Law Lead Story News Pegu Division
The case against a member of Burma’s former ruling party accused of broadcasting obscenities directed at the leaders of the current government has stalled due to the loss of a key piece of evidence.
Crime Lead Story Natural resources News
The body of a police officer who drowned after his boat capsized while chasing illegal loggers on a river in Sagaing Division earlier this week was recovered on Wednesday.
Crime Lead Story News Pegu Division
Win Naing was rushed to Phyu Hospital, but later transferred to Rangoon General Hospital as his condition worsened.
The protestors were angered by a decision that deemed the elected local administrator “unfit” for the job because of his physical disabilities.
A man has been arrested for attempted murder after a shooting at a funeral wake in Pegu Division.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Burma’s ruling party has quashed rumours that it has expelled its former chairman Shwe Mann.
Lead Story News Pegu Division Politics Protest
Eight Letpadan activists have revoked their lawyers’ power of attorney rights, declaring they have no confidence in the judicial system.
Education Lead Story News Protest
A court hearing took place at Tharawaddy township court on Tuesday for education reform activists detained in a police crackdown in Letpadan, Pegu Division, in March.
Lead Story News Pegu Division Protest
A student collapsed in court on Tuesday whilst attending a hearing for Letpadan education protestors at Tharawaddy township court.
2015 Elections Lead Story News
After changing their name, the Women’s Party (Mon) on 16 June submitted their application to stand in the 2015 election.
Villagers quit amid claims that the party failed to assist them in claiming back land they were denied in 1992.
Environment Lead Story News Pegu Division
Villagers who say they have suffered from environmental and economic chaos as a result of a newly built hydropower dam in Pegu Division’s Taungtaunggyi held a protest on Sunday, calling[…]
Activists in Meikhtila who organised a prayer protest calling for non-violence to be shown towards education activists have been charged by local police.
Education Lead Story News Pegu Division
Student activists appear in court in Letpadan, the day after twenty people were released from Tharawaddy prison.
Education Lead Story News Pegu Division
Activists say that the government is reneging on its previous commitment of non-prosecution, and assurances are issued as to the health of detainees.
Lead Story News Protest Religion
Government accounts of promises and apologies are false, say monks who were detained following Leptadan fracas.
Lead Story News Politics Protest
Key Burmese figures react to the violent scenes from Letpadan on Tuesday.
Lead Story News Politics Video
Large numbers of protestors are arrested, as an image of confusion and violence in Letpadan emerges.
Three students arrested in Pegu Division’s Letpadan, which has been the epicentre of protests in recent days.
One of the accused farmers said they had received permission to punch the holes in the embankment that caused the fishery to flood.
Human Interest Lead Story News Pegu Division Protest
A protest pushed local authorities into action after their neglectful treatment of a four-year-old girl who had been sold and forced to beg on the streets Prome on 16 December.
Land Lead Story News Pegu Division Uncategorized
Farmers from Thegon, Pegu Division, announce that a local authority grossly under reported the amount of land confiscated in Aungon village.
Environment Lead Story News Pegu Division
The regional government of Pegu Division pledged to assist local farmers whose paddy fields were damaged in recent flooding.
More than 40 square kilometres of farmland in Pegu Division’s Thegon Township have been inundated by overflow from a nearby reservoir following heavy rain, according to locals.
