(1) Three killed following fishery row : Source : DVB
28-Sep-12
Three
people were killed after a violent scuffle erupted following a dispute between
a fishery operator and locals in Irrawaddy division’s Kyonpyaw township.
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(2) Police investigate executions committed by student army : Source : DVB
28-Sep-12
Burma’s
police have begun investigating the alleged execution of rebel fighters that
occurred at the All-Burmese Students’ Democratic Front’s northern command
centre in Kachin state in 1991.
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(3) Thein Sein lauds Suu Kyi, addresses Kachin conflict : Source : DVB
28-Sep-12
President
Thein Sein on Thursday made an unprecedented public tribute at the United
Nations to opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s “efforts for democracy.”
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(4) KNU Unity Strained by KNLA Head’s Pa-an Trip : Source : Irrawaddy
28-Sep-12
The
Karen National Union (KNU) says it will take legal action against the head of
its armed wing for making an unauthorized trip to the Karen State capital of
Pa-an to open a new liaison office as part of a ceasefire agreement with the
Burmese government.
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(5) Family of Abducted Kachin Woman Wait for Answers : Source : Irrawaddy
28-Sep-12
Nearly
one year after Burmese soldiers allegedly abducted Sumlut Roi Ja from her
hillside farm in eastern Kachin State, her family is still waiting for
answers—and does not even know if she is alive, said her
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Thein Sein leaves door open for one more term, praises Suu Kyi : Source :
Mizzima
Friday, 28 September 2012 12:11 Mizzima
News
Burma’s reforms are
“irreversible” and the country’s ethnic conflicts, including the Muslim
Rohingya issue, will be resolved according to “international norms,” President
Thein Sein told the 67th UN General Assembly in an address on Thursday.
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(7)
Suu Kyi stresses importance of voting in Harvard, Yale speeches : Source :
Mizzima
Friday, 28 September 2012 12:51
Mizzima News
Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu
Kyi recalled the task of educating Burmese citizens to be responsible members
of a free society during a speech at Harvard University on Thursday.
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(8) Two Killed as Police Fire on Crowd in Pathein : Source : Irrawaddy
28-Sep-12
Two
people were killed while two others were seriously injured when police opened
fire into a crowd in Shar Khae Gyi Village, Kyonepyaw Township, Pathain
(Bassein) District, Irrawaddy Division, on Thursday evening.
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(9)
Thailand, Burma agree to stronger coordination on Dawei project : Source :
Mizzima
Friday, 28 September 2012 13:08
Mizzima News
Thailand and Burma agreed to put together a high-level coordinating committee to speed up the Dawei deep-sea port project, following a meeting between Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Burma’s President Thein Sein on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on
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(10) EC Courts Parties Looking Towards 2015 Poll : Source : Irrawaddy
28-Sep-12
The
chairman of the Election Commission (EC) said he wants collaboration with
political parties and local administrative bodies to ensure the 2015 general
election will be free and fair.
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(11) Suu Kyi Faces Tough Questions at Yale, Harvard : Source : Irrawaddy
28-Sep-12
BOSTON—Burmese pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi enthralled students and journalists on Thursday at Yale and Harvard universities where she re-emphasized her position on the importance of the rule of law in Burma, but avoided getting involved in a debate about the conflicts in the country’s ethnic
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US Burmese group opposes lifting of sanctions : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 28 September 2012 13:28
Mizzima News
The US Campaign for Burma (USCB)
said it is disappointed in the US decision to lift import sanctions on Burma.
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(13) Demonstrators Protest Against Thein Sein in New York : Source : Irrawaddy
28-Sep-12
WASHINGTON—While Burmese President Thein Sein was addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, separate rallies were held nearby—two by members of the Kachin community and one by a Burma NGO in support of the Rohingyas—to protest the conflict in Burma and alleged human rights abuses by the
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(14) Rule of Law Probe Inspects Rangoon Courts : Source : Irrawaddy
28-Sep-12
Burma’s
parliamentary Rule of Law Committee, headed by pro-democracy leader Aung San
Suu Kyi, ended a three-day fact-finding trip to investigate the country’s
warped judicial system on Thursday.
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(15) Increase in arbitrary arrests in Burma: report : Source : Mizzima
28-Sep-12
Burma continues to use arbitrary arrest as a tool to
hold members of the democracy and human rights movement behind bars often
without formal charges, the Assistance Association for Political
Prisoners-Burma said in a statement on Thursday.
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(16) KNU unity in disarray… : Source : Karen
28-Sep-12
Today
the Karen National Union issued an extraordinary statement detailing what
appears to be a major split in their organization. The news of a split comes at
a bad time for the Karen as their political organization is holding a series of
high-level peace-talks with the Burmese government.
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(17)
Text of Thein Sein’s UN speech : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 28 September 2012 14:22
Mizzima News
The following is the translated text
of President Thein Sein’s speech to the 67th UN General Assembly in
New York on Thursday:
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(18) Parents protest schools making money from selling university entrance forms : Source : Karen
28-Sep-12
Parents
of high school graduates in Three Pagoda Pass Town in Kyain Seikgyi Township,
Karen State allege the headmistress of the school is demanding excessive fees
for the university entrance exam application form.
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(19) Rebel peace roadmap presented to the president : Source : Panglong
Friday, 28
September 2012 17:30 S.H.A.N.
The
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), the alliance of 11 armed
movements, presented its alternative 6 point peace roadmap yesterday to
President Thein Sein, who is on a visit to the United States, according to the
UNFC delegation in New York.
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