Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
"Independent Mon News Agency is formed by former Mon students,
youth and democratic activists based in Mon State, Union of Burma
in 1999. Members of the agency are not affiliated to any political organizations.
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA) is based in Thailand and Burma that founded by youth of Mon ethnic nationality in Southeast Asia. IMNA is a non-profitable news agency and covering news a bout Mon Community in Thailand, Mon Community in Burma and about Burma. IMNA is an independent Mon news agency producing fair and balance news through Internet, Mon newspaper, radio and community radio.
Every month, IMNA is publishing Mon language newspaper called Guiding Star, be targeted Mon audience in Thailand and Burma. IMNA also have Mon DVB radio program, part of the Democratic Voice of Burma that broadcasting from Norway and IMNA also producing news through via and Monnet mail list which is run by Mon community in United State of America.
IMNA also started a community FM radio in Hlockhani Mon refugee camp in Thai-Burma border. IMNA is trying to extend in Mon state, southern Burma..."
... Archive from October 2002.
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"As many school teachers in Mon State have to attend the military training in Mon State, the teaching time changes in schools, said by a civilian from Thanbyuzayat Township..."
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-10-04
Date of entry/update:
2003-11-12
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"There have been 4 battles of fighting between the Mon splinter led by Nai Bin and Burmese Army?s military columns, said an escaped porter from Kabya-wa village, southern Ye Township, to IMNA..."
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-09-29
Date of entry/update:
2003-11-12
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"According a confidential document related to SPDC?s military strategy, the regime has learned the armed force situation of the neighboring countries and has planned to fight the foreign invasion by using people militia force under the command of Burmese Army.
In a document, which used for training manual, the strategy of dividing responsibilities between the Burmese Army (tatmadaw) and the people?, which issued on August 9 for the military trainers describes about how the people could involve in fighting against foreign invasions by creating people militia force?..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-10-05
Date of entry/update:
2003-11-12
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"Over 20 students and displaced persons learned one week long basic human rights training course in a Mon refugee resettlement site, Halockhani, that was organized by the community education workers in the Thailand-Burma border area.
One week course of basic human rights training started from August 17 and completed on August 23 and the high school Mon students from various Township of Mon State and displaced persons from border communities participated in training..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-24
Date of entry/update:
2003-11-12
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"The General Secretary of Mon State?s Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), U Tin Soe Moe Naing, declared in its recent meeting that the Association is ready to be formed as a legal political party..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-10-06
Date of entry/update:
2003-11-12
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"A few number of pro-democracy demonstrators call for the restoration of democracy in Burma in front of Burmese Embassy and UN Building in Bangkok in their demonstration for15th anniversary of 8888 popular uprising in Burma..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-08
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-22
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"Commander of Southeast Command, Maj. Gen. Thura Myint Aung involved in wider corruption taking money from medical doctors in the capital of Mon State, Moulmein, to permit them for operating of their private clinics..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-15
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-22
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"During the troops of commando from Southeast Command is deploying in Kawpanaw village in Kyaikmayaw Township of Mon State, the village headmen have to pay for increased daily food costs and later they feared that they could not pay.
A group of commando is led by Sergeant Htet Naing have operated their military activities in the area around that poor village and the headmen have to provide about 2500 Kyat per day..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-06
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-22
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"The Burmese Army is continuously conscripting the Mon villagers as porters in their offensive against a Mon splinter group, Mon National Warrior Army (MNWA) that operates the activities in southern part of Mon State and Northern part of Tenasserim Division.
Some porters stepped on land-mines and died during the offensives, said an escaped porter who fled to border area..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-07
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-22
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"While the New Mon State Party (NMSP) was celebrating the Mon Revolution Day on August 12, the Party also issued a political statement and demands the regime in Rangoon for the political dialogue and political settlement.
NMSP, which agrees ceasefire with the regime, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), for 8 years, celebrated this armed resistance day with military parades in its General Headquarters, Districts and Townships under its control area..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-12
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-22
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"Nowadays the hair cost is expensive for sale to beauty business and many poor women in Mon State cut and sell their hair.
