"Burma News International (BNI)"

Burma News International (BNI) is a network of nine independent Burma media organizations: Mizzima News, Shan Herald Agency for News, Kao Wao News Group, Khonumthung News Group, Narinjara News, Kaladan Press Network, Independent Mon News Agency, Karenni Information Network Group and Network Media Group.
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Title: BNI Weekly News- December 29, 2003
Description: . Forced Labour Continues in Arakan; . NATIONAL RECONCILIATION - the long and painful path; . Cynthia's medic kidnapped by Military Intelligence in Mae Sod; . New Oasis for Burmese Migrant Workers in India; . New Mon State Party?s first step to reform; . Burma-Bangladesh Friendship Road to open for traffic this winter; . Robbers kill an MI informer smuggling goods across Naf; . Rakhaing nationals heading for Malaysia captured from Thai waters; . Move to destroy centuries old village foiled; . Expectation rose from Burma and Bangladesh to drive out Indian insurgents.
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Date of publication: 2003-12-29
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-30
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Title: BNI Weekly News - 20 July 2003
Description: . India raises troops in fight against Northeast militancy and drug trafficking; . 154 Foreigners including Burmese nationals in Bangladeshi jail . Nasaka border security forces committed series of robbery; . Arakanese Political parties welcome US sanctions on Burma; . ALD (Exile) General Secretary Passed away; . Diaspora Needs Dynamic Leadership; . Forced Conscription in Western Burma; . Communist Ceasefire Group faces bankruptcy in Burma; . Rohingya welcomes on US approved sanctions on Burma; . Khin U Township NLD members sent to jail; . Two Burmese Refugees Arrested in Kutupalong Camp Over Repatriation; . Burma and Bangladesh held Flag Meeting; . Burma forms paramilitary People?s Army; . Future of the construction of bridges uncertain in western Burma; . Burma-Bangladesh border alert.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-07-20
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - August 25, 2003
Description: Burmese Oppositions agree on concept to ‘Road Map?; ICFTU denounces China on Burma; Does forced labour exist in Arakan?; Thai police raid NGOs; Two Deals with Burma in the Process Implementation; Nasaka Confiscated a Garden From a Poor man; Money Extorted From Farmers for Model Village; Majority votes to expel Burma from ASEAN; SPDC Authorities and DKBA Jointly Checked Mosques; Burmese Junta officials operate smuggling gangs; Chinese vessel sinks off Arakan coast; Extortion from car owners as Burmese junta fail to repair roads; Six including two Burmese nationals held with heroin in southeastern; August Rice Killing Day observed; Karens in large numbers celebrate Chi-Phyu; Five Muslims arrested in Myawaddi town; Burmese workers donate blood on Mother's Day in Thailand; Ten crewmembers missing as boat capsizes; Refugee camp under tight security.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-08-25
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - December 1, 2003
Description: Fund to rebuilt the destroyed Mosque; TTBT concludes six-month-long teachers training; Ethnic Karen Women mark delayed ?Violence against women day”; Burmese Leather Doing Well in Bangladeshi Market; Burma-Bangladeshi border security commanders have urgent meeting; Tariff for small-time traders abolished; Abducted Burmese trader rescued by Bangladesh police; Maung Daw Nasaka tells local Nasaka authorities to stop the use of forced labour; Mosques in Maung Daw under guard during prayers in Ramadan; The Mountain of Vengeance.
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Date of publication: 2003-12-01
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - December 8, 2003
Description: DA BYU CHAUNG ? PALAY DAUNG ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH FORCED LABOUR; Rangoon-Kyauk Pyu Road under construction people?s cultivated land confiscated; Arakan Alliance Signed Deed of Commitment Under Geneva Call; Burma outgoing ambassador calls on Bangladesh opposition leader; Villagers are exposed to sun for interrogations; Outgoing Burma ambassador meets Bangladesh PM; Village set ablaze by the army; Rice smuggled from Bangladesh; 18 more Burmese Muslim Refugees repatriated yesterday; Arson Attack to a Mosque and Its Guesthouse; Military Junta western commend collects taxes from black trading vessels; Are the Burmese People Fit for Democracy?
