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Day: August 20, 2014
Rice wine remains perfect tonic for Karenni farmers
As brands of Burmese alcohol compete with recently approved foreign liquor imports, Karenni villagers are fighting to retain local brewing customs.
Karenni State villagers ask Min Aung Hlaing to let them farm
Local villagers in Karenni State’s Hpruso Township sent a letter to Burma’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing for permission to farm on land that was allegedly seized from them by…
Ooredoo’s services lacking, customers say
Despite promises of better voice connection and access to the Internet, mobile phone users in Rangoon say that Ooredoo’s services are falling short of high expectations.
Farmers sentenced 8 months for Mandalay plough protest
Local farmers from Mandalay Division’s Sintgai Township were sentenced to prison terms of up to eight months on Tuesday under charges of trespassing and destroying property while staging a plough…