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    Jailed monk Gambira ‘beaten, suffering fits’

    Ashin Gambira, who is three years into a 63-year sentence, in declining health after suffering ‘daily’ abuse at the hands of prison guards

    News Politics

    Six prisoners freed as amnesty draws near

    Two monks jailed on explosives charges following 2007 uprising among those released as Shwe Mann says amnesty imminent

    News Politics

    Kachin raped, killed by Burmese troops

    Grisly details emerge of rape of seven Kachin women in Bhamo district in recent weeks, four of whom were then murdered

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    Human trafficking to China on the rise

    130 cases of trafficking of ethnic Kachin to China documented in past year as monitoring group rues poverty and lack of education

    Environment News

    Families homeless after Rangoon storm

    Heavy wind, rain and hail batters three townships in Rangoon as more than 100 households are forced to evacuate their homes

    Health News

    Political prisoners ‘given amphetamine’

    Intelligence officers alleged to be drugging political prisoners in order to disorientate them during interrogation phase

    News Politics

    Porters treated as cannon fodder

    Prison inmates sent to Karen state to aid Burmese army operations sweeping for mines and killed as they attempt to flee

    News Politics

    Rebel attack kills three in Southeast Burma

    Three people were said to have been killed on 24 December when KNPP troops ambushed a Burmese army convoy escorting workers of the Salween Dam Construction Project in Southeast Burma

    News Politics

    DKBA faction could commence guerilla war in ‘every township’

    Renegade DKBA commander assertive as he tells DVB from the front line that faction is prepared for guerilla war across Burma if the Burmese army continues its ‘offensive’

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    Burma army retreats from Karen flashpoint

    Fighting eases around Hpalu and Burmese troops withdraw after Karen forces received added support from a reinvigorated student army

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    Karen villagers pressed to relocate

    Land close to Myawaddy earmarked for development of petrol storage facilities by construction and trade company close to Burmese junta

    News Politics

    Border flare-up sparks refugee turmoil

    Latest eruption of fighting between Burmese troops and the DKBA comes after weeks of heavy-handed tactics against civilians

    News Politics

    Leaked ex-PM footage sparks rumour

    Video uploaded to Facebook shows detained Khin Nyunt being escorted by Burma’s police chief to an anonymous secure location

    News Politics

    Troops and police arrested over Bago shootings

    Legal expert says Burmese government may look to make an example of those involved in the killing of two youths in Bago last month

    News Politics

    Mon army ‘to shoot on sight’ Burmese troops

    Threat of force against New Mon State Party, which refused to transform into a border militia, changes the rules of engagement in eastern Burma

    Elections News Politics

    Army to vote in separate ballot boxes

    War Office orders army units to build new ballot boxes for 7 November elections and vote for PM’s party or otherwise be punished

    Elections News Politics

    Democratic Party welcomes independents

    Granddaughter of former head of state during Japan’s occupation of Burma one of eight candidates to join forces with Democratic Party

    News Politics

    ‘We owe him a great debt’

    Burmese activists and journalists mark the passing of Images Asia founder Sam Kalayanee, ‘one of the first Thais to support Burma’s democracy movement’

    News Politics

    Suu Kyi warns on ethnic armies

    Opposition icon says that continued tension between ceasefire groups and the junta over the Border Guard Force could damage Burma’s future

    News Politics

    Female political prisoner beaten by guards

    A female political prisoner in Kachin state’s Putao prison was beaten up by prison guards when she tried to stop them from beating up two other inmates

    News Politics

    Police ‘cut throat’ of murder suspect

    Youth arrested in connection to the brutal robbery and murder of a school teacher is admitted to hospital after police ‘overdo the interrogation’

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    Burma responds to IAEA request

    Junta reaffirms stance that nuclear allegations are ‘groundless’ as atomic energy agency remains coy about future investigations into Burma

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    Rangoon bomb suspect denied legal aid

    Lawyer for Phyo Wei Aung says that client has been held for over a month without charge and under Burmese law should have been freed yesterday

    News Politics

    Rangoon authorities quit en masse

    Low-level officials from 10 wards in Rangoon division cite lack of power and being ‘hated by the people’ as reasons for resigning from their posts

    News Politics

    NLD member ‘attacked by junta thugs’

    Chit Tun remains in hospital one month after the attack took place, allegedly by Swan Arr Shin thugs ordered by Union Solidarity and Development Association members

    News Politics

    Thailand detains 100 Mon migrants

    Sixty-three women among the Burmese migrants arrested on Monday by police after entering Thailand on foot from Karen state

    News Politics

    Karen fleeing to border in their ‘thousands’

    Rumours circulating that the DKBA is refusing to transform into a border militia, stoking fears of an outbreak of fighting in Karen state

    News Politics

    Ethnic alliance ‘to step up resistance’

    Eight-member alliance warns that it will ‘attack systematically’ any offensives launched by the government in its attempt to transform groups into border forces

    News Politics

    Mon and Wa refugees flee to Thailand

    Mon army’s rejection of border guard proposal escalates tension in central Burma while similar resistance by the Wa army forces dozens into Thailand

    Health News

    Suu Kyi triggers health concerns

    Opposition leader suffering from dizziness and low blood pressure and reportedly briefly admitted to Rangoon hospital on Sunday

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