Friday, September 7, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (September 7, 2012)


(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

 [B]Hpakant, BURMA —[/B] Officials with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) claim that at as many as 140 soldiers from the Burmese military died on August 29 following a massive explosion at a mining compound that army forces were using as a temporary base in Kachin's state Hpakant (also Hpakan,

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