese military junta, salespersons in Rangoon are said to be taking back the 'Nobody' brand T-shirts, from shops and showrooms it had sold it to....
