Jan 6, 2010 (DVB), Farmers in central Burma forced to repay loans months in advance of their deadline have reportedly been selling off livestock, following threats of arrest. The debts…
Day: January 6, 2010
US senator Webb gives election backing
Jan 6, 2010 (DVB), US senator Jim Webb, the only senior-level US official to have met Burmese junta chief Than Shwe, has said that he supports the junta's controversial planned…
Burma will struggle for attention in 2010
Francis WadeJan 6, 2010 (DVB), The extent of Burma's "boutique" attraction for the international community will be tested this year as the opposition vies for attention amidst a horde of…
Burma will struggle for attention in 2010
Elections this year in Iraq, Sudan, Britain and Sri Lanka may wrestle much-needed media attention away from Burma polls
Burmese reporter receives 20-year sentence
Jan 6, 2010 (DVB), A Burmese reporter who contributed video material to the Democratic Voice of Burma has been handed a 20-year prison sentence, bringing to 13 the number of…