Burmese migrants in dire straits post meltdown Mon 08 Dec 2008, Shyamal Sarkar
At the best of times Burmese migrant workers in Thailand and elsewhere are paid poor wages, made to stay long hours at the work site and meted out...
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
New ceasefire model, or new political trap? Thu 27 Nov 2008,
Burma’s State Peace and Solidarity Development Council has been under mounting internal and international pressure to move towards political reform,...
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
Mon State battalions reassigned to pipeline security in Arakan State Mon 05 Jan 2009, Krak Nai and Blai Mon Three Burmese army battalions have been relocated from Mon State to provide security for an incipient gas pipeline in Arakan State, says a highly ranked source in the Sa Ya Pha military intelligence in Three Pagodas Pass.
According to the...
1,000 pills seized as Three Pagodas Pass drug traffickers expand their network southwards Mon 05 Jan 2009,IMNA
Burmese authorities arrested a woman with 1,000 amphetamine pills at her home in Kaw Thaung, Tenasserim Division, marking what intelligence sources say is an increase in amphetamine trafficking through the Thai-Burma border’s southernmost...
Farmers in Mudon forced to purchase seeds for un-suitable crops Fri 26 Dec 2008, Arka Farmers in at least nine villages in Mudon Township are being forced to buy seeds for sunflower and sesame crops, though both the seeds and crops are unsuited to the region.
According to orders issued by the Mudon Township Peace and...
NMSP vows to continue struggle as thousands of party members celebrate 50th Anniversary Wed 24 Dec 2008,IMNA usands of ethnic Mon people gathered yesterday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the New Mon State Party at a “Golden Jubilee” celebration held yesterday near Ye Town, southern Mon State. The celebration featured speeches from leaders in the Mo...
