(1) Rice federation to begin selling off reserves : Source : DVB
3-Sep-12
The Myanmar
[Burma]
Rice Federation will sell off 10,000 bags of rice reserves a day to combat the
increase in prices after flooding destroyed about 600,000 acres of paddy across
the country this summer.
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(2) Monks rally in support of plan to deport Rohingya : Source : DVB
3-Sep-12
Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched
in Burma
Sunday to support President Thein Sein’s suggestion that Muslim Rohingya be
deported or held in camps, in the biggest rally since the end of junta rule.
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(3) KNU Peace Talks Focus on Code of Conduct : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Sep-12
The Karen National Union (KNU) held
its third official round of peace talks on Monday with Burmese government
representatives in the Karen State capital Pa-an where they focused attention
on a proposed “Code of Conduct” to be implemented following the signing of a
ceasefire in January.
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(4) More Dissident Exiles Return to Aid Reform : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Sep-12
RANGOON—After
more than two decades in exile, prominent dissident Moe Thee Zun said he has
returned to Burma
to help President Thein Sein’s reform process and make peace in war-torn areas.
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(5) Draft Media Law to Have Press Input : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Sep-12
New Burmese Information Minister
Aung Kyi told the chairman of the Myanmar Journalists Association (MJA) on
Sunday that the draft media law would be made public and the press will be
consulted on its components.
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(6) 88 Generation Auction Guitar for $70,000 : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Sep-12
A simple acoustic guitar fetched
58.8 million kyat (nearly US $70,000) at an auction held by three prominent
leaders of the 88 Generation Students group during a fund-raising concert on
Saturday at the Myanmar Convention Centre in Rangoon.
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(7) Family of Detained Rights Activist to Sue : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Sep-12
The family of detained rights
activist Wai Lu who went missing after being arrested are set to sue the local
authorities of Myingmu
Township, Sagaing
Division, for kidnapping.
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(8) Children Missing as Mekong Ferry Sinks : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Sep-12
At least 17 children are presumed
dead after a boat sunk on the Mekong River while crossing from Burma’s
Shan State
to China’s southwestern Yunnan Province
on Sunday.
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(9) Canadian NGO Protests Rohingya ‘Misinformation’ : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Sep-12
WASHINGTON—Expressing
shock over false allegations, fake pictures and insulting slogans in recent
pro-Rohingya protests, the the Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) on Saturday
held a peaceful protest in Toronto against what many of its members said was a
“misinformation campaign” regarding recent sectarian
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(10) ID card program begins in eastern Burma : Source : Karen
3-Sep-12
Burma’s Ministry of
Immigration, working together with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has
issued 350 people living in the remote rural area of Hlaingbwe
Township, Karen State
with national identity cards.
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(11) Yilai: Another lieutenant of Naw Kham : Source : Panglong
Monday, 03 September 2012 11:17 S.H.A.N.
One of the three prime suspects who
are going on trial in China
for the 5 October killing of 13 Chinese sailors on the Golden Triangle is Yilai
or Yin Lang as the Chinese pronounce his name.
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(12)
Thilawa economic zone details explained : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 03 September 2012 14:19
Mizzima News
A 2,400 hectare special economic zone (SEZ) in Rangoon’s
Thilawa Port will be jointly developed by three
Japanese groups and the Burmese government, local media reported on Sunday.
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(13)
China offers MBA degree in Rangoon : Source :
Mizzima
Monday, 03 September 2012 15:02
Mizzima News
A Chinese university will offer Burmese students classes in a master's in
business administration degree program through its Myanmar Chinese Chamber of
Commerce in Rangoon.
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(14)
Ministers, former dissidents agree to cooperate : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 03 September 2012 16:02
Theingi Tun
Rangoon (Mizzima) – 88-generation student leader Moe Thee Zun and
ex-chairman of the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF) Dr. Naing Aung,
who recently returned to Burma
after the removal of their names from a blacklist, met with President Office
ministers Aung Min and Soe Thein on Sunday.
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