For 1.5 feet length of hair has price about Kyat 200,000.00 per viss (Burmese measurement for weight, which has about 1.4 kilogram). The poor women, who are really needing income for survival of their families, sell their hair to business person..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-14
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-22
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"After the completion of the military training schools, the trainees who consists of government servants, town ward and village militia and other civilians will be supervised and managed by the Burmese Army?s Strategic Commands concerned.
Strategic Commands will divide the trainees into 8 groups under their commands and they would be use them for various purposes to help the Burmese Army?s operations. They are also included in the structure of Burmese Army?s Strategic Commands in every Township and manage for many defense purposes when necessary..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-21
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-22
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"Local military battalion in Mudon Township of Mon State provides one-month long basic military training or State Defense Force training to all government servants in Township that starts today..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-01
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"With the propagandized challenge to American invasion, the regime forced most servants to attend the basic military training for the State defense force and now most servants are disappointed in training schools, said by a government servant from Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State..."
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Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-24
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"Most the government servants are forced by the authorities of military regime in Burma, SPDC, to attend the basic military training for defense force to defense the State if there is American or foreign invasion said by trainees..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-23
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"On July 15 night a Mon village headman from Yingye village in the southern part of Ye Township was killed by the Mon splinter commander, San Shay, accordingly to the family members of the headman.
The Mon splinter group, which is fighting against the Burmese Army, and name themselves as ?Mon National Warrior Army” (MNWA) executed the Yingye village chairman, Mr. Nai Karat or Mr. Nai Tay (43 years) after several attempts to arrest and kill him, said by the brothers of Nai Karat..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-17
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"SPDC sets many checkpoints in Mon State and other States and Divisions nearby to search bombs and other explosives from passengers and ferries, as they believe there are some suspects still remains.
SPDC arrested 12 suspects including two members from New Mon State Party (NMSP) and accused them they involved in the recent demolition in towns and cities. Then the authorities set checkpoints along the main road in many Townships and search for explosive substances from passengers and ferries.
They also search trucks, private cars and motorbikes, which use the main roads and travels in various distances..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-29
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"After the instruction by a SPDC leader Maj. Gen. Maung Bo to implement more development activities in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, the village headmen have collected money from the civilians..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-18
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"Taking the good opportunity after the order by the SPDC higher authorities to find explosives and suspects, police and military intelligence (MI) officers extort money from the travelers who have no identity card and who cannot speak Burmese language well..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-01
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"To implement Southeast Command and Maj. Gen. Maung Bo?s adopted road construction plan in Karen State that connects two villages, Zathapyin and Kyone-doe, the SPDC authorities in the area approached the Buddhist to confiscate lands, on which the route passes through.
The authorities planned to measure and confiscate these lands in the first week of August. As they would like to avoid the conflict with farmers, the authorities approached the Buddhist monks in the area to confiscate the paddy-growing farmlands on behalf of them..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-31
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"After SPDC?s military intelligence (MI) arrested a former NMSP?s Public Relations Officer, Nai Yetkha, with accusation of adopting plan for the assassination of military leaders, then the MI has tracked more to other NMSP?s PR officers for more arrest..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-08-05
Date of entry/update:
2003-08-06
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"In the previous trip in the first week of July, Maj. Gen. Maung Bo from Ministry of Defence also called for the agreement of the local village headmen and their supporters in making a decision in building a road in Pa-an Township, Karen State, said by the villagers source.
SPDC authorities planned to build two parallel roads along a river called Gyaing, which is the border of Pa-an and Kawkareik Townships in Karen State. With this plan Maj. Gen. Maung Bo went to a Mon village in the area, Zarthapyin, and called the meeting with village SPDC authorities and their supporters..."
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IMNA
Date of publication:
2003-07-15
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-19
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"...The entering of Buddhist Lent or Waso festival is completely hold in Mon traditions in Mon State. The people are sending one type of Mon cake from one house to another and enjoyed in the festival..."
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IMNA
Date of publication:
2003-07-14
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-19
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"DKBA in Pa-an Township arrange for Football sport festival and collected tax from Mon civilians..."
