(1) NLD members resign following row with party’s leaders : Source : DVB
30-Oct-12
More
than 130 National League for Democracy (NLD) members have resigned in protest
of alleged “cronyism” within its leadership over the selection of members to
help organise the party’s upcoming national convention.
(2) Unrest in Burma could destabilise region: ASEAN : Source : DVB
30-Oct-12
The
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Surin
Pitsuwan has warned that sectarian bloodshed in Burma could radicalise minority
Rohingya Muslims there and destabilise the whole of Southeast Asia.
(3) Gunshots Fired to Stop Huge Mob : Source : RFA
2012-10-30
Several
thousand Rakhine residents are prevented from trying to oust Muslims from a
village in Burma's restive state.
(4) Naypyidaw Promises Kachins Political Dialogue : Source : Irrawaddy
30-Oct-12
The
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) said it was promised political dialogue
by a Burmese government delegation during talks at the Sino-Burmese border town
of Ruili on Tuesday.
(5)
As death toll rises, UN calls on Bangladesh to open border : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 30 October 2012 12:34
Mizzima News
The UN High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Bangladesh to open its borders to Rohingyas
fleeing sectarian violence in Burma.
(6) Govt Troops Kill Two, Arrest 48 Accused of Belonging to Ceasefire Group : Source : Irrawaddy
30-Oct-12
A
Burmese military-owned newspaper said that government troops killed two people
and arrested 48 others in an attack last week on a base run by the Shan State
Army-North (SSA-North), an armed group that recently signed a ceasefire
agreement with Naypyidaw.
(7)
Rakhine State ‘humanitarian community’ target of threats: UN : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 30 October 2012 12:49
Mizzima News
Although the figures are likely to
increase, as of Sunday 28,000 people have been displaced and up to 86
people killed, according to the latest reports from Rakhine State.
(8) Burmese Celebrate End of Lent : Source : Irrawaddy
30-Oct-12
Millions
of Burmese Buddhists celebrated the end of Lent on Tuesday, a national holiday
when devotees donate food and money to monks at their local temples.
(9) Police Fire on Buddhists on Ramree Island : Source : Irrawaddy
30-Oct-12
Tensions
are rising amongst the Arakanese population of Ramree Island’s Kyauk Ni Maw
Village after security forces fire into protesters on Tuesday resulting in one
death and one injury.
(10) Traders Demand Official Border Exchange Rates : Source : Irrawaddy
30-Oct-12
Burmese
traders in Myawaddy, across from the Thai border town of Mae Sot, want the
Naypyidaw government to boost business by expanding the country’s new official
rate of currency exchange to include the Thai baht.
(11)
Burma ready to push rice production higher : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 30 October 2012 13:12
Mizzima News
Burma is looking at turning its
rice-growing sector into a major source of income over the next five years,
with plans to double rice production, according to officials.
(12)
Thein Sein describes gov’t rice farming plan : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 30 October 2012 13:23
Mizzima News
Burma’s President Thein Sein spoke
to local rice farmers and officials on Sunday in Alyinlo Village in Pyinmana
Township of Naypyitaw, focusing on government plans to boost the country’s rice
sector.
(13)
Poppy crop substitution agreement in Shan State : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 30 October 2012 14:03
Mizzima News
The
Burmese government, the UN Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and the Restoration
Council of Shan State (RCSS) reached an agreement in Tachilek on Sunday on a
crop substitution program in Mongnai and Mongpan townships in Shan State.
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(14)
Up to 4,600 homes destroyed in latest Rakhine unrest : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 29 October 2012 12:41
Mizzima News
The Burmese government has said up
to 86 people have died, 22,500 people have been displaced from their homes and
over 4,600 houses have been burnt in Rakhine State villages in at least eight
townships, the UN said in a statement.
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