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Date of publication: 2003-12-08
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - December 15, 2003
Description: High Security Alert in towns of Northern Arakan; US Embassy officials visit Arakan; Arakanese youth turns a fugitive for wearing T-shirt with Daw Suu?s photo; Burmese Activists Celebrate the 55th Human Rights Day; Peoples? land confiscated for sale in USDA fund drive; New marriage law brings new sufferings; Champion Wool Company laid off 1200 Burmese workers; Force Relocation and Forced Labor For The Re-construction of Tamu-Nanphalong Road; Strategic Meeting of Burmese Revolutionary forces held at the Thailand-Burma border.
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Date of publication: 2003-12-15
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - December 22, 2003
Description: Monopoly dealership, distributed by MI-18; Burma-Bangladesh Director general level meeting start today in Rangoon; FURTHER RESTRICTION IMPOSED ON THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF THE ROHINGYA; Karenni rebels ready to talk with Junta; Forced labor for harvest in Northern Arakan; WB to Help Bangladesh- Burma Rail Networks; Delay of newspapers in Sittwe; Revenue from Burma-Bangla border trade higher than expected; Flag staff meeting held at Cox?sbazar, infiltration main issue; No more free rice trading in Arakan, says the SPDC; Force labour for construction Ngapali Sea beach tourism complex; Army demolishes village for making Recreation Park; AHOM: The Forgotten Burmese; A Total Replacement or Peaceful Negotiation (Burma).
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI
Date of publication: 2003-12-22
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - November 3, 2003
Description: Singpho: Victims of Opium in North East India; 50,000 Rohingyas poised to cross into Bangladesh; US Embassy officials Discuss on Burmese Refugees issue; Burma?s National Convention: A New Negotiating Forum?; Burmese smuggled goods flood Chittagong markets a head of Eid; Exile members of NLD pray for Aung San Suu Kyi release; Cheaper Burmese Onions to go to Bangladesh; Counting the paddy in Arakan; Robbers disguised as Immigration officials loot belongings from Burmese workers; Kachin Christians pray to get back their holy hill; Some Refugees go back to Burma as the new relocation site seems insecure.
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Date of publication: 2003-11-03
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - November 10, 2003
Description: SPDC Authorities Refuted The News of Muslim Exodus; A Regional Conference on Protection for Refugees from Burma completed; No Rohingyas Camped Across the Naf River to Cross the Border; Repatriated Burmese workers forced to pay a 1000 baht each for entry; Student Army honors to those who sacrificed their lives and bodies; Money for civilian military training disappears, local authority blamed; Two Deserters Arrested in Arakan State; Gambling hitting hard on Arakanese Youth; Muslim Leaders are called up to help the ?Road Map”; U.N. Envoy's Visit Means Judgement Day Is Nearing; Have President Bush Betrays Democracy and the Burmese People? Forced Collection of Money for Conducting Civil Defense Training in Arakan.
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Date of publication: 2003-11-10
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - November 17, 2003
Description: Gas Export Deal Kept Secret from the Arakanese; Residents of Taungbru Left Relocated for New Battalion and Jail Project; Human Rights Commission moved to act on behalf of Burmese refugees; Naga people barred from Traveling; Burmese woman dead due to harassment by Thai authorities No Cane for Arakan?s lone sugar mill; Burmese refugees kept from demonstrating against UNHCR; Burmese In-Gyin Fossils Fast Disappearing to China; Bangladesh ministers oversee privatisation of Teknaf port; Arakan rice trade restricted by military junta; A cattle grazer sodomized by Army soldier; Sixty families ordered to relocate for bridge construction; Bangladesh Consul graces Bangla-Myanmar Friendship Bridge construction engineers?meeting; BDR seizes arms and ammunition from RNA; Three victims of Depeyin incident released from prison; Prices of essentials fall in Maungdaw town; Rise in price of London Cigarette in the China-Burma border area.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-11-17
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - November 24, 2003
Description: USDA as powerful as the Local Intelligent services in Arakan; Nasaka Authorities Illegally Taking Money From Public to Support their Armed Force; Regional Command Level meeting held between Indian and Burmese Army; Chinese Motorcycle factory to be built in Mandalay; The Smuggling of Fertilizer to Burma stopped by the Bangladeshi Coast Guard; UNHCR cuts back on support for Burmese refugee student; Indian Rupee falls against Kyats along Indo-Burma border; Largest gathering at Shwedagon Pagoda after May 30th bloodshed; Burmese Refugees Protest against the detention of 43 Burmese in Delhi jail; Auxiliary midwife training being given to ethnic women; Indian Defence Minister visits Burma border; Arakan prawn industry suffers; Chin National Front holds its third Conference, rejects SPDC?s roadmap; Where Sanctions Lead Remains Unclear; NSCN ‘liberates? Indian districts bordering on Burma.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-11-24
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - October 13, 2003
Description: A Refugee Woman Missing from Refugee Camp; An agreement has to be signed between Nasaka and new couples; Township Chairman Ordered to Vacate 65 Dwelling houses; Five Rohingyas sentenced for 7-years jail in Buthidaung; Burmese Nasaka Gave Ultimatum to Bangladesh Businessmen; Rights activists criticise ASEAN; Army Headquarters Became a Market; A meeting held in Maungdaw to elicit support for Road Map; Burma: Time to review Razali's Performance; Junta order to deposit money in bank encourages soldiers to corruption; Seminar on Rice policy; Rice for famine hit Western Burma.
