Archive for March 7th, 2008
World Focus on Burma (7 Mar 08)
| UN envoy in Myanmar to press reforms Peninsula On-line, Qatar - If held, they would be the first elections in the country formerly known as Burma since Aung San Suu Kyi led her National League for Democracy (NLD) to a … |
| UN envoy seeks meetings with Suu Kyi, Myanmar junta AFP - If held, the planned polls would be the first in the country formerly known as Burma since Aung San Suu Kyi led the NLD to a landslide victory in 1990, … |
| Official: Yunnan still hopes to dam Nu river GoKunming, China - A plan to dam the upper reaches of the Nu, known as the Salween River after flowing out of Yunnan into Myanmar, was originally suspended in 2004 by Premier … |
| Indonesia Human Rights Body Meets On Myanmar Bru Direct, Brunei Darussalam - By Ben Ng Bandar Seri Begawan – Indonesia’s Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) along with the Indonesia Coalition for Burma (KMSUB) are holding an … |
| Update: UN Envoy To Continue Consultations With Myanmar Leaders AHN - New York, NY (AHN) – The UN Secretary-General’s special adviser to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon on Thursday to encourage the nation’s military … |
| UN envoy back in Burma to make new plea for change as generals … Guardian, UK - The UN’s special envoy to Burma began a new diplomatic effort yesterday to persuade the country’s ruling generals to embrace reform, amid signs that they … |
| ‘I can’t erase that vision … it haunts me’ Guardian, UK - “That’s why I’m asking the international community to stop countries selling arms to Burma. As long as the military has arms that they don’t need for … |
| UN envoy to discuss Burma plans The Post, Pakistan - RANGOON: The UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has arrived in Burma for his third visit since September’s suppressed mass anti-government protests, … |
| Ready for a fight Pasadena Weekly, CA - “I’m fine with it going to trial because it just brings more attention to the cause, which is freedom for people in Burma,” said Koenig, who faces a maximum … |
| Journalists Number 10 and 11 Huffington Post, NY - … to Burma Paulo Sergio Pinheiro. Thet Zin is the editor-in-chief of Myanmar Nation, one of the few publications in Rangoon without ties to the junta. … |
| Win For Indian diplomacy: UN envoy returns to Myanmar Times of India, India - NEW DELHI: As UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari walked back into Myanmar on Thursday, it was a moment of achievement for some quiet and determined diplomacy on … |
| On Thai border, a rare refuge for Burmese children Christian Science Monitor, MA - In 1991, Ms. Donata founded Home of Joy as a sanctuary for destitute kids, mostly ethnic minorities fleeing war and political upheaval in Burma (Myanmar). … |
| The Prince Albert Daily Herald Prince Albert Daily Herald, Canada - Karen people were expelled from Myanmar (previously called Burma) when British rule ended more than 50 years ago. Some have been living in camps all their … |
| International Women’s Day promotes world peace and freedom South Asian Post, Canada, Canada - If you are unfamiliar with Burma, now known as Myanmar, you might have heard about the ‘Saffron Revolution’ that captured the world’s attention in Sept 2007 … |
| Myanmar: UN envoy returns to continue push for democratic change UN News Centre - 6 March 2008 – The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for Myanmar arrived in Yangon today on his latest mission to encourage the authorities there to … |
| Plight of the long-neck Karens Nation Multimedia, Thailand - Burma wants them back, said the then Mae Hong Son governor Direk Khonkeab, who just days ago was transferred to Lampang. Colonel Noporn Reungchan, commander … |
| UN envoy in third attempt to put Burma junta on road to democracy Times Online, UK - A special envoy of the United Nations landed in Burma today for what is widely viewed as a doomed attempt to open discussions between the military junta and …
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