Education campaigner Dr Thein Lwin says he will continue to represent protesting students, despite Aung San Suu Kyi’s vow to strip him of his party rank.
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Student massacre remembered at Rangoon University
To mark the 52nd anniversary of the 7 July Students’ Massacre, the All Burma Federation of Students Unions organised a march of around 100 people through Rangoon University campus.
Myitsone marchers on the home straight
After two months of walking across the country, a group of campaigners dubbed the ‘Myitsone marchers’ reach Sagaing Division’s Katha district.
Hundreds join march to Myitsone
Hundreds of activists set off from Rangoon by foot on a march to Myitsone, the source of the Irrawaddy River, to call for the complete shutdown of a China-backed hydroelectric…
Latpadaung protestors demand Buddhist site left untouched
Religious minister pledges not to destroy a revered Buddhist site at the Latpadaung copper mine.
Beware the Ides of March: Burma's culture of violence
Pascal Khoo-ThweMar 20, 2009 (DVB), Historically, March is the month of violence in Burma. Over the course of almost half a century, March has repeatedly stood out as a bloody…