Jan 30, 2009 (DVB), A 16-year-old girl has reported to North Okkalapa police station that she was raped by three soldiers on the night of 20 January at the Mae…
Month: January 2009
Monk U Arnanda dies in detention
Jan 30, 2009 (DVB), Monk U Arnanda, 61, of North Okkalapa township’s Thitsa Tharaphu monastery has died in detention in Insein prison, according to a relative of another political prisoner.…
Mandalay NLD members submit appeal to central court
Jan 30, 2009 (DVB), Lawyer Myint Thwin submitted an appeal to the central court yesterday on behalf of Mandalay National League for Democracy member Win Mya Mya and her five…
UN envoy responds to NLD letter
Jan 29, 2009 (DVB), The National League for Democracy has received a response from United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to its letter regarding the release of political prisoners and…
Kachin locals banned from gold prospecting
Jan 29, 2009 (DVB), Authorities in Koh Bu Deh township in Kachin state have banned local gold prospectors from digging in a small goldmine in the township after giving the…
Stallholders evicted to make way for police station
Jan 29, 2009 (DVB), Owners of shops and stalls situated around police station 1 in Myin Chan township, Mandalay division, have been ordered to move out by the end of…