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Taliban Insurgents Attack US Aid Offices in Northern Afghanistan
At least five people killed after car bomb exploded and militants stormed building in Kunduz
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Jade, Jewelry Show has Good Sales |
| By NAYEE LIN LATT |
| Buyers snap up 2,100 lots of jade at a special gems emporium at the Myanmar Convention Center in Rangoon. |
Is USDA Handpicking Ethnic Parties? |
| By WAI MOE |
| The forming of a new Kachin party indicates the USDA will back pro-junta ethnic parties at the expense of those loyal to cease-fire groups. |
DKBA, KNU Held Secret Peace Talks |
| By LAWI WENG |
| Secret peace talks between the Karen National Union and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army were held in Kanchanaburi Province in Thailand. |
Censorship Cause Party Not to Compete |
| By KO HTWE |
| Strict censorship of political party news by Burma's press censorship board causes one party to rethink its decision to compete in the election. |
INTERVIEWThe Kachin State Progressive Party |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| The Burmese Election Commission has yet to approve the Kachin State Progressive Party (KSPP) to contest in the election. Irrawaddy correspondent Ko Htwe interviews KSPP leader Dr. Manan Tuja. |
Indonesia's Last Glacier will Melt within Years |
| By ROBIN McDOWELL |
| Glaciers worldwide are in retreat, with major losses already seen across much of Alaska, the Alps, the Andes and numerous other ranges. What makes Puncak Jaya different is just how little is known about it. |
Burmese rebels in India plea bargain
34 Karen and Arakanese rebels duped and arrested by Indian intellgence in the Andaman Islands 12 years ago could be released shortly
‘Disinterested’ youths among 30m voters
Burmese government announces that 30 million are eligible to vote in elections but concerns arise over the demographic traditionally most likely to cast ballots
Dhaka delays controversial gas project
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ILO aids child soldier but many march on
Young Thu Zin Oo made his daily trip across the Pun Hlaing River from ...
World Cup fever leaves lottery retailers out of play
State lottery ticket sales have been falling since last week amid the distraction of ...
Indian donates transformers to aid Nargis-hit Rangoon
India’s government has donated power transformers to Burma, according to ...
All Mon Regions Democracy Party rolls out platform
The All Mon Regions Democracy Party formed on April 7 plans to take part in ...
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