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It has been reported that a 3G network has been launched in Burma based on the WCDMA standard.
Security tight in Myanmar as death of Aung San Suu Kyi's father commemorated
Hundreds of riot police and soldiers ringed a monument in downtown Yangon on Saturday as officials gathered to commemorate the shooting death 61 years ago of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's father.
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UN to end Myanmar aid flights on Aug. 10
A United Nations decision to end aid flights to Myanmar next month could hurt relief efforts already struggling to reach millions of survivors with adequate food and water, humanitarian groups said Friday.
ASEAN given grade C for its handling of Burma
Foreign Minister George Yeo gave the Association of South-East Asian Nations a grade C for its handling of Burma following the Cyclone Nargis disaster in May, when the country's ruling junta refusing to allow ...
Mizzima News: 'Free Daw Suu' campaigners charged with...
Fourteen members of Burma's opposition party - " National League for Democracy - " who were arrested for protesting on their leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday on Wednesday were charged with disturbing ...
Embassy Magazine (Canada): 'The most vulnerable were swept away, killed' - " Jeff Davis
One of the first Canadians into the Burmese disaster zone reflects on his experiences, and the path ahead.
Worker killed in Burma bus blast
One man was killed and another injured when a bomb exploded on a bus in military-ruled Burma, state media said.
Mizzima News: Police incompetence; multiple murderers still at large
Even three months after the cold blooded multiple murders in Rangoon the culprits have not been brought to justice.
Passenger killed in bomb explosion aboard bus in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar : A bomb exploded aboard a bus traveling north of Yangon, killing one passenger and injuring another, state media said Tuesday.
Man killed in bomb blast on Myanmar bus
One man was killed when a bomb exploded on a bus in army-ruled Myanmar, newspapers said on Tuesday, the latest incident ahead of anniversaries that sometimes serve as flashpoints for dissent.
Irrawaddy: Bomb explodes on bus in Pegu - " Min Lwin
A bomb exploded in a highway bus around 8 a.m. On Monday near the town of Daik-U in Pegu Division.
Regime Says It Granted Visas to 1,670 Relief Workers, Officials
Burma's state media reported on Tuesday that 1,670 visas had so far been granted to international aid workers and foreign officials in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
Democratic Voice of Burma: World Bank will not support junta, says NLD - " Khin Hnin Htet
The World Bank does not have any plans to provide the military regime in Burma with financial assistance, according to Dr Win Naing, a member of the National League for Democracy Information Committee.
Myanmar junta challenges West to give more cyclone aid
Saturday, July 12, 2008 YANGON: Myanmar's military government on Friday challenged Western donors to give more aid to the cyclone-hit nation, state media reported.
Democratic Voice of Burma: ABFSU urges flexibility for late university admissions - " Naw Say Paw
The All Burma Federation of Student Unions called on the military regime on Monday to allow university students from cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy division to enrol for the coming academic year.
Revised Flash Appeal Seeks another $280 Million for Burma
The United Nations urged member nations on Thursday to donate a further US $280 million to humanitarian relief work in Burma's Irrawaddy delta, which was hit by a devastating cyclone on May 2-3. This is in ...
Sisters separated in Burma are reunited
Two sisters who were separated in Burma in World War II have been reunited after 66 years.
Maung Weik Charged with Trafficking Drugs
One of the richest men in Burma and a powerful friend of the country's ruling military elite has been charged with drug abuse and involvement in trafficking, according to a police sergeant from Lanmadaw ...
Mizzima News: Sons of 1962 and future of Burma's political freedom - " Ma Ng
The Burmese Army grabbed political power in a coup on 2 March 1962; and Burma again lost its political freedom 14 years after independence, to the native military dictatorship instead of a foreign colonial ...
YANGON * A Myanmar court has charged popular local blogger Nay Phone Latt with causing "public offence" by posting caricatures of the country's ruling generals on the Internet, his lawyer said yesterday.