Old divisions in the Arakan National Party appear to be in play again as nearly a thousand party members in Kyauktaw threaten to resign.
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Alleged Arakan Army associates in court in Kyauktaw
Thirty-two individuals are facing charges under the Unlawful Associations Act.
Arakan Army members detained in Kyauktaw
Twenty-three people have been detained by police in the Arakan State town of Kyauktaw on suspicion of connections with rebel ethnic group the Arakan Army.
Poet receives additional prison sentence, UN Security Council to vote on Burma
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Poet receives additional prison sentence The Pathein poet Lu Phan Kha (aka Htet Lin Soe) received an additional two years under Section 505 of the Penal Code on Dec. 19. This brings his total prison sentence to 28 years. Htet Lin Soe was convicted of violating the Natural Disaster Management Law, …
Chin pastor receives prison sentence, Former junta ministers sentenced for corruption
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Chin pastor receives lengthy prison sentence Mandalay’s Obo Prison Court sentenced Thian Lian Sang to 23 years in prison on Dec. 7. The pastor at Falam Baptist Church, Thian Lian Sang was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labor under Section 505(a) and 20 years under Section 49(a) of …
Karenni youths raise funds for IDPs, Junta Education Ministry claims seven million students enrolled
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Karenni youths hold fundraising event in Chiang Mai Karenni youths hosted a fundraising event in Chiang Mai for internally displaced people (IDPs) from Karenni State on Dec. 3-4 at the Chiang Mai Drama Centre 2. The event was a part of the Creative Christmas Market organized by the center and vendors …