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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Earthquake residents say death toll now 104
Friday, 25 March 2011 21:29 Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The unofficial earthquake death toll count has reached 104, according to information compiled on Friday by residents of the quake zone in northeastern Burma.
The cracks split apart the whole section of the road.
Photo : Mizzima/Real Naing
According to local information, 47 people died in the Tarlay (Ta Lur) area; 22 in Kyakuni village...
Relief efforts underway for Shan quake victims
Friday, 25 March 2011 19:20 Mizzima News
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Local and international relief efforts are underway to help the victims of the earthquake that struck northeastern Burma on Thursday.
A house in Tachilek, Burma, where people are starting
to salvage debris for rebuilding after the earthquake
that struck on Thursday night, March 24, 2011. NGOs,
international relief agencies and the...
Website of meteorologist Tun Lwin hacked
Friday, 25 March 2011 19:14 Kyaw Kha
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – A Burmese hacker group that targets popular Burmese websites broke into the Myanmar Climate Change Watch (MCCW) website created by noted meteorologist Dr. Tun Lwin.
Dr. Tun Lwin, a popular meteorologist, whose
website was hacked by a Burmese hackers'
group. Photo : www.tunlwin.com
The website provides free up-to-date information...
Burma Quake Update: 74 dead, 111 injured in Shan State
Friday, 25 March 2011 14:09 Jai Wan Mai
(Updated 5:45 p.m. local time)
New Delhi (Mizzima) – The earthquake in northeastern Burma on Thursday killed at least 74 people and injured 111 with the toll still rising, according to Burma state-run media on Friday afternoon.
A file photo of Tar Lay village on the road to Kyaing
Ton. A resident of nearby Tachilek said 11 people
died, 45 houses collapsed...
Parliamentary questions and motions leaked to media are rejected
Friday, 25 March 2011 12:54 Myo Thant
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Upper House speaker of the Burmese Parliament is rejecting all questions and motions submitted by members of Parliament which have been leaked to the media before being given to members.
A view of the new Burmese Parliament complex in
Naypyidaw, the capital. Photo : MRTV
A MP told Mizzima that speaker Khin Aung Myint said the questions...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Up to 4,000 fishermen from Pyapon missing in storms
Thursday, 24 March 2011 18:06 Myo Thein
New Delhi (Mizzima) – Around 4,000 fishermen from the Pyapon area may have lost their lives in vicious storms that struck Irrawaddy Division last week, according to Win Kyaing, the general secretary of the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.
A Burmese boat which rescued survivors who were adrift
at sea after a storm on March 15 in the harbor at
Kawthaung in Taninsarim...
Monks, students criticise efforts to have Western countries lift sanctions
Thursday, 24 March 2011 17:29 Kyaw Kha
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – A group of Burmese monks and students who secretly oppose the Burmese junta have criticised Burmese political parties, Asean countries and various Western countries that advocate lifting economic sanctions against Burma.
A joint statement released by the All Burma Monks’ Alliance (ABMA), the 88-Generation Students and All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) said that the idea of trying to promote democracy and development through the Burmese Parliament was not possible.
U Dhamma...
Ross Dunkley denied bail at fifth court hearing
Thursday, 24 March 2011 10:46 Te Te
New Delhi (Mizzima) – Hearings and more hearings. At the fifth hearing in the case against the Australian founder of the Myanmar Times, Ross Dunkley, a Burmese court on Wednesday again denied him bail and set a sixth hearing for Tuesday, March 29.
Ross Dunkley, the founder of the Myanmar Times, attended
his fifth court hearing in Rangoon on Wednesday, where...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Forecast: Tornados, thunderstorms in Rangoon, Irrawaddy and Pegu
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:41 Myo Thein
New Delhi (Mizzima) – For the remainder of the week, gales with winds of up to 70 miles per hour, tornadoes and thunderstorms are likely to hit lower Burma, according to a meteorologist with the Myanmar Climate Change Watch Group.
Heavy thunderstorms, tornadoes and gales are possible
this week throughout the Irrawaddy delta, Rangoon and
Pegu, according...
Pipes replaced along Kanbauk to Myaing Kalay gas pipeline
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 11:50 Kun Chan
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Due to frequent leaks, the 180-mile Kanbauk to Myaing Kalay gas pipeline has been undergoing repair since early March.
