World focus on Burma (6 August 2008)
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Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Samak of Thailand
MarketWatch -
We’re working together to help the people of Burma. We responded very quickly when Burma was struck by the terrible cyclone, and I want to thank you very …
UN rights envoy has brief meeting with NLD
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Aug 6, 2008 (DVB)–United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Burma Tomas Ojea Quintana spent ten minutes meeting three members of the National …
Emergency relief still a far cry for many cyclone survivors
Mizzima.com, India -
“We still need more funding from donors for emergency relief operations and early recovery efforts,” said Laksmita Noviera, spokesperson of UNOCHA in Burma.
Olympics: China revokes visa of US Olympic medallist and activist
guardian.co.uk, UK -
Still, other human-rights campaigners are using the Olympics to play up China’s alignment with the abusive military regime in Burma and its suppression of …
Guardian Weekly, UK -
Many people have requested me not to go back to Burma but I want to, 100% sure. I tried going back after the Nargis cyclone but I could not. …
Bush Addresses Human Rights Issues In China On Way To Olympics
RTT News, NY -
In what will likely be his last visit to the region while still in office, the President also urged China to respect human rights, a sensitive issue in the …
UN envoy meets Opposition party
Mizzima.com, India -
Chiang Mai – Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights met senior members of Burma’s major opposition party the National League for …
The Associated Press -
Bush’s Bangkok remarks devote only a few sentences to criticism for the “tyranny” in Myanmar, Thailand’s neighbor, which is ruled by a military junta. …
New refugee community center dedicated
LocalNews8.com, ID -
Moo, who emigrated with her family from Myanmar – the former Burma – was found dead in April. Salt Lake County prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Esar Met …
An auspicious, bloodstained day
International Herald Tribune, France -
8, 1988, in Burma, the day that changed my life and that of countless compatriots. Since eight is a lucky number in much of Asia, the Burmese people chose …
Bush to Reassure Asian Allies In Key Policy Speech in Bangkok
Wall Street Journal -
That collaborative approach is echoed in Mr. Bush’s planned remarks about Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar’s repressive military regime is a source of ..
UN Dispatch -
For one, it shows that pundits who said that only forced intervention could help the people of Burma were wrong: [t]he aid operation in Myanmar — as is …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Three months have passed since Cyclone Nargis and an accompanying tidal surge swept across Myanmar’s fertile Irrawaddy Delta region, claiming nearly 140000 …
Challenging prejudice: Thai attitudes to Burmese migrants
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“People separate the cyclone from the other problems in Burma,” said Aphatsorn. At the end of December 2006 the ILO and the United Nations Development Fund …
US President Bush in Bangkok but with Myanmar in his sights (Roundup)
Monsters and Critics.com -
… visit Dr Cynthia Maung, who runs a clinic for Karen victims of the Myanmar military campaign in the Karen State of eastern Myanmar, also called Burma. …
MinnPost.com, MN -
In 1948, Burma (also known as Myanmar) received independence from Britain. In 1949, an ethnic minority called the Karen began fighting for independence. …
Bush’s Thailand trip turns heat on Myanmar
Reuters -
As well as the start of the Olympics in Beijing, Friday is the 20th anniversary of the former Burma’s “8-8-88″ democracy uprising, when an estimated 3000 …
Burma’s social volcano ready to erupt
Mizzima.com, India -
Twenty years after the mass pro-democracy demonstrations brought Burma to a standstill for months and threatened to topple the country’s one-party state, …
Bush arrives in Bangkok on working visit
People’s Daily Online, China -
Bush is also expected to deliver a statement on the US stance regarding the political situation in Thailand’s neighbor — Myanmar, Thai Foreign Minister Tej …
Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Anita McBride, Chief of Staff to …
Business Wire (press release), CA -
Thailand was an essential player in our efforts to get humanitarian assistance to the Burmese people after the cyclone, called Cyclone Nargis.
