World focus on burma (25 December 2008)

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Thailand’s Burma Policy Set to Change under New Premier
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
We want to bring good change in Myanmar [Burma],” he said. Thailand’s new foreign minister, Kasit Piromya, has also indicated that the new administration …

Daewoo seals Myanmar-China gas export deal – Xinhua
Reuters –
Few western companies will invest in the former Burma because of its poor human rights record and continued detention of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San ..

Pope: may the light of Christmas shine also where dignity and …
AsiaNews.it, Italy –
Wherever the dignity and rights of the human person are trampled upon; wherever the selfishness of individuals and groups prevails over the common good; …

Tsunami Still Haunts Burmese Migrants
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Speaking to The Irrawaddy on Thursday, Htoo Chit, the coordinator of Grassroots Human Rights Education and Development Committee (Burma), said, …

UN Passes Strong Resolution on Burma Human Rights Abuses
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –

In late November, Burmese junta chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe said in the state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar that the seven-step roadmap is the only way …

Than Shwe, Voodoo and the Number 11
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –

Shortly after, the Burmese authorities began sentencing prominent pro-democracy activists. The numerology was consistent—several dissidents, including Min …

Korea Rejects Charge of Rights Abuse in Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –

By WILLIAM BOOT BANGKOK — The South Korean government has rejected a complaint that two Korean companies have condoned human rights abuses and failed to …

Junta-backed party hopes to win 2010 elections
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand –
Some Burmese analysts are saying that the ethnic groups will not have much chance either, as the NUP and the transformed Union Solidarity and Development …

Wa offers assistance in fake note scandal
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand –
A local police informant on the Thai-Burma border, interviewed last evening by TV Channel 3, said the counterfeit notes were manufactured by the “Red Wa”, …