Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), Parents of students studying in Magwe have pointed to the government's failure to punish gambling racketeers as being partly responsible for the rise in gambling addiction…
Day: March 23, 2009
Still no fresh water nearly a year after cyclone Nargis
Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), Villages in Irrawaddy division are still struggling for fresh water nearly a year after sources were inundated by seawater and debris, including human and animal corpses,…
Confiscated farmland returned following ILO pressure
Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), The International Labour Organisation has confirmed that over 2000 acres of farmland confiscated by the army in Magwe division has been returned following meetings between the…
Imprisoned activist Su Su Nway 'too weak to even walk'
Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), Labour rights activist Su Su Nway, who is serving eight and a half years' imprisonment in Sagain's Kalay prison, is feared to be seriously ill, according…
Nargis victims protest after being denied new housing
Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), Villagers in Rangoon division who lost their homes during cyclone Nargis protested outside a local Red Cross office last week after authorities excluded them from a…