Water sellers ordered to transport water to police station

IMNA
March 2, 2006

In another draconian step police authorities in Three Pagoda Pass have forced water sellers to transport water tanks to the police station for the use of the personnel and their families twice a day. This arrangement will continue till the rainy season. More

Security still tight around gas pipeline explosion site

Chan Mon
March 1, 2006

Tight security continues in and around the site of the gas pipeline explosion In Mudon township and troops have been forcing villagers in the area to guard the pipeline and bridges. More

Burmese authorities continue to extort money in Three Pagoda Pass

Loa Htaw, IMNA
March 1, 2006

Fed up of having to dole out money to the military junta authorities for various reasons, residents of the Three Pagoda Pass Township (TPPT) have begun to complain. More

Erratic power supply despite promises of stability

IMNA
February 28, 2006

Supply of electricity continues to be terribly erratic despite the Pegu town authorities promising stable power supply last month, after collecting about a 1000 Kyat from each family using government supply. More

Vehicles forced to transport soldiers

Mi Mon Kyae, IMNA
February 28, 2006

Military authorities forced 12 vehicles yesterday to transport soldiers of the new Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No.388, which will replace the LIB No.543 based in Three Pagoda Pass Town , according to the vehicle owners. More

Mon's Women's Affair and Mon Women's Day to be celebrated for the first time

Loa Htaw, IMNA
February 28, 2006

For the first time the Mon Women's Organization (MWO) will organize activities related to Mon Women's Affair and Mon Women's Day in March. It aims to work among Mon women's groups, according to the host organization. More

Price of essential commodities sky rocket in Burma

IMNA
February 27, 2006

The prices of essential commodities including food are increasing by the day in Burma . Some community leaders attribute the skyrocketing price to the impact of a shift in the capital. More

Mon migrant workers extort money from Mon community members

Loa Htaw, IMNA
February 24, 2006

A group of migrant workers in league with the Thai police are into an extortion racket where they fleece other Mon migrant workers in Mahachai near Bangkok Thailand. More

Skeletal remains of dead whale found in Mon State to be exhibited in Museum

IMNA
February 23, 2006

The skeletal remains of a whale, which died in a coastal village of Paung township, Mon state was taken to Rangoon to be displayed in the museum. More

Mon national conference to be held in April

Loa Htaw, IMNA
February 23, 2006

A conference to find a solution to the problems plaguing the Mons will be hold in April. More

Cease-fire group bans lottery on border

Loa Htaw, IMNA
February 23, 2006

For the first time selling of all kinds of lottery tickets has been banned by the cease-fire group, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) in Three Pagoda Pass Township (TPPT) on the Thai-Burma border. More

Tsunami hit migrant workers donate Buddha images and banyan tree

Chan Mon, IMNA
February 21, 2006

Migrant workers ravaged by the Tsunami in Phang Nga area have joined hands and will donate eight Buddha images made in Burma and a Bordhi banyan tree for surviving the calamity in Thailand. More

Police arrest monk for swindling workers and temple funds

IMNA
February 21, 2006

The Burmese police arrested a monk, who had fled with 700,000 Baht after cheating migrant workers and stealing funds from a Thai temple in Phang Nga. He was picked up from the Myawaddy Temple. More

Authorities grab space on burnt land

IMNA
February 20, 2006

Victims of a fire have claimed that local Burmese authorities contrived to burn down their houses in a poor quarter of Hlaing Township for space for a new factory is set up by relatives of Senior Gen.Than Shwe and for quarters for their officers. More

Villagers threatened following desertion from the army

IMNA
February 20, 2006

The local army unit has been threatening villagers in Mi-Htaw-Hlar Kyi village, southern Ye Township Mon state after two deserters escaped from near their village. More

Commander departs from Kawzar after human rights abuse

IMNA
February 17, 2006

A Burmese Army tactical commander departed from Kawzar in southern Mon state after incidents of serious human rights abuse. He gave people in the area a rough time, local people said. More

Illegal immigrants accounting for 240 passengers arrested at Kawthaung post

IMNA
February 17, 2006

A group of 240 people trying to enter Thailand and Malaysia illegally by a ship belonging to the Myanmar Five Star Line were arrested by Kawthaung authorities yesterday. More

Mon historian monk rebukes professor for using the word Talaing in relation to Mons

IMNA
February 16, 2006

Mon historian monk, Ajar Ven Parlita who has been nominated for the State Award --Sariya of Burma Sanga by the military regime has protested against a paper by a Burmese professor from Moulmein University titled “The Study on Selected Historical and legendary sources relevant to Kyaikhtiyo Region”. More

