ABSDF calls for release of comrade Min Htay
One of the Burmese student army’s northern branch leaders was arrested on 30 December for allegedly liaising with the outlawed Kachin Independence Organisation.
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Burma marks anniversary of 8888 uprising
Events were held in Rangoon and other parts of Burma today to mark the 28th anniversary of the 8888 uprising.
Land grabs rampant in conflict-ridden Kachin State
At the expense of poor farmers, land grabs have been on the rise since conflict re-erupted in Kachin State.
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‘It’s our turn to deliver’
Dr. Zaw Myint Maung talks about the NLD’s landslide win, the move from national to regional parliament and the challenges Mandalay Region is facing.
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OPINION: Rights not rhetoric needed for reform in Burma
Writing for DVB for the 27th anniversary of the 8-8-88 uprising, rights activist Khin Ohmar assesses whether Burma has really reformed.
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Prioritise food over elections, says Communist Party
In the lead-up to the 2015 general election, Community Party of Burma spokesperson says people’s livelihoods are more important than petty politics.
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Military cannot hold power for eternity: Min Ko Naing
Min Ko Naing, head of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society (88GPOS), spoke with DVB’s Aye Nai about Burma’s progress towards establishing a true federalist system under civilian rule.
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Burma Govt denies president’s role in 88 crackdown
Government spokesman and newly-appointed Information Minister Ye Htut has rejected allegations that Burmese President Thein Sein played a significant role in the violent dismantling of nationwide protests in 1988.
1988: Forgive and forget?
Twenty-five years after the bloody military crackdown on protestors in Burma, activists are asking whether it’s time to forgive and forget.
‘I still hear the clanging of cell doors’
Ko Ko Gyi lost the best years of his youth in jail, and has seen many fellow activists succumb to physical and mental torture
Exiled Burmese ‘allowed home’, says president
Announcement that Burmese nationals who fled the country following the 1988 uprising are allowed to return is met with bemusement
London sees 8888 anger
Burmese pro-democracy protestors in London yesterday used the 23rd anniversary of the 1988 uprising to focus anger at the lack of change with the new Burmese government. Hundreds gathered outside[…]
Burmese mark anniversary of 1988 uprising
Aung San Suu Kyi leads ceremony in Rangoon as Burmese across the country gathered to mark 23 years since mass protests
Doubts over Australia ‘war criminal’ claims
Acquaintances of Htoo Htoo Han in Australia say claims that he committed war crimes are false and part of an anti-govt strategy
Australia police to assess Burma ‘war criminal’
Former Burmese intelligence agent who won citizenship in Australia 10 years ago says he executed 24 people during 1988 uprising
