Archive for March 4th, 2008
World Focus on Burma (4 March 08)
| Myanmar robbers kill 5 in Suu Kyi’s neighbourhood International Herald Tribune, France - … is also home to a state guesthouse expected to be used by UN special envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, when he visits the former Burma on Thursday. … |
| TO DO TODAY, TUESDAY MARCH 4 Pasadena Star-News, CA - Whittier College will host a free event to foster awareness of current events in Burma (aka Myanmar) at 7 pm March 4 in the Memorial Chapel, … |
| Art Instructor Jennifer Henbest de Calvillo Shares, Finds Lessons Springdale Morning News, AR - Out of all the places she’s lived, Henbest de Calvillo found Burma (or Myanmar), which she described as a Fourth World country, the most enlightening and … |
| US system of measurement sinking below other countries Current, MO - Liberia and Myanmar (Burma) citizens also would have suffered from this tragedy. But still, why is the United States, a major global player, so far behind … |
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Sichuan Alligator and the New Confucius |
| Burmese and Indian traders to meet at international trade fair Mizzima.com, India - “We have received information that some more business delegates from Myanmar [Burma] are coming to visit but we have not yet received confirmation,” Das … |
| Remembering Burma: Overturning the bowl MorungExpress, India - The junta’s stranglehold over Burma notwithstanding, the Myanmar Army may not be nearly as strong as is generally believed. General Shwe Mann, the army’s … |
| Will ‘No’ votes even be counted? Mizzima.com, India - ALTSEAN-Burma, in a statement released Saturday, argues that only votes in support of the junta’s constitution, which has yet to be seen publicly, … |
Myanmar Nation staff charged with press violations
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Mar 3, 2008 (DVB)–The editor and manager of the Myanmar Nation news journal appeared in court on Friday after authorities recently charged them with …
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Five killed in shooting near Suu Kyi’s house: Myanmar police |
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UN Special Envoy Heading to Burma |
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Lawyer slams junta’s treatment of farmers |
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UN special envoy to arrive in Burma tomorrow |
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Gambari to Visit Burma Thursday |
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Laughing through the junta’s gag |
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Gambari set to return amid mounting skepticism |
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Rare Fatal Shooting in Myanmar’s Capital |
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UN envoy to visit Myanmar Thursday |
