Archive for February 10th, 2008
World Focus on Burma (10 Feb 08)
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Pressure pays as Myanmar moves to democracy
Euronews.net, France -
The hardline military rulers of Myanmar, the former Burma, have announced moves towards possible democracy. The junta says a referendum on a new …
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TIMELINE: Myanmar’s slow road to a new constitution
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June 19, 1989: The military government changes the official name of the country from Burma to the Union of Myanmar. Continued… -
FACTBOX: Key facts about Myanmar, Asia’s troubled state
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COUNTRY NAME: Union of Myanmar, or Myanmar. The name was changed from the Union of Burma in 1989 in what the ruling military junta described as an attempt … -
Britain guarded at Myanmar election promise
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.. Burma requires the participation of all political stakeholders,” a Foreign Office spokeswoman in London said, referring to Myanmar by its colonial era … -
Opium trade blooms at Indo-Burma border
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The entire length of the India-Myanmar border is dotted with such fields. NDTV was told not to shoot the people around. But one of them agreed to speak to … - A ‘Wonderland’ where monks call for foreign air strikes
| Burma is a topsy-turvy sort of place, where surprises lurk and suddenly jump out at you. | A monk in one of the robes that gave the Saffron Revolution of Bloody September 2007 its name. LEWIS NORMAN PHOTO | P…
- Striken land of soldiers and slaves
| The Saffron Revolution is Burma’s 9/11; much will never be the same again after the killing, arrest and torture of monks by the government. | Looking over the rooftops of Yangon (above), with the gilded Sule … - Eyewitness: Burma from the inside
| Burma’s Bloody September came home to people in Japan with the slaying of veteran freelance photojournalist Kenji Nagai on Sept. 27, 2007 in Yangon during a mass demonstration. The video clip showing him bein… - Film focuses on ‘the other Burma’
| Here, in Irene Marty’s film titled “In the Shadow of the Pagodas — The Other Burma,” we encounter the wretched of the Earth. This haunting documentary gives a voice to Burma’s traumatized ethnic nationa… - Insight into the world / Approach Myanmar with long-term initiatives
| In mid-January, the Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministers’ Meeting took place in Tokyo, involving Japan as host and the five Southeast Asian nations through which the Mekong River runs: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thai… -
Burmese junta’s election plan criticised
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A spokesman for Burma’s National League for Democracy, Nyan Win, called it “erratic”. “They’ve just announced that a referendum will be held in May 2008, … -
Book reveals adventure in all its colours
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Determined to travel a long forgotten Second World War road through the closed northern jungles of Burma/Myanmar, armed with forged documents, Jenkins risks … -
Myanmar junta pledges 2010 poll, a sham say critics
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The elections would be the first held in the former Burma since 1990, when Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won a multi-party poll … -
Myanmar election announcement greeted with scepticism
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While both announcements appear to put Myanmar, also called Burma, on the path to democracy, their proclamation was greeted with great scepticism by … -
A chance for change in Burma
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FOUR MONTHS after crushing massive street protests, Burma’s generals seem as entrenched as ever. There are few workable options for a way forward. … -
Suu Kyi still junta’s main challenger
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates -
She had refused to travel to see him in Britain, believing she would have been barred from returning to Myanmar — known as Burma before the junta changed … -
Burma junta election promise a ’sham’
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Federal Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says a promise by Burma’s military government to hold general elections in 2010 is a sham. … -
Burma junta to hold 2010 election
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Burma’s military government, a target of sharp international criticism for failing to hand over power to a democratically-elected government, has announced … -
Myanmar is planning elections
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But many in Myanmar, also known as Burma, have already written it off as a fraud. Until the new constitution is finished and made public, the key question … -
Regional arts and entertainment events
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA -
Thailand-based filmmaker Buddy Hatton presents his travelogue Road to Mandalay: Myanmar and Angkor Wat, with scenes from the nation formerly known as Burma … -
Govt scoffs at Burma’s ‘free’ elections
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
Australia has described as a sham claims by Burma’s military regime that it plans to hold multi-party elections within three years. Burma’s military rulers … -
Myanmar’s plans for elections positive –Singapore
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
SINGAPORE–Singapore, which currently chairs the regional ASEAN group of countries, on Sunday described Myanmar’s plans to hold a constitutional referendum … -
Myanmar’s announcement of new elections met with skepticism
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… announcement that they would restore democracy within two years has been met with deep skepticism among experts on Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. … -
The Devil’s in the Details
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
A British foreign office spokesperson said, “The transition to democracy in Burma requires the participation of all political stakeholders,” voicing …
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Burma’s Military Government Says Elections in 2010
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By Ron Corben Burma’s military government says it will hold a referendum on a new constitution in May and plans general elections in 2010. … -
The Saffron Revolution; a catalyst for freedom
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Mary P.Callahan, an expert on Myanmar military, wrote that, “after independence from Britain, the World War II practices of politics in Burma have made … -
Myanmar to Host Gem Show in March Despite International Boycott
Diamonds.net, NY -
The United States and the European Union implemented economic sanctions against Myanmar, also known as Burma, to protest the country’s human rights abuses. …
.. Burma requires the participation of all political stakeholders,” a Foreign Office spokeswoman in London said, referring to Myanmar by its colonial era …
