Burma needs to stop ethnic wars and to release political prisoners-U Zin Linn
At least 10 Burma Army soldiers were reportedly died in action including a battalion commanding officer and 15 injured in the combat that occurred on 16-17 April. The Shan army also seized five RPG...
View ArticleLao Disagrees with Neighbors on Xayaburi Dam
April 19, 2011 International Rivers Decision Delay a Temporary Reprieve for Mekong River Bangkok, Thailand: Government representatives from the four lower Mekong Basin countries agreed today that the...
View ArticleMigrants freed from Bangkok ‘factory prison’
Published: 20 April 2011 A Burmese migrant works at a garment factory in the Thai town of Mae Sot (Reuters) Police raids on a factory in the Din Daeng area of Bangkok yesterday ended in the release of...
View ArticleBurma:Politicians warned against ‘unlawful’ contacts
Published: 20 April 2011 One of the ubiquitous signs seen in Burma warning people not to ‘divide the country’ (Wikimedia Commons) Politicians in Burma are forbidden from communicating with groups...
View ArticleTroops Alerted for Unrest: Leaked Documents
The office of the Commander in Chief (Army)—also known as the Ka Ka Kyi—alerted security forces to guard against potential unrest in the wake of African and Middle Eastern pro-democracy demonstrations....
View ArticleABSDF Chairman visit to San Francisco
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View ArticleUpdated Shan News:3 point petition to Thein Sein
20 April 2011 The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), along with other de-registered parties including NLD, Mon, Arakan, Zomi and Kachin parties, are submitting a 3 point petition to...
View ArticleBurma Army says the NDAA must also withdraw from another base further north
THURSDAY, 21 APRIL 2011 13:09 S.H.A.N. Having successfully forced the Mongla-based National Democratic Alliance Army’s forward base near Hsop Yawng (the mouth of the Yawng where it joins the Mekong) to...
View ArticleBurma’s President Thein Sein and Military Generals are now Head-ache-hot news...
Dear Friends, On 18 April 2011, Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) welcomes newly founded Burma’s Patriotic Military Network and urge all the soldiers of Burma to follow the foot steps of the Burma’s...
View ArticleNew Primary School Opened in Loi Tai Leng
The opening ceremony of new primary school was jointly held by Shan State Development Fund (SSDF) and Loi Tai Leng National School Committee on 19 April at the main hall of High School in Loi Tai Leng...
View ArticleSeven Civilians Kidnapped by Mon Armed Group
April 25th, 2011 By Independent Mon News Agency - Seven civilians, who work as loggers in Three Pagodas Pass (TPP) at the Thai-Burmese border, were released yesterday after being kidnapped by a Mon...
View ArticleTension rising between Burmese Army and KIA over Shan troops
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 20:57 KNG New military tension has emerged between the Burmese Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) regarding the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) in Shan State. KIA...
View ArticleBurma:Verdict on Maritime Boundary by Year-End
Dhaka: The maritime boundary dispute between Burma and Bangladesh is likely to end this year as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) will deliver its verdict on the case by the end...
View ArticleBurma Air Chief in Bangladesh for Six-Day Visit
Dhaka: Burma’s air chief, Lieutenant General Myat Hein, is now in Bangladesh to discuss with his counterparts bilateral military issues between the two countries, according to an official report. “The...
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