(1) Officials press charges against ‘electricity protestors’ : Source : DVB
9-Oct-12
Activists
who joined the widespread protests calling for sufficient electricity supplies
in Mandalay in May have been charged by the city’s police for demonstrating
without official permission.
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(2) Monks Protest OIC Move : Source : RFA
2012-10-09
They
lead a Buddhist demonstration against the Islamic group’s decision to set up a
branch in Burma.
Hundreds of Buddhist monks
gathered in the capital of western Burma’s religiously-divided Rakhine state Tuesday
to demonstrate against Muslim Rohingyas and the 57-nation Organization of
Islamic Cooperation’s plans to open a branch office in Rangoon.
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(3) Thein Sein tipped for Nobel peace prize : Source : DVB
8-Oct-12
President
Thein Sein has been tipped as a frontrunner in this year’s Nobel peace prize
award, days after denying army abuses in Burma’s conflict torn Kachin state,
according to an AFP
report.
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(4) Letpadaung Farmers to Sue Copper Mine : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Oct-12
Around
a thousand farmers from 26 villages in the Letpadaung area of Sagaing Division
prepared to file a lawsuit on Monday against the owners of a copper mine for
allegedly using force and intimidation against protesters demanding the
shutdown of the project.
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(5)
UN to provide aid for Burma’s most troubled, poorest ethnic areas : Source :
Mizzima
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 12:23
Mizzima News
Some of the most troubled areas of
Burma will be the focus of a US$ 144 million United Nations Development
Program (UNDP), which will tackle three main tasks to improve the regions’
development.
The three-year plan is to be carried out in Kachin, Kayin, Chin, Rakhine and Shan states, said the state-run New Light
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(6)
Top-level meeting held to suppress drugs in Shan State : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 13:41
Mizzima News
The Burmese
army commander in chief led a delegation to discuss plans to eliminate illegal
drugs in a meeting with officials from the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the
National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) on Saturday, said a report in the Shan
Herald on Monday.
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(7) ‘Abu Graib’ Case Pending in Myitkyina : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Oct-12
Seven
Burmese police officers—accused of torturing two Kachin refugees and forcing
them to have sex—failed to appear in court for the third time on Oct. 3.
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(8)
Giant communication show opens on Saturday : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 13:11
Mizzima News
An information and communication
technology (ICT) exhibition will unfold in Rangoon on Saturday, involving more
than 30 international ICT businesses.
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(9) KNU Leaders Must Resolve Differences : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Oct-12
Soon after reports were released about an internal conflict within the leadership of the Karen National Union (KNU), the Burmese government’s chief peace negotiator Aung Min called for unity among the Karen factions and assured them that Naypyidaw is not attempting to inflict a “divide and rule” policy in its
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(10)
Tourism, hotel conference planned for February : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 13:28
Mizzima News
Burma will hold a Hospitality and
Tourism Conference from Feb. 26-28 in 2013 aimed at promoting the tourism
industry of the country, industry sources said.
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(11)
Myanmar airways to offer Hong Kong flights : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 13:53
Mizzima News
Myanmar’s national carrier, Myanmar
Airways International (MAI), will offer direct flights from Rangoon to Hong
Kong three times a week before the end of the year, airline sources said on
Monday
The Rangoon-Hong Kong route will operate using an A320 aircraft, according to an article by the Xinhua
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(12) Thein Sein’s Infrastructure Headache Goes on Tour : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Oct-12
President
Thein Sein’s three days in South Korea this week have little to do with the
diplomatic niceties of a state visit. They are part of the president’s
increasingly urgent efforts to drum up immediate solid investment to revive
Burma’s economy.
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(13) Peace Day Activist Prepares for the Worst : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Oct-12
Jaw
Gun’s reasons for risking his future to protest on the streets of Rangoon last
month are very personal. As conflict in Kachin state drags on well into its
second year, each casualty reported is a painful reminder of what the activist
has lost over the decades.
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(14) Shan army to meet Naypyitaw negotiator over ultimatum : Source : Pangloong
Tuesday,
09 October 2012 12:54 S.H.A.N.
The
Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) , commonly known as SSA
North, that is facing an ultimatum to withdraw from another stronghold, will be
meeting government representatives from the Union Peacemaking Work Committee
(UPWC) soon, according to a highly-placed SSA source.
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(15) 3 Burma soldiers die
after clash with KIA in Shan state : Source : Kachin
9-Oct-12
Three soldiers from Burma's military
died on Monday following bloody clashes with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)
in the Mongkoe (or Munggu) area of northern Shan state, according to local
residents.
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