Archive for February 15th, 2008
World Focus on Burma (15 Feb 08)
‘Group Of Friends’ Meet To Review Developments In Burma
AHN -
Burma is now officially known as Myanmar. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week convened a meeting of the 14 Member States known as the “Group of Friends” …
AHN -
Burma is now officially known as Myanmar. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week convened a meeting of the 14 Member States known as the “Group of Friends” …
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Police finds truck used for Mahn Sha’s assassination
Mizzima.com, India - … truck that was used by the assassins to kill Pado Mahn Sha, general secretary of the Karen National Union, Burma’s longest operating insurgent group. … |
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Myanmar’s High-Profile Rebel Leader Assassinated
Enews 2.0, UK - … National Union is one of the biggest ethnic groups in Myanmar , known for his fight against the military government in Myanmar , also known as Burma . … |
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Divided They Fall
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - … the KNU’s secretary general, is not only a great loss for the Karen people, but also for the pro-democracy movement in Burma. … |
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KNU mourns loss of leader
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway - He had also been a member of the National Council of the Union of Burma since 2000, and has been published as a writer under the pseudonym Yay San. |
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An Invisible Refuge
Tehelka, India - THONHLEI Zing, a 23-year-old agricultural labourer and four of her friends from Hnian Lawn village in Myanmar’s Chin state arrived in India this January 1. … |
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THAILAND: The mechanics of resettling Burmese refugees
IRINnews.org, NY - The USA is one of some 11 countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Finland, which have taken in a total of some 40000 Burmese (Myanmar) … |
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Movie capsules
San Jose Mercury News, USA - … boat up and down the Salween River when a group of Christian missionaries ask him for a ride into the strife-torn jungles of Burma (now called Myanmar). … |
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Students get lesson in funny valentines
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Her bewilderment mirrored the expression she saw on the faces of her new students from Mexico, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and … |
Myanmar gains in leader’s death
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
… “The KNU will also cooperate with opposition groups inside and outside the country in matters relating to change in Burma [Myanmar] and increasing the …
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
… “The KNU will also cooperate with opposition groups inside and outside the country in matters relating to change in Burma [Myanmar] and increasing the …
Leader of Burma’s biggest rebel group killed
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
The leader had recently warned of an increase in violence in the wake of the announcement of a May referendum in Burma. Mae Sot (AsiaNews) – Burmese media …
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
The leader had recently warned of an increase in violence in the wake of the announcement of a May referendum in Burma. Mae Sot (AsiaNews) – Burmese media …
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Myanmar rebel leader assassinated in Thailand
Globe and Mail, Canada - Mae Sot, Thailand — A leader of Myanmar’s biggest rebel group was shot dead at his home in a Thai border town yesterday in an assassination immediately … |
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Myanmar rebels suspect rival hitman in leader’s slaying
AFP - BANGKOK (AFP) — A top leader of Myanmar’s rebel Karen National Union was likely killed by a professional hitman, possibly hired by a splinter group aligned … |
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Myanmar separatist leader is killed
Los Angeles Times, CA - Burma is the name preferred to Myanmar by the military’s opponents. The KNU is one of more than a dozen armed ethnic groups that for decades have sought … |
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Burma rebels name new leader
The Press Association - The Karen National Union (KNU), a leading ethnic rebel group in Burma, has named a new leader following the mysterious murder of its chief. … |
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Christian rock band to raise funds for refugee families
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - Funds will support families like the Bays, who came to St. Charles after suffering years of persecution in Myanmar which was formerly known as Burma. … |
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Myanmar rebel leader shot dead
PRESS TV, Iran - They want to establish an autonomous Karen state in the east of Burma, and to protect the Karen people from what they say are abuses by the government. … |
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KNU general secretary gunned down
Bangkok Post, Thailand - The assassination of a senior Karen rebel leader on the Thai-Burma border has dealt a severe blow not only to the Karen insurgency but also for the … |
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Myanmar leader assassinated in Thailand
Thaindian.com, Thailand - Bangkok:Prominent Leader of pro democracy movement in Myanmar”s Karen National Union who was also a key figure in the democracy movement was assassinated on … |
INTERVIEW-Slain Myanmar rebel predicted rising tensions
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The Karen, and all the people of Burma, will be free”. Myanmar has been under military rule of one form or another since 1962, during which time it has been …
Reuters -
