World focus on Burma (23- November 2008)
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Cyclone devastation ‘to last another year’
Religious Intelligence Ltd, UK - By: George Conger.
Cyclone Nargis came ashore on May 2, destroying over 95 percent of the buildings in the Irrawaddy Delta region. The archbishop said that “official …
Human rights calls on Burma
Human Rights Tribune, Switzerland -
The long-time issue of Burma would be even more critical now that the military junta has opted for a ruthless approach against its political dissidents. …
Burma: ‘Only 65 years?’
Green Left Weekly, Australia -
One of Burma’s most prominent activists has been sentenced to 65 years jail, along with two other pro-democracy leaders, in connection with anti-government …
Call for education to stop conflicts
The Press Association -
The Nobel Laureates, including former US President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, have issued their …
Weekly Business Roundup China’s Burma oil conduit threat
The Post, Pakistan -
Nissan and Suzuki have partnership deals with First Myanmar Investment (FMI), a junta-linked leading Burmese business. FMI president Theim Wai announced …
‘China is a threat to democracy’
BBC News, UK -
Most provocative in Asia will be his views on Burma, China and democracy, some of which have sparked anger among Asian governments in the past. …
Sunday, November 30
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
1962 – U Thant of Burma is elected UN Secretary-General, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold. 1964 – Soviet Union launches spacecraft toward Mars in …
The US Should Move Beyond Sanctions
KanglaOnline, India -
In an apparent shift from the policy of traditional sanctions, the US Congress created a post for policy chief for Burma to increase pressure on the …
The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008
Multinational Monitor -
Another of Chevron’s inherited legacies is the Yadana natural gas pipeline in Burma, operated by a consortium in which Unocal was one of the lead partners. …
Burma’s Leader Calls on People to Back Road Map to Democracy
Voice of America -
In an 88th National Day message carried Saturday by the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper, Senior General Than Shwe said the people are duty-bound to …
Hong Kong’s architectural firms are first to feel effects of …
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates -
By Raphael Minder, Financial Times Hong Kong: In late August, Woods Bagot, an international architectural firm, invited clients to an office party to …
Playing China Rules and The Illusions Of “Free Trade”
Right Side News, GA -
However, Beijing’s continuing arms sales and military support to rogue regimes, namely Sudan, Burma, and Iran, threaten the stability of fragile regions and …
Tea room pours good cheer: Attendees share laughter, help church …
Trading Markets (press release), CA -
“We have sent women to retreats, and we have sent women onto the Navajo Nation, and we have purchased property in Myanmar (formerly Burma) to help build a .
President Bush: ‘Economic turmoil’
The Swamp – Tribune’s Washington Bureau, DC -
We’re standing for a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons — and with a Burma free of repression. Above all, we can be confident in the future of this …
Thinned-down demo site still has a flavour all its own
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
Goods aside, there’s a shrine to King Taksin the Great (not to be confused with Thaksin), who freed the Thai state from the Burmese yoke more than two …
“The past cannot be rectified but our future can be moulded”
MorungExpress, India -
The endured desire of the Nagas to concertedly expedite a final solution to the protracted Indo-Naga-Burma political imbroglio persisted. …
The Knuckleheads of the Day award
Wizbang, DC -
Today’s winner is Senior General Than Shwe and the rest of Myanmar’s ruling junta. They get the award for the following- Myanmar’s most famous comedian was …
