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Market Traders at the Mercy of the Mayor |
By KHIN OO THAR |
Shopkeepers from Thirimingala Market say the mayor has accepted a bribe to relocate the market and let AsiaWorld take over the site. |
Karen New Year Celebrated Across the World |
By SAW YAN NAING |
Karen people worldwide gather to mark New Year 2750. |
Suu Kyi, SNLD Call for Ethnic Unity |
By KO HTWE |
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and leaders of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy meet to discuss the unity of ethnic parties. |
NLD Outlines Four Principles for Foreign Investment |
By HTET AUNG |
The National League for Democracy outlines four principles for foreign investment in the country and reaffirms its stand on the need to review existing economic sanctions. |
Bangkok Airport Train Link Opens Check-In Services |
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Travelers in Bangkok can now check in their luggage when boarding the city's train-to-the-plane for flights on certain Thai airlines, with most carriers opting out of the service for now. |
Indian Tea Tastes Different Due to Climate Change |
By WASBIR HUSSAIN |
Tea growers in northeastern India say climate change has hurt the country's tea crop, leading not just to a drop in production but also subtly altering the flavor of their brew. |
NLD Raises 20 Million Kyat for Social Projects |
By SAI ZOM HSENG |
A three-day fund-raising event by the National League for Democracy brings in more than US $23,500 to benefit the families Burma's political prisoners and others in need. |

Funeral services hit 10-year high: Kyaw Thu

Volunteer support network for political prisoners launched

DKBA soldier takes hostage outside UNHCR office

- Local pro-democracy groups call for release of political prisoners
- NLD fair raises $11,000 USD for political prisoners, HIV
- Burmese migrant workers stage labour rights protest
- NDF leaders glad to finally meet Suu Kyi ‘socially’

Arakanese rebels attack Burma army
Four Burmese troops killed in rare attack by Arakan Liberation Army, which warns that resistance efforts will step up in 2011
Burma army expands in Kachin, Shan states
Additional military zones created by junta as concerns over clashes between border-based ethnic armies continue to mount