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No Sign of Progress in Burma (www.asiantribune.com)

Feelings are running high with people of Burma because of a sad story. Tin Tin Htwe, 38, from Bahan Township in Rangoon, reportedly died of a heart disease.

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Submitted 2 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Crackdown on illegal Burmese migrants (english.dvb.no)

About 600 people have been arrested in Mae Sot over the last two days during a crackdown by Thai authorities on illegal Burmese migrants in the border town.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Prominent Monk, Others Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences (www.irrawaddy.org)

Ashin Gambira, one of the organizers of a monk-led uprising that captured international headlines last year, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on Tuesday by a special court convened behind closed... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |