Three journalists released under presidential commutation
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – A number of journalists were released from prisons under the one-year commutation ordered by Burmese President Thein Sein, according to their families and friends. In this file...
View ArticleNLD-affiliated free school faces difficulty finding new location
New Delhi (Mizzima) – An NLD-affiliated free school in Rangoon, which has been asked to leave its location after military intelligence applied pressure on the landlord, is facing difficulties finding a...
View ArticleWar:Burmese troops not responding to warning
Burmese troops are still not responding to the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) warning that all Burmese troops deployed close to KIA military camps should disperse by the May 25th deadline, KIA...
View ArticleWAR:All KIA troops in Northern Burma on alert
All frontline KIA troops have been placed on alert in Kachin State and Northern Shan State, in the country’s north. The KIA is waiting to see how the central Burmese government will respond to the KIA...
View ArticleWar:search-and-destroy mission against the Shan State Army (SSA) on 20 May 2011.
25 May 2011 Militiamen from Namyom Wan Mong ordered by column commander from Mong Phyak-based Light Infantry Battalion 335 to take the vanguard despite protests, while on a search-and-destroy mission...
View ArticleArmy Controls Arakan’s Most Famous Pagoda
Kyauk Taw: The army has taken control of Mahamuni Pagoda, the most famous pagoda in western Burma’s Arakan State, and has been appointing people to serve as trustees of the pagoda, said local...
View ArticleAssistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun met only ethnic members of the...
27 May 2011 Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun met only ethnic members of the Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP) who were not in a position to speak for all the non-Burmans. He...
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