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Date of publication: 2003-10-13
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - October 20, 2003
Description: Seven Burmese Citizens fined 10,000 Taka for overstay in Bangladesh; ASEAN Values and President Bush; Two arrested for smuggling arms into Bangladesh; Burma, India and Thailand to develop highway network; Army looting goods from passengers and travellers; Burma Remains Contentious Issue for Region, U.S.; Cooperation on combating drug trafficking agreed at ASEAN meet; Tension in Manipur affects Indo-Burma border trade at Moreh; Burma, An Acid Test of American Foreign Policy; No Sign of Policy Change in Burma after ASEAN Summit.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-10-29
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - October 27, 2003
Description: Military Intelligence is selecting the Convention Representative secretively; Fire victims blamed for blaze; The tallest Buddha Image in Arakan, to be constructed soon; Rakhine State Chairman launches statewide campaign in support of the Road Map; Burmese Refugees Fight UNHCR for survival; Leveling the Playing Field in Burma: Steps for Stemming the Imbroglio; Some Refugees go back for security reason; Conducting Population Survey in Northern Arakan; Some Refugees go back for security reason; Bangladeshi fishermen under stress from the Burmese and Thai trawlers? from invasion of their waters; Burma third from last in World Press Freedom Ranking; Burmese Army demands farm products and firewood to withdraw farmlands confiscation order; Prostitution increases under hardship of SPDC rule.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-10-27
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - September 1st, 2003
Description: Bangladesh Burma border trade on strike; Burmese Opposition denounce junta?s proposed roadmap; Burma Announces Democracy Roadmap; Bangladesh PM greets Burma counterpart; Primary Education System Deteriorated in Northern Arakan; The Bangladesh army seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition; 7 Rohingya robbers held in Bangladesh; Rice Smuggling Boom from Bangladesh to Burma.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-09-01
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - September 22, 2003
Description: Attempted demonstration failed, 15 activists arrested; Burmese MPs Demand Suu Kyi?s Release; Teachers eager to upgrade education in border areas; Floating Rohingyas of Teknaf; He is a Prisoner - but unusual; Is the Lady a Problem or a Solution for the Burmese Generals?
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-09-22
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News - September 29, 2003
Description: Arrested Burmese activists sent to Special Detention Center Motherhood a Risk for Burmese Migrants A female Refugee Detained in Cox?s Bazar Jail Ex-Political Prisoners Seek Justice from Thai Town Rupees 5.1 million Building for Indo-Burma Border Trade Inaugurated US students to fast on Burmese student leader's birthday Goods allegedly imported from Burma seized by Indian customs Amid Pressure, Suu Kyi's Operation May be Way Out for Junta Burmese military delegation visit a hilly town in Bangladesh The Moral Authority of ASEAN India enquire Suu Kyi's well-being National Council of the Union of Burma On its 11th founding anniversary Clash with police leave several Burmese Muslim refugees hurt.
