Sunday, July 29, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (July 28, 2012)


(1) Three migrants gunned down in southern Thailand : Source : DVB

27-Jul-12
Three Burmese migrant workers in southern Thailand’s Phang-nga and Songkhla provinces were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in two separate incidents on 25 July.

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(2) Teachers to be utilised in census; conflict areas may not be counted : Source : DVB

27-Jul-12
Tens of thousands of teachers will carry out Burma’s first nationwide census since 1983, a minister said yesterday, but some areas may remain out of reach because of conflict with separatist groups.

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(3) Burma Eyes Proportional Representation : Source : RFA

2012-07-27
As a group proposes electoral reform in Burma and a report says more representation for ethnic minorities could make the country more stable.

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(4) Laos to be Venue for Kachin Peace Talks : Source : Irrawaddy

27-Jul-12
The Burmese government’s peace-negotiating delegation has selected Laos as a venue for the next round of ceasefire talks with ethnic Kachin rebels.

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(5) Pakistani Taliban Threatens Burma Over Rohingya Violence : Source : Irrawaddy

27-Jul-12
The Pakistan-based Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released an official statement on Wednesday calling on the Pakistani government to cut its relations with Burma and shut down the Burmese embassy in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to an AFP report.

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(6) Ex-NDAK Troops Bemoan BGF Role : Source : Irrawaddy

27-Jul-12

Reports from the front-line between Burma’s military and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) suggest that many ethnic Kachin soldiers from the government-backed Border Guard Force (BGF) who were previously with the New Democratic Army–Kachin (NDAK), a now defunct ceasefire group, have been

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(7) 23 Rohingya Escape Java Detention Center  : Source : Irrawaddy

27-Jul-12
Twenty-three Rohingya refugees from Burma escaped from a temporary shelter in Bogor, Indonesia, on Wednesday, the city’s immigration office said.

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(8) No. 3 in Mekong drug gang to be handed over to Thailand : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 27 July 2012 13:11 Mizzima News
The No. 2 lieutenant in the Burmese drug gang believed to be connected to the murder of nine Chinese sailors on the Mekong River on Oct. 5 will be handed over to Thai authorities, the Shan Herald News Agency said on Wednesday.

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(9) Burma-Thailand planning to change migrant worker process : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 27 July 2012 12:31 Mizzima News
Burma and Thailand are planning a major overhaul in how migrant workers can enter and work in Thailand, the Minister of Labour said on Friday.

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(10) Suu Kyi speaks to international HIV/AIDS conference : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 27 July 2012 14:13 Mizzima News
Aung San Suu Kyi, speaking via video to the International HIV/AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. on Thursday, said the stigma against HIV/AIDS patients found in many countries must end.

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(11) Mongla in flood : Source : Panglong

Friday, 27 July 2012 11:19 S.H.A.N.
Incessant rain during the past few days have resulted in the flooding of Mongla, opposite China’s Dai Autonomous Prefecture, since yesterday afternoon, according to reports from the Sino-Burmese border.

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(12) Interview: Chief Minister must be elected : Source : Panglong

Friday, 27 July 2012 11:03 S.H.A.N.
On 23 July, Tai Freedom, official media of the Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA), interviewed Lt-Gen Yawdserk, the movement’s leader. The following are the excerpts:

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(13) Burma Army takes two KIA posts : Source : Kachin
27-Jul-12
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) lost its Loi Ying and Battalion 15 posts to the Burmese military at about 12:30 pm, July 25.

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(14) Kachin women's group worries about the future for women and children : Source : Kachin
27-Jul-12
The Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) is very concerned for women and children suffering from the ongoing conflict in Kachin state.

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