Feb 12, 2008 (DVB), The international community has given a mixed reception to the Burmese regime's announcement that a constitutional referendum will be held this year, followed by a general…
Day: February 12, 2008
Pagoda closed to Taunggok NLD members
Feb 12, 2008 (DVB), Several Taunggok National League for Democracy members who went to Phaung Taw Oo pagoda to offer a meal to monks to mark Union Day were denied…
Leading monk flees Burma for Thailand
Feb 12, 2008 (DVB), U Pyinya Zawta, a monk from Rangoon's Maggin monastery and a leader of the All-Burmese Monks Alliance, arrived at the Thai-Burma border recently after more than…
Lawlessness, the stuff that binds in Burma
Basil Fernando Feb 12, 2008 (DVB), Last week, the Asian Human Rights Commission issued three appeals on cases of concern from Burma which illustrate the "un-rule of law" that pervades…