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Taxis barred from crossing border after Thai-Burmese clash

IMNA
June 8, 2006

A fracas involving Burmese policemen and two Thai nationals snowballed into a serious clash yesterday near the Three Pagoda Pass town where Burmese taxi drivers also got involved. More

Woman dies, 13 migrant workers injured in truck accident

Chan Mon
June 8, 2006

A woman migrant worker died and 13 others suffered serious injures in a truck accident near Thong Pha Phum town, Kanchanaburi Province yesterday. They were entering Thailand illegally, according to an organization helping Burmese migrants. More

Football betting during World Cup banned in Mon State

IMNA
June 8, 2006

Residents of Mon State have been banned from betting on football matches for the World Cup 2006 by the authorities. More

Burmese migrant children look forward to education in Thailand

Banyol Kin, IMNA
June 6, 2006

There is a new ray of hope for children of Burmese workers in Thailand where more and more of them can attend school. The number of schools for such children has been increasing, as has been the number of students in Phang Nga District. For new students it is a welcome opportunity for education. More

Mae Taw clinic observes Environment Day in Mae Sot
 
Mi Kyae Goe, IMNA
June 5, 2006

 
Members of the Mae Taw clinic’ organized the second Environment Day for migrant workers at their clinic in Mae Sot today. More

Bago farmers likely to harvest less paddy in the coming year

Joi Htaw, IMNA
June 5, 2006

The farmers in Bago (Pegu) are likely to produce less paddy in the coming year because the authorities have barred them from building shelters in the farm which facilitates cultivation, said a farmer. More

Nay Pyi Taw restricts illegal business in Three Pagoda Pass border

Chan Mon, IMNA
June 3, 2006


The Burmese military government from Nay Pyi Taw restricted illegal business operations with immediate effect in Three Pagoda Pass border town yesterday. More
Attempts on to operate tin and antimony factory outside township

Loa Htaw
June 1, 2006


The owners of the tin and antimony factory in Three Pagoda Pass Township (TPP) on the Thai-Burma border are now trying to operate the factory outside the township after it was ordered to be closed down on May 15, residents said. More
Military continues its policy of forced labour indirectly

Mi Kyae Goe (IMNA)
June 1, 2006


Residents of 12 villages are being forced to build a road by the infantry battalions based in Kaw-zar Sub Township under the Southeast Command since March 5. More
Mon monk examination group asks for funds for new building

Banyol Kin, IMNA
May 30, 2006


Rahmonnyanikaya, the Mon Monk Union is constructing a building at an estimated cost of over one Billion Kyat (US $ 787,401). It is meant for the Monk Union's final examinations in Moulmein , according to the committee of monks. More

Motorcycle brokers to pay taxes

Mi Kyae Goe & Thurein (IMNA)
May 30, 2006

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Colonel Htay Kyaing of the Burmese Army in Three Pagoda Pass met about 80 motorcycle brokers in Three Pagoda Pass yesterday and directed them to pay taxes for passing through the town. More

Military accuses NMSP member of involvement in gas pipeline explosion

Loa Htaw, IMNA
May 30, 2006 


Unable to identify and fix responsibility for the explosion in the gas pipeline near Kwan Hlar village, Mudon Township, Mon state on February 1, the military authorities have been gunning for a New Mon State Party (NMSP) member. He escaped after being accused of being involved in the explosion. More

FTUK condemns human rights violations on Karen civilians

Banyol Kin, IMNA
May 29, 2006

The Federation of Trade Union Kawthoolei (FTUK) has condemned human rights violations of civilians by the Burmese military during offensives against the Karen National Union (KNU) in Karen State. More

Burmese police catch villagers to extort money

Mi Kyae Goe & Thurein (IMNA)
May 29, 2006

In an act which speaks of desperation Burmese policemen in Mudon Township have been arresting innocent villagers and searching them for money, according to the Hnee padaw villager who arrived on the border. More

Another way of fleecing people

IMNA
May 26, 2006

Soldiers and traffic policemen have been making a list of motorcycles and have started taking 40 Baht from each motorbike owner in Three Pagoda Pass as of yesterday, a resident told IMNA. More

Residents plant physic nuts in front of homes

IMNA
May 25, 2006

Residents in Mudon Township , Mon State have been forced to plant physic nuts (castor oil) along both sides of the main road in Moulmein -Ye Township. More

HARP compensation for forced labour for gas pipeline project

Banyol Kin, IMNA
May 23, 2006

Humanitarian Assistance and Reconciliation Project (HARP) under National Cartelist Commission on Migration proposes to give compensation to victims of forced labour during the construction of the gas pipeline. More

NMSP rejects accusations relating to use of child soldiers

IMNA
May 23, 2006

Rumours that the New Mon State Party (NMSP) is using child soldiers, has been rubbished by the party vice chairman Nai Rot Sa. More

Village headman refused permission to resign 

IMNA
March 22, 2006  

A battalion commander following the gas pipeline explosion almost 4 months ago refused seven headmen from villages in southern Mudon Township , Mon State permission to resign from their positions. More

Migrant workers compensated for car accident

Banyol Kin, IMNA
May 21, 2006

The survivors and relatives of the migrant workers killed in a car accident in near Sangkhlaburi in Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand in April 2004, have been compensated. More

Mon leaders discuss Myanmar situation with US senator

IMNA
May 21, 2006

Four Mon leaders in the United States met Senator Richard Lugar and more than 70 Mons settled in America demonstrated in front of the Burmese embassy in Washington DC on May 19. More

Mon youth call for international intervention in Burma

IMNA
May 19, 2006


The Mon Youth Progressive Organization (MYPO) today called on the international community to raise the Burma issue at the United Nations Security Council on the 249th anniversary of the Mon Kingdom which fell this day in 1757. More
Burmese government bans tuitions but teachers continue regardless

IMNA
May 18, 2006


Teachers in Burma are still giving tuitions to students even though the government has banned it by making them sign a pledge while disbursing their monthly emoluments in April. More

Mon singer forced to sing Burmese song at gunpoint

IMNA
May 17, 2006

In a bizarre situation a famous Mon singer was forced to belt out a Burmese song at gunpoint by a military officer at a stage show during a social event last month, according to sources close to the singer. More

Mon performers face losses this season

IMNA
May 17, 2006

Mon performance groups are a disgruntled lot because the authorities did not allow them to stage shows for about two months this year. More

Eight members from unknown armed group surrender

Chan Mon, IMNA
May 15, 2006


Eight members of an unidentified armed activist group surrendered to the military commander in Three Pagoda Pass Township , Karen State recently. More

Nine arrested in connection with February 1 gas explosion, released

IMNA
May 13, 2006

After being severely tortured, nine people, including Village Peace and Development Council (VPDC) members from Kwan-Hlar village, arrested in connection with the gas pipeline explosion on February 1, were released yesterday. More

Villagers forced to grow castor oil plants

IMNA
May 12, 2006


Villagers in southern Mudon township, Mon State are being coerced to grow castor oil plants along the Yangon -Tavoy high way. More
Village headmen flee fearing capture

Chan Mon, IMNA
May 11, 2006


In the grip of a fear psychosis Village Peace and Development Council (VPDC) members and villagers from a village in Yepyu Township, Tenasserim Division, are escaping, afraid of being of captured and executed by Burmese troops in the area. More
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Health concerns bring closure orders on tin and antimony factory


Loa Htaw, IMNA
May 10, 2006

At long last the military regime in Burma has woken to the contentious issue of the tin and antimony factory in Three Pagoda Pass along the Thai Burma border and ordered its closure. Pollution from the factory was posing serious health problems according to health officials and local residents. More
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