Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), Three National League for Democracy branches in Mandalay held a joint meeting yesterday and discussed plans to build a broad popular movement to tackle the challenges…
Day: February 3, 2009
Astrology trade booming amid economic decline
Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), Astrologers and astrology book publishers have been enjoying a surge in demand in Burma despite the general economic slowdown and decline in the rice and fishing…
Authorities restrict permits for internet cafes
Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), Residents of Shan state’s Kalaw township have complained that local authorities have refused to grant permits for new internet cafes, leaving the owner of the sole…
Pupils prepare for tenth standard exams
Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), As the national tenth standard examinations draw closer in Burma, parents, teachers and students have expressed their concerns about the quality of teaching in standard schools…
Farmland confiscated for road to defence factory
Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), More than 20 acres of farmland in Setoketaya township, Magwe division, have been confiscated to build a road to a defence materiel factory six miles outside…