Photo News - November 2009
- Written by Mizzima News
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Myanmar
35 arrested over religious riots in Lashio
Thirty-five people have been arrested and detained by police in Lashio for their involvement in communal rioting on Tuesday and Wednesday, S...
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- Security beefed up in Lashio following riots
- Religious riots in Lashio turn deadly
- Curfew imposed in Lashio after communal riot
- Myanmar failing to demobilize child soldiers: HRW
- Fresh bout of religious violence erupts in Shan State
- Muslim defendants appeal Meiktila murder verdict
- Suu Kyi slams Rohingya 2-child policy
- Eleven killed, 16 injured in Myanmar bus crash
- Rohingya 2-child policy enforced by Rakhine govt
Regional
1,100 drugs suspected arrested in Mekong campaign
Chinese, Laotian, Myanmar and Thai police have arrested more than 1,100 suspects in 804 drug-related cases since a joint anti-drug campaign ...
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- India-Myanmar border trade, tourism encouraged
- Thai premier pushes Dawei to Japan
- Myanmar embassy bomb plot mastermind arrested
- Japanese premier to visit Myanmar on Friday
- Fears ease as Cyclone Mahasen downgraded
- China, Myanmar boost fight against human trafficking
- Cyclone hits Bangladeshi coast
- Mekong nations sign anti-drugs pact
- Myanmar embassy plot leads to terror cell
World
Thein Sein visit prompts US to end sanctions
A key US senator on Tuesday backed an end to US sanctions on Myanmar after a landmark visit by the country's reformist leader, signaling a n...
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- US relaxes visa ban for Myanmar officials
- Thein Sein no longer ‘predator of information’
- Thein Sein plans landmark Washington visit
- Opus for The Lady
- Dalai Lama calls for end to Myanmar violence
- Free trade zone for Asia-Pacific?
- Thein Sein receives ‘Pursuit of Peace Award’
- Irishman cycling to Myanmar for Karen charity
- Suu Kyi defends her stance on minorities
Politics
NDF proposes constitutional changes
Myanmar opposition party, the National Democratic Force (NDF), says it will propose an amendment to the 2008 Constitution that the spouse of...
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- Japan offers massive development package
- Obama lauds Thein Sein’s leadership
- Thein Sein’s US trip symbolic, historic
- Obama wishes to discuss Myanmar’s communal violence
- Thein Sein’s US visit confirmed for Monday
- Thein Sein will visit USA ‘soon’, says state media
- Amending constitution ‘most difficult in the world’: Suu Kyi
- Printing the party line?
- NLD members invited to China
Ethnic Issues
Myanmar govt and KIO sign 7-point agreement
After three days of peace talks in Myitkyina, the Myanmar government peace delegation and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) on Thur...
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- KIO reluctant to sign ceasefire
- Shan State refugee camp shuts down
- UWSA call for recognition of a Wa State
- Kachins want Panglong Agreement brought into talks
- UN envoy to attend Kachin peace talks
- KNU, govt discuss ceasefire code of conduct
- Govt, KIO to resume peace talks
- War reparations begin in Shan State
- DKBA in talks to resolve clashes
Development
UK pledges £4.4 million for Rakhine IDPs
Britain has pledged a £4.4 million (US$6.7 million) humanitarian aid package for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rakhine State as the ...
Media
Myanmar’s media faces fresh challenges
It is a new dawn for media in Myanmar—censorship has been lifted; 10 daily newspapers are now being printed, with another 14 on the way; and...
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- Journalists scrutinize Myanmar’s draft press law
- 10 more dailies issued licenses
- Ethnic media call for recognition
- Kyodo News Agency opens in Yangon
- Closing date for Myanmar’s 2nd journalism awards nears
- First ethnic media conference to be held in Mon State
- Eyebrows raise over govt decision to sell news
- International media go live from Myanmar
- Daily newspapers finally hit newsstands