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• 'Warriors' claim responsibility for Rangoon blast

  Created: Wednesday, 02 July 2008 20:31 Author: Mizzima News

  A Burmese armed student rebel group, Vigorous Burmese Students Warrior (VBSW), on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the bomb blast on Monday in a suburban township in Burma's former capital Rangoon. ...

• Karen rebels recapture outpost

  Created: Wednesday, 02 July 2008 15:31 Author: Than Htike Oo

  The Karen National Union, one of Burma's longest operating ethnic insurgents, claimed it had recaptured a camp, which it lost a few days ago to a joint force of its splinter group, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the Burmese Army....

• Burma's police chief denies arresting celebrities for drug abuse

  Created: Tuesday, 01 July 2008 22:31 Author: Nem Davies

  The Burmese police chief has denied reports that several Burmese celebrities have been arrested and detained in connection with drug abuse. ...

• Cattle shortage adds to misery of Burma's cyclone hit farmers

  Created: Tuesday, 01 July 2008 22:22 Author: Solomon

  With thousands of cattle killed in the cyclone and in its aftermath from diseases, farmers in Burma's cyclone hit regions are helpless as the season for rice plantation is to end soon. ...

• Bomb blast at pro-Junta group's office in Rangoon

  Created: Tuesday, 01 July 2008 16:55 Author: Mizzima News

  A crude bomb exploded at the government-backed civil organization office in the outskirts of Burma's former capital city Rangoon early on Tuesday, an eyewitness said. ...

• Farmers find it difficult to procure fuel and seeds

  Created: Tuesday, 01 July 2008 16:13 Author: Phanida

  Though the Burmese military government has provided cattle and hand tractors to farmers in cyclone ravaged Irrawaddy and Rangoon Divisions, they are finding it difficult to procure fuel and seeds. ...