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IMNA
Date of publication:
2003-07-15
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-19
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MONLAND VIEWPOINT:
"Rev Palita is a former Buddhist monk political prisoner in Moulmein jail Mon State for his publication of Mon language magazine that contains political opinion against Rangoon government. He was also former General Secretary of Hitagavesii Mon Monk Association based in Rangoon in 1960s. He is now head of monastery in Kamawet village in Mudon Township. He wrote and published over thirty books and there are over ten books to be published in Mon language. He was awarded ?Patriotic Prize” by New Mon State Party in 2002. IMNA?s Reporter has conducted an exclusive interview to highlight current Mon national politics and development of ceasefire process to Rev Palita in recent month. (Editor)..."
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Date of publication:
2003-06-30
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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BREAKING NEWS
"Today, with an objective to deploy a new military battalion in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, SPDC authorities measured some lands belonged to Mon farmers and confiscated as army lands?, accordingly to the villagers from the area.
The land space, which is confiscated by SPDC authorities locates near Kaw-bein village and most farms are belonged to Mon farmers from Min-ywa and Pauk-kyuu-gone villages. It is also close to New Mon State Party?s a permanent ceasefire zone or its Thaton District administrative office..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-09
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"While the Burmese Army recruits the local civilians to attend the military training, it also sent about 10 military battalions to the southern part of Mon State with heavy artillery and equipment, accordingly to the local villagers.
The reason of deploying new troops is not known, but the soldiers are widely looting the livestock in villages that belonged to the Mon villagers..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-07-08
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"After serious fighting between the troops of Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Burmese Army, both sides of army order for closing down the Zami river waterway which is reliable for travel by the local civilians and traders.
In the last week of May, due to the fighting, this waterway was once closed down for one week by the order of Burmese Army. Because of this order, hundreds of civilians and traders could not move and remained on the half way. Then, the Burmese Army ordered for opening on June 30 and May 1 to let all travelers leave from the waterway..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-02
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"The Mon State authorities issued an order to all Buddhist monks to not interfere in politics and also forced them to sign a document to give promise.
Mon State Peace and Development Council issued this order on June 24, and the authorities gave instructions to all Townships to force the monks to sign for promise that they would not involve in politics..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-27
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"Among the villagers in Ye Township, who escaped from the SPDC?s forcible recruitment for basic training school, some robe as Buddhist monks and some fled into New Mon State Party controlled area.
On July 2, the local Burmese Army?s LIB No. 343 bases in the northern part of Ye Township, Mon State, forcibly recruited about 500 villagers from 4 Mon villages to attend the basic military training schools in their base.
Because of this order, some Mon men went into their villages? Buddhist Monasteries and robed as monks in there, while many other villagers escaped into the control areas (or liberated areas) of the New Mon State Party as they denied to attend the training..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-04
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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Dear all,
The Burmese Army deployed more troops with heavy arms in the southern part of Mon State and the soldiers have looted the livestocks belonging to the Mon villagters.
Read the news in Burmese version in the attached ACROBAT file.
Regards,
Editor, IMNA
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-07-08
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"Although the ceasefire between the SPDC regime and New Mon State Party (NMSP) has prolonged for 8 years, there is no potential situation to have political negotiation among them, analyzed by Mon Unity League (MUL) Statement issued yesterday in Mon language.
It also analyzes that the SPDC has never responded to solve the political problems by means of politics, and is still imprisoning three Mon leaders from Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF) who won 5 seats in 1990 general elections in Burma. Additional SPDC also sent a group of terrorists? and attacked NLD leaders including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and killed some NLD members in their arranged violent attacks..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-06-30
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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Dear all,
The local Burmese Army in Mon State forced the "Swann-ar-shin" group to attend training and will use them as Commando force for Burmese Army, said by the local source.
Read the news in Burmese Version in attached file with ACROBAT program.
Editor, IMNA
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-07-06
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"The members of SPDC?s newly formed organization, People Vigorous Association (PVA), are recruited by Burmese Army?s local battalions, to attend the basic military training and used them as commando force or paramilitary force or anti-strike force accordingly to a source from Mon State.
