Posts Tagged ‘2010 election’
World focus on Burma (19 January 2009)
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Burmese Army confiscates land for brick kiln: No compensation paid
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
Sittwe: The Burmese Army has confiscated over seven acres of farm land from two farmers in Siittwe Township to set up a brick kiln. No compensation was paid …
2010 election, a game played by Burmese junta
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
It has not allowed the NLD and the ALD to engage in politics in Arakan state but it has allowed the UNP, USDA and the Amyo Thar Yi party to campaign,” he …
Shoot at sight order to BDR on smugglers
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
A BRD team stationed in Tekaf on the Bangladesh-Burma border fired at a boat carrying fertilizers on January 13. The boat managed to flee to Burmese …
An Open Letter to President Barack Obama
MWC News, Canada -
Democracy and human rights mean nothing if we don’t have a planet where we can enjoy these freedoms. Preserving our fragile biosphere is the precondition …
Fishermen survive almost a month in esky
Ninemsn, Australia -
Two Burmese fishermen survived almost a month floating in a large esky after their small wooden boat sank in the Torres Strait two days before Christmas. …
Lawyer charged with obstructing an official
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… been released on bail until his trial. San Maung has represented various human rights activists in the past, including fellow Guiding Star lawyer Aye Myint.
Burmese Lawyer Detained
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… As the Burmese regime intensifies its crackdown on dissidents, Poe Phyu, a young Burmese lawyer, who has represented farmers and labor rights activists, …
Shan: Villager Arrested for Carrying Paper
UNPO, Netherlands -
The newsletter was featuring articles on politics, literature, opinion columns and human rights situation occurring in Shan State and Burma that is …
Lawyer Pho Phyu arrested
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jan 19, 2009 (DVB)–Lawyer Pho Phyu, who is well known for representing political activists in various trials across Burma, has been arrested by Magwe …
Bangladesh asks border troops to shoot smugglers
Reuters India, India -
Government officials said they feared the price cuts could lead to more smuggling of those commodities to neighbouring India and Myanmar, where prices for …
Suu Kyi Wins ‘Trumpet of Conscience’ Award
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The award was accepted by Aung Ding, the executive director of US Campaign for Burma, on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi. “Daw Aung San Suu Kyi epitomizes the …
A challenge to power
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jan 19, 2009 (DVB)–Professor Josef Silverstein called on the Burmese democracy movement to unite and take action to challenge the military government’s …
U Gambira reportedly on hunger strike
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jan 19, 2009 (DVB)–The family of high-profile monk activist U Gambira, who is being detained in Mandalay prison, said they had heard reports the monk had …
Homesick: Vacation on the Thai-Burma Border
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
For me, as an activist turned journalist, I wanted to learn what was going on in the dissident movement in Mae Sot and the rebel-controlled areas. …
King’s Anti-Imperialism and the Challenge for Obama
Agoravox, France -
… along with Burma (Myanmar), what is now Malaysia, Australia, some part of China, and large swaths of Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Gambia, Rhodesia/ Zimbabwe, …
Obama wrestles the ox
ISN, Switzerland -
However, in wrestling with this ox, Obama may have to rein in his lofty human rights rhetoric and keep mum about Chinese-backed tyrants in Burma, Sudan, …
Thai minister calls ambassadors to discuss migrant abuse claims
The News International, Pakistan -
PATTANI: Thailand’s foreign minister said Monday he would meet ambassadors from Malaysia, Myanmar, India and Bangladesh to discuss claims that authorities …
Toward the Union of a Divided Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“I’ve just come from a meeting at the offices of Myanmar Economic Holdings. They were asking about the jade and comparing the collateral from the mines to …
Army’s opium taxation forays led to clashes
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
by admin — last modified 2009-01-19 08:38 Ambushes staged by the Shan State Army (SSA) South on Burma Army units on their opium taxing expeditions had …
Aung San Suu Kyi receives Trumpet of Conscience Award
Hindu, India -
Washington (PTI): Burmese democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been presented with the prestigious Trumpet of Conscience Award for leading the people of her …
Cyclone help effort to continue
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
The international community will keep backing Cyclone Nargis rehabilitation efforts in Burma as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations humanitarian task …
Anger Myanmar’s rulers, and lose all
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL -
… to a reporter and a handful of former political prisoners who have settled in this small Thai city on the border with Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. …
World focus on Burma (13 January 2009)
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REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH DURING VISIT TO LITTLE FLOWER …
Federal News Service (subscription), DC -
MRS. BUSH: Thank you all. I’m very happy to be here today. One of the things I’ve been most interested in over the last eight years while I’ve had the …
Triple i Logistics sees more M&A activity in the industry
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
Will the new 3E road link from the South of China to Thailand via Burma and the R9 route, linking Burma to Vietnam via Thailand and Laos, be positive for …
Kachin party – but not KIO – to contest 2010 election
Mizzima.com, India -
… groups to surrender, according to Dr. Tu Jar, Vice-Chairman of the KIO, which reached a ceasefire agreement with Burma’s military junta in 1994. …
Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister paid a courtesy call on Thai …
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
On 12 January 2009, Mr. U Kyaw Thu, Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister, paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya during his study trip to …
Pro-junta party kicks off campaign for 2010 polls in northwestern …
Mizzima.com, India -
The NLD, though it was not abolished, is banned from opening their offices. According to Ling Ha, political parties that have been abolished by the ruling …
Migrants’ work permits being extended
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
Instead when the migrant workers returned to their homes in Burma, junta authorities terrorized their families coercing them to pay bribes, …
Do we really need to know what names were ‘formerly known as’?
News Sentinel, IN -
It was bad enough when we had all the stories about Myanmar. You never saw “Myanmar” by itself, did you? It was always “Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. …
Meeting to foster people’s participation in 2010 election
Mizzima.com, India -
The meeting held at the residence of Nay Myo Wai, who has been writing critical articles against Burma’s mainstream opposition on internet web pages, …
Myanmar closes mosques and churches
EnerPub, TX -
For some time, the Burmese military junta has stopped granting property deeds to religious organizations for the construction of churches or places of …
Thai FM reviews cyclone victims aid with Myanmar official
Mathaba.Net, UK -
BANGKOK, Jan 12 (TNA) – Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya met Monday with a senior Myanmar official to review progress in distributing, delivering and …
Burmese Rice Farmers Struggle to Make a Living
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN The destruction wrought by Cyclone Nargis, combined with falling world prices, is hitting Burmese rice farmers hard, with many of them …
Rangoon Under Tightened Security: Sources
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The protesters called for the release of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The parliament building has been unused since the current junta seized power in 1988.
Thailand to Help Rebuild Temples in the Irrawaddy Delta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
After the meeting, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters that Thailand wanted to see change in Burma. “The goals of Western countries and the …
Roundtable: Youth and leadership
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
DVB: Isn’t it worse for the NLD living under military rule in Burma? WT: “[The military regime] has been trying to tear us and the young people apart. …
Burma, Myanmar: Thank You Google
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
By Ashin Mettacara Today is my happiest day in my life . Because my dream and hope have arrived. Google News starts to include the news from my site for the .
