New Dagon official demands bribes for permits
Feb 18, 2009 (DVB), A monk in Rangoon’s New Dagon Port township has complained that a local ward Peace and Development Council chairman will not approve permits for monasteries unless[…]
Kachin village chair beaten by troops
Oct 17, 2008 (DVB), A village chairperson from Moe-mauk township in Kachin state was seriously injured after being beaten by government troops at a military checkpoint on 14 October. Narlone[…]
Officials scratch off gold from Buddha statues
Oct 14, 2008 (DVB), A pagoda treasurer and local village authorities have scratched off gold coating worth five billion kyat from historical Buddha statues in a village in Magwe division’s[…]
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Former Lashio district officials held over theft
Sep 11, 2008 (DVB), Two army officers and former chairmen of Lashio district Peace and Development Council in northern Shan State have been arrested over the disappearance of a state-owned[…]
Junta releases handbook for referendum officials
Apr 9, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese referendum commission has released a handbook for ballot station officers which gives guidelines and practical details on how voting will be conducted in the[…]
Three arrested for criticising fire brigade
Mar 24, 2008 (DVB), Two civilians and a monk were arrested in Rangoon on Friday for criticising the performance of the fire brigade during a blaze in Lanmadaw township, bystanders[…]
Authorities disrupt NLD Union Day activities
Feb 13, 2008 (DVB), Union Day celebrations planned by National League for Democracy members faced disruption and intimidation yesterday from local officials and Union Solidarity and Development Association members. U[…]
Dagon man arrested for second time
Jan 30, 2008 (DVB), A man from New Dagon township in Rangoon who was arrested on 1 January after an argument with a local official has been arrested for the[…]
Security tightened on buses
Jan 22, 2008 (DVB), State transport authorities have brought in new security measures for buses in Rangoon and Magwe division, which drivers will have to enforce or face a fine.[…]
Officials demand money to boost electricity supply
Jan 4, 2008 (DVB), Officials in Thone Gwa township, Rangoon division, have been demanding up to 30,000 kyat from households to pay for improvements to the electricity supply. Thone Gwa[…]
Monasteries pass junta offerings to poor
Dec 7, 2007 (DVB), Four monasteries in Pakokku, Magwe division, which received government food donations have passed the offerings on to the poor and refused to give blessings to the[…]