The members of newly formed organization are selected from SPDC?s supporting Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) and village militia force. The Burmese Army?s local battalions in Mon State asked these groups and selected most of them and recruited to attend 2 weeks training. Those who completed two weeks training will be put in PVA..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-07-07
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"The members of SPDC?s newly formed organization, People Vigorous Association (PVA), are recruited by Burmese Army?s local battalions, to attend the basic military training and used them as commando force or paramilitary force or anti-strike force accordingly to a source from Mon State.
The members of newly formed organization are selected from SPDC?s supporting Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) and village militia force. The Burmese Army?s local battalions in Mon State asked these groups and selected most of them and recruited to attend 2 weeks training. Those who completed two weeks training will be put in PVA..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-07-07
Date of entry/update:
2003-07-13
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"The Southeast Command and SPDC authorities in the area blamed to the civilians in the construction of 30 mile long Tarana-Kyonedoe that connects Mon State and Karen State for their incomplete works in the set time..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-25
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-27
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Burmese only
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-27
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-27
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"Because of the often explosion of Kanbauk-Myaingkalay gas pipeline and demolition attack by the rebel army, the local SPDC Township authorities ordered the village civilians between Thanbyuzayat and Ye Towns to guard the pipeline without failure..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-23
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-27
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"A local young woman in inner suburb of Moulmein, capital city of Mon State married to two men as she is poor but took a risk to save children life. She kept two men at one home and one rides tri-shaw bike cycle at day -time while the later men cares a baby at home. She works independently on the corner of the street in late evening to take an order for herself. It is not food and drink order but it is an order for sex. ?Waiting an order” is a term that commonly used in town to arrange sex for local prostitutes illegally in Moulmein city..."
Htana Htaw, Bop Htaw
Source/publisher:
INDEPENDENT MON NEWS AGENCY
Date of publication:
2003-06-18
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-27
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(1) Universities reopen along with all State schools:
"Moulmein University in the capital of Mon State reopened today after it was closed since the SPDC crackdown again NLD leaders and its members..." (2) High education tax during the school opening days:
"Similarly to many other State basic education schools, all schools in Mon State reopened and students and the parents come to school to register for the new enrollment.
The school opening day late and the teachers also took more money from them than the previous years, said by student parents..."
Burmese versions of the 2 stories in 2 separate pdf files.
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Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-16
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2003-06-18
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A MAN, A STATE, AND A CONSTITUTION:
"A draft constitution of federal Mon State has completed on the second week of May after Two days entirely worked by the committee in Thai-Burma Border area.
A six members of the committee let by Nai Hong Sa, General Secretary of New Mon State Party (NMSP) has finalized the second draft federal Mon State Constitution over two days sitting. Among nine members of the committee, only six of them could sit for writing the draft which representatives from inside Mon State, Burma could not attend for security reason. However, the sitting committee agreed to hand out the draft paper to particular member for reviews and further input for their principles.
?Our common position is to abolish a dictatorship rule in Burma” said by Nai Hong Sa, Chairman of the committee. ?We must firmly stand for equal rights? to every ethnic people in Mon State as well Burma” he added..."
Banya Hong Sar
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2003-06-03
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2003-06-18
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"Burmese education system under the military rule is weaken than ever in Burmese modern history. Women and Child Rights Project, Southern Burma has released an Independent Report on the condition of current Burmese education development in Mon State and southern Burma.
A 27 page report under a title of ?Burma s Education in Corrup and Oppression agaist Ethnic Education in Mon Territory” has been released in March this year. After the Burmese ruling regime, State Peace and Development Council banned a teaching of Mon language in government schools in Mon Territory, the WCRP team has researched the corruption of Ministry of Education, Education Department and School Council in the Territory..."
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Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
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2003-06-07
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2003-06-18
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Banya Hongsar / 18 June 2003 / Monland
"A well planned confrontation by the State Peace and Development Council towards Leader of Opposition in Ye Oo Town stired local democratic supporters that killed four civilians and injuried over fifty last week in upper Burma. The world leaders including United States of America and UN have called Burmese junta to resume political talks and national reconciliation in the country. The Burmese ruling junta have paid a very low attention to listen outsiders? words.
