(1) Council calls on groups to suspend talks with gov’t : Source : DVB
13-Sep-12
The Ethnic Nationalities Council, an
umbrella group made up of Burmese exile organisations, has urged armed groups
currently in peace talks with the Burmese government to suspend their
negotiations if the Burmese army continues to attack the Kachin Independence
Army in northern Burma.
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(2) Thailand Failing Burmese Refugees: HRW : Source : Irrawaddy
13-Aug-12
Burmese refugees are made vulnerable to
arbitrary and abusive treatment through inconsistent and unpredictable policies
by the Thai government, claims Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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(3)
Rohingyas ‘have the right’ to apply for Burmese citizenship: minister : Source
: Mizzima
Thursday, 13 September 2012 12:28
Mizzima News
Rohingyas born in Burma are eligible
to apply for citizenship if at least two generations of their families have
lived in the country, Immigration Minister Khin Ye told the Radio Free Asia
Burmese Service on Wednesday.
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(4) Copper Mine Protest Earns Nationwide Support : Source : Irrawaddy
13-Sep-12
Protesters
at Monywa’s Letpadaung mountain range have been joined by activists from
Rangoon and Mandalay plus members of the 88 Generation Students group in their
bid to halt copper mining in the area.
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(5) Burmese Govt Fosters Religious Intolerance: US Official : Source : Irrawaddy
13-Sep-12
WASHINGTON,
D.C. — A senior White House official said on Wednesday that a Burmese
government policy that strongly favors Buddhists has fueled tensions between
followers of different religions in the Southeast Asian country.
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(6)
Turkey prepared to help refugees in Arakan State : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 13 September 2012 13:00
Thein Hlaing
Sittwe (Mizzima) – A seven-person
delegation led by Turkish Ambassador to Burma Murat Yavuz Ates visited Sittwe
[Sittway] and met with officials of the Arakan [Rakhine] State government last
week, while providing immediate aid to displaced persons in government camps.
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(7) Threatened Vietnam Cave Bugs Draw Little Sympathy : Source : Irrawaddy
13-Sep-12
HON
CHONG, Vietnam—Hundreds of species live in the limestone caves of Hon Chong in
southern Vietnam, and many of them are found nowhere else on Earth. Yet their
habitat is being blown apart, chunk by chunk, in the name of making cement.
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(8)
KIO deputy commander calls for second Panglong conference : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 13 September 2012 13:19
Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - The Kachin
Independence Organization [KIO] deputy commander-in-chief Major General Gun Maw
has called for a second Panglong-type conference to help clarify the ethnic
peace process.
“[The government] must convene an
all-inclusive conference,” he said. “What we want is to convene a conference
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(9)
The delicate path to democracy in Burma : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 13 September 2012 14:47
Myat Thu Pan
(Commentary) – By far the report that was
posted on Mizzima on Wednesday from the CSIS (Center for Strategic and
International Studies) in Washington, D.C., is the most thorough and
comprehensive unbiased study of the political situation in the country by
Western experts and think tanks.
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(10)
Burma approves private life insurance companies : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 13 September 2012 13:33
Mizzima News
Twelve local
private insurance companies have been approved to operate in Burma, local media
reported on Monday.
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(11) Larkar villagers pay in full despite electricity blackouts : Source : Karen
13-Sep-12
Villagers
claim they are paying full amounts for a full electricity service they are not
receiving.Residents
from Larkar village claim that authorities require them to pay the full rate
electricity bills even though the power is often cut-off. Larkar village is
located on the western part of the Salween River in Hpa-an
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(12)
Dalai Lama speaks out on Burma : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:02
Mizzima News
The Dalai Lama called reports of
gross human rights violations in Burma “very unfortunate” and said he has tried
to contact pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese government
over the issue.
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(13) Gunshots and resignations disrupt militia elections : Source : Karen
13-Sep-12
Gunshots
disrupted the elections of the political wing of the armed militia, the
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, when a former village head disagreed with the
result.
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(14) Family of Karen refugee woman killed by cattle truck compensated : Source : Karen
13-Sep-12
Thai
police have decided that the family of a Karen refugee killed in a road
accident will be paid 235,000 baht compensation by the truck driver responsible
for the woman’s death last week.
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(15) From Russia with love – missiles : Source : Panglong
Thursday,
13 September 2012 14:58 S.H.A.N.
The
government may be serious about making peace with the non-Burman rebels, but
the Army is negotiating with Russia for the purchase of unidentified missiles,
according to a source close to the diplomatic circle.
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(16) To home, defense, ceasefire groups are still “unlawful organizations” : Source : Panglong
Wednesday,
12 September 2012 16:12 S.H.A.N.
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