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အာဏာရွင္စနစ္ က်ဆံုးမွ တတိုင္းျပည္လံုး စစ္မွန္တဲ့ ဒီမိုကေရစီကို ခံစားရမယ္

World Focus on Burma (13 Jan 08)

  1. Bully at the Home: Demoralized Burmese Military regime
    Mizzima.com, India -
    But obviously, the people don’t rely news in their state-media outlets and state-run newspaper ‘New Light of Myanmar’ just mere nothing to them. …
  2. Burmese refugee care part of grants
    Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN -
    By Amanda Iacone Two grants worth more than $133000 will help establish new medical programs to help Burmese refugees relocating in Fort Wayne receive the …
  3. Myanmar dissident condemns talks
    Earthtimes, UK -
    The talks were organized by Ibrahim Gambari, the envoy sent by the United Nations to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, after the military junta crushed …
  4. Burmese man escapes religious persecution
    El Paso Times, TX -
    But that was Burma, now called Myanmar, where Christians have been persecuted by the ruling military junta. The man said soldiers arrested him for spreading …
  5. SA mag joins panty plan to oust Myanmar junta
    Independent Online, South Africa -
    Thein Win, chairperson of the Free Burma Campaign South Africa, said: “It is an excellent idea. Send more panties to sap more power so that they know people …
  6. Canada’s China Foreign Aid Policy
    Canada Free Press, Canada -
    7) China supports repressive regimes around the world, such as North Korea, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Myanmar (Burma), a clear indication of its lack of respect …
  7. Japan to provide 6 bil. yen in aid to 4 Mekong nations+
    TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Kyodo) – Japan will provide a combined 6 billion yen in aid to four nations in the Mekong River region to fund various projects, including the envisioned construction of two highways traversing.
  8. Myanmar unrest brings more seeking US asylum
    El Paso Times, TX -
    But that was in Burma, now called Myanmar, where Christians have been persecuted by the ruling military junta. The man said soldiers arrested him for …
  9. Myanmar junta calls for vigilance
    Peninsula On-line, Qatar -
    Source ::: AP yangon • Myanmar’s ruling junta warned the public to be vigilant and report suspicious activities following a bombing that killed one woman in …
  10. Myanmar junta blames foreign influence for acts of sabotage
    Monsters and Critics.com, UK -
    Yangon – Myanmar’s state-run press on Sunday blamed two deadly blasts on insurgents with backing from a ‘foreign organization’ bent of ‘practicing hegemony …
  11. Bomb kills ethnic Karen rebel, injures 4 civilians in Myanmar …
    PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
    AP YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – A bomb exploded during a circus show in northern Myanmar, injuring four civilians and killing the Karen rebel who allegedly …..
  12. Bomb hits Yangon rail station, woman wounded
    Reuters AlertNet, UK -
    Small bomb blasts at public places such as Buddhist temples, markets and fairs are relatively common in the former Burma, which has been under military rule …
  13. Bomb Hits Yangon Rail Station, Woman Wounded
    Javno.hr, Croatia -
    Small bomb blasts at public places such as Buddhist temples, markets and fairs are relatively common in the former Burma, which has been under military rule …
  14. Bomb attacks hit Burmese cities
    BBC News, UK -
    The state-run newspaper, the New Light of Myanmar, said in both cases it was the bomber who was killed in the process of handling the bomb.
  15. Burma villagers sift for junta’s glitzy scraps
    San Francisco Chronicle,  USA -
    First lady Laura Bush has urged jewelers not to buy gems from Burma, also known as Myanmar. Some of the world’s biggest names in precious stones, …
  16. China’s Soft Power
    RealClearPolitics, IL -
    An authoritarian junta shunned by the US rules Burma, or Myanmar. China has provided the largest amount of aid to Burma and helped to build roads, …

Written by Lwin Aung Soe

January 13, 2008 at 3:06 am