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| Rebel soldiers and their supporters are handcuffed and led on to a police bus |
Listen to AudioCurfew after soldiers mutiny in Manila
The President of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo, has imposed a night-time curfew in the capital Manila after a group of renegade soldiers called for her to be removed from power.
The soldiers and their supporters, who have now been arrested, barricaded themselves into a luxury hotel after breaking out of a nearby courthouse where they were standing trial over a mutiny attempt in 2003.
Government troops surrounded the hotel before an armoured personnel carrier smashed through the main entrance. Teargas and shots were fired, but there are no reports of casualties.
Burma closes HIV/AIDS sanctary, evicts monks
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| Burmese government closes the Maggin monastery (photo from Ko Htike Blog) |
The Burmese military has closed a monastery in Rangoon which had been a centre for the treatment of AIDS patients.
Officials evicted the few remaining monks at the Maggin monastery, which has been raided a number of times since the pro-democracy protests in September.
It's thought the abbott and a number of the monks from the monastery remain in detention. The monastery was part of an AIDS programme run by the opposition National League for Democracy.
Also in the news
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| Ludu Daw Ahmar said unity and solidarity of the people is important for Burma |
The ninety second birth day ceremony of Ludu Daw Ahmar has celebrated at Mahagandaryone monastery in Amarapura township.
Daw Ahmar and her family offer food and alms for one thousand and two hundreds monks.
In the interview with BBC, Daw Ahmar said the unity and solidarity of the people is the most important thing for Burma’s future.
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