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Residents face water crisis after cyclone Nargis
IMNA
After being lashed by Nargis cyclone, people are not getting enough water and the cost of water has become excessive.
According to Rangoon residents, they have to buy one litre of purified water for about...
Rangoon residents pay out of their nose for zinc and nails
Mon Son, IMNA
Rangoon residents have to pay the cost of zinc roofing from the authorities’ donation to rebuild their homes after cyclone Nagris lashed Rangoon.
The Rangoon local authorities have asked zinc companies...
Residents face crisis of rice
Leyh Mon and Non Dae
Residents in Rangoon (Yangon) are facing acute crisis in procuring rice given the scarcity in the wake of cyclone Nargis lashing parts of Burma including Irrawaddy and Rangoon divisions.
After the storm,...
Commodity prices rise after cyclone Nargis
Mon Son,IMNA
Cyclone Nargis has only worsened the economic situation in Burma. Now people have to put up with soaring prices of essential commodities.
A Rangoon resident said that many essential commodity prices have...
Ceasefire in a stalemate -- NMSP
 Today, the Burmese ethnic ceasefire group New Mon State Party's (NMSP) ceasefire agreement with the Burmese military junta completes 12 years.
Independent...
Good will in national reconciliation
After negotiations with UN Special Envoy, Mr. Gambari, the ruling military regime -- the SPDC leaders agreed in principle to a dialogue with opposition leaders, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, National League for...
The dilemma of 'No' and 'Yes' votes for Burmese people
Shyamal Sarkar
The Burmese military junta's desperation in having the draft constitution drawn up after 14 tenuous years of the National Convention is increasing by the day. It is using myriad ploys to win votes supporting the...
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