Myanmar Ethnic State News (Issue No. 1)

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EDITORIAL: Dictated Peace won?t bring Eternal Peace...ARAKAN STATE NEWS: Five detained NGO aid workers released in Rakhine State; 87 people dead, over 5,300 houses destroyed in Rakhine State: gov?t; Burma?s president proposes opening schools for Rohingya children; 18 Hindu Families Move to Downtown Sittwe From Refugee Camps; Islamic group to take Rohingya issue to the UN; Authorities advise public not to gather together due to the news about the possibility of terrorist bomb attack in Maungdaw...CHIN STATE NEWS: CNF forms public consultation committee in northern Chin State; Chin civil society groups meet to discuss human rights violations; Improved electricity supply in Matupi...KACHIN STATE NEWS: Chinese medics battle to contain measles outbreak in Kachin refugee camp; Kachin MP calls for repeal of act targeting the KIO; Mekong godfather?s lieutenant set to be free; Intl media mostly ignores Kachin conflict...KAREN STATE NEWS: KNLA?s General Johnny to attend Liaison Office opening; 62nd Karen Martyr?s Day commemorated widely; KNU to open the fourth liaison office in Myawaddy; Karen youth hold historic meeting in govt-controlled zone; Villagers being taxed by all armies; Burma Army?s ?shoot on sight? order still in use...KAYAH STATE NEWS: Ceasefire gives Karenni language a chance to be heard; Residents gather prayer ceremony for losing land; KNPP completes the opening of its three liaison offices...MON STATE NEWS: Remembrance for Mon leader Nai Non Lar organized by Mon youth groups; NMSP and KNPP signed Deep of Commitment for Protection of Children in Conflict; Mon language instruction impeded in government schools...SHAN STATE NEWS: Over 400 people attended 41st anniversary of the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP); Elected Shan leader calls for more power to the states; Traffic police officer arrested for smuggling tons of jade; Drug abuse free-for-all on the Chinese border.

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Burma News International (BNI)

Date of Publication: 

2012-08-19

Date of entry: 

2012-09-10

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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