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Date of publication: 2003-09-29
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News ? 1st August, 2003
Description: . Cancel ID cards to Migrant Workers to Thailand; . 500 Burma refugees rendered homeless after eviction; . Seven Rohingya Muslims seek refugee status; . Nasaka resorts to firing in Bangladesh territory; . Burmese Junta?s development sans electricity!; . Rohingya woman raped by Nasaka officer; . NCUB calls on ASEM to take up Burmese issue; . Thailand condemned for proposing Burma as ASEM member; . Burmese fish: concern for Bangladesh!; . ?Call for paramilitary force formation to divert attention”; . Seventeen NLD detainees released; . Repairs work on Maungdaw Jame Mosque halted again; . TPDC order on Black Pepper cultivation in North Arakan.
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Date of publication: 2003-08-01
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Title: BNI Weekly News ? August 11, 2003
Description: SPDC Recruiting Villagers For Short-term Military Training; "Road Map", just a diplomacy to avoid sanction: Thai senior journalist; Seeking more jobs for Burmese Seafarers; Call for improving Myanmar condition; Demonstration on the anniversary of the 8th August in Dhaka; Opposition voice on the 15th Anniversary of the Burmese Democracy Uprising; Army Abducted and Married a Rakhine Girl; KNLA refutes SPDC allegation on bomb blasts; Fishery industry being harassed; Villagers in Kalemyo forced into fire safety training; SPDC top leaders meet KIO leaders; Free sale of drugs in Bamo; Compulsory military training in Shan.
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Date of publication: 2003-08-11
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News ? October 6, 2003
Description: Bangladesh Police arrest seven Burmese Businessmen on charges of involvement in terrorism; Indian bank to open branch in Burma; Rice Purchase Teams formed despite hunger in western Burma; Dialogue Process Adrift after Failed Visit by U.N. Envoy; Burmese Foreign Minister meets his counterpart from Bangladesh; Sanctions hit hard shrimp export in western Burma; · Annan: Burma democracy talks have halted; 2003 Gandhi Prize for former Czech President; Seven Bangladeshis nabbed in Burma while trying to cross into Thailand; World Food Programme rice in Western Burma; Burma MPs testify before IPU; Burmese Find No Reprieve from Low Pay, Harsh Work; Thai Government target Refugee Clinic at Burma Borde;r SPDC Soldiers surrender to KNU; Burmese Gemstones seized at Moreh; Burmese army man abducts and marries a schoolgirl.
Source/publisher: Burma News International (BNI)
Date of publication: 2003-10-06
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News ? September 8, 2003
Description: S.Korea and Burma businessmen meet; ‘100 killed in attack on Aung San Suu Kyi convey?; Ethnic Nationalities of Burma announce a new Road Map; 2858 Rohingya Refugees Returned Home in August and till 4th September; Why is Dollar increasingly smuggled into Burma?; The Unfolding Tragedy; Indian MPs launch South Asia Forum, wants Burma to be included; Activist's plea George Bush to arbitrate in Burma affair; Delhi Based Pro-democracy Groups Urge Protest for the Release of ASSK; BRC and UNHCR Don?t Take Responsibility If Political Refugees of Burma; Money collected for civil defence training in Chin; Muslim youth?s repatriation stirs controversy; Manipur to import 50,000 tonne rice from Burma; ; Two Burmese newspapers to be published from Sittwe; Buddhist rites to prevent foreign invasion!; Karen National Union denounces Burmese PM?s statement; Exiled Burma activists seek punitive actions against military junta.
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Date of publication: 2003-09-08
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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Title: BNI Weekly News ? September 15, 2003
Description: A taskforce to stop smuggling in the unguarded seas; Extortion for Myanmar Veteran Organization; Forced Labour is Still Continuing in Arakan; Foreign labourers to be replaced by Thai workers; Police and Immigration forces arrest 120 Men for extortion; The Commander?s Decree for repairing drains; Mosque knocked down, mosque rebuilt; Free Burma Activists Coalition Re-aligns to Face New Challenges; Army Beat Up a Cleric?s Wife and Daughter; SPDC honors Depeyin village head; Mae Sot Murder Case confessed.
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Date of publication: 2003-09-15
Date of entry/update: 2003-12-22
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