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Arkar, IMNA : The Mon National Day Committee, based in Mudon Township, Mon State, reported to IMNA last week that it has indeed removed the Burmese text from Mon National Day posters at 80 sites throughout Mon and Karen State, in accordance with recent orders from the Mudon Township Peace …

IMNA : Rumors of religious arrests in conjunction with the January 7th 2010 arrest of a Mon monk in Thanphyuzayart Town continue to trouble monastic communities across Mon State.

Mehm oa, Tuka : Truck drivers who were previously able to make a living carrying passengers, now face a threat to their livelihood as they must pay increased fees at checkpoints in Ye township, according to area passengers and drivers.

Arkar : A villager in Chaungzone township has been arrested for potential connections to a monk arrested and torture last week by forces from the Burmese military government.

IMNA : Brothels sanctioned by a Burmese army officer, have opened with the support of senior township administration in Thanphyuzayart township.

Khatter Non, IMNA : Starting at the end of January 2010, U Maung Maung Soe, a professional photographer based in Rangoon, will commence leading a highly unorthodox style photography training in the city. The course, which will merely be titled “Photo Training”, is free, and open to interested youth throughout …

Tawlawi : Despite recent pay increases for Burmese civil servants and government workers, thousands of retired staff have been left out of the increase in government pay.

Tawlawi : This year the senior Burmese military office that has traditionally conffered significant honorific titles for Buddhist monks, has approved fewer title confirmations than in previous years.

Jorn, IMNA : In an increasingly tense political climate, the Burmese government has ordered that Burmese text explaining Mon history be removed from signs advertising the largest Mon holiday held to celebrate the founding of the traditional Mon kingdom.

Kon Ha Dae : The Burmese government department of transportation in Three Pagoda Pass Township, Mon State, has instated a new tax on 4 and 10 wheeled vehicle owners, burdening vehicle owners regardless of their vehicle’s use.