Nov 1, 2007 (DVB), International rights group Human Rights Watch has said that a military staffing crisis is leading the Burmese government to forcibly recruit children, in a report released…
Day: October 31, 2007
1000 migrant workers arrested in Thailand
Nov 1, 2007 (DVB), Over 1000 Burmese migrant workers were arrested early yesterday morning in mass raids on houses in Mahachai district in Thailand's Samutsakorn province, one worker told DVB.…
Key NLD leaders released
Oct 31, 2007 (DVB), National League for Democracy spokesperson and people's parliament representative U Myint Thein was released yesterday, as were 17 other activists from Rangoon and Magwe division. U…
Charity chair resigns after false claims
Oct 31, 2007 (DVB), Free Funeral Service Society chairman Aye Than resigned on Monday after wrongly announcing two weeks ago that actor Kyaw Thu and other respected members had been…
NLD member jailed for USDA claims
Oct 31, 2007 (DVB), A National League for Democracy member from Mandalay division has been given a six-year prison sentence for making accusations against Union Solidarity and Development Association officials.…
Bago couple's hearing cancelled
Oct 31, 2007 (DVB), Two former schoolteachers who were arrested for challenging a pro-government rally as it passed their house have been told they do not have to appear in…