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Rangoon’s Minister of Finance says there are plans for new overpasses to relieve traffic congestion in Tamwe, Bahan and Mayangone townships, and traffic lights for 65 busy junctions.
Jailed Reuters journalist Wa Lone tells a Yangon court that during a police interrogation, which included sleep deprivation, police officers tried to induce him and his colleague Kyaw Soe Oo not to publish an investigation into a military-led massacre of 10 Muslims in Inn Din village of northern Rakhine State.
As two Reuters journalists appeared in court on Wednesday, which marked their 100th day behind bars facing charges under Burma’s Official Secrets Act, a second attempt by their defence team to submit an exhibit into evidence that is potentially at the heart of the trial was again rejected.
Concern was raised for the health of two Reuters journalists as they appeared before a court in Yangon for another hearing in their ongoing trial on charges of violating Burma’s Official Secrets Act.
As the high-profile trial of two Reuters journalists continued on Wednesday, questioning turned to the search-and-seizure operation carried out by authorities on one of the defendants’ homes in the aftermath of his arrest.
The Ministry of Home Affairs announces that four suspects have been arrested over the murder of Bo Bo Min Thaik, a former administrator for Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine State.
A coalition of a dozen Burmese media advocacy groups has come to the defence of two local Reuters journalists arrested Tuesday in Yangon, calling on the government to respect their right to gather information and urging that they be released from custody.
Hla Phone, who was accused of posting insulting images and comments on Facebook, was found guilty of violating Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.
The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement has been urging the shop owners to vacate the land since 2013, claiming that the area is owned by the government.
Experts say a holistic approach is needed to resolve Rangoon’s worsening traffic jams, but the government’s response has been to tinker around the edges.
BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Rangoon green lights second economic zone; tourism; development; sanctions; and timber industry news.
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This week two new bus services were unveiled, bringing in fresh fleets of modern buses, and hopefully easing congestion.
Artists and performers who don’t often have the chance to perform on stage are in the limelight during a festival in Rangoon from 17 to 19 October.
Map of DIs found in Military files There are between 22 and 25 Defence Industries (or DIs) either built or under construction in Burma… they are responsible for everything from[…]
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Sep 24, 2008 (DVB), Long-term political prisoner U Win Tin has said he argued with prison authorities against his release, in an interview conducted shortly after he was freed yesterday.[…]
Sep 5, 2008 (DVB), Ko Tin Myo Htut, a former political prisoner and current member of the underground activist group Generation Wave, has been detained by government authorities, according to[…]
Mar 4, 2008 (DVB), A 27-year-old monk who was arrested in October 2007 after taking part in public demonstrations in September has been charged with theft for allegedly stealing a[…]
In a third such incident in Rangoon in a week, four bombs exploded yesterday at the Immigration Department in South Dagon Township.
Rangoon authorities have warned land owners that they must seek official permission before erecting new buildings in Burma’s commercial capital or risk legal action, in an attempt to clamp down on illegal construction projects.
Sep 23, 2008 (DVB), Dr Than Nyein, elected representative for Kyauk Tan township and long-term political prisoner, was released from Pyay prison at around 4pm today. Dr Than Nyein was[…]