Burma: Myanmar Blog Academy Award 2008 Winners Announced
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
By Ashin Mettacara The first ever Myanmar Blog Award have arrived! Myanmar Blog Academy Award 2008 Programme site mmblogpress.com has announced the winners …
Singaporean Activists Detained after Protesting Burmese Migrants …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Activists Seelan Palay and Chong Kai Xiong said they felt guilty because their government had refused to extend the work permits of two Burmese migrants who …
Burma ranks among worst nations for civilian freedom: Rights Group
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s military rulers have said that the country is building a roadmap to democracy and are gearing up to hold general elections in 2010. …
Supporting Burma Key Achievement of Laura Bush
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
She also protested the violent crackdown of the ruling junta against peaceful protesters and the prolonged detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Prize …
Ecotourism outweighs irresponsible travel
FemaleFirst.co.uk, UK -
Each year, over $100 million derived from tourism enables Burma’s Junta military regime to continually enforce inhumane working conditions on the local …
Elected MPs’ lawyers denied access to court
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“We filled out and submitted forms to gain entry to the courtroom but then we were told by the deputy prison chief and another official we were not allowed …
A tale of two distant war zones
Toronto Star, Canada -
… cowering under the assault of fighter jets and mortars, with uncounted casualties and warnings of “genocidal” atrocities from human rights activists. …
Global Freedom Fell in 2008 Amid Crackdowns, Rights Group Says
Bloomberg -
Thirty-four percent of the world’s population lives in “not free” countries, which include China, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, Zimbabwe and Vietnam. …
83-Year-Old Man Bicycles to 146 Burmese Towns
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
Sittwe: An 83-year-old Arakanese man has already traveled to 146 towns in Burma by bicycle and is currently visiting southern Shan State near the Thai …
Two NLD youth members arrested
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Nyan Win said the Dala township NLD youth wing coordinator Htet Soe Lin and youth organising wing leader Thet Pain Min were arrested by about 20 Special …
Phuketwan.com Reports the Real Phuket
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
… shores — the Rohingya of Burma. hundreds over the past few months in a desperate attempt to find better fortunes in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. …
Score one more for first lady
GoErie.com, PA -
… had spent many months relentlessly calling for the overthrow of the repressive Burmese government — ever since she had read a book by Aung San Suu Kyi, …
Nigeria’s $500000 gift to junta draws international ire
Mizzima.com, India -
“I am honored to present this cheque for the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, through you, to the government and people of Myanmar [Burma], …
Dishy picks
Dispatch Online, South Africa -
TCM, 8pm: Never So Few – The Kachin natives of Burma were trained in the art of modern warfare, but the Japanese army proved to be a formidable adversary. …
Laura Bush unveils state china
Nashua Telegraph, NH -
By LISA TOLIN AP First lady Laura Bush showed off a new gold-rimmed set of official George W. Bush state china last week, with less than two weeks to use it …
Censored Burmese magazine faces delay in publication
Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand -
The “Myanmar Thit” monthly magazine’s latest issue has been delayed as it was forced to submit another cover design after the Burmese censor board rejected …
Hong Kong named world’s freest economy
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
The Heritage Foundation said North Korea was the world’s most restricted economy, followed by Zimbabwe, Cuba, Burma and Eritrea. …
Political protests nixed work permit renewals
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan -
The Singapore government has explained its decision not to renew the work permit of two Myanmar nationals, saying they had gone beyond the law allowed in …
Revesltoke Rotary exchange student shares the joys of Thailand
Revelstoke Times Review, Canada -
… an artistically modern temple still being constructed, and then found ourselves looking into Laos and Myanmar (Burma) at the Golden Triangle. …
2 held over protest
Straits Times, Singapore -
Both men, he added, were part of a group of Myanmar nationals who took part in a protest march against their country’s ruling junta during the Asean summit …
Improved transport links boost thailand-china-laos trade
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
These three ports facilitate commerce among the four riparian countries including Burma. China has dominated water transportation. More Thai tourists also …
Rights Group Condemns Nigeria’s Gift To Myanmar Junta
LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria -
… on Monday, carpeted the Federal Government for the recent reported gift of a whooping sum of $500000 to the military regime in Myanmar (former Burma). …
Assessing Bush: Foreign Policy Jeff Alworth
BlueOregon, OR -
The Bush Doctrine wasn’t a philosophical treatise about bringing democracy to unstable countries. Rather–and it’s right there in the name–it was security …
Two activists arrested for protesting at MOM
TODAYonline, Singapore -
The Myanmar pair were among a group of 40 who took part in a protest against their country’s ruling junta during the Asean Summit here in November 2007. …
Kristof’s got news
GetReligion, DC -
In Thailand’s brothels, for example, Thai girls usually work voluntarily, while Burmese and Cambodian girls are regularly imprisoned. …
CWS appeal update: Myanmar (Burma) cyclone Nargis long-term …
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) on May 2-3, 2008, and killed more than 84530 persons. More than 53000 are still reported missing. …
Freedom in the World 2009: Freedom Retreats for Third Year
NewsBlaze, CA -
… Maldives and Bhutan, some progress was also seen in Nepal, Kashmir, Malaysia and Thailand. Declines were registered in Afghanistan, Burma, Fiji, …
Curfew imposed in Magwe oilfields
Mizzima.com, India -
by Zar Ni Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Burmese military junta has intervened and imposed curfew in an oilfield, after the dispute between a private oil …
Thailand will not use sanctions to push for change in Burma: Abhisit
Mizzima.com, India -
“The goals of Western countries and the countries in this region for Myanmar are not different – we all want to see some changes,” Abhisit was quoted as …
Asean members eye Asean tourists
Business Mirror, Philippines -
Asean groups the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei and Burma/Myanmar. E. Torres.
Ramos Horta skeptical about true peace
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
Closer to home, he called the situation in Burma “an embarrassment to all of us in the region” but urged the West to rethink sanctions against the …
The governor
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
In October 1999, Sukhumbhand, then deputy foreign minister, offered himself as a hostage to end a siege at the Burmese Embassy. Burmese dissident students …
Abhisit calls for change in Burma
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
In his first public comments on Burma since he became prime minister, Mr Abhisit said Thailand had to act differently because it was so close to Burma. …
Junta-backed USDA unlikely to contest 2010 election
by Mizzima News
Thursday, 18 December 2008 21:02
New Delhi (Mizzima) – In contrast to what many observers expected, Burma’s military junta plans to abolish its proxy organization – Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) – opting not to transform it into a political party for the purpose of participating in the upcoming 2010 election, sources close to the military said.
Owing to a poor public perception of the organization, particularly after its role in cracking down on peaceful demonstrators during the monk-led protests last year, the head of the military junta and the main patron of the organization, Senior General Than Shwe, has decided to scratch his original plan of making use of the USDA as a political party – a source said.
“The USDA will not exist in 2009,” said a source in Naypyitaw, adding that members of the junta’s proxy will instead be incorporated into political parties with different names.
“The USDA has such a bad image…and a criminal record internationally…they will not use that name… they decided at this meeting,” he added, referring to the last quarterly meeting held in November.
Echoing a similar view, Burma affairs specialist Larry Jagan, a freelance journalist based in Bangkok, said the USDA is unlikely to be transformed into any political party to contest the upcoming 2010 elections.
“According to my sources, the USDA itself will not become a political party,” said Jagan. But he added that at least three parties are likely to be formed under an umbrella of the discredited USDA and will make use of the former organization’s funding.
However, Jagan added, “But there is a lot of speculation and none of us know for sure.”
The original social organization, with several million members as claimed by the military government, has been a principle tool in attacking protesters and dissidents over recent years.
Further, the organization has established relationships with China and Vietnam through exchanging official visits.
The USDA was initiated on November 15, 1993, by the military regime. According to an official announcement in 2007, the USDA had 24 million members, mostly government servants. However, many of its members admit they enrolled in the organization in fear of any repercussions associated with denying orders from superiors.
An observer in Burma’s former capital, who closely monitors the situation, said, “There is no news about the USDA in state owned newspapers and no USDA uniforms are seen in Yangon [Rangoon].”
The source in Naypyitaw explained that the regime is keen on forming regional political parties rather than a single, nationwide political party.
“All they [junta] want is the National League for Democracy and The Lady [Aung San Suu Kyi] out,” the source emphasized.
According to Jagan, despite the junta’s claim that it will conduct the 2010 general election freely and fairly, it is unlikely that the junta will allow detained Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to contest the poll, as they see her as a major threat to their determination to win the election. However, it is possible that her party, the NLD, without her, might be allowed to take part.
“But it does not necessarily mean that it [the election] would be free and fair, and that they [NLD] would be able to run unhindered,” Jagan further elaborated.
The NLD, meanwhile, said they have not decided on whether to participate in the 2010 election and are still in the process of discussing the situation and brainstorming ideas, after which they intend to deliver a clear statement on whether they will join the proceedings or remain on the sidelines.
Meanwhile, some respected intellectual civilians, some of whom have been accused of being apologists for the junta by the mainstream opposition, are preparing to take part in the election. And the regime itself is looking for locally respected dignitaries, such as retired teachers, to partake in the election, sources said.
Similarly, a source in the military establishment said at least nine ministers and two mayors, including Rangoon Mayor Brigadier General Aung Thein Lin, will soon resign from their current positions in preparation to contest in the general election, the military junta’s fifth step of its roadmap to democracy.
Meanwhile, a report on Wednesday by Khitpyaing, a Burmese news agency based in Bangkok, reported that three army commanders have been promoted to the level of minister, but were not assigned to any ministry.
