Authorities Threaten Violence at Rangoon Strike
By BA KAUNG
Authorities block roads to Factory Zone 3 and order striking textile workers to disperse
End of February Deadline for BGF
By WAI MOE
The junta's chief negotiator urges main cease-fire groups to accept the border guard force plan by the end of the month |
Celebrating Shan National Day
By THE IRRAWADDY
Ethnic Shan villagers celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Shan National Day with soldiers from the rebel Shan State Army–South at their headquarters on the Thai-Burmese border. |
Karen Refugees Warned Not To Talk
By SIMON ROUGHNEEN
The Thai military has warned Karen refugees at Tha Song Yang not to speak to the media or the UNHCR––or risk arrest and deportation. |
Ban on CNN May Be Related to Haiti Coverage
By WAI MOE
Burma's only provider of non-state television stations has stopped broadcasting CNN, possibly because of its coverage of US troops involved in the Haiti earthquake relief effort. |
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A Visit with Leaders on Mon National Day |
| By LAWI WENG |
| Traveling from Chiang Mai, it took two days to reach the area near Three Pagoda Pass where Mon leaders came out of the jungle to celebrate Mon National Day. |
Suu Kyi, Brother in Court over House Dispute |
| By THE ASSOCAITED PRESS |
| A Burmese court will hear testimony next week on a dispute between the detained opposition leader and her brother over efforts to renovate her lakeside home. |
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