Archive for January 14th, 2009
World focus on Burma (14 January 2009)
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End ‘ugly’ human rights record, group urges Obama
CBC.ca, Canada -
Human Rights Watch is urging Barack Obama to end the “ugly record” of complacency and abuse under US President George W. Bush and make human rights a top …
Junta sentences activist to 104 years in prison
Mizzima.com, India -
… a total of 104 years in prison, the longest term so far, early in January, the Thailand based Assistant Association of Political Prisoners (Burma) said. …
Our foreign policy challenges
The Daily Star, Bangladesh -
Over the last 38 years, we have behaved like a country with one neighbour (we took Burma for granted) — a compulsion brought about by many factors, …
Burma’s gem industry: profit that fills the generals’ pockets
Mizzima.com, India -
He also insists that a part of the high-quality gems produced is also smuggled directly to China, Thailand and Hong Kong. “The mining scene in Mogoke today …
Conflicts, crackdowns mar 2008 Asian rights record: HRW
AFP -
In Myanmar, also known as Burma — which HRW said also draws support from China, Russia and Thailand — democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi went into her …
Myanmar Rat Infestation Causing Food Crisis – NGO
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
YANGON (AFP)–Tens of thousands of people in remote northwestern Myanmar faced a food crisis after their farmlands were destroyed by a rat infestation, …
18 Detainees Escape Kupang Immigration
Jakarta Globe, Indonesia -
… from Afghanistan and Burma to escape early on Wednesday morning. Rochmadi, head of the Kupang branch office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, …
Burma, Myanmar: Religion cannot be separated from politics; what …
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
Myanmar has a long way to go in this regard, and the Burmese Generals, if they were smart and wanted to survive as a government, would work at a …
Campaigners urge UK to investigate firms investing in Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
But such insurance companies have to go through the Myanmar Insurance Enterprise (MIE), which takes commission from the insurance companies. …
Obama pressed over human rights
BBC News, UK -
A leading advocacy group called today for US President-elect Barack Obama to put human rights at the centre of US foreign, domestic and security policy. …
Group urges Obama to focus on human rights
Kansas City Star, MO -
… to deal with Zimbabwe, Egypt as trying to limit scrutiny of abuses in Sudan’s Darfur region, and India and China as not addressing repression in Burma. …
Group urges Obama to focus on human rights
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama should put human rights at the center of US foreign, domestic and security policy to undo “the enormous …
2009 World Report: Obama Should Emphasize Human Rights
منظمة هيومان رايتس ووتش – حقوق الانسان -
… addressing repression in Burma. Human Rights Watch commends southern governments that have bucked the trend and spoken out in support of human rights, …
2008 – A Year In The Laundry
Mondaq News Alerts (registration), UK -
The report lists the following as Jurisdictions of Primary Concern – Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Burma, …
WJA, GIA to Host Photo Safari of Gemstones in Carlsbad
Diamonds.net, NY -
He has traveled to many remote regions that are the sources of highly treasured gemstones; these include Myanmar (Burma), East Africa, India, Thailand, …
US accused of abdicating role as human rights defender
guardian.co.uk, UK -
In what HRW calls a “misplaced southern solidarity”, India failed to speak out against repression in Burma, harbouring a “deeply ingrained view that …
THAILAND – MYANMAR The tragedy of Rohingya refugees, arrested in …
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
“They have no hope for a better life in Burma. Pushing them back out to sea is not an effective deterrent,” Mr Garcia explained. …
Going organic
Business Mirror, Philippines -
… 56.6), India (123rd, 54.4), Indonesia (131st, 53.4), China (132nd, 53.2), Vietnam (145th, 51), Laos (150th, 50.4) and Burma (176th, 37.7). …
Report Myanmar activist gets 104 years in jail
The Southern Ledger, TN -
… said the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a Thailand-based group of Myanmar activists. It said Bo Min Yu Ko of the All Burma Federation …
Illegal immigrants break out of Indonesian centre
The Australian, Australia -
EIGHTEEN illegal immigrants from Afghanistan and Burma, who were caught trying to enter Australia illegally, have overpowered their guards and escaped from …
Report: Myanmar activist gets 104 years in jail
The Associated Press -
… said the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a Thailand-based group of Myanmar activists. It said Bo Min Yu Ko of the All Burma Federation …
Burma, Myanmar: Blog Award Confirms Final Result For Best Asian Blog
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
But the opponents did not know medias and supporters were 100% behind me and my country (Burma). Today we show the world our unity, and we get the power to ...
The Post-Presidency of George W. Bush
Canada Free Press, Canada -
One such place is Myanmar (formerly known as Burma.) It has been ruled by a military junta since 1962. Its populace has almost no freedom to speak of and is …
Burmese Journalists Look Back at 2008—or was it 1984?
