Saturday, September 29, 2012

Rebel peace roadmap presented to the president


Friday, 28 September 2012 17:30 S.H.A.N.
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), the alliance of 11 armed movements, 
presented its alternative 6 point peace roadmap yesterday to President Thein Sein, 
who is on a visit to the United States, according to the UNFC delegation in New York.

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Parents protest schools making money from selling university entrance forms


28-Sep-12

Parents of high school graduates in Three Pagoda Pass Town in Kyain Seikgyi Township, 

Karen State allege the headmistress of the school is demanding excessive fees 

for the university entrance exam application form.


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Text of Thein Sein’s UN speech


Friday, 28 September 2012 14:22 Mizzima News
The following is the translated text of President Thein Sein’s speech to the 67th 
UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday:

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KNU unity in disarray


28-Sep-12
Today the Karen National Union issued an extraordinary statement detailing 
what appears to be a major split in their organization. The news of a split 
comes at a bad time for the Karen as their political organization is holding 
a series of high-level peace-talks with the Burmese government.
 

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Increase in arbitrary arrests in Burma


28-Sep-12

Burma continues to use arbitrary arrest as a tool to hold members 

of the democracy and human rights movement behind bars often 

without formal charges, the Assistance Association for Political 

Prisoners-Burma said in a statement on Thursday.


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Rule of Law Probe Inspects Rangoon Courts


28-Sep-12
Burma’s parliamentary Rule of Law Committee, headed by pro-democracy 
leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ended a three-day fact-finding trip to investigate 
the country’s warped judicial system on Thursday.

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