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DVB Debate: Burma’s national identity
DVB Debate discusses whether an ethnically diverse country like Burma can really have one unified national identity.
Detained monks to be given lay identity cards
Apr 9, 2008 (DVB), Monks detained in Insein prison are being issued with lay identity cards in preparation for the May referendum, high-profile monk U Gambira told his sister during[…]
Tachilek residents urged to register for ID cards
Feb 29, 2008 (DVB), Local authorities in Tachilek township have been urging residents to apply for identity cards in the run-up to the May referendum, but residents have faced difficulties[…]
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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[…]
Thai authorities extend migrant registration period
Jan 29, 2008 (DVB), The Thai labour department has announced that Burmese migrant workers who did not register last year will be able to renew their registration between 21 January[…]
