Nov 30, 2007 (DVB), Two people were reportedly killed in Maung Daw, Arakan state, after government troops opened fire on a group of villagers cutting wood on 27 November, according…
Month: November 2007
Ferry sinks in Bangladeshi waters
Nov 30, 2007 (DVB), A ferry carrying 250 passengers, many of them Rohingyas from Arakan state, sank near St Martin's island in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday causing an…
Small farmers hurt by bird flu measures
Nov 30, 2007 (DVB), Village farmers from Kengtung township have complained that government measures to combat bird flu in the community have unfairly targeted smaller chicken farms. Following "unusual deaths"…
Rights group condemns ongoing repression
Nov 29, 2007 (DVB), Amnesty International has condemned the ongoing arrests of political activists in Burma, two months on from the start of the government's violent crackdown on public demonstrations.…
Daw Suu honoured by political association
Nov 29, 2007 (DVB), Detained democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a lifetime achievement award by a British political association for her contribution to the democracy…
Maggin monastery officially closed
Nov 29, 2007 (DVB), Maggin monastery in Thingangyun township has been closed by local authorities and its inhabitants forced to leave today, following an order given to the head monk…