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
Authorities order chanting to ward off bad luck
Aug 21, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Sagaing division’s Kathar township have ordered local residents to chant protective incantations to ward off bad luck during this rare month of two new[…]
Magwe NLD members stopped from travelling
Feb 8, 2008 (DVB), Local authorities in Magwe division tried to prevent six National League for Democracy members from travelling to Yay Nan Chaung for a religious ceremony on 4[…]
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Meikhtila electricity board overcharges residents
Jan 28, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Meikhtila township, Mandalay division, have complained that the township Electric Power Corporation has been demanding extra money for late-payment fines and exaggerated bills. One[…]
Rangoon municipality removes CCTV cameras
Jan 14, 2008 (DVB), Closed circuit television cameras installed at busy traffic junctions in Rangoon have now been removed by the city authorities due to high maintenance costs, said sources.[…]
Police chief defends Maggin monastery closure
Dec 13, 2007 (DVB), Burmese police chief Khin Yi defended the closure of Maggin monastery at a press conference in Naypyidaw on 3 December, in answer to a question from[…]
