(1) Junta Insider Recalls Dancing with Devils : Source : Irrawaddy
25-Aug-12
In
his youth, when British-colonized Burma was struggling to restore its
independence, Chit Hlaing worked with some of the country’s most famous leaders
including national hero Gen Aung San as well as the less salubrious Gen Ne Win
and Thakin Soe, who led the Red Flag faction.
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(2)
Burmese govt’s review of Rohingya issue meets Rakhine objections : Source :
Mizzima
Friday, 24 August 2012 14:33 Myo
Thant
Rangoon (Mizzima) – An effort to read a message from President
Thein Sein on the conflict in Rakhine
State to a joint session
of the Burmese Parliament was cancelled on Thursday, after objections from
members of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party [RNDP].
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(3) Thousands of acres seized by local naval unit in Yebyu Township : Source : Mon
25-Aug-12
IMNA – According
to community residents, the local Mawrawaddy Navy unit and Land Record
Department seized about 8,000 acres of farmland and plantation plots in Yebyu Township,
Tanintharyi Division.
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(4) Graffiti artists thrive in reform-era Myanmar : Source : Gmanet
27-Aug-12
"This was my first one,"
says Aung, 33, pointing proudly to an image he spray-painted last year to
protest media censorship and now duplicated across Myanmar's commercial capital.
"Media freedom is a big issue for me."
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(5) Myanmar agrees to resume border talks : Source : Bangkokpost
27-Aug-12
CHIANG RAI : The
Myanmar government has agreed to resume talks to resolve long-standing
Thai-Myanmar border issues this October, a Thai foreign ministry official says.
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(6) Myanmar: Asia's next rising star : Source : Thedaily
27-Aug-12
Just last month I made my first visit to Myanmar, a place Rudyard Kipling referred to as "quite unlike any land you know about." While decades of isolation have helped this century-old observation hold true, on arrival in July I was immediately struck by the vibrancy and a palpable sense of change in the air. The
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(7) U.S. sends envoys to Myanmar : Source : Espn
26-Aug-12
YANGON, Myanmar
-- The U.S. has appointed an
ambassador to Myanmar
and helped bring in American businessmen keen on doing business in the rapidly
reforming Southeast Asian nation. Now, Washington
is sending professional basketball players and coaches in a bid to boost
cultural ties.
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