October 10: Bangladesh’s security forces have strengthened the ongoing hunt to net Rohingya refugees of Myanmar following their reported connection with the banned Islamic militant outfits of the country, local media reported Monday.of the country comprising army and the Bangladesh Rifles
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Moves toward democracy in military-ruled Myanmar “will take a long time”, Malaysia’s foreign minister said Tuesday after a rare meeting with the country’s reclusive leaders.
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A group of southeast Asian parliamentarians advocated on Monday that the United Nations organize major countries to pressure Myanmar’s military junta into accepting some democratic reforms.
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Southeast Asian lawmakers on Monday called on UN chief Kofi Annan to mobilize a coordinated drive by major powers to pressure Myanmar’s military junta into accepting genuine democratic reforms.
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Black market diesel prices are soaring in Burma after a series of police raids on illegal diesel businesses.
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October 10: The Myanmar authorities have blacklisted 50 garment manufacturers for misusing imported tax- free raw materials to make apparel for the domestic market instead of the export market, local media reported Monday.
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October 10: UNICEF has announced it will work with Burmese health officials and other organizations in a bid to immunize 15 million children against measles next year.
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The Hongpang Group of the United Wa State Army in Tachilek, opposite Maesai, is still in operation despite the removal of its signboards as ordered by the Kengtung-based Triangle Region authorities, reports Pegasus from the border:
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October 9: Khin Swe Oo dreams of becoming a teacher but instead scrapes out a living as a green-grocer in Myanmar’s capital, where mysteriously soaring prices have left her and most of Yangon’s residents in a financial crunch.
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Readers of the New Light of Myanmar, the official newspaper of Burma’s military regime, are being treated to an unusual level of panic that appears to be sweeping through a government known for its iron grip on power.
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