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The face of defiance
By DVB
Leading human rights activist, Naw Ohn Hla, and nine others were arrested on 13 August for demonstrating without permission.
Last week she was sentenced to two years imprisonment with labour under the charge of sedition and disturbing public tranquility.
Naw Ohn Hla is an ethnic Kare
Shwe Mann reiterates his support for federalism
Shwe Mann addresses a public forum in Taunggyi on September 2, 2013. (DVB)
By NANG MYA NADI (DVB)Speaking at a public meeting on Monday in the Shan state capital Taunggyi, parliamentary speaker Shwe Mann stressed his support for federalism in Burma and urged the public to work alongside the gov
Hantharwaddy U Win Tin Sculpture and Paintings Make in Rangoon to Honor
Hantharwaddy U Win Tin Sculpture and Paintings Make in Rangoon to Honor
Ta’ang army suspends talks with govt as clashes continue
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army on parade. (TNLA Facebook)
By DVBThe Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) said it will be unable to proceed with peace talks with the Burmese government due to continued fighting between the ethnic armed group and the Burmese army.A delegat
Myanmar Migrant Trap
Migrant worker from Myanmar (Photo: Atti-la / Flickr)
Written by James Redmond (Mizzima )Thailand’S raised minimum wage is causing Thai fishing boat captains heartache. Myanmar migrants who man the boats are trying when they can to escape to what they think might be better and safer opportuniti
Home deliveries in rural Burma
By KO SWE (DVB)Burma’s Health Ministry has admitted that the country needs significantly more midwives.Senior health officials recently said that a mere 10,000 midwives are employed to cover 60,000 villages.In Rangoon’s Bago division there are 3,000 people living in San San Lwin’s village and th
Death Toll in Xinjiang Police Shootout Climbs As Exile Group Blasts Raid
Chinese armed police patrol the streets of the Muslim Uyghur quarter in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi, June 29, 2013. AFP
Authorities in China's Xinjiang region said Tuesday that they had
shot dead 22 Uyghurs accused of terrorism last week, revising higher an
initial death toll in one of the big
Myanmar Activists Held for Marching Against Protest Law
Activists march in protest against Section 18 of the Law on Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession in Yangon, Aug. 27, 2013. RFA
Six Myanmar activists who marched in Yangon on Tuesday to protest a
controversial law governing peaceful assembly have been detained and
face charges under the
Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama to speak at Czech human rights forum
Aung San Suu Kyi is due to speak in September at a human rights forum in the Czech republic alongside the Dalai Lama.
By AFP and DVBDemocracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi and the Dalai Lama will attend a human rights forum in Prague next month, its spokesman said.Burma’s opposition leader and the
Myanmar Considering Property Taxes To Stabilize Skyrocketing Real Estate Market, Despite Experts Suggestion Not To Meddle
Boats seen on a jetty in Dala township other side of Yangon on February 8, 2011. The proposed Yangon-Dala bridge would make the township, which is currently only reachable by ferry, more accessible. REUTERS/ Soe Zeya Tun
By Sophie SongInternational Business TimesFearful its skyrocketing real e
Parliament approves plan to accept US$260 million loan from World Bank
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with Burma's President Thein Sein during a joint news conference following their bilateral meeting at the Japan-Mekong summit in Tokyo on 21 April 2012. Japan has since forgiven Burma's debt and is now preparing fresh loans to kick-start dev
NLD plans nationwide youth conference
The NLD hopes to inspire a new generation of members.
By NAW NOREEN (DVB)Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), said it plans to convene a nationwide youth conference to empower a younger generation of political activists to prepare for leadership positions in t
Japan's ANA to buy 49% in Myanmar's Asian Wings Airways: Source
All Nippon Airways' (ANA) aeroplanes at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug
8, 2013. Japan's ANA Holdings Inc will buy a 49 per cent stake in
Myanmar carrier Asian Wings Airways as part of a strategy to expand
overseas by investing in airline related businesses, an industry source
familiar with t
Police Files Against Two Burmese Activists for Violation of Article 18
Police Files Against Two Burmese Activists for Violation of Article 18
