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Wednesday, June 12, 2002 |
| The launching of Burma's first digital mobile phone system has become the latest cash-cow for Burma's privileged elite, according to reliable business sources in Rangoon. Sky-Link Communications, a British Virgin Islands-based company, in a joint venture with Myanmar Sky-Link launched Burma's first Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) satellite in March of this year after two years of setbacks.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2002 |
| The sentiment voiced at last week's anti-Thailand rally held in Burma's Shan State is not representative of the whole country, Rangoon residents told The Irrawaddy yesterday. The rally, which was attended by nearly 20,000 people in Kengtung, was reportedly held so Burmese people could voice their displeasure with the Thai government for its alleged support of the Burma-based Shan State Army and Karen National Union, as tension along the Thai-Burma border continues to mount. |
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Saturday, July 20, 2002 |
| Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended yesterday’s Martyrs’ Day ceremony at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Rangoon, marking the 55th anniversary of the assassination of her father, independence hero Gen Aung San, and eight of his compatriots. Rangoon residents, however, told The Irrawaddy that despite recent political developments in Burma, the country’s military government still prohibited them from openly showing support for their independence heroes.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2002 |
| Imprisoned protestor Dr Salai Tun Than is being detained in Rangoon's Insein prison and authorities said he would be prosecuted for distributing pro-democracy pamphlets in downtown Rangoon, according to a very reliable source. |
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Friday, June 1, 2001 |
| Despite their jailers’ efforts to shackle their minds, Burmese political prisoners remain determined to learn even under the worst of circumstances. |
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Friday, January 25, 2002 |
| Student democracy leader Min Ko Naing recently had another year added to his sentence by Burma's military government, according to a reliable source in Burma. |
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Tuesday, January 22, 2002 |
| Reliable sources in Rangoon have reported that a former university rector was arrested in early December for staging a one-man protest against Burma’s ruling military regime. The sources added that they believe the retired professor is currently being detained at Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison. |
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Tuesday, May 1, 2001 |
| A former political prisoner recalls the day he fled Burma—his home and prison. |
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Wednesday, December 11, 2002 |
| More than twenty Burmese democracy activists were arrested yesterday on immigration violations after Thai police raided a meeting in Mae Hong Son Province that the activists were attending, according to reliable sources. |
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Thursday, August 29, 2002 |
| Reading books and magazines that oppose the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) continues to be a perilous activity in Burma. Two members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) were beaten and arrested last month for possessing the New Era (Khit Pyaing) journal, which is published by Burmese dissidents living in Bangkok. |
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Wednesday, August 28, 2002 |
| A leader of the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) died in late July under mysterious circumstances, while serving a seven-year sentence in southern Burma's Moulmein Prison, according to reliable sources in Moulmein. |
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Tuesday, August 20, 2002 |
| Malaysia's prime minister is only interfering in Burma's ongoing reconciliation process, say Burmese opposition leaders in and out of the country, claiming his totalitarian views are not desired nor needed. The heated remarks come on the heels of Mohamad Mahathir's two day visit to Rangoon that ended yesterday, in which the Malaysian dictator advised the country's military regime not to rush the country's pending democratic reforms. |
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Wednesday, April 24, 2002 |
| The motivation behind the surprise arrest of Mizzima News Group’s editor Soe Myint two weeks ago remains ambiguous, but what is clear is the Indian government's continued harassment of the news agency. |
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Tuesday, April 2, 2002 |
| Homeowners in Rangoon’s Kamaryut Township were told by military officials last week to evacuate their homes by April 5 or face arrest. The residents were not given any reasons for the forced relocation nor have they been offered any compensation thus far, Kamaryut residents told The Irrawaddy. |
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Tuesday, September 23, 2003 |
| Hundreds of Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters have gathered to pray for her recovery in front of the hospital where Burma’s pro-democracy leader is recuperating after surgery, witnesses in the capital said. |
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Monday, September 22, 2003 |
| Burma’s military-backed civilian association forced people to attend a rally Saturday in Rangoon, to show their support for the government’s "road map" plan for the country’s future. |
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003 |
| Burma’s military government is inflaming the conflict between Buddhists and Muslims to delay political reconciliation, say residents and a Western diplomat in Rangoon. |
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Friday, October 24, 2003 |
| Burma’s government censor board has ordered journals and magazines to run a story accusing dissidents of smuggling women’s sarongs printed with Buddhist symbols into the country, journalists in Rangoon say. |
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Wednesday, October 22, 2003 |
| Opposition figures in Rangoon say China’s offer to help break Burma’s political deadlock is important, but warned China not to ignore the country’s opposition. |
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Tuesday, October 21, 2003 |
| Burma’s Road Transport Department has ordered that the 15 percent tax on motor vehicles be strictly enforced, while motorists in the country are still refusing to pay. |
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