Jun 26, 2008 (DVB), On the pretext of helping cyclone-affected farmers resume their rice cultivation, authorities have been collecting money and paddy in Irrawaddy division and other areas, locals said.…
Day: June 26, 2008
Woman stages solo protest in downtown Rangoon
Jun 26, 2008 (DVB), An unidentified woman who staged a solo demonstration near Sule pagoda in downtown Rangoon yesterday afternoon was arrested by government authorities shortly after she began her…
Amnesty International calls for prisoner release
Jun 26, 2008 (DVB), Rights group Amnesty International has called on the military regime in Burma to release political prisoners Myo Yan Naung Thein and U Ohn Than immediately to…
NLD continues aid operations in delta
Jun 26, 2008 (DVB), U Ohn Kyaing, chair of the National League for Democracy's Cyclone Relief Committee says the party is currently focusing its efforts on roofing houses and cleaning…
New curriculum excludes general Aung San
Jun 26, 2008 (DVB), The military regime in Burma has removed a speech and writings by the late independence hero general Aung San and peace architect Thakhin Kodaw Hmaing from…