Electricity prices ‘could rise ten-fold’
Rumoured price hikes likely to stir unrest in Burma as memories of September 2007 uprising still fresh in the minds of many
Eight charged for Sept 2007 activities
Jan 21, 2010 (DVB), Eight activists have been charged for their role in the September 2007 uprising, more than two years after police in Burma launched a brutal crackdown on[…]
Photos released of murdered Japanese journalist
Warning: this article contains graphic imagesOct 27, 2009 (DVB), Images of the post-mortem examination on the body of a Japanese journalist shot dead by Burmese police during the September 2007[…]
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Rights group highlights persecution of Burma monks
Sept 22, 2009 (DVB), A US-based rights group has condemned the ongoing persecution of Buddhist monks in Burma on the second anniversary of the September 2007 monk-led uprising. With as[…]
Monks lead International Peace Day march
Sept 21, 2009 (DVB), Around 100 people led by monks marked International Peace Day today by marching through the Thai town of Mae Sot, close to the border with Burma.[…]
Three prisoners from 2007 uprising released
Sept 10, 2009 (DVB), Three people imprisoned after allegedly speaking to foreign media prior to the September 2007 uprising have been released, despite a police crackdown in the lead up[…]
Monk calls for unity among religious leaders
June 3, 2009 (DVB), A prominent Burmese monk who organised relief efforts following cyclone Nargis last year has called for religious leaders in Burma to join hands in solving the[…]
NLD youth member transferred to remote prison
Mar 2, 2009 (DVB), National League for Democracy youth member Thiha, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2007 for treason and distributing leaflets, has been transferred to[…]
ABFSU leader Si Thu Maung charged
Oct 24, 2008 (DVB), All Burma Federation of Student Unions leader Si Thu Maung was charged under with unlawful association and crimes against state tranquility at Tamwe township court on[…]
150 monks march in Sittwe
Sep 27, 2008 (DVB), Around 150 Buddhist monks staged a peaceful march in Sittwe this morning to mark the one-year anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, according to an eyewitness. The[…]
Sittwe monk says Saffron Revolution is not over
Sep 27, 2008 (DVB), A monk who took part in a demonstration in Sittwe today to mark the one-year anniversary of the monk-led protests which were crushed by the military[…]
Sittwe monk says Saffron Revolution is not over
Sep 27, 2008 (DVB), A monk who took part in a demonstration in Sittwe today to mark the one-year anniversary of the monk-led protests which were crushed by the military[…]
