World focus on Burma (25 November 2008)
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Burmese aid for post flood health care in Orissa
Mizzima.com, India -
Speaking on the occasion Kyi Thein said that in May this year when Burma was ravaged by Cyclone Nargis, the worst calamity in the country’s history, …
Prepaid card system for mobile phones in Burma soon
Mizzima.com, India -
An official at the Myanmar Post and Telecommunication told Mizzima that it is all set to introduce a prepaid card system for mobile users, …
Burma’s HIV/AIDS Crisis in Red Alert: MSF
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The Geneva-based humanitarian aid organization said in its latest report “A Preventable Fate: The Failure of ART Scale-up in Myanmar,” that the situation …
Enrile’s grim past casts a long shadow
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
He reduced the killings of human rights activists, lawyers, judges and journalists to nothing but a byproduct of insurgency. He even boasted to journalists …
Domestic migrant workers still vulnerable: HRW
Mizzima.com, India -
Human Rights Watch, in comments released yesterday, said the problem of abuse of domestic labor is predominantly directed at female employees of individual …
Plight of Abused Burmese Women Highlighted on International Women …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The WLB also urged the UN to press the Burmese regime to investigate allegations of human rights abuses against women in ethnic areas. …
“Pull Them Out With Tweezers”
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“The government’s imprisonment of humanitarian aid workers sends the message that Burmese social organizations must follow the junta’s regulations whether …
Spy identified at opposition meeting
Mizzima.com, India -
… for Democracy and Development (NDD), among others residing in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting discussed and exchanged views on the current situation in Burma.
War on drugs takes a hit
RT, Russia -
A price has been paid: human rights groups and the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights report “widespread and systematic” killings of civilians by the …
Nigerian activists take on Chevron in the US
OneWorld.net, UK -
The Alien Tort Statute has been used in cases charging Unocal with violating the human rights of Burmese villagers during the construction of an oil …
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria: Russian Landmines
UNPO, Netherlands -
No halt for landmine use by Burma and Russia – Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and Karenni State suffer. Turkey, Greece and Belarus have all violated an …
• Freedom is first
Hamilton Spectator, Canada -
Barbarity in Burma (Myanmar) last week served as a reminder that, with or without Barack Obama, the global struggle for liberty will rage on long after …
Burma: UN Resolution Barely Pushed Through
UNPO, Netherlands -
A United Nations resolution on human rights in Burma has been approved but faces diplomatic opposition. The United Nations General Assembly’s Third …
Sakharov Prize at 20: For democracy – against oppression
European Parliament (press release), EU -
Burmese political party the National League for Democracy won the general election in 1990. Instead of its most prominent member Aung San Suu Kyi becoming …
The task of unification
Mizzima.com, India -
Dr. Sein Myint serves as the director of Policy Development of Justice for Human Rights in Burma, located in Maryland, USA. He is an Honorary Member of …
Vulnerability in the spotlight
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia -
Alongside Hura and Wasif, critically acclaimed photographer James Whitlow Delano also presented his exhibit, “Burma, A Flameless Inferno”. …
Daewoo Aggravating Bay of Bengal Tensions
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Just as Daewoo certainly knew of the disputed waters they were entering, they are also well aware of the well-documented human rights abuses associated with …
Tibetan Exiles’ Meeting Produces Comparisons with Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
They fall out from time to time—most recently when the NCGUB failed to cooperate with the NCUB in its action against the Burmese junta seat at the United …
CNPC to invest in Sino-Burma oil, gas pipeline
Your Oil and Gas News (press release), UK -
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), parent of the country’s largest oil and gas producer PetroChina will team up with Myanmar Oil and Gas …
New era for human rights
Boston Globe, United States -
… from how to rescue democracy promotion from the stain of Iraq to how best to pressure human-rights abusers such as Burma and Zimbabwe. …
Great Nations & Industry Captains Ignore Thugocracies in Burma …
OpEdNews, PA -
Many took part in protests against the ruling junta sparked by fuel and food price rises in August 2007. Zarganar led a group of entertainers who organised …
Remember, Aung San Suu Kyi’s disengagement is not her choice
guardian.co.uk, UK -
There are several misinterpretations and failures to contextualise in the article on Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Not such a hero after all, …
The Big Question: Who are the Elders, and can they do anything to …
Independent, UK -
… former Irish president and UN Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, and, in absentia, Burmese democracy activist Aung Sun Suu Kyi. …
Moulamein – Culture and History
The Age, Australia -
Some claim the town’s name is Aboriginal and some argue it is an Indian word (Moulmein is a seaport in Burma), though the translation is consistently given …
US taps online youth groups to fight crime, terrorism
AFP -
Rebel vigil talks with Myanmar
Calcutta Telegraph, India -
24: India and Myanmar have agreed to enhance security co-operation and border vigil to check Northeast insurgent groups that have bases in the region. …
Human Rights undermines public safety, says Tory
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
“Terrible human rights abuses in the world are taking place as we sit here today – in Zimbabwe, in Iran, in Sudan, in Burma. …
India, Myanmar to up security cooperation
Indian Express, India -
New Delhi, November 24 : Emphasising the need for “greater vigilance” at the border, India and Myanmar agreed to “enhance security cooperation to combat …
Good to speak about it. Even better to apply it!
FIDH (Communiqué de presse), France -
In 1948 the then UN member states adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. “Never again” were the words they proclaimed at the end of a conflict …
India-Burma holds another round of bilateral talks
Mizzima.com, India -
by Mungpi New Delhi – Burma and India on Sunday concluded the 9th foreign office consultation agreeing to cooperate in wide range of bilateral issues and to …