The Karen, and all the people of Burma, will be free”. Myanmar has been under military rule of one form or another since 1962, during which time it has been …
Senior Burmese opposition leader shot dead
Financial Times, UK -
By Amy Kazmin in Bangkok A senior leader of the Karen National Union, one of the biggest ethnic minority groups fighting Burma’s military regime, …
Financial Times, UK -
By Amy Kazmin in Bangkok A senior leader of the Karen National Union, one of the biggest ethnic minority groups fighting Burma’s military regime, …
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www.mccully.co.nz – 15 February 2008
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - But, the Prime Minister and her colleagues explained, New Zealand does not have any sanctions against Burma (or Myanmar as our Ministers still insist it … |
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Burmese rebel leader shot dead
Financial Times, UK - By Amy Kazmin A senior leader of the Karen National Union, one of the biggest ethnic minority groups fighting Burma’s military regime, was assassinated in … |
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Leader of Myanmar’s ethnic Karen rebel group killed in Thailand
International Herald Tribune, France - Burma is the name preferred to Myanmar by the junta’s opponents. The KNU is one of more than a dozen armed ethnic groups that for decades have sought … |
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Anti-Israel agitators target Leviev shops
Jewish Chronicle (subscription), UK - … diamond company has been accused of supplying blood rubies from Burma used to finance Myanmar’s military junta” — a charge the company strongly denies. … |
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Myanmar opposition leader killed
United Press International - He had served as a major contact with the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar, formerly Burma, led by Nobel-prize winning Aung San Suu Kyi whose democratic … |
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Myamar’s repressive regime
Waterbury Republican American, CT - Along with Sudan, Myanmar has been cited by the United Nations for continuing to use child soldiers despite repeated international demands to stop. Burma is … |
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Refugees in the US increasing
Waterbury Republican American, CT - According to the 2000 Census Report, there are 32590 people from Myanmar in the United States. Roughly 40 percent of the Burmese population came to the … |
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Mu Kyi has first Karen baby in Waterbury
Waterbury Republican American, CT - In June, the International Institute of Bridgeport resettled 64 refugees from Myanmar (Burma) in Waterbury. For the next year, the Republican-American will … |
Thankful Burmese refugees
Waterbury Republican American, CT -
Back to Burma, where Myanmar soldiers have killed or displaced nearly 1 million of his people, sending more than 140000 to refugee camps and hundreds of …
Waterbury Republican American, CT -
Back to Burma, where Myanmar soldiers have killed or displaced nearly 1 million of his people, sending more than 140000 to refugee camps and hundreds of …
Leader of Burma rebels shot dead
The Standard, Hong Kong -
The leader of the Karen National Union, one of the biggest ethnic rebel groups fighting the Burmese junta, was shot dead in Thailand. …
The Standard, Hong Kong -
The leader of the Karen National Union, one of the biggest ethnic rebel groups fighting the Burmese junta, was shot dead in Thailand. …
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Top Myanmar rebel leader assassinated in Thailand: police
AFP - … which has ruled the country formerly known as Burma since 1962. “It is likely to be a KNU problem,” said Myanmar analyst Aung Naing Oo, noting that the … |
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Burmese rebel leader shot dead
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - A leader of Burma’s biggest rebel group has been shot dead at his home in a Thai border town in an assassination immediately blamed on troops loyal to the … |
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Myanmar Rebel Leader Shot, Killed At Home
AHN - Myanmar was formerly called Burma and the Karen National Union, which has been fighting decades for autonomy in eastern Myanmar, is the only major ethnic … |
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Museum program focused on Burma
Wicked Local Marion, MA - John and Tess Cederholm of Marion, who took a month-long journey through Burma, formerly known as Myanmar, gave an illustrated talk Feb. … |
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KNU’s No 3 man shot dead in his own home
Bangkok Post, Thailand - Mae Sot police chief Pol Col Phossawat Taengjui said he believed the murder was motivated by political conflicts in Burma. Mahn Shar was a Buddhist Karen … |
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If voting changed anything
Economist, UK - NOBODY could accuse the generals who run Myanmar of making hasty reforms. Their handpicked assembly took 14 years to decide the framework of a new … |
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84 rare spoon-billed sandpipers found in Myanmar
Mongabay.com - BirdLife International has found 84 critically endangered spoon-billed sandpipers in coastal Myanmar (Burma). The discovery is welcome news for a species … |
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Burma rebel leader assassinated
Radio Australia, Australia - The secretary general of Burma’s largest rebel group, the Karen National Union, has been assassinated in Thailand. The secretary general of Burma’s largest … |
Burma: Christians condemn assassination of Karen leader
Inspire Magazine, UK -
Mahn Sha, one of Burma’s most prominent ethnic leaders, was shot dead at his home on the Thai-Burmese border yesterday afternoon. …
Inspire Magazine, UK -
Mahn Sha, one of Burma’s most prominent ethnic leaders, was shot dead at his home on the Thai-Burmese border yesterday afternoon. …