The report argues that the promotion of the Mandalay-based commander of central command, Major General Tin Ngwe, the Bassein-based commander of southwestern command, Major General Kyaw Swe, and the Monywa-based commander of northwestern command, Major General Myint Soe, could be a move to sideline them from assuming active roles in the military before the election.
While the promotion is unprecedented, it could also be a trial by the junta to use military commanders in an administrative capacity, the report suggests.
Meanwhile, a senior official in Naypyitaw told Mizzima that the electoral law, which the military is carefully designing so as to avoid it being used as a stepping stone by the opposition, is expected to be made public by the end of December or in early January 2009.
“We have to wait and see the electoral law but what I can tell you is that they will not repeat the 1990 scenario,” said a senior officer in Naypyitaw.
According to Jagan, the election law would impose restrictions on the NLD and other political parties from freely campaigning.
In 1990, the National Unity Party, a transformed party of former military strongman Ne Win’s Burma Socialist Party, lost decisively to the NLD, which analysts see as an unacceptable result for Burma’s new generation generals.
Writing by Mungpi
Administrator Note: This post is especially for those inside Burma, who cannot visit Mizzima website.
World focus on Burma (18 December 2008)
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EU provides extra 40 million euros in aid to Myanmar
AFP -
… an extra 40.5 million euros (58.7 million dollars) in aid for two million vulnerable people in Myanmar, notably those affected by cyclone Nargis in May. …
EU to provide 40.5 million euros humanitarian aid to Myanmar
Xinhua, China -
The humanitarian situation in Myanmar worsened in 2008 because of the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, and large increases in rice and fuel prices. …
Burma cancels license of 84 tour companies
Mizzima.com, India -
Besides, more and more tourists avoided visiting Burma, when in May the ruling junta responded poorly to a natural disaster – Cyclone Nargis – that swept …
Junta-backed USDA unlikely to contest 2010 election
Mizzima.com, India -
“All they [junta] want is the National League for Democracy and The Lady [Aung San Suu Kyi] out,” the source emphasized. According to Jagan, despite the …
World Citizen: A Year of Wisdom, Wiliness — and Craven Stupidity
World Politics Review -
Another country whose future — and present — should concern us all is Burma, renamed Myanmar by its illegitimate rulers. Burma’s pro-democracy leader, …
Asean’s human rights record is nothing to be proud of
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
Along the Thai-Burma border, about three quarters of the 140000 refugees in nine temporary shelters are women and children. These women and children need as …
Written by CFI Field Staff
Christian Freedom International, MI -
“Thank you also for helping our persecuted brothers and sisters inside Burma with emergency rice. May God bless you and fulfill all of your needs,” said …
Czech Republic, East Timor offer asylum to Burmese rebels
Mizzima.com, India -
… organisations include armed resistant groups, political groups and parties that have been living in exile and struggling to restore democracy in Burma. …
Tumbling Kelly!
Mizzima.com, India -
by Ko Soe At the time of global financial crisis, our backward and underdeveloped country Burma could not find appropriate ways and means to face this …
Lord Levene to continue as Lloyds Chairman
Director of Finance online, UK -
Levene was earlier this year personally singled out for criticism over backing the Burmese junta by facilitating insurance for those companies that finance …
Crises in Myanmar: Commission provides a further €40.5 million in …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
During 2008, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar worsened due to the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, and big increases in rice and fuel prices. …
2010 game plan: Clinging to power
Mizzima.com, India -
They will do their best to marginalize the ‘National League for Democracy’ (NLD) including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other pro-democracy forces in this …
Church World Service Year End Assesment
Worldwide Faith News (press release), NY -
In Myanmar (Burma), some 3 million people have been forced to migrate within the country. Reasons driving the displacement range from conflicts to land …
Than Shwe’s Dynastic Family Dream on Parade at State Function
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
In The New Light of Myanmar’s coverage of the graduation ceremony, a picture of Shwe Mann, Burma’s Chief of Staff and Coordinator of Special Operations, …
Ban ‘Disappointed’ with Junta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“I am disappointed by the unwillingness of the government of Myanmar [Burma] to deliver on its promises for democratic dialogue and the release of political …
The Thinker: A ‘Gentle Lieutenant’ Is Remembered
Jakarta Globe, Indonesia -
… problem and the Moro insurgency in the Philippines; he attempted to persuade the military junta in Burma to release Aung Sang Suu Kyi, to no avail. …
Swiss Re Estimates That Over 238000 People Were Killed by …
PR Newswire (press release), NY -
… Myanmar(Burma) winds up to 200 km/h 2 87449 12.05.2008 Earthquake (Mw 7.9); China aftershocks 3 1413 19.06.2008 Typhoon Fengshen/No 6, Philippines, ..
Few Takers for Cyclone Nargis Tours
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Visitors to Burma signing up for tours to the delta have to state the purpose of their travel and are told any donations or material aid they intend giving …
New Year Wish to the distressed poor people of Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
Unfortunately, though it became a sovereign state the country had a bad experience all along with tainted democracy, boiling insurgency, damaging socialism, …
NLD member to face further charges
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 18, 2008 (DVB)–Burmese authorities are planning to file further charges against Arakan state National League for Democracy member Min Aung, …
Ban: World faces “multiple crises” in 2009
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
… the unmoving government in Burma were also included. And the world was judged to be “on trial” over wider issues like human rights and the food crisis. …
‘Extravagant’ Americans fault
Straits Times, Singapore -
The global economic downturn is a further blow to a tourism industry struggling to recover in the aftermath of cyclone Nargis in May, and the junta’s bloody …
Myanmar blames “extravagant” Americans for crisis
Reuters UK, UK -
The former Burma relied on few imports and its main trading partners, India and China, were suffering less than others in the current economic downturn, …
Aussie busted for drugs, mate on the run
The West Australian, Australia -
Thailand toughened its drug laws in 2002, but remains a transit point for narcotics produced in neighbouring Myanmar, the world’s second largest opium …
15 migrant workers jailed in Thailand
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 18, 2008 (DVB)–Fifteen Burmese migrants have been jailed for more than four years for working in Bangkok with fake permits, but the Thai boss who issued …
Wishful thinking for 2009
New Statesman, UK -
April: Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest and assumes her rightful place as the democratic head of the government of Burma. …
Ban criticizes Burma for shying away from democratization
Mizzima.com, India -
The UN has called repeatedly for the release of political prisoners including Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained for 13 of the …
Dissent Behind the Bamboo Curtain
FrontPage magazine.com, CA -
Xiao Qiang, who runs the Chinese blog Rock-n-Go, was invited to the White House last week for a meeting between dissident bloggers from China, Burma, …
S.BATBOLD CONGRATULATES ASEAN SECRETARY-GENERAL
Montsame (subscription), Mongolia -
As of present, it has enlisted ten countries as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. …
Prosecuting Thailand’s PAD
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
In fact, the number of serious crimes committed under the banner of the group calling itself the People’s Alliance for Democracy is so large that it’s hard …
How To Be an Ethical Consumer Without Breaking the Bank
AlterNet, CA -
But when I deny my role in global issues such as human-rights violations and climate change, I am shirking my social responsibility — and this is …
UN Chief Criticizes Burma for Lack of Democratic Progress
Voice of America -
The United Nations has repeatedly called on Burma to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained for 13 of the past 19 years, …
Mumbai massacre fallout hits Karachi
The News International, Pakistan -
There is also a plan for taking action against ‘illegal immigrants’, as according to official figures, more than two million Bengalis and Burmese and over …
NARA offers illegal migrants fresh start
The News International, Pakistan -
Since 2000, the UN member states, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations have been marking Migrants Day by creating awareness on human rights …
Burma’s nuclear temptation
On Line opinion, Australia -
At a press conference in Rangoon on January 21, 2002, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Major-General Kyaw Win issued a statement: “Myanmar’s …
Bringing Hope and Help to the Persecuted People of Burma
Christian Freedom International, MI -
“Thank you also for helping our persecuted brothers and sisters inside Burma with emergency rice. May God bless you and fulfill all of your needs,” said …
The biggest disasters of 2008
WA today, Australia -
Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma on May 2 and 3, leaving 138000 people dead or missing, 2.4 million homeless and vital rice crops destroyed. …
The biggest disasters of 2008
WA today, Australia -
Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma on May 2 and 3, leaving 138000 people dead or missing, 2.4 million homeless and vital rice crops destroyed. …
World focus on Burma (15 December 2008)
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Crisis in DRC caused by access to weapons
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
… Women in Black – Belgrade [Serbia]; Women of vision association; Women of Vision Association [Nigeria]; Women’s League of Burma. By Emergency:
Abhisit, Chuan’s young protege gets his turn at last
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
… a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (as did former Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj and Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi). …
Still the land of opportunity?
