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The Karen National Union (KNU) has denied reports that the person arrested by Burmese soldiers in Thailand belongs to KNU....
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(Interviews) In the wake of the recently concluded national constitutional referendum without support of the opposition, which is also the fourth step of the junta's seven step roadmap, the constitution was "approved" in May.
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An elderly woman in Burma's former capital Rangoon was found dead in her residence-cum tailoring shop in Hledan Street in Kamayut Township on Monday morning.
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There are several options the military regime can resort to before and the 2010 multi-party democracy elections, apart from its self-acclaimed constitutional rights, to cling to power.
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By having is draft constitution approved "overwhelmingly", Burma's military regime has indicated its determination to carry on with its planned 'seven steps road map'.
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Many Burmese in Rangoon said, they had no clue about the contents of the recently approved constitution, drafted by the ruling military government, though they voted in its favour.
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Authorities in Monywa town of Upper Burma have rung the warning bell of possible flood on Friday evening as the water in Chindwin River rises far above the danger level.
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The United Nations on Thursday made a fresh appeal, urging governments across the globe to donate US $ 300 million more to help Burma recover from the devastating effects of Cyclone Nargis, which left more than 138,000 dead and missing.
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Fishermen in cyclone-hit Labutta are catching more crabs these days but the price is on the decline. The number of fishermen operating in this region after the cyclone has decreased. So, fishermen are netting more crabs. However, sales have declined in th...
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The Chindwin River has touched its fourth highest point in 40 years and is flowing above the danger level in Mawlaik, Monywa and Kalewa towns, but the water level in other cities has dropped below the danger mark.
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United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) on Wednesday announced that it will provide an additional £17.5 million to help cyclone victims, adding to a total of £ 45 million in aid since Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma two months ago. ...
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The arrest of young business tycoon Maung Weik has thrown a spanner in the works in the reconstruction contract given to his company - Maung Weik and Family Co. Ltd - in Cyclone Nargis-hit Kyaiklat town.
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Blogger and author Nay Phone Latt was produced in court for the first time on July 8 in Insein prison precincts. The judge told him that he was charged with more cases ...
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In the wake of the bomb blast in the Shwepyitha office of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), members have been deployed in rotation round the clock for security ...
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For the first time, Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday met students, alumni and staff from Prospect Burma, an educational trust that funds the education of young Burmese students.
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For the first time, Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday met students, alumni and staff from Prospect Burma, an educational trust that funds the education of young Burmese students.
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Faced with an acute shortage of funds, the United Nations World Food Programme is hoping an international appeal would help it continue its operations in providing succour to cyclone survivors in Burma.
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The State Peace and Development Council's Information Ministry today denied reports circulating among Rangoon based journalists that a new government newspaper will be published from the new capital city of 'Naypyidaw'.
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Leaders of the Group of Eight, meeting in Japan, on Tuesday urged the Burmese military junta to free all political prisoners and usher in political transition to democracy.
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Two months after the deadly Cyclone Nargis ripped across Burma's southwestern coastal divisions, more than 400 children are still frantically searching for their parents, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
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