Yangon: Myanmar’s military regime has launched a crackdown against owners of an estimated 30,000 smuggled luxury cars as part of its power struggle against the former allies of ex-premier General Khin Nyunt.
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Akyab: Nine Arakanese monks from Akyab, capital of the Arakan state have been detained by the local authority.  They are in the danger being imprisoned for many years.
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Representatives of ethnic groups in Burma have urged the Thai government to stop supporting dams and other development projects on the Salween river on the Thai-Burmese border.
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Guwahati: Naga civic bodies, political leaders and armed groups expressed apprehension about the Indo-Burma joint military operation to flush out anti-Indian Government insurgents from Burmese soil.
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Bangkok: Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda arrived Thursday in Yangon on an unannounced visit to the Myanmar capital.
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Bangkok: Singapore’s prime minister arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for talks with his Thai counterpart focused on improving trade but touching on the upheaval in Myanmar, a Thai official said Thursday.
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November 10: Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has extended an amnesty allowing illegal immigrants to leave the country without punishment following a request from Indonesia, a news report said.
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Rangoon has done little to improve the human rights record in Burma says the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s annual human rights report for 2004, released on Wednesday.
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Bangkok: It’s time that Thailand stopped standing in the way of progressive political change in Myanmar. This may sound like an odd plea given Thailand’s professed desire to see progress towards democracy in Myanmar. Bangkok even boasts a roadmap to help Southeast Asia’s most isolated nation reach this destination.
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