Sunday, September 30, 2012

Italian-Thai Company trucks blamed for damaged roads


29-Sep-12
Villagers from Yay Phyu Township in Tanintharyi Region claim that heavy trucks 
used by the Italian-Thai Development Company for the Dawei Project 
are damaging village roads.

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Tricky Task of Resettling the Displaced


29-Sep-12
The Norwegian-led Myanmar Peace Support Initiative (MPSI) was launched 
earlier this year to prepare the ground for the eventual return of internally 
displaced persons (IDPs) from Burma’s border areas in the wake of government 
ceasefires with ethnic armed groups.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Rebel peace roadmap presented to the president


Friday, 28 September 2012 17:30 S.H.A.N.
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), the alliance of 11 armed movements, 
presented its alternative 6 point peace roadmap yesterday to President Thein Sein, 
who is on a visit to the United States, according to the UNFC delegation in New York.

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Parents protest schools making money from selling university entrance forms


28-Sep-12

Parents of high school graduates in Three Pagoda Pass Town in Kyain Seikgyi Township, 

Karen State allege the headmistress of the school is demanding excessive fees 

for the university entrance exam application form.


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Text of Thein Sein’s UN speech


Friday, 28 September 2012 14:22 Mizzima News
The following is the translated text of President Thein Sein’s speech to the 67th 
UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday:

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KNU unity in disarray


28-Sep-12
Today the Karen National Union issued an extraordinary statement detailing 
what appears to be a major split in their organization. The news of a split 
comes at a bad time for the Karen as their political organization is holding 
a series of high-level peace-talks with the Burmese government.
 

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