TheNewsTribune.com, WA -
Some of the most recent have come from the South Asian countries of Bhutan and Myanmar, the former Burma, farmers whose skills are of little use to them in …
Activists urge Canada to assign special envoy to Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
Canada has long condemned Burma’s military junta for failing to keep its promise to implement changes, and had supported the pro-democracy movement. …
A postcard from prison
Mizzima.com, India -
The SPDC [Burmese military government] said they will work toward a democratic process and make positive changes in human rights. But the head of the Burma …
Association of South East Asian Nations Enacts New Charter
Voice of America -
… and military-ruled Burma. ASEAN’s Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan says that all members have work to do on the charter’s commitments. “Democracy …
UN to commemorate former Secretary General U Thant
Mizzima.com, India -
Despite of his popularity, Burma’s military dictator General Newin, who took power in a bloodless coup in 1962, refused to honor him with a state funeral, …
Thailand’s new PM likely to be more ‘pro-Active’ on Burma: Activist
Mizzima.com, India -
While the election of Abhisit as the new Prime Minister signals an end to the immediate political crisis, Burmese pro-democracy activists based in Thailand …
Burma: Ne Win’s Daughter Freed
UNPO, Netherlands -
Ne Win took power in a bloodless military coup in 1962, and remained in power until 1988, when a pro-democracy uprising forced him to step down and hand …
Ethnic Chin group rejects junta’s 2010 election plans
Mizzima.com, India -
The CNF passed the resolution during their Fourth Congress held on the Indo-Burma border from the 8th to the 13th of this month, according to the …
Lancia and the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates for human rights
Autochannel (press release) -
Now a prisoner in her own homeland, Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. This edition of the Summit is dedicated to her, the utmost example …
Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, UK -
The technology also gives organisations like the BBC footage that would be difficult to obtain otherwise, for example the BBC is barred from entering Burma …
Promotions Seen as Part of 2010 Election Plan
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN Burma’s military government, the State Peace and Development Council, has promoted a number of senior officers and created new positions in what …
Sandar Win Walks Free After 6 Years
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - 6
Ironically, the junta has leveled similar accusations at Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who married a British citizen.
Isolation or Engagement? It’s Than Shwe’s Choice
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) will head the $2.5 billion pipeline project with a 50.9 percent stake, while Burma’s state-run Myanmar Oil and …
Posted By ROBERT W. MURRAY AND DAVID SIEGEL
St. Catharines Standard, Canada -
In Darfur, Congo, Burma and other nations, human rights abuses occur at disturbing levels with no serious response from international society. …
Asean Charter Comes into Force
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
From left to right, Lotian Deputy Foreign Minister Bounkeut Sangsomsak, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Rais Yatim, Burma’s Foreign Minister Nyan Win, …
Burmese Defense Lawyer Flees to Thailand, Blasts Regime
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
According to the state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar, Myint Aye funded the bombing, which it said had been carried out by two members of the opposition …
South East Asia to launch charter
BBC News, UK -
When it was finally signed a year ago, one of its members – Burma – had just made headlines by brutally suppressing pro-democracy demonstrations. …
Turn Left Thailand
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Australia -
After the deliberate chaos created by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) seizure of the airports, the courts stepped in to dissolve the hugely …
Thailand’s Democrat Putsch
Asia Sentinel, Hong Kong -
Chief among them is “Newin Chitchorp”, who was named by his father after the infamous Burmese dictator. The Democrat Party is known among the cyber …
Fresh pressure from junta on UWSA
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s military junta has announced that as the fifth step of its seven-step roadmap to democracy, a general election will be held in 2010, in accordance …
ASEAN charter comes into force
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
The bloc’s proposed new rights body has no teeth and the charter has no provision to sanction members like Burma, where the junta has kept democracy leader …
Treaties lead to world government
Augusta Chronicle, GA -
… Burma, China and Russia. America would be surrendering its freedom of the seas to an “unaccountable international agency,” say US security experts. …
Former Burmese dictator’s daughter released from house arrest
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 15, 2008—Officials in Burma have released the daughter of the country’s former dictator Ne Win after six years under house arrest, police said on …
Freedom Fighters Need Not Apply
Washington Post, United States -
The denials have included that of a Burmese lawyer who had smuggled anti-government brochures into Burma from Thailand; an Afghan owner of a muffler shop in …
In Praise Of Laura Bush
Forbes, NY -
That said, she has earned worldwide applause for her stand against the Burmese junta. And she has gone on record, with an unfussy but firm statement on TV, …
The bore’s head in hand bear I
Times Online, UK -
But 2008, as well as being the year of a world financial crisis, was also the year a resurgent Russia attempted to snuff out democracy on its borders, …
Bush arrives in Afghanistan for visit
LIVENEWS.com.au, Australia -
You worry about dictators? the head of the UN is from “Burma”. The 5… Nick Again, Maryborough on Journalist flings shoes at President Bush.
Cost of Bangkok Airport Closures Estimated at 540 Million Baht
eTravelBlackboard – Asia Edition, Australia -
The consequences of the People’s Alliance for Democracy’s (PAD) week-long siege of Bangkok’s two main airports will affect AoT’s operation for six months. …
Monday, December 22
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
1942 – US heavy bombers raid Japanese-occupied Rangoon, Burma _ now Myanmar, in World War II. 1944 – During the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans demand the …
Asean’s charter has to negotiate uncharted waters
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
That is no surprise as many Asean members such as Burma, Laos and Vietnam are under dictatorial rule. They do not want the people’s participation. …
Airlines seek redress for PAD action
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
… resolved to sue leaders of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) for compensation equivalent to its disruption costs and loss of future revenue. …
UWSA faces renewed pressures
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s military junta has announced that as the fifth step of its seven-step roadmap to democracy, a general election will be held in 2010, in accordance …
NLD Leaders Discuss Role in 2010 Election
By WAI MOE
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Deciding whether or not to participate in the forthcoming 2010 Burmese election is now one of the issues being discussed by the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), say party sources.
Khin Maung Swe, an NLD executive member, told The Irrawaddy on Tuesday that in recent weeks, the NLD has held executive meetings focused on its strategy in the 2010 general elections.
“At the moment, the NLD stands on the party’s special political statement, issued on September 22,” said Khin Maung Swe. “The statement called for the government to review the constitution within six months and to conduct an inclusive process in Burmese politics. We think reviewing the constitution is an important step for national reconciliation.”
If the junta ignores the NLD’s call for a review, the crisis in Burmese politics will continue, he said.
He added that whether the NLD joins in the election depends largely on whether the junta will allow a constitutional review and permit all political parties to function freely.
He said, however, the NLD is keeping all of its options open depending on the political situation.
This weekend, the NLD met with an Italian diplomat, Attilio Massimo Ianucci, and discussed Burmese politics.
Khin Maung Swe said the NLD and the diplomat traded views. “He asked us if the NLD would take part in the election, but there was no urgency or call for the NLD to take part.”
Deutsche Press-Agentur (DPA) reported on November 29 that the Italian diplomat urged the NLD to participate in the election. Quoted in the report, Win Tin, a veteran journalist and a NLD executive, said: “He said at the present, the military occupied 100 percent of the government and after 2010, there would be only 25 percent. It is much better than the current situation.”
“We told him that 25 percent would be just a word and in practice the military would dominate. We said the constitution must be amended before the election.”
According to DPA, Win Tin told the press that within the NLD there were different views about the election. “Some [members] want to participant and some do not,” he said.
However, Aye Thar Aung, the secretary of the Committee Representing the People’s Parliament (CRPP), an umbrella opposition group, said he recently met with NLD leaders and his understanding is that NLD policy is to review the junta-backed constitution first rather than to join the election.
“If some of the NLD take part in the election, they might do it individually,” he said.
He said the CRPP’s stand on the election is that it will not take part unless the junta opens up the political process. The CRPP was formed in 1998 by the winning parties in the election, including the NLD and ethnic opposition parties.
Meanwhile, Snr-Gen Than Shwe, the head of the ruling junta, reaffirmed on November 28 at a meeting of the junta’s mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association, that the regime’s “Seven-step Road Map” is the only way to a smooth transition to democracy.
