3 July 2008, 10:38 am
Two National League for Democracy members who were detained for allegedly campaigning against the regime’s draft constitution in the run-up to the 10 May referendum have appeared in court. The activists’ families had not been notified of the date of the hearing. Thiha, a member of New Dagon NLD... read more
3 July 2008, 10:37 am
The health of 88 Generation Students group member Myo Yan Naung Thein has got progressively worse in Insein prison, a close friend of his family told DVB on condition of anonymity. Myo Yan Naung Thein has been charged with causing public alarm and inciting offences against the public tranquility un... read more
3 July 2008, 10:37 am
Four youth members of the National League for Democracy in southern Arakan’s Taungup Township were sentenced to one year in prison by the Burmese military authority for distributing statements issued by NLD headquarters in Rangoon, reported a NLD member. He said, “They were arrested by ... read more
3 July 2008, 10:36 am
A foreign volunteer working with a Burmese nongovernmental organization (NGO) has left the country after receiving repeated warnings from the authorities over a series of interviews she conducted with ethnic leaders and senior politicians. Sources from Rangoon’s NGO community told The Irrawaddy t... read more
3 July 2008, 10:36 am
In an apparent move to earn revenue from Burma’s motorcycle owners, the authorities are selling licenses to the general public for a period of four months, from July until the end of October. Residents of Rangoon and Naypyidaw are excluded from the new provision, however. In Rangoon and Naypyidaw... read more
3 July 2008, 10:35 am
Burmese military junta authorities have only pretended to help victims in some parts of cyclone ravaged areas, claimed villagers. The Military South-West Commander visited the area and promised to build houses for victims in Higyi Kyun Island Township. But local people said, the authorities just bu... read more
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