(1) Karen Face Rights Abuses : Source : RFA
2012-08-29
Forced
labor and other abuses in eastern Burma’s Karen border region are highlighted
in a report.
Burma’s
Karen minority face a “constant threat” of forced labor and other serious human
rights violations despite moves to end an armed ethnic conflict and introduce
political reforms in the country, a U.S.-based rights group says.
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(2) Exiles Removed From Blacklist : Source : RFA
2012-08-28
Burma
shortens its list of people not welcome in the country, but thousands remain.
Burma
has removed more than 2,000 people from an immigration blacklist, state media
announced Tuesday, clearing the way for some prominent dissidents who fled the
former military regime to return home amid the country’s burgeoning political
reforms.
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(3) Refugee Repatriation Confirmed : Source : RFA
2012-08-28
Chinese
authorities send at least 1,000 back over the border into Burma.
A senior official in northern Burma's ethnic Kachin
government confirmed on Tuesday reports that Chinese authorities have sent
refugees fleeing armed ethnic conflict back over the border from the
southwestern province of Yunnan.
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(4) Shan Drug Suspect Handed to China : Source : Irrawaddy
29-Aug-12
A
Shan drug suspect, who was lieutenant of an armed gang allegedly responsible
for the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year, has been
handed over to the Chinese authorities.
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(5) The Start of a Second Wave of Reform, or a Sign of Trouble? : Source : Irrawaddy
29-Aug-12
A
series of major changes in the lineup of President Thein Sein’s cabinet this
week have been greeted with mixed reactions, as some observers welcome the
moves as a boost to reforms, while others see only evidence of continuing
disarray.
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(6) KNU Peace Talks with Govt Next Week : Source : Irrawaddy
29-Aug-12
New
dates have been set for a third round of peace talks between the Burmese
government and Karen National Union (KNU) following the postponement of their
scheduled meeting on Monday.
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(7) Wa revamping road system : Source : Panglong
Wednesday,
29 August 2012 12:49 S.H.A.N.
The
United Wa State Army (UWSA) is spending billions of reminbi to improve its
ancient road system in its controlled territory along the Sino-Burmese border,
according a UWSA high official.
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(8) Military Budget Cuts ‘Could Raise Tensions’ : Source : Irrawaddy
29-Aug-12
The
Burmese government must address the ever-reducing income of its armed forces to
stave off tensions in the country which until recently was ruled by a military
junta, claims a political expert.
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(9) Burmese President Pardons Two UN Aid Workers : Source : Irrawaddy
29-Aug-12
RANGOON—Burmese
President Thein Sein has pardoned two local United Nations workers who were
sentenced to jail for alleged roles in sectarian violence between Muslims and
Buddhists in western Burma.
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(10) Burmese Army and KIA
clash at Myauk Hpyu in Hpakant : Source : Kachin
29-Aug-12
[B]Wednesday, Aug 29[/B] — Fighting between the Burmese government troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) broke out between the two mining villages of Maw Mau Bum and Myauk Hpyu in Hpakant at 3 P.M. Some civilian homes were burnt by shelling from the Burmese soldiers, said
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(11)
Fighting displaces villagers in Kachin State : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:20
Mizzima News
Up to 6,000 residents in Burma’s
Hpakant jade mine area in Kachin State have fled from the area in the past two
weeks, as Burmese government troops move into the area.
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