“Now, plans are well under way to see to the remaining steps including the 2010 transition work programme,” Than Shwe was quoted as saying, according to state-run media.
Political analysts said there could well be more restrictions placed on political parties in the 2010 election laws, which the junta has yet to announce. Some rumors say the election law will be made public early next year, while others say the junta has postponed the announcement until June.
“Unlike the 1990 elections, we expect more restrictions,” said Aye Thar Aung.
World focus on Burma (4 September 2008)
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Red paint campaign commemorates protests
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The former United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, said that at least 31 people were killed, though other …
USDA candidates for 2010 election shortlisted
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The discussion of prospective candidates comes at a time when pro-democracy groups are continuing to protest against the proposed 2010 election. …
Journalist arrested after writing article about a double murder
Reporters without borders (press release), France -
… has voiced support for Burma’s military junta and said that international talks on the future of the country should be held without Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Nightly Noise: Media and Message
Pacific Free Press, Canada -
Historian Mark Curtis explains: “Since 1945, rather than occasionally deviating from the promotion of peace, democracy, human rights and economic …
Joint chiefs chairman expects troop agreement
Coastal Courier, GA -
Mullen cited the US relief roles following earthquakes in China and Pakistan, and a humanitarian mission after a cyclone hit Burma and a tsunami struck …
New report warns of stronger cyclones
Radio Australia, Australia -
In the wake of Hurricane Gustav and earlier this year, Cyclone Nargis in Burma, American scientists say global warming will only boost the power of the …
Victory of Thailand’s coup-makers
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
… a member of the Asian Human Rights Commission with over 15 years of experience as an advocate of human rights and the rule of law in Thailand and Burma. …
Growth in visitor figures for Asia Pacific region
Luxury Travel magazine, UK -
… to be on the verge of a tourism revival – saw a 6.9 per cent growth, while unsurprisingly visitor numbers to Myanmar (Burma) dropped almost 29 per cent. …
Former Thai Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda speaks during a news conference in Bangkok March 15, 2006. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/Files)
Malaysia Star, Malaysia -
Besides minor operations in Vietnam, and the occasional border skirmish with Myanmar, it has fought only one proper war — a three month affair against …
MYANMAR: Government cuts currency red tape for donors?
IRINnews.org, NY -
YANGON, 4 September 2008 (IRIN) – The UN is calling on donors to give more generously to an international appeal for victims of Cyclone Nargis, …
Reporter Arrested over Murder Story
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
It is common practice in Burma for news of crimes written by independent reporters to be censored. All stories in the print media must pass through the …
Burmese Media Silent on Thai Turmoil
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Samak recently described Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a “political tool” of the West, and suggested that international efforts to engage …
Suu Kyi ready to meet with minister
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Source ::: AP yangon • A report that detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi refused to meet with the government minister who acts as her …
… were “very fortunate” to unearth in Myanmar (Burma) a piece of fossilized tree sap known as amber containing parts of a hundred-million-year-old gecko. …
Times of India, India -
Caught between engagement and isolation, Burma, renamed Myanmar by its dictatorial military junta, is in a state of decline. What was once the richest land …
Dalai Lama, Tsvangirai, Betancourt on 2008 Sakharov prize list
AFP -
Among the previous winners are former South African leader Nelson Mandela, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-UN secretary general Kofi …
Famous Author Summers in Sandwich
Cape Cod Today, MA -
There is a direct road to Burma from China’s Kumming. They could easily have helped. Burma or Myanmar is very much like North Korea. Ang San Sui Ki, …
Ghana: “Free And Fair Elections, De L’ Afrique”
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Myanmar , (Formerly Burma) tops the world in that regard!! Truly, those who have studied ancient history and especially European history will easily fish …
World focus on Burma (8 August 2008)
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Human rights message as Games begin
The Press Association -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
Tears and pride as Games opening is watched in UK
BBC News, UK -
Protesters from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to voice their anger about human rights violations. Back in Trafalgar Square, …
20 Years Since Thousands of Pro-Democracy Activists Killed in Burma
Vatican Radio, The Vatican -
In Myanmar, also known as Burma, the military junta arrested 48 activists for a protest to mark the anniversary. Mark Farmaner is Director of the Burma …
New York Times Blogs, NY -
“China, more than any other country, has enabled the survival of the brutal Burmese regime,” said Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch …
Anti-China activists face federal criminal charges
KUTV, UT -
A protestor wearing a photograph of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi shouts as he stands outside the Chinese Embassy on August 8, …
Christian Rights Group Wants UN to Intervene in Burma Crisis
Christian Post -
The UK-based human rights organization is pressing for key members of the military junta to be brought before the International Criminal Court for crimes …
Authorities arrest rights activist and ABFSU members
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Aug 8, 2008 (DVB)–Three All Burma Federation of Student Union members and a member of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters network have been arrested by …
Burma comic on cyclone charges
The Australian, Australia -
Cyclone Nargis left 138000 people dead or missing in early May. After the storm, Burma’s military regime was criticised for blocking foreign relief supplies …
Voice of America -
The protests pushed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into the political limelight and helped her found the NLD to challenge army rule. Burma’s ruling …
RP drops anti-Myanmar stance for ASEAN charter
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… said Congress would find “extreme difficulty in ratifying the charter” until military-ruled Myanmar (Burma) freed Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Tough words from Mrs Bush for Burmese junta
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
… of the military crackdown that crushed Burma’s nascent democracy and left the leader of the democratic forces, Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest. …
No moving backwards for Myanmar
Amnesty International -
Three months ago, the government wilfully neglected its people when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar. Relief workers, diplomats, journalists, and Burmese …
Bin Laden Driver Given Lenient Sentence
Democracy Now, NY -
Internationally, we wish they use their veto power at the UN Security Council and stop supporting brutality in Tibet, Myanmar and Darfur. …
Burma’s bitter remembrance of ’8/8/88′
guardian.co.uk, UK -
Burma’s democracy leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy (NLD) overwhelmingly won the 1990 elections, remains under …
Remembering 88: Fighting for what is ours
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
In September 2007, the people of Burma yet again made an attempt to gain the rights that they deserve and the military government responded to it in the …
Breakfast of Champions 8/8: Burmese Democracy
Minneapolis City Pages, MN -
… of the Olympics in Beijing — another event that affects Burma. I wonder if they ever think about calling off August in the nation now known as Myanmar. ..
200 anti-Olympic protestors gather at Chinese embassy in London
Monsters and Critics.com -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
The Chattanoogan, TN -
So, as it hosts the Olympic Games, China also works to shut down democracy in Burma, where human rights violations are commonplace, and Aung San Suu Kyi, …
Thailand urges US to adjust ‘priority’ ranking
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
Also, Thailand had expressed concerns to the US on its trade sanctions against Myanmar, Mrs. Nongnut said. The sanctions affected not only the Myanmar …
The military rulers fear a repeat of the 1988 demonstrations Photo:
AFP/Getty Images
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Police and militia have staged a show of force in Burma on the eve of the 20th anniversary of a major uprising which left 3000 civilians dead. …
Crackdown on Burmese aid workers
The Age, Australia -
BURMA’S most famous comedian has been charged in a secret court, along with a sports writer and two activists, apparently for their role in delivering aid …
White House Fact Sheet: The United States and Asia: Enduring …
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
President Bush will meet with Burmese human rights activists and restate the call on Burma’s military junta rulers to release Aung San Suu Kyi and all other …
Human rights message as Games begin
The Press Association -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
Security tight for 20th anniversary of Burma protests
CBC.ca, Canada -
About 100 gathered outside the Burma Embassy in Bangkok, chanting “Free Burma, Free Aung San Suu Kyi,” and throwing three red airplanes over the wall that …
Bush criticizes China before Beijing visit
Ocala, FL -
The president planned to quickly pivot from his speech to a full day of outreach toward the people of Myanmar, also known as Burma, who live under military …
Bush Committed to Burma Issue, Say Activists
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Thaung Htun, a representative for UN Affairs of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, the government in exile, said, “Since the Burmese …
US First Lady Laura Bush yesterday visited IOM’s refugee …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
The First Lady, who was accompanied by her daughter Barbara, saw IOM cultural orientation trainers preparing refugees for resettlement in the US and saw off …
Business Round-up (August 8, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“[The fact] that each dollar of aid must be converted with Myanmar’s [Burma] military government for a foreign exchange certificate with, now, 80 percent of …
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States -
Mrs. Bush, who is traveling in Asia with President Bush, flew to the Thai border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, to visit the Mae La refugee camp and a …
Apprehensive of protests, junta tightens security in Rangoon
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Security in Burma’s former capital of Rangoon has been stepped up several notches with rumours of impending protests swirling around the city, …
Those who talk, those who walk
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
That is, Burma will remain immune from Thai and most ASEAN pressure to reform, and Thailand itself will continue to see US military sales to the country …
US President Bush visits Bangkok, Thailand
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
America reiterates our call on Burma’s military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. We’ll continue working until the people of …
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
In 2003, Congress passed the Freedom and Democracy Act after an attack on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s motorcade by government-organized thugs …
‘Intl community should push for political reforms in Myanmar’
Economic Times, India -
“As the world celebrates the opening of the Beijing Olympics, people should pause to remember the atrocities in Burma 20 years ago,” said Elaine Pearson, …
Burma In The Shadow Of The Olympics
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
All this is so very applicable in the Myanmar of today. Members of the Burmese junta could not have acted out of love when they used naked force to smash …
CSW wants UN to intervene in Burma crisis
ChristianToday, UK -
by Anne Thomas Christian Solidarity Worldwide is calling for “urgent, specific and meaningful action” from the UN to address Burma’s ongoing political and …
Searching for Democracy Twenty Years On
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Paradoxically, the regime led by Snr-Gen Than Shwe thought it could save the country from “disintegration” and “anarchy.” The most disturbing thing is the …
Arakanese Community Stages Protest in Dhaka against 2010 Election
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
… Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo, because their detention is unjust and unfair, and is furthermore against the current laws of Burma,” said Ko Kyaw Myint. …
Myanmar nationals living in Thailand and members of human rights groups chant anti-junta slogans and wave placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008.
