Feb 26, 2009 (DVB), Authorities in Eine Mae, Irrawaddy division, have pressured local villagers not to provide accommodation for National League for Democracy members, accusing the group of a plotting…
Day: February 26, 2009
Censor board to switch to digital submissions
Feb 26, 2009 (DVB), Burmese government's press censor board is planning to change from the current paper system to digital, according to the Ministry of Information's Press Scrutiny and Registration…
NLD member released in amnesty
Feb 26, 2009 (DVB), National League for Democracy member Nyo Gyi, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for intimidation of Union Solidarity and Development Association officials, has been…
Films documenting poverty to be banned
Feb 26, 2009 (DVB), Film directors in Rangoon allege that state-run Myanmar Film Production has told private producers not to make films about poverty, claiming they damage the nation's global…
NLD discusses 2010 election participation
Feb 26, 2009 (DVB), National League for Democracy elected representatives and organising committee members from 10 townships in Rangoon division met at party headquarters to discuss whether to contest the…
Funeral charities ordered to keep vehicles at cemetery
Feb 26, 2009 (DVB), Funeral charities in Rangoon division, including the Free Funeral Service Society, have been told to park their vehicles at Yeway cemetery during the night, according to…