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Listen to AudioBurmese Army arrests eight KIO members
Eight members of Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) were reported to have been arrested by the Burmese Army.
Sources from Kachin state said Light Infantry Battalion 142 of Northern Command raided a Kachin village in Dautphonyan township and arrested 8 people including a local chief officer and second chief officer yesterday. The army released six people in the evening but still detained the chief and the second chief officer.
The reason of the arrest is not yet clear. But the analyst said the government is trying to put pressure on KIO because it refused to issue a statement against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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-Interview with U Aung Kyaw Zaw on the arrest of KIO members.
EU praised Arroyo for Burma
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| Gloria Arroyo was praised by EU parliament members for her tough stance on Burma. |
Philippines president Gloria Arroyo was praised by EU parliament members for her tough stance on Burma.
Hartmut Nassauer, chairman of the European parliament's delegation for relations with ASEAN said even though Philippines has the problem of corruption and extra-judicial killings, it was a pillar of democracy compared to the other ASEAN member countries.
President Arroyo on Wednesday said Philippine lawmakers might refuse to ratify ASEAN's first-ever charter until Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was freed.
