News

March 3, 2010

Deportation stares 500,000 migrants in the face (Mizzima) ( )
Future of community events unclear after increased government scrutiny (Independent Mon News Agency) ( )
KIA in combat readiness (Mizzima) ( )
Than Shwe’s warning to farmers (DVB) ( )
Imminent Thai deportation condemned (DVB) ( )
Workers Stage Strike at Rangoon Clothing Factory (The Irrawaddy) ( )
Reinforcements Ordered as BGF Deadline Expires (The Irrawaddy) ( )

March 2, 2010

What Obama Can Do for Burma (WSJ) ( )
Political inmates ‘face threats to life’ (DVB) ( )
Still not free (The Irrawaddy) ( )
Oscar Hope High for ‘Burma VJ’ (The Irrawaddy) ( )

March 1, 2010

Suu Kyi to seek special appeal (DVB) ( )
Rohingya refugees should not be treated with hostile attitude (Media Monitors Network) ( )
70 percent of Burma property goes to junta cronies (DVB) ( )
Heavy troop presence at Wa meeting (DVB) ( )
Thaksin Found Guilty over Burma Loan (The Irrawaddy) ( )
US criticises Burma on Suu Kyi appeal (Radio Australia News) ( )

February 26, 2010

Burmese artillery and other units, seen advancing towards the Thai/Burma border (Independent Mon News Agency) ( )
Karen boy killed by Burmese shell (DVB) ( )
Three Burmese Killed by Thai Army (The Irrawaddy) ( )
High Court Rejects Suu Kyi’s Appeal (The Irrawaddy) ( )

February 25, 2010

Three days remain for Burmese migrants (Shan Herald Agency for News) ( )
Arakanese Refugees under pressure from police and villagers (Kaladan Press) ( )
In the Hands of Human Traffickers (The Irrawaddy) ( )
US Chargé d’Affaires Meets NLD (The Irrawaddy) ( )
Burmese workers killed by soldiers (Bangkok Post) ( )
RED ALERT: Civil War Looms in Burma (Huffington Post) ( )
Report: Myanmar troops commit atrocities (Washington Post) ( )

February 24, 2010

No Escape from the 31 Planes of Existence (The Irrawaddy) ( )
DKBA Reportedly Opposes Border Force Plan (The Irrawaddy) ( )
Thailand urges Burma to search for migrant murderers (DVB) ( )
Verification deadline poses risk to migrants, says HRW (Bangkok Post) ( )
Arakanese Rohingya refugees continue to be arrested in Bangladesh (Kaladan Press) ( )
Monks threatened with continued arrests (Independent Mon News Agency) ( )
Thailand to deport 1.3m (Straits Times) ( )
Social Change and the Oscars (NY Times) ( )
Burma’s youth rapping for change (BBC) ( )

February 23, 2010

Thailand: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses (HRW) ( )
Burma’s Kachin army prepare to fight civil war (BBC) ( )
Police adopts new method to harass youth in Maungdaw (Kaladan Press) ( )
New forced labour tactics adopted in Arakan (Narinjara News) ( )
Six on hunger strike in Insein prison (DVB) ( )
Thai govt puts Burmese migrants ‘particularly at risk’ (DVB) ( )
NLD leader Tin Oo awarded (Mizzima) ( )
Will the Regime Launch Another Monk ‘Purification’ Campaign? (The Irrawaddy) ( )

February 22, 2010

An American in Burma’s Gulag (Wall Street Journal) ( )
A First Step Toward Democracy? (NY Times) ( )
Over 260 households being forcibly relocated (Mizzima) ( )
Junta Bans Reporting Quintana’s Comments (The Irrawaddy) ( )
Bangladesh Pressures Rohingya after EU Visit (The Irrawaddy) ( )
‘Machete victims’ among fleeing Rohingya (DVB) ( )
Mass Burmese hunger strike in Malaysian camp (DVB) ( )

February 19, 2010

Myanmar Moves to Privatize Key State Enterprises (WSJ) ( )
Burmese Army in north told to be ready for combat (Kachin News Group) ( )
UN expert warns of mass deportations of Burmese (DVB) ( )
No Refuge for Myanmar’s Forgotten People (NY Times) ( )
Than Shwe’s ‘Discipline Flourishing Democracy’ Fools No One (The Irrawaddy) ( )
UN Envoy “Regrets” Not Meeting Suu Kyi (The Irrawaddy) ( )

February 18, 2010

UN Envoy Visits Insein as Prisoners Demand Better Conditions (The Irrawaddy) ( )
Authorities seize NLD members property (DVB) ( )