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Archive for February 23rd, 2008

World Focus on Burma (23 Deb 08)

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Weekly Business Roundup (February 23, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… were awarded permits in 2007 to make exploratory tests in Burma’s northwestern Sagaing Division in a pact with the state Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, …

Myanmar’s Karen mourn leader
Aljazeera.net, Qatar -

“He was not just the leader of the Karen people, he was the leader of all ethnic nationalities in Burma, including the Burmans. “He was trying to rebuild …

Suu Kyi tops UN envoy’s agenda
Financial Times, UK -
“This is one of the issues I intend to discuss with the authorities in Myanmar [Burma],” Ibrahim Gambari, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy on Burma, …

Myanmar democratic process should be inclusive: UN envoy
Daily Times, Pakistan -
JAKARTA: The UN envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, said Friday that the country should follow an inclusive process as it moves towards multi-party elections …

Birmania. Visto, non si stampi
Il Centro Sinistra dei Giovani, Italy -
Storie di tutti i giorni dal paese delle bianche pagode e delle parole sussurrate sottovoce: Burma’s military government continues to crack down on the …

Myanmar magazine launches attack on ‘fat’ Rambo
The Canadian Press -
YANGON, Myanmar – Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo character looks like a fat lunatic in his new movie, a Myanmar magazine said this week, bucking local public …

Burma takes shots at John Rambo
USA Today -
… missionaries being held in the jungles of the country also known as Myanmar, “looks funny fighting a war even though he’s so fat with sagging breasts. …

 

UN Envoy: ASEAN Plays Key Role in Helping Burma
Voice of America -
By VOA News The UN envoy to Burma says countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have a significant role to play in helping the …

 

US to press Rudd on China
Sydney Morning Herald Read Full Article
US officials will press Australia for an assessment of China’s growing strategic and economic role in the region, as Washington tries to determine what impact a new government in Canberra will have on…

 

 

 

Written by Lwin Aung Soe

February 23, 2008 at 1:08 pm

Posted in World Focus on Burma

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