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The Last Night in the Cell |
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Source: Irrawaddy
January 21, 2012: Pyone Cho, a leading member of the 88 Generation Students group detained in the remote Kawthaung Prison in southern Burma's Tenasserim Division, was immersed in a weekly journal when a prison guard he hadn't noticed standing in front of his cell asked him what he was reading.
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Source: thehindubusinessline
January 11, 2012: Rich with history but unspoilt by tourism, Myanmar also shows why it is the land of the golden smile.At the heart of Myanmar lies a golden smile. Last month, we glimpsed it on the glorious Buddha images across the land. But the smile equally lit up our young guide in Yangon, as it did children at play among the famed Bagan ruins.
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Disappointment at Myanmar prison term cuts |
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Source: mysinchew
January 3, 2012: Yangon- Activists and Myanmar's opposition expressed frustration on Tuesday after an order to cut jail terms for all inmates appeared to fall far short of hopes for an amnesty for political detainees.
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New Report Adds to Praise of Myanmar’s Government |
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Source: wsj
January 2, 2012: Soldiers of the Kachin Independence Army, provide security during the Kachin traditional New Year in Kachin State, northern Myanmar on Jan. 8, 2010.
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Source: Irrawaddy
January 3, 2012: Ashin Pyinna Thiha is a prominent Buddhist monk and the abbot of a monastery in Kyeemyindine Township in Rangoon, which has recently become a popular venue for political events. The 47-member Maha Nayaka Sangha Council, Burma’s official state council of Buddhist monks, had previously banned him from giving Dhamma talks for one year.
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Opium cultivation up significantly in Myanmar and Lao PDR, UNODC warns |
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Source: unodc
December 15, 2011: Bangkok- Opium poppy cultivation has doubled in South-East Asia since 2006 according to a report released by UNODC in Bangkok today. Myanmar accounts for the vast majority of this opium, and during the past 5 years the cultivation in this country has increased remorselessly. The regional cultivation figure for 2011 is 16 per cent higher than in the preceding year, the report says.
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