Mar 31, 2008 (AFP), When six Mekong country premiers meet in Laos from Sunday, China will be the elephant in the room, having lavished highways and sports stadiums on its…
Day: March 31, 2008
NLD members arrested after demonstration
Mar 31, 2008 (DVB), Thingangyun township authorities have arrested six National League for Democracy members in connection with a demonstration in front of the NLD headquarters in Bahan last Thursday.…
Burma military pressures people to vote Yes
Mar 31, 2008 (DVB), While pro-democracy groups are urging people to boycott the upcoming referendum or vote No, the Burmese authorities have been pressuring people to vote Yes to the…
Rights activist hospitalised after attack
Mar 31, 2008 (DVB), Human Rights Defenders and Promoters network member U Myint Aye is being treated for a head wound at Rangoon Neurological Hospital after being attacked on Thursday.…
NLD doubts junta's promise to transfer power
Mar 31, 2008 (DVB), The National League for Democracy has said it does not trust promises made by senior general Than Shwe in his Armed Forces Day address to hand…