A source from Moulmein said, Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered to local Police Force to take a good measure for prevention of anti-government campaigns, further confrontatons and potential of uprising in each towns. The Ministry urged local Police Force to give new training for local police as well as new recruitment in the community. The local Police Force urged local authority for sending twenty youngmen from each suburb for new recruitment and a short training in Moulmein. Only members of USDA, Local Militia Members, (zea aiem hmu and yar aiem hmu ? in Burmese term), Fire Brigade Force and Red Cross Force..."
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2003-06-18
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2003-06-18
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"In a secret opinion statement by a Mon patriotic expresses that there will be no any profit for the Mon people and New Mon State Party (NMSP) in general from current regime SPDC?s implementation of development projects with many thousands million Kyat and the regime also wants to prolong the Mon ceasefire until NMSP loses its commitment for armed struggle for establishment of independent Mon State..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-12
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2003-06-18
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Dear all,
There are more checkpoints will be opened along Thanbyuzayat - Ye motor road in Mon State to safeguard the road and Kanbauk-Myaingkalay pipeline in the area. Read in the attached file [IN BURMESE]
To be able to read this file you need to install ADOBE Acrobat program.
Editor
IMNA
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-05-29
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2003-06-18
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"The entrances of the Moulmein (Mawlamyaine) University in the capital of Mon State are guarded by university guarded and the students are totally barred to enter the campus, said by the student source in the Moulmein..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-02
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2003-06-18
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"With the plan to break the potential demonstrations, while the Burmese Army (BA) is providing military training to the USDA, SPDC members in the towns, now the local SPDC authorities in Mon State also register for the new recruits even in villages for further training.
Members of Township PDC authorities in Mon State, went to many villages in their township and called the meetings and registered the villagers for the recruits to attend in the military training. They registered only men in age from 18 to 40 years old in the village and put the name of all men in these age ranges..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-18
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2003-06-18
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"In the Thai school curriculums, about 30% of schooling time will be allowed for the teaching of the ethnic language in the schools where are in ethnic people live, and this new policy will provide the opportunity for the survival of Mon langauge, said by General Secretary of Mon Unity League, Nai Sunthorn.
Teaching of Mon language will be allowed in the areas where the majority Mon people live in Thailand who migrated over 200 years ago after the Burmese king annexed Mon kingdom. Mon language textbooks will be provided from 1st Grade to 12nd Grade in schools that provides basic education to the children in Thailand. Academics and some Thai-Mon leaders have developed the textbooks with the reference of old Mon story books and palm-leave scriptures. They will apply the draft textbooks to the Ministry of Education, Royal Thai Government, to get the permission for teaching in schools..."
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Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-06-18
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2003-06-18
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"On October 19, a drunk driver driving a Toyota touched
4 student girls walking on the platform in Mawlamyine,
Sumn Kyi Quater and killed all.
For furter read it in the attched file "4killed" by
Burmese."
Source/publisher:
IMNA
Date of publication:
2002-10-20
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2003-06-03
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"On May 25 closing ceremony of Mon literacy training conducted by Moulmein Literature and Culture Committee (MLCC), about 500 students attended the one-month training that is especially arranged for those who would like to learn Mon literacy, said by the Chairman of the Committee.
The literacy training started on April 25 and it has lasted for one month and the closing ceremony was held in Mon Dhamma Center in Daing-won-gwin city ward of the Moulmein, the capital of Mon State..."
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-05-26
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2003-06-03
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"On May 17, a Mon monastery in Pegu was totally restricted from the people moving in and out after the special police branch arrested 6 monks and 8 civilians in there in late last month..."
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Independent Mon News Agency
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2003-05-18
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2003-06-03
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"Burmese Army?s battalions forced one person from each
house on a daily basis in building an air base ground
for army helicopter landing in Kalakoke island,
southern part of Mon State..."
