(1) Performance artist detained in Mandalay : Source : DVB
20-Sep-12
Performance
artist Sue Myint Thein was briefly detained after walking around Mandalay wrapped
in blue duct tape ahead of International Peace Day, which falls on Friday.
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(2) Court hits editor, publisher with defamation charge : Source : DVB
20-Sep-12
The
chief editor and publisher of a Burmese newspaper were charged with defamation
Thursday for reporting a graft probe into a government ministry, in a move
likely to raise fears over media reforms.
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(3) Gov’t prevents journalists, academics from entering Burma : Source : DVB
20-Sep-12
Despite
a government announcement that more than 2,000 names were removed from the
country’s blacklist, journalists and academics whose names were excised from
the infamous directory are still unable to secure Burmese visas.
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(4) Suu Kyi awarded congressional medal : Source : DVB
20-Sep-12
The
US lifted sanctions on two of Burma’s top leaders, as Aung San Suu Kyi was
hailed as a hero of democracy by the US Congress in a lavish ceremony.
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(5) ‘One Step’ From Peace : Source : RFA
2012-09-20
A
Burmese minister says the government is on the brink of a deal with the Kachin
ethnic group.
Authorities in Burma are just “one step” away
from striking a peace deal with ethnic Kachin rebels, removing one of the
last key obstacles to the process of national reconciliation in the country,
the government’s top peace negotiator said Thursday.
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(6) Sanctions Issue Still Divides Opinion in Burma : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Sep-12
The
issue of easing economic sanctions against Burma, a move advocated by democracy
icon Aung San Suu Kyi during a speech in Washington on Tuesday, still divides
politicians and activists.
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(7) Suu Kyi ‘Neutralized’: Shan Leader : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Sep-12
WASHINGTON—Burma’s
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been “neutralized” by the government
and, as such, she can no longer speak for the people, a prominent Shan leader
alleged in the US on Wednesday.
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(8)
Thein Sein, Shwe Mann removed from US sanction list : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 20 September 2012 12:21
Mizzima News
In recognition of their work for democratic reforms, the US has removed sanctions on Burmese President Thein Sein and Lower House of Parliament Speaker Shwe Mann to once-blocked property and assets, and
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(9) UWSA Releases Shan Troops Detained for Six Weeks : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Sep-12
The
United Wa State Army (UWSA) has released around 20 soldiers from the Shan State
Army-South (SSA-S) following a meeting between representatives of the two
groups last Sunday, said an SSA-S spokesman.
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(10)
Burma’s Foreign Investment Law goes back to Parliament : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 20 September 2012 12:46
Mizzima News
Burma's President Thein Sein has
decided to send back the Foreign Investment Law approved by the Parliament for
recommended revisions, sources close to the president said this week.
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(11)
The search for Chinese soldiers’ graves in Burma : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 20 September 2012 14:09
Mizzima News
(Feature) – China is engaged in trying to
reclaim the bodies of Chinese soldiers who were killed in Burma during World
War II.
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(12) Transcript of Suu Kyi’s VOA interview : Source : Mizzima
19-Sep-12
Voice of America broadcaster Scott Stearns
interviewed Aung San Suu Kyi at VOA in Washington D.C., on Tuesday. Here is a
transcript of the conversation:
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(13) Alternative peace roadmap : Source : Panglong
20-Sep-12
Alternative peace roadmap approved
by Ethnic Nationalities Conference
(14-16 September 2012)
(14-16 September 2012)
Unofficial translation
- To hold a forum participated by ethnic armed movements, political parties and civil society organizations (CSOs) including women and youth groups to discuss and agree upon a Framework for Political Dialogue
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