Govt may free more prisoners next week: official Burma's army-backed regime may free more political prisoners on the upcoming national holidays of January 4 and February 12, according to an official from the lower house of parliament
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‘I want to see Burma, my country. But it’s not safe for us there’ For the tens of thousands of refugees living in camps along the Thai-Burma border, the future is clouded in pessimistic uncertainty
Rangoon warehouse blast kills 17 Official said large pre-dawn explosion at a warehouse in Burma’s biggest city Rangoon on Thursday killed at least 17 people and injured dozens but was not caused by a bomb
Indonesia and Burma FMs discuss ASEAN chair Indonesia’s Marty Natalegawa met with Wanna Maung Lwin in Rangoon and discussed procedures for the hand-over of ASEAN’s chairmanship to Burma in year 2014
Burma appoints labour official for Thailand Labour Administration Department’s director Chit Shein said the newly appointed official has already begun meeting with migrant worker groups in the country to study their situations
Japan urges Burma to continue with reforms Koichiro Gemba, the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Burma since 2002, met President Thein Sein and his counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin in the country’s remote capital of Naypyidaw
Japanese FM to meet with Thein Sein Koichiro Gemba arrives in Burma for top-level talks, making him the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Burma since 2003
Burma moots early 2012 prisoner amnesty Prisoners will be released in two batches in January and February, Burmese government minister tells leaders from the KNU
India to dispatch army chief to Burma Indian frustration at Burma's reluctance to tackle separatist groups along shared border likely to dominate talks in Naypyidaw next month
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