December 4, 2012

Authorities lock up protestors for filming demonstration

December 4, 2012in News, Politics3by KO HTWE

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Authorities lock up protestors for filming demonstration

Four shop owners in Kachin state have been arrested and hit with charges by officials for using a video camera at a protest last month

Protestors, mining conglomerate fail to forge deal during talks

December 4, 2012in News, Politics3by AYE NAI / DVB

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Protestors, mining conglomerate fail to forge deal during talks

Talks between protesting employees at the Moehti Moemi gold mine and representatives from the government and the Myanmar National Prosperity Public Company Limited failed to yield any tangible results yesterday

Police Sagaing Division Chief San Yuu prays and explains to Buddhist monks during an apology ceremony at a temple in Monywa on 1 December 2012.

In this file photo, Min Ko Naing (R) and Mya Aye (L), leaders of 88 Generation Students, exit a hospital after meeting with injured Buddhist monks in Monywa on 1 December 2012. (PHOTO: DVB)

Policemen are seen behind barbed wire guarding the Chinese embassy during a protest in Rangoon on 1 December 2012.

December 4, 2012in Photos65by REUTERS

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After the crackdown

by Reuters Protestors took to the streets in Rangoon and Mandalay following a brutal crackdown on Buddhist monks last week. Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas on 29…