Htet Aung Kyaw Feb 10, 2009 (DVB), The military regime's planned 2010 election has aroused fierce debate within the Burmese political community between those who reject the idea of participation…
Day: February 9, 2009
Burma activists conclude meeting in Barcelona
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), Burmese democracy campaigners in Europe agreed to oppose the planned 2010 elections and pressure the European Union for strong action on Burma at a meeting in…
Private collectors raise vendor tax
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), Vendors in Mandalay have complained that vendor tax has risen fourfold since municipal authorities subcontracted the collection of the tax to private individuals. Municipal authorities put…
Man crushed during forced construction work
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), A 50-year-old man from Kyauktalone village in Bago division was crushed to death on 6 February when the roof of a pit where he had been…
Monk and activists mistreated in detention
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), Buddhist monk U Kelatha from Mandalay, who is currently incarcerated in Irrawaddy division’s Henzada prison, was beaten up by a fellow inmate on the orders of…
88 Generation members transferred to remote prisons
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), The 13 remaining 88 Generation Students group members who were being held in Insein prison in Rangoon have been transferred to remote regions away from their…