World focus on Burma (19 August 2008)
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Voters and officials punished for ‘No’ votes
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… while wards inhabited by the authorities and the pro-junta Union and Solidarity and Development Association members have been given 24-hour electricity. …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The message appeared on July 19, Burma’s Martyr Day. The signboard, about 10 X 4-feet, is located on Suu Kyi’s property and can be read from the street in …
International Insurance Companies Leave Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
We strongly condemn all insurers that remain involved in our junta-run country. They help keep the generals in power and condemn Burma’s 50 million people …
Gambari has Big Agenda during Visit
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The UN envoy met with Burma’s Foreign Minister Nyan Win on Monday in hope of continuing the stalled talks between the junta and pro-democracy leader Aung …
President Bush’s Pre-Olympics Speech in Thailand
UNC Chapell Hill -
He recalled responses to natural disasters such as the 2004 tsunami and the recent cyclone in Burma. Bush examined, but not in depth, the ongoing political …
Missing Links: The Hypocrisy Audit
Foreign Policy (subscription) -
… of that regime does not mean that the United States should feel constrained from pressuring the tyrants of Burma to abandon their murderous ways. …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE The United Nations Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon on Monday for a five-day trip to Burma. …
Junta benefits from regional economic tug-of-war
Mizzima.com, India -
China and ASEAN hope to have the world’s largest FTA in working order by 2010 – though ASEAN’s less developed countries, including Burma, are not slated to …
Burma’s Annual Natural Gas Sales Rise 25 Percent
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AP RANGOON — Burma’s natural gas sales soared nearly 25 percent to US $2.5 billion in the financial year through March, official statistics seen Tuesday …
Africa: ICC – Will Imposed Justice Solve Continent ’s Problems?
AllAfrica.com, Washington -
Only lawyers can really believe that law and politics are two discrete domains: the average person in the street is quick enough to make the connection …
Myanmar natural gas exports jump 25 pc
Economic Times, India -
YANGON: Myanmar’s natural gas exports rose by about 25 per cent to $2.5 billion in the fiscal year ending in March, official statistics showed on Tuesday. …
Gambari’s mission kicks off to little fanfare
Mizzima.com, India -
Inside Burma, the state run press, New Light of Myanmar, attached no visible importance to the proceedings of the Special Advisor. Coverage of his first day …
Combating opium in Afghanistan
ISN, Switzerland -
Even the military dictatorship regime in Burma got into the act, claiming the arrest of over 300 traffickers and multiple opium seizures during the month of …
FrontPage magazine.com, CA -
Democracy is not an ideology–it’s a technique for political organization that uses elections as a tool. Today, we Americans are at our worst (and most …
UN envoy tours Myanmar cyclone zone
AFP -
YANGON (AFP) — UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari toured Myanmar’s cyclone-struck delta Tuesday while on a mission to push the junta to re-open talks with detained …
Land of Promise: Refugees rely on faith
Amarillo.com (subscription), TX -
He’s now among some 700 refugees from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Somalia, the Sudan and elsewhere who have moved to the Texas Panhandle since the …
Wall Street Journal -
Mr. Sitagu Sayadaw was born in 1937 in a small town in central Myanmar, then known as Burma. At age seven, he entered the local monastery to study, …
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
Kyaw Phyoe had been on an inspection trip on the Thai-Burma border since 16 August. He also charged the kingdom of employing the anti-junta Shan State Army …
Zimbabwe crisis a disgrace: Asmal
SABC News, South Africa -
He says Zimbabwe and Burma are examples of countries where passive resistance has failed. Asmal was speaking in Johannesburg last night at the 100th …
RNC: Exporting the “Miami Model” to St. Paul
OpEdNews, PA -
Given that two former top advisers to Republican nominee John McCain have ties to the military junta in Burma, we’ll know where to look first. …
CWS emergency situation report #2: 2008 Tropical Storm Kammuri
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
-Flooding has struck parts of Myanmar (Burma) still trying to recover from Cyclone Nargis, the May storm that killed anywhere between 84000 and more than …
UN envoy begins five-day visit to Myanmar
UN News Centre - 
18 August 2008 – The top United Nations envoy to Myanmar kicked off his five-dray trip to the Asian nation today by meeting with Foreign Minister U Nyan Win …
UN envoy makes another visit to Burma Radio Australia, Australia -
Myanmar: UN envoy arrives in Burma for his brokerage OpEdNews, PA -
UN envoy tries yet again in Myanmar The National, United Arab Emirates -
Myanmar: UN envoy arrives in Burma for his brokerage OpEdNews, PA -
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UN, Myanmar resolve aid currency problem
Daily Times, Pakistan -
With little to show from his previous five missions to the former Burma, hopes of a breakthrough on Gambari’s sixth visit are low. reuters.
See images of Burmese currencies BELOW.
Investing in his neighbors: A former dentist helps fellow refugees …
Trading Markets (press release), CA -
Cyclone Nargis hit Burma, also known as Myanmar, in May — killing up to 130000. Employing a well-respected, well-educated member of an immigrant community …
Aung San Suu Kyi (L) holds talks with Ibrahim Gambari in March 2008
YANGON (AFP) — UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Monday with Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win, state media said, shortly after he arrived in Yangon on a mission …
Amnesty International, Freedoms Many Voices…Art, Music, Education…
Gather.com, MA -
One strong effort is their support of the plight of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest in Myanmar (formerly Burma). …
Two kinds of Myanmar currencies in use at the same time
