On This Day: Burma Declares Independence from Britain (www.findingdulcinea.com)

On Jan. 4, 1948, Burma ended 60 years of colonial rule when it officially declared independence from Britain.

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Restless Souls of the Irrawaddy Delta (www.irrawaddy.org)

A chilling sound reverberates these nights through many of the villages of the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta—the metallic clang of an iron bar beaten by soldiers to drive away the spirits of... More

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Free Burma Rangers (www.freeburmarangers.org)

The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement. They bring help, hope and love to people in the war zones of Burma.

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Suu Kyi is allowed visit by her doctor (www.burmanet.org)

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a New Year’s Day visit yesterday by her personal doctor and she was in good health, officials said.

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Zarganar and other political prisoners transferred to remote provincial jails~Reporters Without Borders (www.rsf.org)

Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association strongly condemn comedian and blogger Zarganar’s transfer on 3 december from Insein prison, near Rangoon, to Myitkyina prison in the... More

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