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| Four NLD Youths Sentenced to Year in Prison
7/3/2008
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| Four youth members of the National League for Democracy in southern Arakan's Taungup Township were sentenced to one year in prison by the Burmese military authority for distributing statements issued by NLD headquarters in Rangoon, reported a NLD member. (Read More)
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| Bangladesh Proposes Repatriation of 133 Burmese Prisoners
7/2/2008
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 Dhaka: The Bangladesh foreign ministry recently sent a letter to its Burmese counterpart asking Burma to receive 133 Burmese prisoners that are currently languishing in several prisons in Bangladesh, said a local office report.(Read More)
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| Relief Rice Piles Up in Min Bya
7/1/2008
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 Min Bya: People from Min Bya Township donated a large amount of rice as relief aid to Cyclone Nargis victims soon after the storm had struck lower Burma, but the authorities in Min Bya have yet to send the rice to the stricken Irrawaddy Division, reports a teacher from Min Bya.(Read More)
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| No School for Arakanese Students
7/1/2008
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 Mray Bon: Students from a rural village in Arakan State have not had the chance to attend school since the term began on 1 June, after their school building was set on fire by unidentified local residents on 9 May, 2008.(Read More)
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| High Level Border Talks Held in Cox's Bazar
7/1/2008
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 Cox's bazar: A sector commander level talk between Bangladesh and Burma was held on Sunday at the Sea Place Hotel in Cox's Bazar, with aims to resolve border issues, according to a local official report.(Read More)
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| Monk Leaders Rejected by Monasteries
6/28/2008
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 Sittwe: A few monks have been unable to continue their religious studies at monasteries in Sittwe and other Arakanese cities after being rejected for their leading roles in last year's Saffron Revolution.(Read More)
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| Farewell Ceremony Held for Western Command Commander
6/27/2008
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| Sittwe: A farewell ceremony for General Maung Shein, chairman of the Arakan State Peace and Development Council and Western Command Commander, was held on Wednesday in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, before he left Arakan, according to an official report. (Read More)
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| Bangladesh Looks Forward to General Maung Aye's Visit
6/27/2008
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 Dhaka: Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said yesterday that he is looking forward to the visit of Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Burma General Maung Aye.(Read More)
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| A close associate of Nasaka hacked to dead in Maungdaw
6/26/2008
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| Maungdaw: A close associate of Nasaka commander colonel Aung Gyi was hacked to dead by unknown people in Maungdaw on 24 June while he was returning into his resident said a report. (Read More)
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| Two Arakanese Communists Released After 20 Year Sentence
6/26/2008
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| Rangoon: Two Arakanese communists were released from the notorious Thayawaddy prison on 16 June after serving twenty-year jail terms, according to a report from the Arakanese community in Rangoon. (Read More)
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| High Level Border Talks Between Burma and Bangladesh to be Held 29 June
6/25/2008
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 Cox's bazar: A sector commander level talk between Bangladesh and Burma is scheduled to be held in the Bangladesh border town Cox's Bazar on 29 June, with aims to resolve border issues, according to a local official report.(Read More)
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ULFA Prepares to Generate Power in Western Burma
6/25/2008
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 Maungdaw;Members from the United Liberation Front of Assam, who are living legally in the western Burmese border town Maungdaw, are now preparing to generate and distribute electricity in Maungdaw via a generator powered by spent paddy hulls, reported a town leader.
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Exchange rate
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1 Taka
= 16
Kyat
1 US$ = 1260
Kyat
1 FEC
= 1100
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