World focus on Burma (7 January 2009)
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Detained Hip Hop singer Yan Yan Chan released
Mizzima.com, India -
by Than Htike Oo Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Burmese military junta authorities on Tuesday released popular Hip Hop singer Yan Yan Chan, who was arrested in …
Today in History
Wyoming News, WY -
In 1948, Burma (now called Myanmar) became independent of British rule. In 1951, during the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces recaptured …
Angkor Wat observes 30th anniversary of end of Pol Pot’s regime
Examiner.com -
… the Taj Mahal; pagodas along Burma’s “Road to Mandalay” — I refuse to use the dictator’s terms like Myanmar; Mayan ruins in Mexico and Guatemala; …
Karen Girl, 7, Raped and Killed: KWO
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The incident follows a report on January 6 by a Mon human rights group that in November a 17-year-old Mon girl was gang-raped in Yephu Township, …
MYANMAR: Farmers lament post-Nargis harvest
IRINnews.org, NY -
In May, his 4.6 hectares of paddy fields were badly affected by the tidal surge that accompanied Cyclone Nargis. When the donated seeds did not take, …
Palawan river in running for 7 wonders
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… Jaco Island in East Timor, the Mergui Archipelago of Burma (Myanmar) and the Mekong River, shared by China and mainland Southeast Asian countries. …
200 people stranded on boat of Sumatra
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -
The boat, with 174 people from Burma and 19 from Bangladesh on board, was found at sea by fishermen off Sabang island in Aceh province on Wednesday, …
Junta’s NUP Ready to Open 2010 Election Campaign
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The article claimed the two opposition members were behind a peaceful protest on December 30 seeking the release of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi in which …
Foreigners stranded near Indonesia
The Age, Australia -
The passengers, believed to be from Burma or Bangladesh, were found in “weak condition” on board the boat on an uninhabited island by a fisherman early on …
Intrepid Journeys
TVNZ, New Zealand -
… ventures beyond Western sanctions into the relatively closed country of Myanmar (Burma) following Rudyard Kipling’s path down the road to Mandalay. …
Thailand shifts 14th Asean summit venue to beach resort
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
Asean comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The 14th summit is expected to concentrate …
Aid worker’s efforts to help stricken country
Bath Chronicle, UK -
Frances, who lives in Weston, has been in Myanmar – formerly Burma – for three months helping people affected by the cyclone. The 28-year-old has been……
Natural disasters kill 220k
iAfrica.com, South Africa -
Most devastating in terms of human fatalities was Cyclone Nargis, which lashed Myanmar on 2-3 May to kill more than 135 000 people and leave more than one …
301 Myanmarese boat people found adrift in Aceh
Jakarta Post, Indonesia -
The group had apparently fled Myanmar because of its military junta, and were seeking a better life in Malaysia. A similar incident occurred in 2004 when …
Ways to trim State budget – Stephen Mulholland
Dispatch Online, South Africa -
… the murderous Hamas organisation, Myanmar’s (Burma’s) dictatorial regime and various other unsavoury elements on the world scene. …
Over 7 mln children to be vaccinated against polio in Myanmar
Xinhua, China -
7 (Xinhua) — A total of 7.4 million children under five years of age in Myanmar will be given polio vaccination in the first two months of this year as a …
Is Mhada cheating cessed building owners?
Daily News & Analysis, India -
“Materials like Burma teakwood have a good market value. They are probably being sold off without the knowledge of the building owners. …
Reflections for 2008, Predictions for 2009
Best Syndication, CA -
As horrific as the despair in Galveston, it paled in comparison to the cyclone that hit Burma/Mynamar, taking the lives of more than 100000 people in the …
Remember Burma (Myanmar)?
Blogger News Network -
by Jonas Blume in Asian News Burma, or as their military has renamed it, Myanmar is a forgotten country which most people would not even think to look at on …
Bucknell’s ‘Peace & Resistance’ series continues
Bucknell University, PA -
“Burma’s Saffron Revolution: Three Monks Speak Out,” on Feb. 25 at 7 pm in the Forum of the Langone Center. Three monks who led the uprising in Burma in …
Burmese Ethnic Political Leader Saw Mara Aung Dies at 91
Voice of America -
By VOA News Burma’s veteran pro-democracy politician and physician Saw Mara Aung has died at the age of 91. His colleagues said he passed away at his home …