Students celebrate 1988 Burma protests with spray-paint campaign
First Post, UK -
Win Tin was visited in Rangoon’s notorious Insein Prison this week by the UN’s new human rights rapporteur on Burma, Argentina’s Tomas Ojea Quintana. …
Burma Puppetry Show enthralls shoppers at Lamcy Plaza
Al-Bawaba, Jordan -
Lamcy Plaza, the country’s popular family shopping destination and a member of Dubai Shopping Malls Group, recently hosted the Burma Puppetry Show, …
Burmese Junta Fulfilled its Obligations, Time for International …
Embassy, Canada -
As country director for Save the Children in Burma, which the ruling military junta calls Myanmar, Mr. Kirkwood was at the forefront of organizing the …
Myanmar (Burma) Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics is Battling …
MarketWatch -
… Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/846c71/myanmar_burma) has announced the addition of the “Myanmar (Burma) – Telecoms …
Bush Arrives in Thailand on Second Leg of Asian Tour
Voice of America -
By VOA News US President George Bush has arrived in Thailand, where he will criticize China’s human rights record on the eve of his attending the opening …
Text of Bush’s planned remarks in Thailand
The Associated Press -
And the region has come together to respond to natural disasters, from the tsunami of 2004 to this year’s cyclone. With all these partnerships, …
Bush, First Lady’s Busy Days in Thailand
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The first lady has waged a vigorous campaign for human rights in Burma. Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag said Bush is expected to deliver a statement on the …
Bush vows to seek end to ‘tyranny’ in Myanmar
Straits Times, Singapore -
‘We seek an end to tyranny in Burma,’ he was to say, referring to the country by its previous name. ‘America reiterates our call on Burma’s military junta …
Myanmar’s Economic Woes Widen as Neighbors Thrive: Chart of Day
Bloomberg -
6 (Bloomberg) — Myanmar, already one of the world’s poorest nations, will lose about one-third of its normal food production this year because of a cyclone …
Inmarsat betting that airline broadband will take off
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
… Bgan, as charities, aid workers and the UN officials used satellite phones and internet connections during natural disasters in Burma and China. …
Channel 4 News, UK -
Meanwhile Asia correspondent and international editor Lindsey Hilsum will be reporting on repression in Tibet, and as new UN representative visits Burma …
Mizzima.com, India -
As your interest in Burma’s trials and travails is well documented, we would like to take this opportunity to alert you to the release of a new book …
Thailand hopes Bush visit will strengthen bilateral ties
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
Mr. Tej said it is expected that Mr. Bush would deliver a statement on the US stance regarding the political situation in Myanmar. The Thai foreign minister …
Councilman’s aide, 3 others indicted in fraud
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA -
The Chawlas, who fled the military regime in Burma (now Myanmar) as children and now live in Bucks County, are among the city’s most active developers. …
UN Human Rights Envoy Meets Political Prisoners
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN The new UN human rights envoy for Burma has met five prominent political prisoners in Rangoon’s Insein Prison, according to Aye Win, …
Thailand: Bush To Criticize Myanmar During Asia Trip
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
“If there is going to be any real change in Burma, China has to be on board,” said Larry Jagan, a Bangkok-based newspaper columnist and Myanmar analyst. …
US, S.Korea push North Korea on nuclear verification
Malaysia Star, Malaysia -
… the former Burma’s army killed an estimated 3000 people. First Lady Laura Bush will separately visit a refugee camp near the Thai border with Myanmar. …
Exiles Try to Rekindle Hopes for Change in Myanmar
New York Times, United States -
“We had a big hope that we would succeed,” said Mr. Win Min, who was a student leader in Myanmar, which was then known as Burma. …
UN Human Rights Envoy Meets Political Prisoners
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN The new UN human rights envoy for Burma has met five prominent political prisoners in Rangoon’s Insein Prison, according to Aye Win, …
Diamond World Magazine, India -
Clarifying the outlines of the Bill, the Jewelers Vigilance Committee noted that the bill requires that within 60 days, jadeite or rubies of Burma origin …
UN envoy meets top political prisoners in Myanmar
Peninsula On-line, Qatar -
yangon • The new UN human rights envoy for Myanmar yesterday met some of the nation’s most prominent political prisoners inside the feared Insein Prison, …
SEAPA Newsletter: A review of Burma
Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand -
August 8, 2008, marks the 20th anniversary of an important and tragic people’s uprising in Burma that resulted in the killing of an estimated 3000 people, …
Washington Post, United States -
… are about to draw the world’s attention to persistent problems in Burma (also known as Myanmar), Thailand’s neighbor in Southeast Asia. …
When it Comes to China, Obama is Sounding Bush
The Epoch Times, NY -
He asked: “Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe?” Of course we should. …
AFP -
In August 1988, cities and villages across the country then known as Burma were bursting with optimism. The military dictator Ne Win had just stepped down …
Myanmar Cyclone Survivors Living in `Dire Conditions,’ UN Says
Bloomberg -
6 (Bloomberg) — Villagers in areas of Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River Delta are living in “dire conditions” three months after Tropical Cyclone Nargis …
Burmese refugees coming to Rome; relocation efforts expanding …
Utica Observer Dispatch, NY -
In just the past few years, refugees from Myanmar, formerly Burma, have become one of the largest refugee groups that have relocated to the Utica area over …
Bush’s genuinely principled stand
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
On May 3, one week before a planned referendum on a military-drafted constitution, Burma was hit by its worst natural disaster in living memory. But Cyclone …
Aid Delivery In Burma/Myanmar Still A Challenge, United Nations Says
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
5 August 2008 – Three months after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, delivery of sufficient relief and early recovery assistance remains a challenge, …
When justice becomes political
Arab News, Saudi Arabia -
What is the difference between what is happening in Darfur and Tibet, Zimbabwe and Burma? Legal experts will waste much ink explaining the differences and …
Burmese still struggling after cyclone
BBC News, UK -
By Nga Pham It has been three months since Cyclone Nargis struck Burma, leaving 130000 people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. …
UN says aid to Myanmar still a challenge
United Press International -
The military government of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, have insisted on overseeing the flow of aid into the country after Cyclone Nargis struck. …
Voice of America -
By VOA News A United Nations official says that three months after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma’s Irrawaddy delta, aid workers still face a challenge in…..
US Drug Enforcement Agency Trains Vietnamese Counter-Narcotics Agents
Voice of America -
Heroin enters over the border from Laos, and most probably comes from Burma, the world’s number two heroin producer after Afghanistan. …
