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Buddhists take to the streets of Sittwe to protest OIC visit
Buddhist monks led more than 5,000 residents on a demonstration through the streets of Arakan state capital Sittwe on Friday morning to protest the arrival of a delegation from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Burmese army abuses in Kachin ‘ongoing’ despite ceasefire
The Burmese army continues to step up abuses in northern Kachin state, including raping, killing and torturing villagers, despite signing a tentative ceasefire with ethnic rebels, activists say.
Kachin clashes blamed on poor oversight of peace deal
Activists have blamed the latest clashes in northern Burma on a failure by both the government and Kachin rebels to follow up on their peace agreements.
Namhkam festival cancelled in wake of bombings
An annual Buddhist festival has been cancelled in Namhkam for security reasons following three bomb blasts in the northern Shan state town which left one man dead and another injured.
Burmese traders claim ‘hundi’ operator robbed them
Burmese merchants who import Chinese goods through the border checkpoint at Muse in northern Shan state are claiming that a Burmese “hundi” operator stole nearly half a billion kyat from them.
Security beefed up in Rangoon following bombings
Security in townships across Rangoon has been stepped up following the recent spate of bomb attacks across the country.
