Dec 31, 2007 (DVB), Private stores opened on space rented from the Burmese government’s cooperatives office in Pakokku have been ordered by the cooperatives headquarters to move out before the…
Year: 2007
Missionaries give Christmas donation to prison inmates
Dec 31, 2007 (DVB), Christian missionaries in Kalay township, Sagaing division, were given permission to provide a Christmas meal and donate clothing to inmates in three local prison camps. The…
Government seizes farmland from locals
Dec 31, 2007 (DVB), The Burmese government has seized over 1000 acres of privately-owned farmlands near Meikhtila airbase for an upcoming factory project, according to locals. On 27 October, Meikhtila…
NLD member to be tried in January
Dec 28, 2007 (DVB), National League for Democracy member Ko Thein Swe could face a long-term jail sentence when he is charged with six offences at Bahan court on 2…
Student protestors face serious charges
Dec 28, 2007 (DVB), Four students who were arrested in connection with the September demonstrations are to be charged with six offences which could result in over twelve years in…
Monk group demands apology from junta
Dec 28, 2007 (DVB), The All-Burmese Monks' Alliance has said it will continue its boycott of the Burmese regime unless the government apologises for its brutal crackdowns on monks. In…