Two National League for Democracy members have been sentenced to seven years in prison, having been found guilty of possession of drugs, following a police raid on their home last November. (more…)

Excerpt from report by Norway-based Burmese Democratic Voice of Burma website on 6 February

[Presenter] It has been learned that some telecommunications employees from Rangoon have been working for over nine months anxiously setting up telephone lines for various ministries at Kyetpyay. (more…)

Yangon: Car accident occurrence rate dropped in Myanmar in 2005 compared with 2004 with casualties declining also during the year, according to the latest figures released by the Traffic Rules Enforcement Committee.
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A disarmed Mon group is under considerable pressure from the local military commander in Kawthaung and Mergui, in Tenasserim division.
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Yangon: The leprosy prevalent rate of Myanmar continued to drop to 0.44 per 10,000 population as of the end of 2005, reaching the global target which was set to eliminate the disease by the year, according to a latest disclosure from the health authorities.
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Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is likely to visit Yangon on his first overseas trip in April to try to convince Myanmar that India is serious in pursuing the gas pipeline project.
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Myanmar’s political and human rights situations will not be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Soe Win visits Beijing next week, China’s foreign ministry indicated Thursday.
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The Burmese junta has been collecting important facts and information on US military activities in Bangladesh through informers working for the Burmese Army in Bangladesh as spies.
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Kuala Lumpur: An alert policeman prevented a suspected robber from reaching for a gun hidden under a pillow during a raid at a house in Selayang yesterday.
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The Navy is outraged at Britain’s threat to block supply of spares for the Islander aircraft if India sells them to Myanmar.
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