Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), People travelling on Burmese highways have been stopped and searched or forced to pay money to officials at checkpoints being operated as part of increased security…
Day: January 25, 2008
U Win Tin undergoes hospital treatment
Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), U Win Tin, a veteran journalist and political prisoner of 18 years, has been admitted to Rangoon general hospital to undergo an operation for a hernia.…
Lack of facilities hampers computer students
Jan 25, 2008, The Burmese government's Science and Technology Ministry has started an investigation into a university in Meikhtila after several complaints were made by students about the principal and…
Landmine explosion kills three DKBA soldiers
Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), Three Democratic Karen Buddhist Army personnel were killed and eight others injured in a mine explosion near the border town of Myawaddy in Karen state, according…
Can ASEAN fly with a new face?
Naing Ko Ko Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), ASEAN secretary-general Dr Surin Pitsuwan will need to overcome many obstacles if he is to reshape ASEAN's structure, principles and outlook to better…
Commentary: Can ASEAN fly with a new face?
Naing Ko Ko Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), ASEAN secretary-general Dr Surin Pitsuwan will need to overcome many obstacles if he is to reshape ASEAN's structure, principles and outlook to better…