Exploiting the Quintana factor Thu 26 Feb 2009,By Shyamal Sarkar The Burmese military junta has pulled off what seems like another elaborate farce; though 6,313 prisoners were released after a recent six-day visit...
FEATURE
Drowned on the way to help her struggling parents Wed 10 Dec 2008,Joi Htaw
“Prostrating myself before U Lu Mone with my hands put together on my forehead, I humbly made an effort to convince him to take me as his wife. I...
Editorial
SPDC’s Constitution and a New Explosion of Political Conflict Mon 15 Jun 2009, Not surprisingly the Burmese military regime’s State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced that over 92% of voters said ‘yes’ to the creation...
INterview
Interview with Mi Sar Dar, sole woman member of the NMSP Central Committee Tue 25 Nov 2008,Rai Maraoh
Q: What does it take to elect women as leaders in the New Mon State Party (NMSP)?
A: Party leaders will not elect a woman because most...
News
New railroad opens Moulmein to new parts of Burma Thu 02 Jul 2009,Panorkkyar On the 5th of July, a direct railroad line from the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw to the capital city of Mon State, Moulmein, is set to open.
The trip, which until now took 2-3 days with a required stop in Rangoon, and cost...
Meeting held to pre-empt spread of swine flu to migrant workers Thu 02 Jul 2009, Asah, Weng Mon A meeting of health officials and migrant workers came after increasing fears about swine flu spreading in public places. Migrant workers were advised about safety precautions, and employers were urged to provide ID’s that would allow migrants to...
June leaves Mon State with unprecedented HIV-AIDS death rate Wed 01 Jul 2009,IMNA, Rai Maraoh and Roi Mon The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported more than a 100 percent increase in HIV-AIDS deaths in Mon State in the last two months.
Responsible for supplying over 200 HIV-AIDS patients with antiretroviral (ARV)...
Ethnic groups ordered to distinguish weapons after bombing Tue 30 Jun 2009,Kon Hadae,IMNA lowing a bomb blast in Three Pagodas Pass (TPP) township, Burmese government authorities ordered the armed members of three ethnic groups to color their rifle butts in order to distinguish each group.
