Archive for August 11th, 2008
Thaksin flees Thailand corruption trial and returns to exile in …
Thaksin flees Thailand corruption trial and returns to exile in …
guardian.co.uk -
Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Pojaman, in Bangkok last month. Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty The ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra skipped bail today and fled into exile in Britain claiming he could not get a fair trial on …
Thai Supreme Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Thaksin (Update1) Bloomberg
Thaksin’s court swipe a case of bad judgment? Reuters India
BBC News –
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World focus on Burma (11-8-2008)
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… staff includes many for whom bloodshed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and disasters like the Chinese earthquake and the cyclone in Burma, hit close to home. …
First fund raising Music album for Nargis released
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Burma’s prominent Rock singer, Lay Phyu and several others has release a Music album, of which the proceedings will go for a charity fund to …
The Politics of the Beijing Olympics
National Ledger, AZ -
He could make a definitive statement on human rights while attending the Olympics. I think the President did the right thing. Had he boycotted the Olympics, …
The board reveals that refugees are coming from Burma (Myanmar), Congo, Malaysia, Bhutan, Iran, and Jordan. This month alone will see 63 refugees, …
Questions and Answers on the Community Civil Protection Mechanism
eGov monitor, UK -
Other 2008 expert operations include an intervention in Burma during a strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the country’s …
Myanmar activist Suu Kyi meets with lawyer to discuss detention
JURIST -
In May, the junta announced that Myanmar’s draft constitution [JURIST news archive] had been overwhelmingly approved [JURIST report] in a national …
Detained Suu Kyi allowed rare meeting with lawyer
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday was allowed a rare meeting by the military junta with her lawyer Kyi Win, …
Burmese tourism industry in doldrums
Mizzima.com, India -
An official at the government run ‘Myanmar Hotel and Tourism Corporation’, who wished not to be named, said they are also engaging in sales promotion and …
Olympics Draw Harvest of Online Protests
Media Channel, NY -
Human rights advocates have criticised other countries’ seeming inaction and unwillingness to question China’s policies on Darfur, Burma and Tibet. …
Thailand’s ex-prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, and wife jump bail
Los Angeles Times, CA -
… a state-run lottery created to fund education, and in a $120-million loan to neighboring Myanmar, also know as Burma, by Thailand’s Export-Import Bank. …
Junta continues to detain five protesters for marching on 8888 …
Mizzima.com, India -
“We are only promoting and defending human rights in Burma not working for political power. I think the authorities want to weaken our human right awareness …
Worth it: Moments like these is what keeps a dozen or so locals …
Waterbury Republican American, CT -
Today is the second day these 11 Karen (ka-REN) refugees from Burma, now settled in Waterbury, have been immersed in an American institution: Camp. …
The Olympic Spirit is bleeding
OpEdNews, PA -
Its not only China’s controversy with Tibet or the situation in Burma; furthermore, the present armed conflict between Russian and Georgian forces show us …
“China Go For Gold! Give Human Rights in Beijing A Chance …
UNPO, Netherlands -
The Burma Centre, Tibet Support Group, and International Campaign for Tibet hosted a peaceful demonstration calling for sustained attention to human rights …
Rights activist U Myint Aye arrested
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway - 3 hours ago
“They seized some appeal letters for donations sent to us by Cyclone Nargis victims – they usually send us these so that we know what they need,” she said. …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Months of preparation went into the meeting, which was intended to give Bush an opportunity to learn more about Burma’s current political situation. …
Danish Minster Slams Burma Boycott, Sanctions
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE The minister for developmental cooperation in Denmark said recently that economic sanctions on Burma and tourism boycott are counter productive, …
Suu Kyi Discusses Detention with her Lawyer
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By VIOLET CHO Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had a rare meeting with her lawyer to discuss her continuing house arrest, a National League …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi allowed visit by lawyer
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey -
HONG KONG – The Associated Press Myanmar’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with her lawyer for the first time in five years, a colleague of …
House-bound leader allowed to meet lawyer
Edmonton Journal, Canada -
YANGON / Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a rare meeting with her lawyer following a visit to the country by a UN rights expert, …
Aung San Suu Kyi detention extended
CNN International -
(CNN) — Myanmar’s military rulers have extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, a source who spoke to a member …
Burmese comedian maybe jailed for helping Cyclone Nargis victims
Fresh News, India -
By ANI on Sunday, August 10, 2008 One of Burma’s most famous comedians went on trial yesterday for providing aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis. …
New York Times, United States - WILLIAM KRISTOL
China props up the regimes in Burma and North Korea. The United States, of course, is not without resources and allies to deal with these problems and …
Five Myanmar activists still in detention
Peninsula On-line, Qatar -
YANGON • Five of 48 activists arrested as they marched to mark a 1988 pro-democracy uprising remain locked away in military-run Myanmar, an opposition ..
Policy Paper: Will America ever wake up to the Burmese Clarion Call?
Asian Tribune, Thailand - Prof. Kanbawza Win
… which had opposed prior action on Burma — must be reminded of their subsequent agreement with this roadmap. Foreign investment in Myanmar plummeted by …
Suu Kyi allowed to meet lawyer
The News – International, Pakistan -
YANGON: Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with her lawyer for the first time in five years, one of her colleagues said on Sunday. …
Suu Kyi holds rare meeting with her lawyer
Daily Times, Pakistan -
YANGON: Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a rare meeting with her lawyer following a visit to the country by a UN rights expert, …
Christian Science Monitor, MA -
Humanitarian aid to the suffering in China and Burma (Myanmar) are another. In the American Midwest, sandbaggers – and other helpers – saved at least some …
These protests grew, bringing Burma to a standstill for weeks and threatening to topple the country’s one-party state. The universities had been shut …
Meticulous, caring party atmosphere; plus dog meat off the menu
Otago Daily Times, New Zealand - Eleanor Ainge Roy
… and praised widely by humanitarian groups, especially in contrast to the junta’s lethargic and inept handling of Cyclone Nargis’ destruction in Burma. …
International Herald Tribune, France -
8, 2008, the date of the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics, was not a day of celebration for the people of Burma. Rather, it marked the 20th …
