Burmese military authorities have closed a family business owned by the brother of Mya Aye, one of the leaders of the 88 Generation Student group, without explanation.
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A court in central Myanmar found two officials guilty of forcing villagers to repair a road and sentenced them to six months in prison, official media reported Saturday.
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Myanmar has cut down the number of untrained traffic police force member by 500 in the country, assigned more than needed in traffic rule enforcement, sources with the Home Ministry said on Monday.
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A Rangoon court today acquitted amateur Burmese satirist, Thein Zan, who was arrested in early March for his biting satire against skyrocketing prices of essential commodities in Burma.
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Due to runaway living costs and acute hunger, robberies have been soaring at Sagaing Division’s Kalemyo in northwest Burma, according to local residents.
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Section: Regional News – Thai officials on the border with Burma on March 28 put on a brave face after the junta abruptly shut the Mae Sot-Myawaddy crossing, The Nation reports.
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Night patrols dispatched by the Burma Army and its Shan counterpart bumped into each other last evening resulting in an hour long scuffle, reported Thai and Shan sources this morning.
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Forests destroyed in China’s race to feed global wood-processing industry

Myitkyina, Burma: The Chinese logging boss set his sights on a thickly forested mountain just inside Burma, aiming to harvest one of the last natural stands of teak on Earth. (more…)

Dhaka: The seventh international forum on `Regional Economic Cooperation among Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM) was held on Sunday. It recommended strengthening cooperation among the member countries for improving the trade, transport and tourism sectors in the region.
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Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas will launch an oil exploration survey off the southern coast of Burma, state media said.
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A new outbreak of bird flu has been reported in Rangoon’s Mingaladon township, where more than 900 chickens were suspected to have died from the H5N1 virus, according to Burma’s state-run newspapers on Monday.
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A health education talk planned for 1 April at the US Center in Rangoon was forced to cancel and postpone by the Burmese authorities.
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Singapore’s foreign minister George Yeo arrived Monday in military-run Myanmar on an official three-day visit, officials said.
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A renewed request for military aid in return for cooperation in flushing out Indian insurgent groups operating from Burma’s soil, is on cards during the visit of the Burmese Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein to India beginning Sunday.
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The recent conviction of two Burmese government officials on forced labor charges sent out an “important signal,” according to the representative in Burma of the International Labour Organization.
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