Bangkok: Myanmar’s military regime continues to recruit large numbers of children into its army, sending boys as young as 12 to battle the country’s ethnic minorities despite a high-level committee set up to stop the practice, human rights groups said Friday.
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A joint survey to settle the border dispute will be carried out from next month by India and Myanmar even as a range of issues came up for discussion today at the Home Secretary-level talks today. (more…)

Bangkok: The Thai and Myanmar militaries have agreed on strengthening bilateral cooperation to address problems along the two countries’ common border, Commander-in- Chief of the Royal Thai Army Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin said.
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Thai officials in Tak province have stepped up their efforts to establish special economic zones in three districts along the border with Burma.
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A Mizoram government team is on a fact finding mission in Manipur for opening up a trade point with neighbouring Burma similar to that of Moreh, Manipur.
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Last-ditch efforts to make an official stand calling for reconciliation and democracy in Myanmar failed during the closing of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) assembly yesterday in Cebu City.
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Singapore: The World Bank Thursday called for more effective assistance to countries in danger of collapse due to conflict and poverty, which it said make fertile ground for terrorism, crime and disease.
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Washington: Top U.S. officials on Thursday criticized what they called China’s indiscriminate sale of weapons to rogue countries, suggesting that Beijing’s policies had made the world a more dangerous place.
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His own life has been so fraught with difficulty and strife that Ler Moo Hsa never let an opportunity go by that might improve the fortunes of his wife and four youngsters.
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