… burnt Myanmar flags and waved placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest in …
BBC News, UK -
Until the 8/8/88 protests, Aung San Suu Kyi was only known as the daughter of liberation hero Aung San, but her speech to the assembled protesters during …
Bush Calls On Myanmar, China To Respect Rights
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey -
“America reiterates our call on Burma’s military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners,” he said. “We will continue working until …
William Holston Jr.: Rally tonight in Dallas to support Burmese …
Dallas Morning News, TX -
Within two years, one of the young activists, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, received the Nobel Peace Prize. She was unable to attend the ceremony, however…
Myanmar activists mark 20th anniversary of crushed democracy
Monsters and Critics.com -
… which he promised to ‘seek an end to tyranny in Burma,’ and reiterated the call for Myanmar’s regime to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who …
US president’s trip to China starts off on a frosty note
Press and Journal, UK -
Mr Bush has said he wants to enjoy the 2008 Summer Olympics, but also will talk to President Hu Jintao about human rights and a host of other bilateral …
Activists rally in Philippines for democracy in Myanmar
Monsters and Critics.com -
‘Sports, according to the Olympics charter, should promote human rights and social justice,’ said Egoy Bans, spokesman for the Free Burma …
Myanmar’s bloody “8-8-88″ uprising remembered
guardian.co.uk, UK -
… laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest in Yangon. In the Philippine capital Manila, activists from the Free Burma Coalition and Amnesty …
Security tight on anniversary of Myanmar uprising
The Associated Press -
He later joined about 100 others outside the Myanmar Embassy. They chanted “Free Burma, Free Aung San Suu Kyi” and threw red paper airplanes with the …
Dublin event to mark anniversary of Burma uprising
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom -
An event is due to be held on Dublin’s O’Connell Street this afternoon to mark the 20th anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising in Burma. …
Denver Post, CO -
By Steven Lee Myers First lady Laura Bush sits with students during a visit to a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border Thursday. …
For peace in Nagaland, dialogue among Nagas must succeed (Commentary)
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan -
But Muivah and Swu stood firm along with Khaplang, their comrade in western Burma (Myanmar), and forced a split in the NNC, one which gave birth to the NSCN …
Stuck between the summit and the roundtable
Business Day, South Africa -
Help to Cuba and the Palestinians, blocking UN managerial reform, and manoeuvring around tougher action on Burma and Iran. None of this does one bit for …
MiamiHerald.com, FL -
When IOC Vice President Kim Un-Yong was jailed a few years ago, charged with embezzling millions and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks …
Myanmar revolt crackdown remembered
Aljazeera.net, Qatar -
However, Bush also heard criticism of Washington’s stance towards Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, for forcing the generals into isolation. …
EWEN’S COMPLETES HIS MISSION FOR BURMA
Guide and Gazette, UK -
In June, Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy published a joint statement, in an open letter to Burma’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi: “We wish to use this …
China tells Bush to stay out of its affairs
Dispatch Online, South Africa -
Burma – called Myanmar by the regime – marks the 20th anniversary of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists today. Laura Bush flew for the day to …
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand -
by J. Sri Raman, On August 8, a small team of six athletes from Burma is scheduled to participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. …
Bangor Daily News, ME -
… for human rights, harsh treatment of Tibet, its omnipresent censorship and its financial dealings with morally corrupt regimes in Sudan, Burma and Iran. …
Conditions in Myanmar much starker than previously assessed, AP finds
Kansas City Star, MO -
… assistance to enable them to rebuild their lives,” said Andrew Kirkwood, who heads the aid agency Save the Children in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Crazy eights: Chinese, wedding parties and birthday celebrators …
Naples Daily News, FL -
The sole exception would be in Burma, officially known as Myanmar, where such a protest would likely be considered suicide. On August 8, 1988, which has one ..
Rights groups cry for freedom of ‘prisoners of conscience’
Cebu Daily News, Philippines -
At that time in Myanmar, Burmese students gathered and staged demonstrations calling for democracy. These quickly spread in different parts of Myanmar until …
Myanmar’s bloody “8-8-88″ uprising remembered
guardian.co.uk, UK -
After last year’s large-scale fuel-price rallies, the generals in charge of the former Burma are taking no chances, with extra police and pro-government …
The Moderate Voice -
It is sad to say that there will probably be very little done to help the suffering people of Burma/Myanmar. (1) The Moderate Voice’s comments are hosted by …
Chinese FM conveys congratulations on 41st anniversary of ASEAN …
Xinhua, China -
8, 1967 for boosting regional integration, ASEAN later absorbed Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia as its members. …
Radio Australia, Australia -
LAMEY: It speaks volumes about Burma that the country of 47 million can muster only 6 athletes to compete in Beijing. And for many in that country, …
Bush Criticizes China In Bangkok Speech
WMUR, NH -
BEIJING — President George W. Bush arrived in China Thursday on a trip that his aides hope will keep a positive focus on the Olympic spirit while showing …
Bush annoys Chinese with human rights speech
Birmingham Star, AL -
… watching Hu’s color on his face, doing nothing to give a hand to help Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to get released from house-arrest; now visiting China, …
UN rights envoy ends Burma visit
The Standard, Hong Kong -
A United Nations human rights envoy held “constructive” talks with junta leaders in Burma and was allowed to meet with detained pro-democracy activists …
Contra Costa Times, CA -
Political satire remains a dangerous pastime in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. But Maung Yit and two other local Myanmar exiles use their comfortable …
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
But the number eight holds a further significance today, for it is exactly 20 years since the 8888 uprising in Burma. What started out as a student-led …
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
Today the generals of Burma – officially the State Peace and Development Council – mark an unofficial 20th birthday of sorts. Twenty years ago to the day …
China key to Burma’s ‘survival’
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
Attempts by the United Nations security council to place limits on the junta have been stymied by China and Russia, who have blocked sanctions and arms …
Philippines: Myanmar Exile Calls For More Pressure On Generals
Khun Myint Tun, right, Member of Parliament Union of Burma who won a seat during the national elections in 1990 but not allowed to assume power, is joined by Filipino supporters during a press conference. (Photo courtesy: AP Photo/Pat Roque)
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
Khun Myint Tun, right, Member of Parliament Union of Burma who won a seat during the national elections in 1990 but not allowed to assume power, …
Myanmar: Dissident Myanmar Comic Charged By Court
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
The UN estimated Myanmar to have more than 1100 political prisoners. Quintana said he has asked the government to let him return to Myanmar in March 2009 …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
The cause of Burma’s freedom, democracy and human rights was poignantly served but whether Mr Bush and his wife’s gestures will make any difference on the …
Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone …
Times Online, UK -
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, left Rangoon last night after a four-day visit during which he went to Insein jail …
Myanmar: Dissident Myanmar Comic Charged By Court
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
Before he was detained, Zarganar said he and more than 400 entertainers in Myanmar volunteered to help victims of the cyclone, making several trips to …
International Herald Tribune, France -
… his Thursday speech represented criticisms of China, though he also criticized the authoritarian leaders of North Korea and Myanmar, the former Burma. …
PRESS DIGEST – Thai newspapers – Aug 8
Reuters -
US President George W. Bush said the United States sought an end to tyranny in Myanmar as he and first Lady Laura Bush spent much of their time in Thailand …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL and AP United States President George Bush yesterday vowed to continue exerting pressure on Burma’s military regime. …
Why US president met the Burmese at envoy’s house
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
The process was secretly and carefully arranged, given the sensitivity of the issue, which could have affected Thailand’s relations with Burma. …
Than Shwe, the head of the military junta, that “the time for a free Burma is now.” Another image from Laura Bush’s camp visit. …
No moving backwards, despite the junta
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
If the future is to be better, the United Nations’ Security Council and Burma’s Asian neighbours must cease turning a blind eye to human rights violations …
20th Anniversary of the 8888 Uprising
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
Today (8 08 2008) marks the 20th anniversary of Burma’s largest national democratic uprising when millions of Burmese citizens bravely marched through the …
What if you gave a dinner party and the Axis of Evil came?
