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Archive for February 24th, 2008

World Focus on Burma (24 Feb 08)

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Inner peace in a conflict zone
Jerusalem Post, Israel -
Decades ago, Kornfield spent five years as a Buddhist monk in various monasteries around Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and India. …

Sylvester Stallone Deserves a Special Academy Award
American Thinker, WA -
Approached at his home in southern Thailand, Rambo is cajoled into taking a group of non violent missionaries in his boat into Myanmar, (formerly Burma), …

Burma’s Charade
Washington Post, United States -
IF YOU haven’t been paying close attention, you might think some recent announcements out of Burma denoted progress in this broken Southeast Asian state. …

SHRF MONTHLY REPORT – FEBRUARY 2008
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
By doing this, the junta hope to be able to block any intervention by the international community and at the same time ease the ire of the people of Burma …

Paper Hails Bangladesh’s Energy Joint Ventures With Burma
RedOrbit, TX -
We still have three other alternatives — introduction of nuclear energy into the power grid, coal-based power plants and obtaining of from Myanmar. …

Kidman takes an acidic turn
St George & Sutherland Shire Leader, Australia -
In the new Rambo, Stallone is rumbling in the jungles of Myanmar (formally Burma), where the film is officially banned. According to one internet site, …

Marylebone Road protest against Total Oppression in Burma
Indymedia UK, UK -

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Myanmar/Burma Embassy 19A, Charles St, London W1J 5DX. Protests are held weekly but locations may change. For information and reports on protests in London …

Miliband opposes boycott
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is opposed to a boycott of the Beijing Olympics but wants to discuss political and civil rights with Chinese officials during a visit to Asia. | Rights groups are pressing Milib…Full Story

Rambo, a hero to many Burmese – but a fat lunatic to others
| (02-23) 04:00 PST Rangoon, Burma — | Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo character looks like a fat lunatic in his new movie, a Burmese magazine said this week, bucking local public opinion that has glorified him for…Full Story

War-scarred children embrace new life
Alameda Times-Star, CA -
By Rebecca Rosen Lum Kate Mawi, an orphan from Burma, helps prepare dinner at her new home in San Jose on Tuesday, January 29. Kate’s smooth brow buckles …

The Burmese junta and the world’s conscience
International Herald Tribune, France –

This was never more true than in the statement on Myanmar issued last week by Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and signed by eight of his fellow …

POLITICS-BURMA: UN Envoy’s Next Visit May Turn Farcical
Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy -
The junta, which has renamed the country Myanmar, has a new political reality for the UN envoy to grapple with. In addition to making a sudden announcement …

Britain Against Olympics Boycott Despite Crackdown On Christians
BosNewsLife, Hungary -
… including a reported crackdown on devoted Christians and other religious groups, or its stance on Darfur and Burma, also known as Myanmar. …

 

Tibetan activists stage symbolic torch relay in Taiwan
 Beijing 2008 Tiananmen Square2 – China – Olympics – Sports/wam2 …Full Story

Written by Lwin Aung Soe

February 24, 2008 at 11:39 am

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