December 2: Myanmar- In Shwe Pyi Moe Cafe, one of Mandalay’s popular teashops in Myanmar, a stick-thin boy stands in grim concentration amid a table of stout, sullen men.
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The Plenary Session of the National Convention continued in Pyidaungsu Hall at the Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawbi at 0900 today with four members of delegate group of national races presenting reports on the detailed basic principles to be included in the drafting of the chapters on “Election”, “Political Parties”, and “Provisions on State of Emergency”.
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One year after Myanmar’s military rulers abruptly uprooted their government from Yangon and relocated to a secret jungle compound, they have carved a new “royal” city out of the mountains. (more…)

Ledo and Moreh, India: In Calcutta, Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee told journalists he was hopeful the Burmese would succeed in knocking out the rebel strongholds.
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Thai and Burmese labor organizations have agreed to join forces to fight for expanded labor rights by establishing a working network to seek changes in the Thai government’s policy on migrant workers.
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Ntegrator International Ltd, a regional communications network specialist and systems
integrator, said it has secured a 23.5 mln usd contract from state-run Myanmar Radio & Television (MRTV).
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Myanmar has sent more than 100 government employees to Israel this year to undergo a year-long agricultural diploma training course under a bilateral cooperation program, according to sources with the Minis-try of Agriculture and Irrigation.
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A programme in support of HIV/AIDS awareness slated to be performed by the famous and outspoken comedian Zarganar and fellow artists was ordered by the military junta to be postponed.
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December 3, Myanmar’s military junta insisted its HIV rates are not on the rise, calling such allegations a campaign by opponents to destabilize the country, the state-run media said Sunday. (more…)

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)

Kunming: A province in southwest China is to make residents take compulsory HIV tests before marriage – and will inform prospective spouses of the results – starting next month.
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Southeast Asian civil groups are to challenge regional leaders over human rights when they meet on the central Philippine island of Cebu later this month.
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The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus and the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma launched a three-day conference on Burma in Manila yesterday as a lead-up to the coming annual ASEAN meeting.
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