USA Today -
Q: Speaking of Burma, what are your thoughts on the ethics of making tourist visits to countries with long, dark records of human-rights abuses? …
Stop the dream, I want to get off
Ha’aretz, Israel -
And the presidents of Zimbabwe, Myanmar (Burma), Sudan and North Korea will also be there – all of them criminals against humanity and bosom buddies of the …
A round-up of today’s world news
Irish Times, Ireland -
RANGOON – The new United Nations human rights envoy to Burma, Argentine lawyer Tomas Ojea Quintana, met five prominent political prisoners on his first trip …
Bush In Bangkok Blasts Burma & China
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand -
On Thursday (August 6), President Bush visits the Mercy Center, a slum-based group of schools, AIDS hospices, orphanages, and medical clinics in Bangkok run …
The Canberra Times, Australia -
Dr Thaung Htun is the Representative for United Nations Affairs of the Burma UN Service Office, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, …
Olympics Demonstration in London
Zimbabwejournalists.com, UK -
Representatives of Burma, Sudan, Tibet and Zimbabwe will lay flowers in mourning for the deaths of millions of victims of dictators supported by China. …
Jolie plans to build an AIDS clinic in Ethiopia
Birmingham Star, AL -
“The next trip for our foundation will most likely to be Asia to follow up on the situation in Burma and our work in Cambodia, Jolie said.
Regret, anger for Burma’s ’88 uprising exiles
ABC Online, Australia -
On the day now stamped in his memory as 8.8.88, Nyo Ohn Myint was certain that change was finally within reach in his military-ruled homeland of Burma. …
Voice of America -
Burma’s government also sat on visa applications from the United Nations and humanitarian agencies. It took pressure from the UN and the Association of …
Behind the story: it’s like arresting Rowan Atkinson or Ricky Gervais
Times Online, UK -
But the work to which they committed themselves — raising and distributing aid to the victims of the cyclone — was inescapably political. …
The Hypocrisy of The Democrats
ProLife Blogs -
Excerpts from it show how hypocritical he is: Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? …
Bush says US firmly opposed to China’s repression
Amador Ledger-Dispatch, CA -
The president plans to quickly pivot from his speech to a full day of outreach toward the people of Myanmar, also known as Burma, who live under military …
President and Mrs. Bush Visit USAID Programs in Thailand
MarketWatch -
The Bushes also were briefed on USAID’s ongoing work in Burma to ensure that the survivors of May’s Cyclone Nargis have access to food and the ability to …
UN Envoy Receives ‘Good Signs’ From Burma
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Human Rights Council investigator for Burma, plays with Burmese schoolchildren as he inspects cyclone-davasted Irrawaddy river delta at Kyaukalat village, 05 Aug 2008
Voice of America -
By VOA News The United Nations human rights envoy for Burma says he received “good signs” that the ruling junta accepted his need to investigate allegations …
Bush calls for freedom in China
The Canberra Times, Australia -
The President planned to quickly pivot from his speech to a full day of outreach toward the people of Burma, who live under military rule across the border. …
Voice of America -
By Pros Laput Some Burmese had expressed hope that Cyclone Nargis would lead to the collapse of the military government. The cyclone, which hit Burma three …
The real challenge for China: what does it do after the Games?
The National, United Arab Emirates -
… nuclear concerns, but is increasingly criticised for its silence on Burma and Darfur, treatment of the Tibetan crisis and its own human rights record. …
UN Burma envoy concludes first visit
Radio Australia, Australia -
The new UN human rights envoy for Burma has wound up a five-day visit to the country saying he’s received positive signs the military government accepts his …
Burma: No Rights Reform 20 Years After Massacre
Human Rights Watch (press release) -
China’s actions, such as blocking UN Security Council action on Burma, have frustrated efforts by the Burmese people to enlist other countries and the …
US President Leaves Thailand for China
RedOrbit, TX -
… are different from the US’s interest on Burma,” said Win Min, one of nine Thailand-based Myanmar dissidents who lunched with Bush Thursday in Bangkok.
Bush Goes Looking for Relevance, A Legacy in Asia
Huffington Post, NY -
While in Bangkok, Bush plans to meet Burmese activists, while first lady, Laura — a bit of Burma activist herself — trips up to Mae La, the largest of the …
UN rights envoy meets Myanmar political prisoners
Reuters -
The former Burma’s military rulers are generally impervious to outside pressure, but have allowed in UN representatives since they crushed pro-democracy …
‘India must review its policy on Burma’
Howrah News Service, India -
He felt India’s ties with the junta has not been good for the people of Burma. “There is no trickle-down effect on the people,” he said, alluding to huge …
The Associated Press -
… assistance to enable them to rebuild their lives,” said Andrew Kirkwood, who heads the aid agency Save the Children in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Bush slams China over rights record
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
Another focus of Bush’s visit to Thailand is neighboring Burma (Myanmar), which is under heavy US sanctions to try to bring an end to 46 years of unbroken …
McCain’s “League of Democracies” Proposal, Rejected by Allies …
AlterNet, CA -
India, the world’s largest democracy, has also been reluctant to enlist in various campaigns, such as isolating Burma or Iran, which Washington and its …
Beijing holds key to change in Burma
Financial Times, UK -
He had given interviews to foreign media criticising the regime’s slow response to cyclone Nargis, which left 133000 people dead or missing in May this year …
US president affirms commitment to Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The US president spoke of his frustration with the delays in relief supplies getting to Burma after the cyclone, but said he felt it was the right decision …
World focus on Burma (1 August 2008)
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Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
The 108-passenger riverboat was to resume trips in September, following repairs to damage caused during May’s devastating cyclone. …
New UN Rights Rapporteur to visit Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi — The newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur for Burma will embark on his first visit to the Southeast Asian nation next week, …
Pelosi to Bush: It Is Essential That You Speak Out for Human …
MarketWatch -
On the eve of your trip to China to attend the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the human rights situation in China and Tibet is worsening and new restrictions …
Ode Magazine, CA -
However with the natural disasters in both Burma and China rightfully dominating the world media – and thus eclipsing the Tibet issue – we felt the need to …
Burma Organizes Field Trip to Cyclone-Affected Areas for Foreign …
istockAnalyst.com, OR -
The Government of Myanmar organized a field trip involving more than 148 representatives of foreign missions, UN agencies, international non-governmental …
Burma: UN Revises Relief Funds, Recovery Projects in Wake of Cyclone
istockAnalyst.com, OR -
THE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s revised US$33.5 million appeal for Myanmar will directly target more than 150000 delta households the …
Burma Signs Landmark ASEAN Charter at Foreign Ministers’ Meeting …
istockAnalyst.com, OR -
… Mr Lee Hsien Loong, highlighted the important role ASEAN has played in helping Myanmar deal with the devastation caused by the cyclone. …
Monks and students object to 2010 elections
Mizzima.com, India -
In the meantime, the junta has invited UN special envoy Mr. Ibrahim Gambari to visit to Burma in mid-August. But pro-democracy opposition forces do not …
The Australian, Australia -
And the contrast between a truly totalitarian country such as Burma and contemporary China was made clear by their governments’ responses to their …
Huffington Post, NY -
If the communists took Indochina, Thailand would fall, then Burma and on across the Asian sub-continent. Jingoists, confused over which way the dominoes …
Hmong: Repatriation by Laotian Government Condemned
UNPO, Netherlands -
It is also know as the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) and is ruled by a military junta which remains a staunch ally of Burma and North Korea. …
Bush looks to Thai trip to raise Burma awareness
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s generals have long drawn the ire of the human rights community, most recently over the inadequate and inefficient handling of relief operations in …
Myanmar cyclone disaster funding falls flat
Monsters and Critics.com -
Yangon – While the 2004 tsunami that killed a quarter of a million people in Asia sparked a tidal wave of aid from the world community, so far Myanmar’s …
Actor who helped cyclone Nargis victims could get two years in prison
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AsiaNews.it, Italy -
… CDs (showing cyclone-hit areas in Irrawaddy and Yangon) and about a thousand dollars for cyclone victims. In the last few days Burma’s military junta, …
Scotland: Burma Demo August 9th 12.30pm
Amnesty International UK, UK -
On 8 August 1988 (8/8/88) hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Burma to protest against human rights abuses by the ruling military junta.