Rural people directed to string up family list outside home

Sar Nyi, IMNA
February 16, 2006

Authorities in southern Burma have ordered the people to put up a list of their family members called Pone Zan-Tha Zae (form No.10) like a poster outside their house. More

Military government to sell ship belonging to smugglers

IMNA
February 15, 2006

The Burmese military government is gearing up to sell a ship, which was used to smuggle a huge amount of drugs along the Andaman Sea in 2004. More

New rule puts vehicle drivers on the verge of tears

IMNA
February 15, 2006

Commuters have been prohibited from travelling on the roof of a car or bus by Burmese authorities. If they are found travelling on the roof, the car driver will be fined. More

Authorities register families for easy investigation

IMNA
February 14, 2006

Families are being registered and the names of the family members are being put up in front of every house in Mudon Township on orders from local authorities. More

Pegu residents barred from celebrating national day in public place

Chan Mon, IMNA
February 13, 2006

Mon people residing in Pegu (Honsarwatoi) have been barred from celebrating their national day in the Mon-San-Pya quarter. They have also been banned from staging shows at night, according the celebration committee. More

Rest of Tsunami affected migrant workers to be resettled

IMNA
February 11, 2006

About a 100 Burmese migrant workers in a village in Ranong district, who were affected by Tsunami and had not received help for more than a year are being given shelter by a Thai NGO and organizations helping migrants. More

Authorities stop seizing unlicensed motorcycles in Moulmein

IMNA
February 11, 2006

Military authorities in Moulmein city, Mon State stopped seizing unlicensed motorcycles in the city after university students protested and beat up traffic policemen on February 8. More

Two hundred students beat up traffic police

IMNA
February 9, 2006

About 200 Moulmein University students got together and went on the rampage beating up traffic policeman in the city yesterday after the police seized four motorcycles. The Chief Professor of the university dealt with the situation and the traffic police gave the students back their motorcycles, a student said. More

Severe restrictions on teaching Mon language

IMNA
February 9, 2006

Severe restrictions have been placed in the teaching of the Mon language by the military regime at high and middle school levels. There has only been an instance when a Burmese Army Captain set Mon textbooks on fire. More

Disarmed Mon group under pressure

Chan Mon, IMNA
February 9, 2006

A disarmed Mon group is under considerable pressure from the local military commander in Kawthaung and Mergui, in Tenasserim division. More

Military keeps up heat on people following blast

IMNA
Feb 7, 2006

Despite the shock of the gas explosion decreasing by the day, the military government has kept up the heat on the people of the area. More

Over 300 unlicensed motorcycles seized for use in Pyinmana

IMNA
February 7, 2006

Never to let a chance go by the Burmese military regime has begun to seize unlicensed motorcycles in Moulmein , Mon State for the army's use in the new capital, Pyinmana. The military's southeast region command is seizing 300 unlicensed motorbikes, according to source close to the army. More

Farmers forced to cultivate summer paddy

Mi Joi Htaw, IMNA
February 6, 2006

Paddy cultivated in summer does not benefit farmers yet farmers in Mudon Township , Mon State have been threatened that their farms would be seized if they do not grow ‘summer paddy'. More

Migrant workers kill each other for good placement in rubber fields

IMNA
February 6, 2006

The relative of a rubber sap collector held a donation ceremony for a migrant worker who was killed near Phuket area, Thailand a week ago because he had a good placement in the plantation. More

Army arrest locals following explosion in gas pipeline

Chan Mon, IMNA
February 4, 2006

The home of a Mon rebel group member, which has a ceasefire with the government, was raided and at least 10 people were arrested from the village through which the Kanbauk-Myaing-Kalay gas pipeline passes in the aftermath of the explosions. The commander of the local battalion No.62 ordered the arrests. More

Junta to restrict information outflow to foreign and media in exile

IMNA
February 3, 2006

The military regime plans to come down heavily on people who have been passing on information to the media in exile and the foreign media .The junta intends to check this trend with a trained force, according to a source close to a former military intelligence officer. More

Monk cheats migrant workers and flees

Chan Mon, IMNA
February 2, 2006

A monk belonging to Burma , living in the Ban Maung temple in Phang Nga cheated migrant workers and a number of Thais and fled with 700,000 Baht. More

Burmese authorities ban Mon theatre shows

Chan Mon, IMNA
January 31, 2006

In the hands of the Burmese military junta nothing is safe not even culture. The regime has banned Moulmein , based groups from performing theatre in Mon State . The reason for not allowing the drama performances to be held is not clear. More