Source/publisher:
IMNA
Date of publication:
2003-01-09
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2003-06-03
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"After deporting back by the Thai authorities to a border point in Three Pagoda Pass area of Burma, an orphan child soldier from Burmese Army (BA) refuses to return his home because he is afraid of being killed if re-arrested by his commander..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-05-24
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2003-06-03
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"A town resident from a border Three Pagoda Pass town, said although DKBA awfully involves in illegal logging of teaks in the Three Pagoda Pass area, but the local SPDC forestry authorities have kept silence... "
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-05-23
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2003-06-03
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"Yesterday Hongsarwatoi Restoration Party (HRP) No.7
battalion Major Blain Son and 21 of HRP soldiers with
arms returned to New Mon State Party (HRP)in Three
Pagoda Pass..."
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IMNA
Date of publication:
2002-12-03
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2003-06-03
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"A local military battalion base in Kalar-goke island, southern part of Mon State, ordered a Mon literacy school in the island village to close down..."
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Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-05-26
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2003-06-03
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MON TEACHER ARRESTED FOR PORTERING--
"Burmese soldiers from LIB No 282 arrested Nai Ma Nu
Ong, 60 during his checking school yard at Southern Ye
Township a source from New Mon State Party said. The
soldiers brought him for portering about three days.."
CANNOT SPEAK BURMESE: A MON MAN WAS SNIPPED--"A Burmese army LIB No 273 led by Major Mying Oo sniped
a Mon man by knife at Yan Rew village a source from
the village said. He was sniped in his under body
parts and also cut hid knee because he cannot speak in
Burmese while he was questioned by Burmese soldiers..."
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IMNA
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2002-12-18
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2003-06-03
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Editorial:
Development in Danger...
News:
Local villaers were forced to search landmine along Gas construction;
Parents are disappointed for undisciplined Burmese Teachers at School...
Opinion and anyalsis:
No Justice can be trailed: the raising power of DKBA in Mon and Karen States...
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IMNA
Date of publication:
2002-10-25
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2003-06-03
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EDITORIAL:
EVERYONE MUST SINCERE FOR RECONCIALIATION;
NEWS:
MON FARMERS ASKED FOR HELP;
MON POLITICAL PRISONERS IN WORTH HEALTH CONDITION;
A MORTOR SHELL HITS TO AN ORPHAN BOY DURING FIGHTING;
ORDER TO SHOOT WHO WEAR ARMY UNIFORM SHIRTS;
BURMESE ARMY??S FORCED LABOUR IN BUILDING OF NEW AIR BASE;
EXTORTION OF LUMBERS FOR NEW BATTALION;
LONG WAIT FOR WORK PERMIT TO MALAYSIA...
INTERVIEW:
SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SOUTERN PART OF YE TOWNSHIP.
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IMNA
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2003-01-15
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2003-06-03
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Editorial: Increase pressure for tri-partite talks;
News:
* ?I would die in jail? said MNDF?s General Secretary;
* Authorities closed down drug and other stores in southern part of Ye Township;
* LIB No. 282 commander banned Mon Karaok Songs;
* The local authorities ordered to remove Mon National Day poster;
* Training how to lie ILO Regarding Order No. 1/99;
Special Report:
* Dirty politics of Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA).
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-03-01
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2003-06-03
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Editorial: Welcome the Mon National Day..
News:
* Mon National Day cerebrates in Mon State;
* NMSP expresses its concern in MND;
* Gas pipeline wrecked near Lamine village, Mon State;
* Ven. Uttama offers prizes who passes high grades in Buddhist Scripture Exam...
Media Release:
* Media release by NMSP after its 5th Congress.
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-02-17
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2003-06-03
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NEWS:
1) BURMESE COMMANDER IN CHIEF APPOLIGED TO NEW MON STATE PARTY;
2) LOCAL SECURITY FORCE STEAL LIVESTOCK;
3) KAUNG MON PRINTING SHOP BANNED;
4 MON VCD KARAOKE IN HIGHER PRODUCTION;
5) HALOCKHANEE-YE ROAD REOPEN...
