Oct 9, 2007 (AP), A diplomat at the Myanmar Embassy in London has resigned in protest over the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Tuesday. The…
Day: October 9, 2007
Detainees categorised according to protest involvement
Oct 9, 2007 (DVB), Government officials have categorised detainees into four groups based on their level of involvement in recent anti-government demonstrations in Burma. Family members of one person who…
Wife of politically-active poet arrested
Oct 9, 2007 (DVB), Mandalay security forces arrested the wife of a politically-active poet on 1 October after failing to arrest her husband, said sources close to the family. Nyein…
Authorities release two Maggin monks and reopen monastery
Oct 9, 2007 (DVB), Two monks and two laymen arrested last week in raids on Maggin monastery have been released from detention and the monastery has been reopened, according to…
Shots fired at Chinese Consulate in Mandalay
Oct 9, 2007 (DVB), A group of unidentified men fired shots at the Chinese consulate in Mandalay on Sunday, leading authorities to intensify security measures around the building, according to…
ABFSU leaders arrested in Rangoon
Oct 9, 2007 (DVB), Three leaders of the All-Burmese Federation of Students' Unions have been arrested in Rangoon today. Ko Kyaw Ko Ko, Ko Sithu Maung (also known as Yar…