Archive for April 5th, 2008
World Focus on Burma (5 Apr 08)
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Interview With the Associated Press
US Department of State, DC - We need to support the UN mission, and we need to have a situation where the UN Special Representative is able get into Burma without having to wait several … |
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Council members urges early end of military rule in Myanmar
Monsters and Critics.com - New York – The United States, France and Britain called Friday on the Myanmar government and people to carry out a political process that would bring an … |
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The pursuit of beauty
Gold Coast News, Australia - It’s meaningful work for the mother of two — son Arjuna, 31, and daughter Krista, 26 — who reveals the beauty of Myanmar (formerly Burma), … |
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MEDIAWATCH: Junta crackdowns may trigger Myanmar HIV epidemic
Reuters AlertNet, UK -The country commonly known as Burma already has one of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Asia, and the chances of a HIV epidemic in the country are now … |
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Government corruption fuels famine in Chin state
Mizzima.com, India - New Delhi – The ongoing acute food shortage in Chin state of western Burma is exacerbated through the corruption of local authorities, a Chin human rights … |
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Burmese Oil Mills in Crisis
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - According to sources from Myanmar Edible Oil Dealers Association, based in Rangoon, one of the largest producers of palm oil in Burma, 150 of the 202 … |
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More Opposition Activists Attacked by Thugs
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - … as well as the ambush of Aung San Suu Kyi’s convoy in Depayin in Sagaing Division in northern Burma in May 2003, in which a score of people were killed. … |
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‘States need to abolish VAT on edible oils to check prices’
Thaindian.com, Thailand - Ahmedabad, April 4 (IANS) States need to abolish value-added tax (VAT) on edible oils to control the spiralling prices, according to Solvent Extractors’ … |
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Norway’s vast oil wealth fund barred from investing in arms …
International Herald Tribune, France - Myanmar, also called Burma, has been ruled by a military dictatorship since 1962, and last year staged a violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations … |
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Myanmar people exhorted to reject new constitution
Merinews, India - The Myanmar military junta’s insistence that the country’s populace approve the new constitution and the not so subtle pressure being applied to that end is … |
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Bolstering ties with Burma
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - Both the US and Europe recently tightened economic sanctions on Myanmar, also known as Burma, and human rights activists are pressuring Asian countries to … |
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Referendum: junta preparing crackdown with Beijing’s help
AsiaNews.it, Italy - A month before controversial referendum on new constitution Myanmar’s military regime is taking steps to contain protests. China is shipping anti-riot … |
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Censors restrict media reporting on referendum
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway - “Journalists in Burma now have a huge responsibility to report news about the national referendum,” he said. “But it will be difficult for them as there is … |
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NLD issues referendum guidelines
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway - Apr 4, 2008 (DVB)–The National League for Democracy has issued guidelines on the upcoming national referendum for Burmese people, and laid out its reasons … |
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NLD targets undecided voters
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway - The NLD issued a statement on 2 April calling on the people of Burma to vote against the draft constitution in the May referendum. The party has also issued …
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Condolence for Revered Journalist U Thaung (Burmese) ေၾကးမံုဦးေသာင္း ကြယ္လြန္ျခင္းအတြက္ ဝမ္းနည္းသဝဏ္လႊာ
This post is grabbed from Burma Digest.
Vote ‘No’ နအဖ၏ လူထုဆႏၵခံယူပြဲတြင္ ကန္႔ကြက္မဲ ေပးရန္လိုသည္
