Archive for January 17th, 2009
World focus on Burma (17 January 2009)
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US House International Relations committee chairman Berman …
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
Congress passed the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act (HR 3890) last July to stop Burma from importing jade and rubies …
Top Filipino officials trust it will still be business as usual
Manila Times, Philippines -
These include climate change, food security, poverty reduction, the future of Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), human rights in Burma and …
Iraq signs up to ban use of chemical weapons
Jakarta News, Indonesia -
They are the Bahamas, Myanmar (Burma), the Dominican Republic, Israel, Angola, North Korea, Egypt, Somalia, and Syria. Four of those nations, the Bahamas, …
Battle of the beers
Examiner.com -
Myanmar Lager Beer – brewed in Burma. Clean, low flavor profile, refreshing, fresh, adequate and refreshing hop bite, but minimal. …
Bush Waives Sanctions Under Burma Bill
The Washington Independent, DC -
By Mike Lillis 1/16/09 11:39 PM With just days left in his tenure, President George W. Bush yesterday scrapped a portion of a Burma-sanctions law that was …
2009 World Report: Obama Should Emphasize Human Rights
Pinoy Press, Philippines -
Filipino activists hold demonstrations in front of the Israeli embassy in Manila to protest what they call a massacre of Palestinians in Gaza. …
Sundance Buyers Seek Bargains as Studios Pull Back
Bloomberg -
HBO said yesterday that it acquired a documentary, “Burma VJ,” about journalists in the country now called Myanmar. Also present at Sundance are New …
141 foreign prisoners await release despite terms completion
Daily Times, Pakistan -
Among them are two Indians, one Saudi and an American while the others are Bangladeshi, Burmese, Iraqi, Iranian, South African, Nigerian, Ivory Coast, …
Honoring Martin Luther King done with service, not rest
Deseret News, UT -
“We as people on the face of this earth … we all owe somebody,” said Frank Cordova, who was honored for his work as an Hispanic rights activist. …
China Vows To Keep Up Africa Investment, Aid Despite Fincl Woes
Wall Street Journal -
… the discussion and resolutions around sensitive international issues such as the Zimbabwe crisis and the situation in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
In the line of fire
Times Online, UK -
Not one died in Europe or North America, but from Zimbabwe to China and Egypt to Burma, mainstream media are cowed by the enemies of dissent. …
Dhaka calling
The National, United Arab Emirates -
“I simply wrote a play about what our political leaders were doing in the name of democracy,” he said. “But our government did not like it. …
Caritas pleased with donor response to Burma (Myanmar) appeal
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
New Zealanders have so far given about $130000 to the Burma/Myanmar cyclone appeal run by Catholic aid agency Caritas, and donations continue to flow in. …
S.Africa assures China of political continuity
AFP -
… the discussion and resolutions around sensitive international issues such as the Zimbabwe crisis and the situation in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Why Another Insane Government?
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
Kanbawza Win The New Year declaration of the National Council of Burma (NCUB) has convinced the international community that the saying of “Putting two …
13227 foreign prisoners in Pakistani jails despite completing sentence: NA informed
Online – International News Network, Pakistan -
Three prisoners of Kyrgyzstan, 2 from Ghana, 1 from Dominique, 2 from Uzbekistan, 1 from Siera Leone, 2 from Zimbabwe while 1 citizen of China, Burma, …
Gaza from our window
The Charlatan, Canada -
… Burma, Zimbabwe and many others. The media is the most powerful aspect of a democracy, but we must hold the powerful accountable and know our own role …
Activists Welcome New Thai Government’s Policy Stance on Burma
Voice of America -
Mr Abhisit, in an address to foreign correspondents this week, said the government would look to encourage reform in Burma, also known as Myanmar, …
PTTEP well misses the mark off Burma
EnergyCurrent, TX -
Upon receiving approval from the Burmese government, CNOOC Myanmar Ltd. will hold the remaining 20 percent interest. Readers are responsible for the content …
Sundance Zooms On As Recession Hits Host City
SHOOT Online (subscription), CT -
… “Burma VJ,” which uses footage from underground video journalists capturing the 2007 uprising of Buddhist monks against the Myanmar government. …
Thai navy Vs Abandoned Boat-people from Burma and Bangladesh (2)
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Government orders probe of migrant complaints
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Adm Khamthon on Saturday showed the media photos taken during the arrest of the minority Burmese Rohingya, and dismissed reports that the navy towed them …
Thais ‘let 300 people drown’
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
The United Nations refugee agency called for Thailand to explain what happened to migrant workers from Burma and Bangladesh, rescued in Indian waters in …
Thai navy reasserts denial of inhumane acts on illegal migrants
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
… against illegal immigrants belonging to ethnic minority Rohingyas from the Myanmar-Bangladesh border who had travelled to Thailand in search of work. …
Thai probe over missing migrants
The Press Association -
Thailand is to investigate reports that the Thai navy abandoned migrants on a barge in the ocean where hundreds of them may have drowned. …
‘Illegal migrants weren’t abused’
Straits Times, Singapore -
BANGKOK-THAILAND’S navy on Saturday denied it had been involved in the abuse of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar following reports they had …
Thailand to investigate charges that its navy beat migrants …
Emirates Business 24/7, United Arab Emirates -
… authorities for their handling of illegal immigrants who are arriving by boat from Bangladesh and Myanmar on their way to Malaysia to try to find work. …
Thai govt says investigating reports of migrant abuse
Reuters India, India -
Citing accounts from survivors, rights activists say groups of mainly Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar were held on a remote island off southern …
Rights group: Thai navy abandoned migrants at sea
The Associated Press -
The United Nations refugee agency called for Thailand to explain what happened to the group of migrant workers from Myanmar and Bangladesh, at least 100 of …
Thailand’s deadly treatment of migrants
BBC News, UK -
Hundreds are thought to have suffered this treatment – among them many Rohingya people of western Burma – and many have died. The BBC’s Jonathan Head in …
Thai military ‘forces Burma refugees to face death at sea’
Independent, UK -
Aid groups said hundreds of water-borne refugees from the Burma-Bangladesh border were arrested and held on an island in the Andaman Sea then forced out …
Rohingya whipped on beach
Straits Times, Singapore -
AS SUNBATHING tourists looked on, Thai navy guards beat Rohingya refugees – who had their wrists bound – and made them lie face down in the sun for hours. …
‘Concerned’ UN refugee agency asks Thais to explain boatpeople policy
South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong -
The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority living along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border. The Thai navy denies knowledge of the refugees’ fate. …
Lost at Sea: Thailand Turns Away Refugees
ShortNews.com, Germany -
Many run from repression and exploitation they endure in Bangladesh and Myanmar. As many as 1000 refugees tried to reach Thailand by boat last month, …
Refugees missing at sea after Thais reject them
International Herald Tribune, France -
By Seth Mydans BANGKOK: In the past month, the Thai authorities have detained as many as 1000 refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar and sent them back out to …
Thailand must Learn from other nations about the South
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
… as well as other conventions that require troops to respect and uphold human rights principles. If you look around the region, – Mindanao, Burma, …
