(1) Mae Tao Clinic snubs gov’t request to return to Burma : Source : DVB
18-Sep-12
The
Mae Tao Clinic has rebuffed rumours that it is planning to return to Burma,
accusing the government’s peace team of spreading false information to the
media after holding informal meetings with them over the past few months.
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(2) 'Remove Roots of Hatred' : Source : RFA
2012-09-18
Burmese
democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi says the Rohingya conflict should be resolved
through negotiations.
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(3) Former political prisoner to join gov’t delegation at UN : Source : DVB
18-Sep-12
Influential
Shan leader and former political prisoner Khun Htun Oo will serve in Burma’s
delegation to attend the UN’s General Assembly next week.
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(4) More than 80 political prisoners freed in amnesty : Source : DVB
18-Sep-12
After
announcing the release of more than 500 inmates through a presidential amnesty
on Monday night, rights’ groups claim that more than 80 of the freed were
political prisoners.
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(5) Burma Can Learn Lessons from US Govt, Say Delegates : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Sep-12
WASHINGTON
DC—A multi-party delegation of Burmese parliamentarians, who were given a
glimpse into the working of the US Congress and State legislatures this past
week, say they have gone back to Burma having learned lessons which they would
like to implement in their own nascent democracy.
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(6)
A moment in history no one could imagine : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 12:23 Tom
Stuart
(Commentary) – Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrival in the US on Monday is a watershed moment in Burmese history – coupled with the US announcement that it will move to rescind the ban on importing Burmese products and Burma’s nearly simultaneous release of a large number of political prisoners on Tuesday by its
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(7) Suu Kyi Readies for Grueling US Tour : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Aug-12
WASHINGTON DC—The leader of Burmese opposition party, the National League of Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi, arrived in the US capital on Monday ahead of a grueling 17-day tour of the country, during which she is scheduled to meet a multitude of personalties, including President Obama, Secretary of
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(8) Arakan Commission Holds First Press Conference : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Sep-12
It will take time to release the findings of the
Investigation Commission on communal strife in Arakan State because accuracy is
important, said Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing, the secretary of the commission, speaking
at a press conference in Rangoon on Monday evening.
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(9)
Burma’s human rights commission joins regional body : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 13:50
Mizzima News
The Myanmar
National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) has pledged to work for human rights
in Burma and in the Southeast Asian region in compliance with the Paris
Principles, according to a statement it released on Tuesday.
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(10) Farmers Want National Association to Protect Interests : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Sep-12
Farmers
from rural areas around Burma are trying to set up the Myanmar Farmers
Association (MFA) by cooperating with central executive committee members of
the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) although government permission has not yet
been granted.
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(11)
Burmese drug gang leader set for trial in Yunnan : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 14:04
Mizzima News
Naw Kham, who is accused of
masterminding last years' deadly attack on the Mekong River that left 13
Chinese sailors killed, will go on trial this week, a court in southwest
China's Yunnan Province said on Monday.
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(12) Mandalay Demolition Leaves 1,000 Homeless : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Sep-12
At
least 1,000 people became homeless in Mandalay when around 400 small houses
deemed to be built on illegally occupied land were demolished by bulldozers on
Monday.
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(13) What the ethnic conference wanted : Source : Panglong
Tuesday,
18 September 2012 15:35 S.H.A.N.
Why
did they hold the ethnic nationalities conference, 14-16 September?
The
following excerpts from the first day’s speeches and presentations delivered by
the participants, as SHAN heard, will provide some, if not all, the answers.
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(14) Student rebel dies
during Kachin battle : Source : Kachin
17-Sep-12
Aye Maung Shin, a member of the
All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) died on Monday after being hit by
a shell fired by Burmese military forces while stationed at a Kachin
Independence Army (KIA) post near Laja Yang, an area close to the group's Laiza
headquarters.
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