The SPDC (State Peace and Development Council) extended the jail sentence of Dr Daw May Win Myint, (NLD, National League for Democracy) elected representative from Mayangon Township, who is unjustly being detained at Insein Prison, for another year on 2 February.
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The trial has opened in Rangoon of Sonny Swe, co-founder of Burma’s semi-official The Myanmar Times, on charges of “economic crimes,” according to two international free press advocacy groups.
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February 3: The fourth meeting of the Committee for Prevention of Recruitment of Minors in Armed Forces was held in Zeyathiyi Hall (located) on Konmyinttha (hill) in Yangon (Rangoon) at 0400 PM on 3 February.
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February 8: Yangon: Myanmar will host the Davis Cup Asia/ Oceania zone Group Four tournament for the first time, the Tennis Federation of Myanmar (TFM) announced on Tuesday.
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The Wa have been turning to a new leaf since the dismissal of their patron Gen Khin Nyunt in October, reports Hawkeye and King Cobra from the Chiangmai border:
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February 8: Maungdaw: Nasaka, or the Border Security Force of Burma, is reactive on the Burma-Bangladesh border after a major reshuffle, said local residents.
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February 8: The Asean Tourism Forum (ATF), held in Langkawi from Jan 21-29, ended on a happy note with participants pledging to work more closely together, in accordance with the “prosper thy neighbour” policy.
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Jakarta: The number of people believed killed in December’s tsunami disaster topped 296,000 Wednesday, more than six weeks after the catastrophe, as Indonesia again increased its number of dead.
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February 8: Geneva: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says at least 7000 registered tsunami-affected Burmese migrants and their families in southern Thailand are receiving help. But, it says many more unregistered Burmese migrants are receiving no assistance whatsoever.
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Dhaka: The construction of a ‘Friendship Road’ between Burma and Bangladesh will start next month, said a report of the Communication Ministry of Bangladesh.
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February 8: Germany has donated $ 1 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund to improve and provide better access to primary education for children in Burma (Myanmar).
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Burma’s independence from British rule in 1948 was by political affiliations strongly tied to the origin of the military.
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