New gas line pipes are replacing old, leaking pipes in
sections between Mudon, Thanbyuzayat and Ye
townships in Mon State. (Photo: Mizzima)
Since March 3, new pipes, made in Korea, have been put in sections between...
Burma’s election process flawed from start
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 16:10 Larry Jagan
Bangkok (Mizzima) - Even though Burma’s election laws are still being rolled out, many in the Burmese opposition movement abroad have already decided that the forthcoming elections will not be free or fair. But many inside the country seem to feel that although flawed, these elections may provide an opening to create some political space and encourage reforms.
“We do not have the luxury of missing this chance,” Dr Nay Win Maung, co-founder of the Rangoon-based NGO, EGRESS and a newspaper proprietor, said...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
NLD forms social network for farmers
Tuesday, 22 March 2011 20:44 Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Social networking is coming to the farm. That’s the newest tactical tool for organizing farmers and developing a sense of community, say officials of the National League for Democracy (NLD).
A farmer and his buffaloes prepare a paddy field for
planting in Rangoon in this file photo. The NLD will
use social networking to offer farmers...
April Fool’s Day likely time to inaugurate new Burmese government
Tuesday, 22 March 2011 12:30 Myo Thant
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – In early April, the junta will most likely do the nearly inconceivable and transfer power to a new parliamentary government led by president-elect Thein Sein, according to members of Parliament.
The president-elect of Burma, current Prime Minister
Thein Sein, who is expected to assume his new office
sometime in April. Photo : AFP
Khin...
Monday, March 21, 2011
Military training of selected civilians underway in Irrawaddy Division
Monday, 21 March 2011 20:44 Kyaw Kha
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Officials with division Fire Brigades in Burma say that one-month firefighting training courses for civilians will now include military training at the township level in Irrawaddy Division.
Firefighters work to save people trapped in a fire in
Mingala Market in Rangoon in this file photograph.
Selected Rangoon civilians are undergoing...
UWSP conference ends on development note
Monday, 21 March 2011 17:56 Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The United Wa State Party (UWSP) pledged to work harder to develop the Wa Region but warned that if the Burmese junta attacks its territory, it will mount a vigorous defence, at the end of its five-day annual conference.
Two Wa soldiers, members of the largest,
most well-armed ethnic army in Burma.
Photo : AFP
During the conference, which...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Australian co-owner of the Myanmar Times again denied bail
Thursday, 17 March 2011 21:10 Te Te
New Delhi (Mizzima) – At the fourth hearing of the Kamaryut Township Court in Rangoon on Thursday, the detained Australian co-owner of the Myanmar Times, Ross Dunkley, was again denied bail and remanded to Burma’s notorious Insein Prison.
Ross Dunkley, the Australian founder and co-owner
of the Myanmar Times, appeared in the Kamayut
Township Court in Rangoon...
Parliament: questions, answers; recess till Monday
Thursday, 17 March 2011 20:10 Myo Thant
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – According to MPs attending the Burmese Parliament sessions in Naypyidaw, both houses will recess on Friday and resume on Monday.
Lower House MP Tin Nwe Oo said the recess is meant to allow MPs to take part in the full moon alms rice-offering ceremony at temples.
In Thursday's sessions, Lower House MP Aung Zin raised a question about whether the government would enact a law allowing farmers to keep their crops in both private and public warehouses, by paying prescribed storage fees...
Third state-run daily newspaper to be launched
Thursday, 17 March 2011 21:04 Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – A new daily newspaper, called Myawaddy, likely to be another of the junta’s mouthpieces, will be launched on March 27, which marks the 66th Armed Forces Day in Burma. It will be the third state-run newspaper in Burma.
Ye Myint was named executive editor. The staff will be comprised of former employees of the Information Ministry.
The headquarters of the newspaper will be located in Pobba Thiri Township in Naypyidaw. A branch office will be opened in Yankin Township in Rangoon.
It...
Burmese troops overrun SSA-N base in Nam Lao
Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:18 Jai Wan Mai
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – After two days of fighting and a massive bombardment, Burmese troops seized the Nam Lao base of the Shan State Army – North (SSA-N) on Wednesday.
Troops of the Shan State Army-South in parade formation.
