"Burma News International"

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Very valuable news site, specialising in the non-Burman groups....."The Burma News International was established in 2003 with four Burmese news organizations based in the western border of Burma, India and Bangladesh. It was later expanded, with other Burmese news organizations based in Thailand and the Thai-Burma border areas joining in. At present, it has ten independent Burma media/news organizations as members. They are: "Burma News International" (BNI - covers all ethnic groups)..."Chin World"...Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)... "Kachin News Group" (KNG)..."Kaladan Press" (Arakan, Rohingya)..."Kantarawaddy Times" (Karenni)..."Khonumthung News" (Chin)..."KIC" (=Karen Information Committee, but this is usually in Burmese. "Karen News" is the English counterpart to "KIC")..."Mizzima News" (covers different ethnic groups)..."Narinjara News" (Arakan)..."Network Media Group" (NMG - covers all ethnic groups), "Phophtaw News Association" (covers all non-Burman groups)...Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.)..... " The Burma News International aims to promote Burma related news and reports in South Asia and South East Asia. It is also serves as a bridge for mutual-understanding, sharing experiences, expertise and resources and cooperation among the Independent Burma Media Organizations."

Source/publisher: 

Burma News International (BNI)

Date of entry: 

2009-12-22

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  • Websites/Multiple Documents

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Language: 

English, Burmese

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php

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201 bytes

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