Friday, January 18, 2013

Arakan parliament investigates problems of village-administrator posts across the region


17 Jan 2013

Rathidaung: The Arakan State Parliament has dispatched a team of its representatives 
to investigate the problems surrounding the election of ward or village-tract administrator 
posts across the region, according to its lawmakers.

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University student arrested for Ya Ba


17 Jan 2013

A student at Moulmein University was arrested for possession of 50 methamphetamine pills,
 sometimes referred to in Southeast Asia as “Ya Ba,” on January 12 in Moulmein, 
the capital of Mon State. 

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New highway threatens the livelihood for farmers in Arakan state


17 Jan 2013

A highway in Maungdaw Township is cutting through Rohingya and Rakhine’s farmland, 
according to a local businessman who didn’t want his name used.
 
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Arakan parliament investigates problems of village-administrator posts across the region


17 Jan 2013

Rathidaung: The Arakan State Parliament has dispatched a team of its representatives 
to investigate the problems surrounding the election of ward or village-tract administrator 
posts across the region, according to its lawmakers.

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International community condemns Burma’s government over Kachin conflict


17 Jan 2013

International and local human rights groups have demanded the USA and UK 
pressure Thein Sein’s government to stop the Burma Army’s use of air 
and artillery bombardments against the Kachin.

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Pro Thein Sein think tank places blame on KIO for ongoing conflicts


17 Jan 2013

Brussels based think tank stated that the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) 
“is not blameless” for the ongoing and increasingly bloody Kachin conflict.

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