Exile says democracy in Myanmar needs new military
International Herald Tribune, France -
He was speaking ahead of demonstrations planned in Manila to mark the 20th anniversary of a failed student-led uprising in Myanmar, also known as Burma, …
Rice Supplies Stable, Prices Falling
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Burma lost many of its paddy farms and thousands of tons of stored rice following Cyclone Nargis. A canoe unload rice husks from Rangoon river on July 24 in …
Press for Release of Political Prisoners, Say Activists
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Benjamin Zawacki, an Amnesty International researcher on Burma, said, “We will hope that the special rapporteur can persuade the government of Myanmar to …
Living through the age of denial
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
By then, my father, a major in the US Army Air Corps and operations officer for the 1st Air Commando Group in Burma (now Myanmar), had, I believe, …
Business Roundup (August 1, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“Progress on this front is being seen as a big positive in the bilateral ties between the two countries, which had soured after Myanmar [Burma] decided to …
Junta May Allow More Daily Newspapers
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The Myanmar Times was formed in 2000 by Ross Dunkley and Sunny Swe, a son of one of Burma’s then high ranking military intelligence officers, Brig-Gen Thein …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AUNG ZAW US President George W Bush has never been to Burma, and he once called the country’s detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate “Aung Suu San Kyi,” …
‘You could still see bodies floating about’
Filey Today, UK -
Rev Hattan said: “After the cyclone, in one sense I wanted to go even more and stand with those people who had a hard enough life as it was. …
Teacher makes final push in barefoot trek
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
A TEACHER who is walking barefoot to London to raise funds and awareness of human rights abuses in Burma is set to arrive on Monday.
Bomb blasts in two states in Burma
The Standard, Hong Kong -
The blasts, hitting an electricity pylon and telephone operator office, were blamed on ethnic Karen anti-government insurgents by the New Light of Myanmar …
Cyclone Nargis Response Update, 01 Aug 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta region and Yangon township on the 2nd of May, 2008. At last count, 138000 people were left dead or missing …
Asia Sentinel, Hong Kong -
This is especially true in Southeast Asia, with its operations extending into Burma, Laos, the Philippines and Indonesia. As evidence of the country’s …
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
Because of lack of basic rights and opportunities, hilltribes like the Karen see tourism as a way of living. (Photo courtesy: JAOWATANA/ The Nation) A Hmong …
From power plants to planning board
Laconia Citizen, NH -
Favorite trip ever was a monthlong visit to the countries of Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) in 2004. Mountain hiking was my sport for many years and I earned …
THE BIRTH: A signing ceremony at the very first meeting of the Asean in Bangkok on 8 Aug 1967. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
For instance, Burma’s record on human rights and democratic advancement is quite distinct. Indonesia will certainly strive to make respect for democracy, …
Myanmar charges comedian with public order offence
Reuters -
As one of the former Burma’s most recognised public faces, Zarganar had been a focal point of the informal relief effort by private citizens into the delta. …
Bush: Burma’s Neighbors Not Interested in Sanctions
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By LALIT K JHA WASHINGTON — US President George W Bush said on Thursday that neighboring countries do not favor economic sanctions against Burma, …
President Bush: US not neglecting Asia
The Associated Press -
He is to meet with activists opposed to the military regime in Myanmar during his Bangkok stay and will raise human rights and religious issues when he …
2008 Olympic Games … WATCH 
Worldmeets.us, NY -
And on Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on China to end its human rights abuses and stop supporting the regime in …
President Bush: US not neglecting Asia
The Associated Press -
Another theme of his trip will be human rights: He plans to meet with activists opposed to Myanmar’s ruling junta while in Bangkok and raise human rights …
Richard Weiner, Managing Partner of Sidley Austin’s Brussels Office
Law.com (subscription), CA -
National Foreign Trade Council], was about whether the Commonwealth of Massachusetts could have its own foreign policy with respect to Burma when it was in …
UN rights envoy travels to Burma before uprising anniversary
The Standard, Hong Kong -
A United Nations human rights envoy is heading to Burma for meetings with junta officials in a visit that comes days before the 20th anniversary of a …
CanadianChristianity.com, Canada -
Witnessing For Christ, an indigenous ministry based in Burma (Myanmar) that is assisted by Intercede International based in Fort Erie, Ontario, …
Wellington Times, Australia -
… the primary school breakfast program, Meals on Wheels and the appeal for the Burma cyclone which was closely followed by the China earthquake appeal. …
Bush picks Bangkok to declare US-asia links
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
Asked whether First Lady Laura Bush will be speaking on behalf of democracy fighters in Burma, Bush replied: “I have no doubt about that. …
Bush Issues Another Executive Order Concerning Intelligence
OpEdNews, PA -
… are wrong to only characterize his orders as ranging “from restrictions on striped bass fishing to sanctions against Myanmar’s [Burma’s] government. …
Bush vows to ‘press hard’ for democracy
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
”[But] there’s a difference [between us] about how hard people should push for democracy in Burma. I’m at one end of the ledger. …
Bush: US remains very engaged in Far East
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
There’s a difference about how hard people should push for democracy in Burma. I’m at one end of the ledger. And we’ll continue to press hard. …
Burma junta gives go-ahead for visit by new UN Human rights rapporteur
Radio Australia, Australia -
The new UN Human Rights rapporteur for Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, will conduct his first mission next week after getting the go-ahead from the military …
Olympics: US resolution upsets China
guardian.co.uk, UK -
The exiles include Wei Jingsheng, a democracy activist who spent nearly 20 years in prison before seeking exile in the US, and a Uighur rights campaigner, …
Brown’s courage and vision deficit knows no borders
guardian.co.uk, UK -
As for Zimbabwe and Burma, it might feel good to express fury about human rights abuses but having an effect is another matter. …
New UN rapporteur to vist Burma next week
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
… the people of Myanmar,” the council said in a press release announcing the visit. The UN uses the name for Burma adopted by the military dictatorship. …
UN human rights expert to visit Myanmar next week
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
31 July 2008 – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar will conduct his first mission to the Asian country next week …
Roundtable Interview of the President by Foreign Print Media
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
There’s a difference about how hard people should push for democracy in Burma. I’m at one end of the ledger. And we’ll continue to press hard. …
What better time than the Olympics to extinguish the flames of …
J. – the Jewish News weekly of Northern California, CA -
But it is also a time to remind the Chinese government of their responsibility to address the human rights violations in Tibet, Burma and Sudan, …
Burmese monks and students lashes at the UN for back stepping
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
We expect that he will similarly employ his moral authority in Burma/Myanmar, stand up for the rights of the people of Burma/Myanmar and call the outcome of …
Months after Myanmar cyclone, one million yet to receive help, aid …
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA -
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is ruled by a junta that is leery of outsiders, and initially international aid agencies also had trouble getting …
Beijing Olympics: Myanmar to send six athletes to the Games
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
… the 20th anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising led by students in Myanmar. The military, which has ruled the country formerly known as Burma since …
“Dr. No” stands alone yet again
Campaign for Liberty Blog, Va. -
Certainly I do not condone human rights abuses, wherever they may occur, but as Members of the US House of Representatives we have no authority over the
The Asian Pacific Post, Canada
Rangoon, Burma
