August 11: “There has to be a compromise between the literary fraternity in Burma and the Press Censor Board for a softer (not restricted as before) policy on censorship” said a Burmese government official.
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August 11: Chiang Mai: Burmese military junta on Thursday announced the re-shuffle of its cabinet ministers for the fourth time within a year.
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As Rangoon gears up to transfer the state power center to Pyinmana in central Burma, reports have reached the border of activity on the western slopes of the Shan hills that sources suspect is the building of a secure site for Burma’s nuclear program.
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A violent clash between the Arakan Liberation Army (ALA) and Burmese military forces occurred on Aug. 6 near the Burma, Bangladesh and India border triangle.
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August 11: A member of National League for Democracy (NLD) from Pegu, Pegu Division in southern Burma Hla Myint Than and a party supporter Win Myint, who have been detained since the beginning of July, were transferred from Rangoon Mayanggone police station to the notorious Insein Jail.

Two other supporters, Khin Zaw and Wai Lin, also from Pegu were also said to be sent to the prison. According to sources close to their relatives, they were transferred to the prison after being interrogated at Mayanggone police station within last week and they are still not allowed to see their families.

It is not known why the authorities arrested Wai Lin and Khin Zaw but the other two were arrested because they were allegedly keeping ‘illegal’ satellite phones with them.

Moreover, Pegu Division Shwekyin Township NLD chairman Bogyi and organising committee member Pe Tin were each given a seven year prison term on 27 May for distributing extracts of Gen Aung’s speeches and they are being detained in Pegu Prison.

August 11: Nearly four decades after Asean was founded, labour activists say it’s time to push for an Asean Social Charter that would guarantee a certain level of labour rights across the region.
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Education Minister Than Aung is a very close confidant of General Than Shwe. He is General han Shwe’s “bag-man” who secretly delivers money to Than Shwe’s first wife who resides in Mandalay. (more…)

It would be foolish if one remains jubilant at the Junta’s giving up ASEAN chairmanship and witnessing the uncomfortable Li Zhaoxing, China’s Foreign Minister, chastising the Junta’s bulldog, General Than Shwe. (more…)