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… reprimanded by authorities after writing a story about the murder of five people in a house near the residence of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
RELIGION-INDIA: Reviving Buddhism Where It Was Born
Inter Press Service, Italy -
“Buddhist communities here are still very poor,” explains Fulzele, “We can’t build huge monasteries like in Burma, Sri Lanka or Thailand, where there follow …
Abhisit Needs to Set a New Course on Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AUNG ZAW Here’s some good news: Thailand’s new prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, says he shares the West’s desire for change in Burma. …
Burma’s Economy Feeling the Pain
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… according to sources with the Myanmar Garment Manufactures Association. Meanwhile, the powerful Burmese businessman, Tay Za, told senior officials at …
104 Years Given to Political Dissident
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN A Burmese court sentenced Bo Min Yu Ko, a member of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (Upper Burma, ABFSU), to a total of 104 years in …
Mark My Words
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
What can he do to win greater credibility for his mission and to achieve political reconciliation in Burma? A: The UN is playing a key role and we support …
Myanmar dissident gets 104 years in jail
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan -
Bo Min Yo Ko is a member of the Upper Burma (Mandalay) branch of the All Burma Federation of Students Unions. He was denied a defence lawyer and his family …
Basu: State still needs to help vulnerable
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA -
Noting reports of workplace discrimination from recent Burmese refugees, Chen called for more tools to help acculturate refugees. …
City group to help Myanmar refugees
Canoe.ca, Canada -
… Medical Mercy Canada Society (MMC) is taking medicine, equipment, clothes and baby supplies for Myanmar refugees in India, Thailand and Burma. …
Child Labour in Vietnam
CSR Asia, Hong Kong -
Jackie Pollock, a founding member of the Thailand-based Migrant Assistance Programme (MAP) said some officials feared that Burmese migrants, if registered, …
BC aid worker dumped in ditch after robbery
The Province, Canada -
Jiri Zivny and a team of volunteers were distributing medical items and Christmas gifts to orphanages in China, Vietnam, Thailand and Burma in December. …
Singapore / China Singapore and China sign free agreement
JEC Composites, France -
China and Singapore signed the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA) on October 23, 2008, a key step forward that will further enhance bilateral …
Russia ranks low in Freedom in the World 2009 report
Russia-InfoCenter, Russia -
… Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Libya, Sudan, Burma, Equatorial Guinea and Somalia. Russia’s Chechnya territory is in the same category.
Macau ranks sixth freest economy in Asia-Pacific
Macau Daily Times, Macau -
Another finding is that economies classified as free or mostly free also do a much better job promoting human development, reducing poverty and protecting …
New approach to Asean-EU trade?
Straits Times, Singapore -
He said the human rights situation in Myanmar, formerly called Burma, remains an issue of concern for the EU. ‘There’s got to be change in Burma on human …
Which Nations Are Freer Than Others?
TIME -
The remaining worst-rated states are Burma, a tightly-controlled military dicatorship; Equatorial Guinea, a highly repressive regime with one of the worst …
The CIA and Narco-Imperialism
Black Agenda Report, NJ -
During the Vietnam War, the CIA organized the Southeast Asian heroin trade, centered in Burma’s Golden Triangle, creating a global empire with profit …
MP’s to elect new NCGUB PM in exile
Mizzima.com, India -
Meanwhile, Dr. San Aung also said that the recent announcement made by exile based alliance, ‘National Council of Union of Burma’ (NCUB), announcing its …
Illegal migrants flee Indonesian prison
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
Eighteen nationals from Afghanistan and Burma detained while trying to illegally enter Australia have escaped from an Indonesian detention centre, …
Clinton Makes No Remarks on Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“Mrs. Bush has been outspoken on behalf of the plight of Afghan women, on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma, and other women facing oppression around the …
Funeral tomorrow for Shan rebel “minister”
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
… entity from Burma. Known as a brilliant student at the Rangoon University, he had worked at the Thai embassy in Rangoon before coming to Thailand. …
INTERVIEW: Freedom House stresses safeguarding of democracy
Taipei Times, Taiwan -
… and Burma is not Taiwan in terms of what the conditions are on the ground, what the circumstances are, same thing for what’s going on in Thailand, …
Cambridge Council Votes on Gaza
Harvard Crimson, MA - 1
… support of a bill in the state legislature that would use the Commonwealth’s pension fund investments “to promote democracy and human rights in Burma. …
Photo: Sun News Publishing
Daily Sun, Nigeria -
… whopping sum of $500000 to the military regime in Myanmar [former Burma] and demanded immediate explanation from President Umaru Yar’Adua to Nigerians. …
Clinton Challenged On Foreign Donations To Library
Free Internet Press, NY -
Clinton also praised outgoing first lady Laura Bush for her advocacy on behalf of Afghan women and the detained Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
