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Freeing dissidents vital for Myanmar transition-EU
San Diego Union Tribune, United States -
BRUSSELS – Myanmar’s military government should free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners to show it is serious about …

Hundreds Attend Mahn Shah Funeral
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -

By VIOLET CHO Hundreds of mourners, including Karen and members of Burma’s other ethnic groups, attended the funeral on Monday of Mahn Sha, the leader of …

Two Men Arrested at Rangoon Weekly
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -

By MIN LWIN     Military intelligence officers raided the office of the Myanmar Nation weekly in Rangoon on Friday and again on Monday, arresting the editor and …

Suu Kyi party says charter plan “threat to Myanmar“
Reuters India, India -
Last week the military, which has ruled the former Burma in various guises since 1962, accused pro-democracy and dissident groups of trying to tear the …

Reuters World News Highlights at 1400 GMT, Feb 18
Guardian Unlimited, UK -
… Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari expressed optimism on Monday as he started his latest round of visits to Asian capitals seeking a solution to the former Burma’s …

Myanmar pro-democracy party warns that referendum plan could be …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been under international pressure to make democratic reforms, especially since it violently quashed peaceful mass protests …

Musharraf among world’s 10 ‘worst dictators’
Newindpress, India -
Burma’s symbol of democracy, Nobel peace prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi, remains under house arrest,” it noted. The others named by the Parade magazine …

Two journalists arrested in Rangoon
Mizzima.com, India -
Two journalists from a Rangoon based weekly publication ‘Myanmar Nation’ were picked up on Friday for interrogation. The local authorities from Thingangyun …

Burmese delegation attends military expo
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s military junta is seeking to expand military relations and negotiate future arms contracts at Asia’s largest arms exhibition, DEFEXPO 2008, …

Burma: Underground Artists Survive…Just
UNPO, Netherlands -
The government mouthpiece, the New Light of Myanmar, ran an editorial in January [2008] denouncing the Western influences changing the face of Burma . …

KNU appoints new leader
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Feb 18, 2008 (DVB)–The Karen National Union said on Friday that a new general secretary has been appointed to replace the late leader Pado Manh Sha who was …

UN Myanmar envoy hopeful at start of Asian tour
Reuters India, India -
… Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari expressed optimism on Monday as he started his latest round of visits to Asian capitals seeking a solution to the former Burma’s …

Banned ‘Rambo’ a hot sell in Burma
The Times, South Africa -
YANGON – Police in military-run Myanmar have banned DVD vendors from selling the new “Rambo” film about a Vietnam war veteran fighting the junta’s soldiers, …

Japan to accept Burma refugees: report
The Age, Australia -
Japan will accept a small number of the roughly 140000 refugees from Burma now sheltering in Thailand, a rare move for a country known for keeping its gates …

‘Weapon’ promoted humanity
FayObserver.com, NC -
He worked hard for the relief of the people of Myanmar (also known as Burma) from a brutal military dictatorship. His American record of fighting against …

India should play a bigger role: KNO
Assam Tribune, India -
INDO-MYANMAR BORDER, Feb 17 – “India has a big role to play in restoration of democracy in Burma (Myanmar). And, we are eagerly waiting for a comprehensive …

‘Genetic Corridors’ Are Next Step To Saving Tigers
Science Daily (press release) -
The proposed corridor includes extensive areas of Bhutan, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia, along with potential connectivity to Laos, …

BURMA: Ethnic leader murdered – 18/02/2008
Radio Australia, Australia -
The leader of the biggest rebel group in Burma, the Karen National Union has been murdered in Thailand. Pado Manh Sha was shot twice at his home in Mae Sot …

Burma: The Christmas that never was
Aid to the Church in Need (press release), Australia -
Burma, which is also known as Myanmar, hit the headlines last year when a string of protests about living standards quickly escalated into a national crisis …

Primates disappearing from tropical forests
The New Nation, Bangladesh -
Eight of the hotspots are considered the highest priorities for the survival of the most endangered primates: Indo-Burma, Madagascar and the Indian Ocean …