World Focus on Burma (31-12-2007)
- After Killings of the Burmese Monks; The Writing is on the Wall
Mizzima.com, India -
After dominating every facet of Burmese people’s lives since 1962, Myanmar army is still nowhere near removing the rebel armies, consisted of ceasefire and … - India’s Halt to Burma Arms Sales May Pressure Junta
Washington Post, United States -
Burma, also known as Myanmar, is regarded as one of the world’s most repressive nations. The National League for Democracy, the party of Nobel Peace Prize … - Bird flu still a threat 10 years after leap to humans
USA Today -
13 and the first case in Burma, also known as Myanmar, in a child who was hospitalized in November and has recovered. The first confirmed case in Pakistan … - No More Cheap Oil?
Merinews, India -
… are clear: high fuel prices in combination with high food prices will give rise to political unrest, as events in Burma / Myanmar have proved in 2007. … - Bangladesh says bird flu spreads to more farms
Reuters -
DHAKA, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Bangladesh culled more than 2500 chickens after the H5N1 bird flu virus infected more farms in the northern part of the country, … - Editorial: At year’s end, a global agenda for compassion
Sacramento Bee, USA -
Special cases: Chechnya, Myanmar (Burma), Zimbabwe. People in Chechnya who had fled conflict between local separatists and Russian forces are beginning to … - Faith, history unite two communities
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY -
… who worked in Burma in the early 19th century. With the modern Karen fleeing persecution in the land now known as Myanmar, “it’s like our history coming … - Thai elephants trample man
News24.com, South Africa -
The Bangkok Post said that two men from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic group were riding a motorcycle near the southern beach resort of Hua Hin on Sunday when they … - Malaysia allows Christian newspaper to name Allah
Spero News -
Journalists who write about religion chose the Buddhist monks of Myanmar (Burma) and their pro-democracy struggle over Pope Benedict XVI, President Bush, …
