Saturday, January 26, 2013

Armed opposition lacks unity: Burmese officer


25 Jan 2013

Loi Taileng What the armed opposition needs is more about unity
 than manpower and firepower, according to a senior Myanmar Army officer, 
a recent report by the Restoration Council of Shan State /
 Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) said.

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Local authorities seize farmers’ paddies in Minbya


25 Jan 2013

Local farmers from Thetphon Village in Minbya Township in Arakan State said
 the township authorities seized their paddy harvests on Monday.

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Rangoon’s colonial architecture reaches critical juncture


25 Jan 2013

Recent government reforms and the lifting of sanctions imposed by the West herald
 a new era for Burma and will catalyze a long-stagnant economy.
 But in the heady rush towards this brave new future 
what will become of the city’s architectural heritage?

Burma dissolves censorship board



25 Jan 2013

The Burmese Parliament on Thursday officially dissolved the Press Scrutiny 
and Registration Division (PSRD), according to a report in state-run  
The New Light of Myanmar.

In Kachin, Civilians Fall Victim to a Hidden Danger


25 Jan 2013

RANGOONZaw Htay, a day laborer from Hpakant Township, had been putting up
 with the unrest in Kachin State for years, but one recent night
 the conflict dramatically changed his life.

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Activists Decry MP’s Comment on Kachin Conflict


25 Jan 2013

CHIANG MAI, Thailand Protesters in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai 
expressed outrage on Friday at remarks made by a lawmaker from Burma’s 
ruling party calling for the use of extreme force to bring
 the conflict in the country’s north to an end.

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