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But rebel spokesman says they will not negotiate with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
Full story » | Comment Forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi launch fresh air strikes on rebel-held Ras Lanuf, as they try to retake the oil-rich town.
- At least 20 people are killed and more than 120 are injured after a car bomb explodes at a gas station in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad.
- Modern humans may have originated in southern Africa, challenging the "out of Africa" view that they came from the east of the continent, study finds.
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| By KO HTWE |
| To mark International Women's Day, female leaders in Burma speak out on the need for further efforts to achieve equality between men and women. |
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| By MIN NAING THU |
| Some 500 new sponsors have stepped in to assist political prisoners affiliated with the NLD under an initiative promoted by Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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| By WAI MOE |
| With the “Jasmine Revolution” beginning to spread from the Arab world to China, the Burmese military regime is planning to increase intelligence efforts to suppress similar mass movements. |
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| By MA SU MON |
| From a new compilation of testimonies told by survivors of Burma's military regime, Ma Su Mon, a former Rangoon university student, tells her story. |
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| By KANYA D'ALMEIDA |
| Women continue to struggle, far below the level of their male counterparts, in every single aspect of human society. |
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| By MATTHEW PENNINGTON |
| China's military has been on a spending spree at a time that the debt-ridden US government is looking to cut defense costs. |
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| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| All ongoing parliamentary sessions are to be concluded by the end of this month in Burma. |
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| By KO HTWE |
| The Burmese army is once again using its infamous “four-cuts” strategy in Shan State and the number of internally displaced people is rising by the day. |
The ILO and forced labour in Burma

(Interview) Last month, the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Burma met ...
In the past four years, 65,000 Burmese refugees have resettled

Countries around the world are continuing to offer new homes to Burmese refugees, most of whom are ...
Women In Burma Need International Support

(Commentary) – An outside observer of Burmese politics might assume women in Burma have made ...
KIA soldier arrested by Burmese Military Affairs Security Unit

A soldier in Battalion 3 of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has been detained by a Burmese ...
Dancing for Burma in London

Two hundred Londoners were dancing for Burma around historic Trafalgar Square on Sunday, ...
Parliament to discuss prisoners’ release, right to form associations

The Burmese Parliament will begin motions and questions on Wednesday, with the completion of ...
Dozens injured in township office collapse
The collapse of an old two-storey building that housed the Township Peace and Development Council (TPDC) in Thanatpin Township ...
Thai official claims that closure of Myawaddy-Mae Sot border crossing stems from Burmese perception that its neighbour hosts Karen troops
Military absent from new committee tasked with scrutinising decisions made by parliament, although USDP dominance remains
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