Editorial:
New Image in Mon Politics:
ARTICLES:
Burmese Spy Taste Sex To Child Prostitute.
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-01-31
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2003-06-03
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"Police beaten and killed a Mon man in Mudon Police
Station during investigation with an accusation of
robbing an actress on November 4, In Mudon Township, a
local Mon reporter reported..."
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IMNA
Date of publication:
2002-11-07
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2003-06-03
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"The 5th party?s congress of the New Mon State Party [NMSP] helds on 16th January and finished on 2nd February at the Head Quarter of the party..."
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Mon New State Party via IMNA
Date of publication:
2003-02-05
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2003-06-03
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"Mon Literature and Culture Committee of Mawlamyine, Mon State City trained 500 trainees in Summery Literature Training said by it Chairman at the closing ceremony yesteraday..."
Burmese version, incompatible format.
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-05-26
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2003-06-03
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"More refugees who fled from armed conflict and taxation in the southern part of Mon State have regularly arrived to Halockhani Mon refugee camp, which is under the care of Mon Relief and Development Committe, said by the MRDC camp committee..."
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-05-22
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2003-06-03
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News:
DKBA Plans For New Controlled Areas in Mon State;
No ID Cards For Mon People;
Armed Clash between Karen and Burmese Troops;
Prostitutes In Thavoy City...
Editorial:
The Mon Politics After President Shwe Kyin...
Current Affairs:
Soldiers Make Laws in Burma.
Editor?s Note: About Us.
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-04-16
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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"Last night at about 12:00, the New Mon State Party's
Central Executive Committee member, Nai Min Htut shot
by Hongsarwatoi Restoration Party (HRP) and died at
spot with other 3 NMSP soldiers near it's headquarter..."
Source/publisher:
IMNA
Date of publication:
2002-10-28
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2003-06-03
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"The biggest Mon armed political party, New Mon State Party (NMSP) elected Nai Htin as a new president (chairman), after they held central member meeting on yesterday.
For the first time that NMSP elected new president was after it former president and NMSP founder Nai Shwe Kyi passed away on March 7, 2003..."
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Independent Mon News Agency
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2003-04-01
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2003-06-03
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"On March 7, 2003, midnight about 1:00 a.m. time in Burma, 94 years old Mon leader Nai Shwe Kyin passes away accordingly to NMSP office in Moulmein, the capital of Mon State..."
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-03-07
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2003-06-03
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Text in Burmese only
"Dear all,
Here is the news in Burmese about the SPDC oppression against the Mon literacy training.
Editor
IMNA"
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Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-05-26
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2003-06-03
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"The commander of Southeast Command, Maj. Gen. Thura Myint Aung blamed NMSP leaders for their protection of SPDC authorities? conscription of forced labour, accordingly to a NMSP source.
When a road from Kawbein to Kyonedoe was built recently in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, the local SPDC authorities ordered the Mon villagers in the area. Because of the authorities? use of forced labour, NMSP Thaton District complained for the practices. On May 12, Maj. Gen. Thura Myint Aung asked NMSP leaders from Thaton District to meet him and he blame them ?don?t disturb our projects?..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-05-26
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2003-06-03
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"The civilians in the southern part of Ye Township have to hold one type of card issued by Burmese Army?s local battalions that is more important than the citizen card in their travel to farms and fishing said by a source from the area..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-05-18
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2003-06-03
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"On March 26, when a fighting broke out between Burmese Army and KNLA on Three Pagoda Pass ? Thanbyuzayat motor road, three villagers seriously wounded accordingly to a passenger who saw the incident..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency
Date of publication:
2003-03-28
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2003-06-03
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"Burmese Army confiscated about 600 acres agriculture lands near a Mon village, Morkanin, northern part of Ye Township of Mon State, with a plan to construct a base for a new artillery regiment.
Burmese Amry plan to construct a base for Artillery Regiment No. 317 and confiscated lands of rubber and fruit gardens between two Mon villages, Morkanin and Htitkayin, which are belonged to the civilians..."
Source/publisher:
Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Date of publication:
2003-05-28
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2003-05-28
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