Shan State Army-North troops are now engaged in pushing
back a major attack by Burmese regime troops after they
overran the Shan...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
FIFA president visits Burma, pledges more funds
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 21:56 Kyaw Kha
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) President Sepp Blatter told a press conference in Rangoon on Tuesday that FIFA would provide more finanaical assistance to Burma for the development of soccer sports in the country.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter shakes hands with Zaw Zaw,
the president of the Myanmar Football Federation,...
UWSA can successfully resist BGF order, group told
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 21:30 Phanida
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Kyauk Win Kwan, the vice chairman of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), told a party conference that the Wa army can successfully resist the Burmese junta’s order to transform into a Border Guard Force.
The UWSP began a five-day party conference at its headquarters in Pangsang on Wednesday to review the group’s actions in 2010.
More than 213 members are attending the annual conference. Party chairman Bao Yu Xiang did not appear at the Wednesday opening session.
Vice chairman Kyauk...
Government bans Internet overseas calls
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 20:19 Aung Myat Soe, Phanida
Bangkok (Mizzima) – The Burmese Telecommunication and Communication Ministry has issued a directive banning the use of the Internet for ‘voice over Internet protocol’ (VOIP) overseas calls.
A modern Internet cafe in Rangoon, one of many appearing
throughout the former capital. Photo :Mizzima
The directive, dated March 2, 2011, was issued by...
MP opposes motion submitted by MP in same party
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 14:20 Myo Thant
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – A National Democratic Force (NDF) member of the Burmese Parliament opposed a motion by a MP in his own party on Tuesday to extend free education to the secondary level.
The proposal and opposition took place in the Lower House and was perhaps a sign of what some fellow members of Parliament said on Tuesday was confusion, or incompetence, regarding the duties and procedures required of MPs.
Khaing Maung Yi, an NDF MP from Ahlone Township, submitted a proposal to provide free...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Burmese Junta and SSA-N fighting continues
Tuesday, 15 March 2011 21:21 Jai Wan Mai
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Two more clashes between Burmese government troops and the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) took place in northern Burma on Tuesday, according to local residents.
Troops of the Shan State Army-South in parade formation.
Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) troops are increasingly
engaged in clashes with Burmese regime troops, who are
putting...
Tuesday, 15 March 2011 16:58 Kyaw Kha
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Burma’s Meteorology and Hydrology Department warned that gales, with winds of up to 63 miles per hour, are likely to hit Burma accompanied by heavy rainfall during March.
Passers-by inspect a tree that toppled in a gale in Monywa
in Sagaing Division in 2010. An increase in gales and
rainstorms in Burma is forecast for March. Photo: Mizzima
A...
Junta sends more troops to northern Kachin State
Tuesday, 15 March 2011 11:48 Mizzima News
Myitkyina (Mizzima) – About 500 Burmese regime soldiers have been dispatched to the Putao area in northern Kachin State as reinforcements, according to local residents.
The Kachin Independence Army is concerned that more
and more Burmese regime troops are moving into the
area around Putao. Photo : Mizzima
Residents said the troops belonged to Light Infantry...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Some MPs not prepared to raise questions and make motions
Monday, 14 March 2011 21:47 Myo Thant
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Criticism is growing among some members of the Burmese Parliament, who say the level of questions and motions raised by fellow MPs does not meet recognized international standards.
The level of questions and motions in the newly formed
Burmese Parliament is below international standards,
say some fellow MPs. The new Parliament building...
Parcel contents, senders via express delivery services to be photographed
Monday, 14 March 2011 20:21 Mizzima News
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Rangoon Division Vehicle Disciplinary and Supervising Committee has ordered customers who want to send parcels through express delivery services via express buses to document the contents by taking photographs, starting Monday, March 14.
Bus passengers prepare to depart Rangoon in this file
photo. A new order from Rangoon Military...
For the second time, Moulmein students protest electricity cuts
Monday, 14 March 2011 18:45 Kyaw Kha
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – After students protested over electrical power cuts at night in Moulmein, the authorities have begun supplying electricity again at night during the ongoing graduation exams, according to local residents.
Cars and lights powered by storefront generators brighten
up an otherwise dark night in downtown Rangoon.
Electrical power outages...
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