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Democratic Voice of Burma: Security stepped up in Pakokku

burmanet.org     29-Aug-2008          

Barbed wire barriers erected by armed government soldiers on the streets of Pakokku in an effort to prevent demonstrations have brought traffic to a standstill, local residents said. Authorities have stepped up security...                    

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Spike Mountjoy: In the calm before the storm

scoop.co.nz     12-Jun-2008   3 related          

A group of young Monks in the Burmese river-side town of Pakokku were at the forefront of the pro-democracy uprising that swept their country last year. Before the storm, when all they had to worry about was peacefully...                    

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Mizzima News: Monks Alliance urges monks to boycott religious examinations – Than Htike Oo

burmanet.org     19-Mar-2008   4 related          

The ‘All Burma Monks Alliance’ (ABMA) on Tuesday urged monks to boycott the religious examinations of Dhama Sariya and Pali. The religious examinations are to be held on March 24. “During the saffron revolution, we announced the ex-communicative boycott of the regime. This boycott will remain in...                    

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Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary (The Christian Science Monitor)

yahoo.com     21-Feb-2008   14 related          

The Christian Science Monitor - The elderly monk is nervous. He paces the room, leans over an old TV set and slips in a "Tom and Jerry" DVD, raising the volume to an uncomfortable pitch. He peers out one window and then the next, fidgeting. He sits down, gets up again. Finally, he talks. But...                    

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