Health of Political Prisoners Deteriorating in Buthidaung

7/2/2009

Buthidaung: The health of two political prisoners being held in Buthidaung prison in Arakan State has been deteriorating by the day due to lack of proper medical treatment, said one former prisoner who did not want to disclose his name. full story

Burmese Navy's Permit for Tolls Troubles Public in Arakan

7/1/2009

Arakanese traveling in boats between Taungup Township and Kyauk Pru in western Burma's Arakan State now have to pay tolls for their consumer goods as authorized by the Burmese navy, said one local boat owner. full story

Burmese Army continues to seize arable land

6/30/2009

Sittwe: The Burmese Army continues to seize arable land with abandon in Arakan State. Farmers in the state had their land confiscated for building army institutes on orders from the higher authorities. No compensation was paid to farmers, the farming community said. full story

Arrest and Abduction in Bangladesh

6/25/2009

Dhaka: Bangladesh police arrested five Burmese citizens on Tuesday night as they were intruding into Bangladesh territory, according to a report from the Daily Star. full story

Flag Meeting Concludes with Many Promises

6/24/2009

Cox’sbazar: A day-long sector-commander level flag meeting between Burma and Bangladesh was completed yesterday with many pledges made by Nasaka, the border security force in Burma, said a source close to Bangladesh authorities. full story

BDR Deploys Additional Troops After Flag Meeting

7/2/2009

Cox’sbazar: Additional Bangladesh Rifles troops have been deployed by Bangladesh authorities in southernBangladesh near the Burmese border to deal with undocumented Muslim migrants crossing the borderfrom Burma, according to a report from a Bangladesh official. full story

Junta bans travel between Indo-Burma border

7/1/2009

Paletwa: The Burmese military junta has banned local villagers from travelling on the Indo-Burma border, especially the southern part of Mizoram state of India and south of Chin State in Burma, after seven villagers from two Indian villages died of an unknown disease, said a local resident. full story

Deputy Commander dies of unknown causes

6/29/2009

A Deputy Commander of the Burmese Army’s LIB 537 died of unknown causes on the western Burma border. He was supervising the construction of the fence project by troops from his battalion, said a government official in Taung Bro sub-township. full story

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