Logging in Shan State has been carried out by many ceasefire and business groups, it has been causing complete ruin to forests on many parts of Shan State, says a report in mongloi.com, a Shan website.
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The Burma Army has ordered fresh relocation of several villages in Monghsat and Monghpyak townships, eastern Shan State, last month, said sources.
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Five people, including a woman accountant were arrested in Mudon Township by local military officers from Thanpyuzayat on March 5 evening in connexion with the explosion in the gas pipeline.
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March 6: Ruili: Stand along this border city’s Jiegang Road, and it takes only a few minutes to pick out the heroin peddlers making deals amid a sea of prostitutes.
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March 6: Around 1000 Karen villagers from Taungoo District in eastern Burma, have fled their homes during previous months due to ongoing tortures and killings committed by the soldiers of Burma’s military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
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March 6: Ruili: China has tossed an economic lifeline to the military regime of Myanmar, and the lifeline passes through this border city.
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March 6: Pro-democracy Burmese activists in Belgium have been carrying out a political campaign, urging the banks there not to invest in the French oil giant Total and other companies which are doing business with Burma’s military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), notorious for its atrocious human rights abuses.
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The roaring business of dealing in orchids has registered a significant rise in Mt. Victoria ranges in Kanpalet Township, Chin state, Burma, leading to massive deforestation and consequent damage to the ecology and environment.
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Text of report by Thein Linn from “News” section: “Bird flu response demonstrated”]in English by Burmese newspaper The Myanmar Times website on 20 February
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Unusual as it is, malaria, dysentery and hepatitis has spread during the cold season in Thantlang Township’s border area, Chin state, Burma.
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Malaysia’s foreign minister said Tuesday his planned trip to Myanmar to monitor the progress of democracy has stalled again because of stonewalling by the country’s military rulers.
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Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam’s arrival in Burma tomorrow will send the wrong message to the military according to the exiled National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.
NCGUB minister Dr Tint Swe told Mizzima he thought Kalam’s three-day visit would be unhelpful.
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By comparing elections in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma), the PM has done both a disservice.
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