(1) Police Storm Mine Protest : Source : RFA
2012-09-06
Burmese
villagers demonstrating against a copper mine fend off hundreds of police
searching for protest organizers.
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(2) Lawmakers Oust Tribunal : Source : RFA
2012-09-06
Burma’s
President Thein Sein accepts parliamentary demands to sack constitutional
judges.
Nine judges of Burma’s Constitutional Tribunal resigned Thursday after lawmakers passed a resolution impeaching the panel appointed by President Thein Sein, in one of the biggest political crises to hit the
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(3) Thai official calls on Burma to address amphetamine production : Source : DVB
6-Sep-12
A
senior Thai politician on Thursday accused neighbouring Burma of failing to
tackle drug production after 3.3 million amphetamine tablets were seized in
Bangkok.
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(4) After being displaced by war, residents relocate amid flooding : Source : DVB
6-Sep-12
About
800 internally displaced residents who have been taking shelter in Kachin
state’s Hpakant town after fleeing from their homes amid fighting between
government forces and the Kachin Independence Army now have to relocate due to
flooding.
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(5) Residents in flooded delta region call for more aid : Source : DVB
6-Sep-12
Residents
in the Irrawaddy Region’s Pantanaw township, which has been submerged by
floodwaters for more than a month, are calling for emergency relief.
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(6) Land Rights Activist Charged for ‘Religious Offenses’ : Source : Irrawaddy
6-Sep-12
Detained
rights activist Wai Lu, who was seemingly arrested for participating in
farmers’ protests in Sagaing Division, has been charged under Burma’s Religious
Offenses Act.
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(7) ‘Thirty Comrades’ Survivor’s Shwedagon Wish : Source : Irrawaddy
6-Sep-12
One
of Burma’s legendary “Thirty Comrades” who has been receiving emergency medical
treatment in China wishes to visit Rangoon’s sacred Shwedagon Pagoda for the
last time, according to his family.
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(8) US Will Be Business Role Model, Ambassador Claims : Source : Irrawaddy
6-Sep-12
The
US will serve as a role model when foreign companies begin to invest in Burma,
Derek Mitchell, the new US ambassador, told leaders of the 88 Generation
Students group during their meeting on Tuesday in Rangoon.
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(9) Upper House Rejects FDI Restrictions : Source : Irrawaddy
6-Sep-12
The
controversial Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) law will be debated at Burma’s
Union Parliament on Friday after the Upper House objected to certain
restrictions.
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(10) Indian Fireworks Factory Blaze Kills 40 : Source : Irrawaddy
6-Sep-12
NEW
DELHI—A massive blaze raged for hours at a fireworks factory in southern India,
killing at least 40 workers and injuring 60 Wednesday, police said.
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(11)
Chins denied right to practice Christianity: report : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 06 September 2012 13:07
Mizzima News
Chins in Burma are being denied the
freedom to practice the Christian religion, said a new report by the Chin Human
Rights Organization (CHRO) released this week.
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(12) Thailand’s Growing Rice Predicament : Source : Irrawaddy
6-Sep-12
The dimensions of Thailand’s rice dilemma started to come clear earlier this week when the government put 763,856 metric ton of rice on the market at an average of US $547 per ton, but sold less than a third of what it put up for auction—just 232,000 tons. What started as an economic miscue looks increasingly like
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(13)
Danyingon brick factory workers want place to stay : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 06 September 2012 13:26
Hnin Pwint
Rangoon
(Mizzima) – After a change of ownership from the state to a private company,
workers who had been living at a brick factory say they need a place to live
after being told to leave by the new owners.
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(14)
Mastercard teams up with Burma’s CB bank : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 06 September 2012 13:42
Mizzima News
MasterCard Inc. says it has issued a license to one of
Burma’s largest banks to offer services at ATMs and private companies.The country only installed ATM
machines for local banks last year, and the number is still limited in Burma.
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(15) Shan army releases Burmese officer : Source : Panglong
Thursday,
06 September 2012 18:30 S.H.A.N.
The
Shan State Army (SSA) North ordered two Burma Army men, one a captain, after it
was informed civilians taken by the Burma Army would be freed in return, said a
senior SSA official yesterday.
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(16)
Suu Kyi to speak at Yale University : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 06 September 2012 14:15
Mizzima News
Aung San Suu Kyi will speak at Yale
University in New Haven, Connecticut, on Sept. 27, according to the Yaledailynews
website.
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(17) 140 Burma army
troops killed in Hpakant blast on August 29 : Source : Kachin
6-Sep-12
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