Yangon: Myanmar’s military rulers on Tuesday adjourned constitutional talks until later this year, delegates said, as diplomats in Yangon questioned the junta’s commitment to implementing any democratic reforms.
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An increasingly hypersensitive military junta set up a high-powered radar station at a naval base on the Arakan coast on December 24 2005, said a source with contacts in the Burmese Navy.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is “confident” of resuming prison inspections in Burma as it continues talks with the military government. (more…)

The Burmese government move to Pyinmana has given a big boost to property prices there, according to real estate agents. At the same time, they report a slow-down in the real estate market in Rangoon.
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Karen insurgents, marking nearly six decades of fighting, said Tuesday there was little chance Myanmar’s military rulers would come to the negotiating table and end their bloody campaign against the ethnic minorities.
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And thus any but a politically centred approach is bound to fail in ending this scourge from our neighbour.
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Dhaka: Authorities have sealed several sea and river routes to stop smuggling of subsidized fuel, fertilizers and cooking oil to neighboring India and Myanmar, the junior home minister said Tuesday.
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The Hong Kong-based advocacy group Asian Human Rights Commission today challenged Burma’s Supreme Court to prove the integrity of the Burmese judicial system when it hears an appeal tomorrow by human rights activist Su Su Nway.
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January 30: Makkah: A Rohingya spiritual leader Khalifa Mojaffar Ahammed passed away peacefully in Saudi Arabia on Sunday January 22nd 2006, while he was returning home after completing Hajj (Inna Lillahe Wainna Illahe Rajeun), said his son from Saudi Arabia. (more…)

If everyone agrees on one thing, it is that 2006 will be a critical year for the Burmese democracy movement.
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And thus any but a politically centred approach is bound to fail in ending this scourge from our neighbour.
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