Young boys in Ye, Mon State smoking cigarettes
UN must take decisive action to protect the dying
Survey on the Burmese Referendum
E-mails from Cyclone Nargis Survivors
Three Pagoda Pass: Rice Prices Rise 25%
Lawi Weng; May 6, 2008
Rice prices have risen twenty-five percent in Three Pagoda Pass on the Thai-Burma border. Two weeks ago a ...(Read More)
Mon Woman, Working in Samut Sakorn, Raped by Six Men
WCRP April 30, 2008
A sixteen-year-old Mon woman was raped and left for dead by a gang of six men in Maharchai, Samut Sakorn Province ...(Read More)
Speech Delivered at Protest at Burmese Embassy
Burma News International Press Conference
Seven Alliances of the Burmese democracy movement
Amphetamine Assaults in Sanghklaburi
Emily Dalton / Kaowao; April 28th, 2008.
An influx of amphetamines in the small town of Sanghklaburi has been blamed for a recent increase in violent attacks in the area. Local sources ...(Read More)
TPP Economy on Decline but Sex Industry Thriving
Asohn Vi / Kaowao; April 23, 2008
Three Pagodas Pass, the border town around the closed Thai-Burma border trading checkpoint, is facing a descending economy. An anonymous ...(Read More)
Public Service Personnel Threatened to Vote 'Yes'
Asohn Vi / Kaowao; April 22, 2008
In some divisions of Mon State, military officers have threatened public service personnel to vote ‘Yes’ on May 10th’s constitutional ...(Read More)
Families of Suffocation Victims Face Inquiry
Asohn Vi / Kaowao; April 21, 2008
Burmese police from Mon state have been inquiring about the names of victims who suffered horrific deaths while trying to enter ...(Read More)
Three Villagers Wounded in Guerilla Attack
Asohn Vi / Kaowao; April 21 , 2008
On April 15th at approximately 4pm three villagers were seriously wounded by a Mon guerilla group that shot a total of five shots and a small ...(Read More)
Songkran Graffiti Campaign Continues Through Mon State
Asohn Vi / Kaowao; April 21 , 2008
An anti-referendum graffiti campaign began in the heart of Mon State during the New Year Water Festival Songkran, and has since spread
...(Read More)
Referendum; Crisis Continues?
Lawi Weng / April 17, 2008
Burma and Thailand are different in the way they hold their referendums. Previously when a referendum was held in Thailand, the Thai government ...(Read More)
MRO: Low Mon Refugee Registrations
Kaowao / April 16 , 2008
Over a hundred Mon refugees have been registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) mobile team, according to ...(Read More)
The Death of at least 59 Mon ethnic migrants suffocate and die in container truck
Letter to Kaowao; April 2008
Indeed, it is more than sad to hear about the death of innocent 56 migrant workers. In fact, it is irritating ,frustrating and angering to hear about those ongoing injustice and innocent death to our Mon people ...(Read More)
Suffocation Deaths Shock Worldwide Migrant Community
Kaowao / April 12 , 2008
News of fifty-four job seekers from Burma suffocating in the sweltering heat in the back of a seafood truck has shocked not only the Burmese ...(Read More)
Statement of The Mon Women’s Association (America + Canada) On The Mon Women’s Day
Exiled Mon Democratic Urges the SPDC to Rethink Referendum
Kaowao / March 19, 2008
The Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF – LA) urges the Burmese military junta to seize the window of opportunity to comply with ...(Read More)
Mon Youths Campaign for 'No' Vote in Referendum
Kaowao /
March 18, 2008
Mon Youths from inside Burma and along the borders gathered for discussions about the constitution and made plans for the ensuing referendum ...(Read More)
Don’t Blame the Underdog UN Envoy Gambari!
Nehginpao Kipgen / March 15, 2008
A seasoned Nigerian diplomat, who is tasked a mission to the Union of Burma as the UN special envoy, wrapped up his latest visit on March 10 ...(Read More)
Disappearance of Army Chief of the New Mon State Party
Kaowao / March 14, 2008
General Nai Aung Naing, the army chief of the New Mon State Party (NMSP), has disappeared after recently leaving for medical treatment in Rangoon, say Mon sources ...(Read More)
The E xamination of Two Subjects in a Day at Southern Mon State Town
Kaowao / March 14, 2008
Ninth grade Basic Education High School students in Southern Mon State have been forced by the regime to take their exams under especially difficult circumstances ...(Read More)
Dam Repairs May Disrupt and Destroy
Smulk Chan / March 14, 2008
Mon State; News has surfaced that Junta authorities in Southern Mu Don Township will work on Win-pa-non Dam, which has sustained long-term damage and cracks ...(Read More)
Ministry of Education Running Fake Diploma Mill
Kaowao / March 2, 2008
For a small fee, the Ministry of Education, Myanmar Examination Board is handing out illegal recommendation marks obtained in matriculation examination for university graduates ...(Read More)
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