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    UN chief praises ‘support’ from junta

    Jan 5, 2010 (DVB), The UN secretary general yesterday congratulated the head of Burma's ruling junta on the country's 62nd Independence Day anniversary and extolled the general's "support" for UN[…]

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    UN chief urges regional pressure on Burma

    Sept 28, 2009 (DVB), Regional Southeast Asian countries should play a stronger role in pushing Burma along the path to democratic reform, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon said last week.[…]

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    UN tables high-level Burma talks

    Aug 6, 2009 (DVB), The United Nations will hold a high-level meeting on the sidelines of next month's General Assembly to discuss the political crisis in Burma, UN chief Ban[…]

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    Burmese wary of UN chief’s visit

    July 1, 2009 (DVB), Burmese politicians have expressed fear that Ban Ki-moon's visit to Burma will achieve little without concerted attempts to meet National League for Democracy members, including Aung[…]

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    UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit Burma

    June 30, 2009 (DVB), The UN Secretary General will visit Burma next week with the issue of political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, high on the agenda when he[…]

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    UN envoy Gambari arrives in Burma

    June 26, 2009 (DVB), The UN Special Envoy to Burma arrived in Rangoon this morning for what is widely believed to be a prelude to the visit of UN Secretary[…]

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    UN Secretary General invited to visit Burma

    June 18, 2009 (DVB), Burma's ruling junta has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the country in early July, although Ban is thought to be wary of the[…]

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    680,000 signatures delivered to UN chief

    June 17, 2009 (DVB), A petition carrying nearly 680,000 signatures has been delivered to the UN Secretary General demanding that he make the release of political prisoners in Burma a[…]

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    Release of political prisoners ‘a UN priority’

    June 10, 2009 (DVB), Campaigners in Britain have called on United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon to make the release of political prisoners in Burma, many of whom are being denied[…]

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    Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to Burma’s U Thant

    June 4, 2009 (DVB), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday paid tribute to former Burmese UN chief U Thant on the 100-year anniversary of his birth and lamented his unrealised[…]

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    UN chief may delay visit to Burma

    Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has said he will cancel his proposed trip to Burma in December unless it is likely to bring tangible progress towards[…]

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    Ludu Sein Win banned after political speech

    Mar 20, 2008 (DVB), The work of renowned veteran Burmese journalist Ludu Sein Win has been unofficially banned by the government censor board from weekly journals and publications, said journalists[…]

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    NLD members arrested over Rambo DVDs

    Mar 10, 2008 (DVB) , Two National League for Democracy members from Hlaing township in Rangoon were arrested on Saturday for possession of DVDs of the film Rambo. NLD spokesperson[…]

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    Myanmar Nation staff charged with press violations

    Mar 3, 2008 (DVB), The editor and manager of the Myanmar Nation news journal appeared in court on Friday to face charges against them under the printing law. Daw Khin[…]

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    Activist unable to leave town for medical treatment

    Mar 3, 2008 (DVB), Naw Ohn Hla, a veteran protestor who led the regular Tuesday prayer campaign, has been unable to seek medical treatment due to movement restrictions imposed upon[…]

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    Junta bans slash and burn farming near Naypyidaw

    Feb 26, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese government's Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has imposed a ban on slash and burn agriculture in ethnic Kayan villages near the new capital Naypyidaw.[…]

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    Saw Wai denies responsibility for anti-junta poem

    Feb 21, 2008 (DVB), Detained poet Saw Wai said yesterday that the editor of Achit Journal chose to publish his controversial poem despite it being rejected by the censor board.[…]

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    Detained blogger receives family visit

    Feb 20, 2008 (DVB), Family members of detained blogger Nay Phone Latt, who is currently being held in Insein prison, were allowed to visit him for the first time on[…]

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    Rambo welcomed by Burmese in Singapore

    Feb 5, 2008 (DVB)-An audience of 600 Burmese people in Singapore gave a positive reception to the film Rambo at a screening organised by the Overseas Myanmar Patriots Association on[…]

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    Arakan Muslims denied ID cards

    Feb 5, 2008 (DVB)-Muslims in Arakan state who applied for identity cards in August 2007 have still not received them, even though people of other religions had their cards issued[…]

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    Funeral fund's announcements blocked

    Feb 4, 2008 (DVB), The Free Funeral Service Society’s announcements in the weekly Ray of Light journal have been banned by the government censor board, a donor to the charity[…]

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    Poet arrested for hidden message

    Jan 23, 2008 (DVB), A poet whose work was published in the weekly Achit Journal has been arrested after authorities found a hidden anti-government message in his poem. Issue 46,[…]

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    Myanmar Times banned for one week by censors

    Jan 17, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese government censor board has imposed a one-week ban on the weekly Myanmar Times newspaper after it published a story about the postponement of new[…]

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    Increased monitoring of internet users in Rangoon

    Jan 7, 2008 (DVB), Owners of internet cafés in Rangoon say that authorities have imposed tighter restrictions on internet usage since the September protests and are monitoring users more closely.[…]

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    NLD members kept from independence celebrations

    Jan 4, 2008 (DVB), Six members of the National League for Democracy in Pwint Phyu township, Magwe division, were detained on 2 January, reportedly to stop them attending independence day[…]

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    Sermons cancelled in North Okkalapa

    Dec 27, 2007 (DVB), Government officials in North Okkalapa township, Rangoon, have cancelled at short notice sermons due to be given by five abbots, according to a township resident. A[…]

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    UN secretary-general forms group to discuss Burma

    Dec 20, 2007 (DVB), United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has established a 14-member "group of friends" to discuss how best to address the situation in Burma. The group is made[…]

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    Burmese rapper banned from performing

    Nov 22, 2007 (DVB), Following a disturbance at a hip hop concert on Sunday, Burmese rapper G-Tone and his band Cyclone have been banned from performing on stage for one[…]

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    Pinheiro story banned by censors

    Nov 22, 2007 (DVB), A Burmese news journal was forced by the censor board to cover up its front-page news story on the United Nations special rapporteur's visit to the[…]

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    US renews Burma import ban

    July 24, 2007 (AFP)

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