Posts Tagged ‘Accusation’
World focus on Burma (8 September 2008)
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Junta denies knowledge of Suu Kyi’s hunger strike
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Burma’s police chief, Brigadier General Khin Yi, on Sunday denied knowing anything about the hunger strike rumors of detained pro-democracy …
Walker’s World: Asia’s new nuclear map
United Press International -
China has only itself to blame for this, with its construction of ports and possible naval bases in Burma and Pakistan that India understandably saw as …
US needs to focus more on ethnic groups
Mizzima.com, India -
A long-time American voice of reporting and analysis on international affairs and relations concludes that the best hope for a future Burma and the securing …
Seizing the moment
Charlottetown, The Guardian, Canada -
Her passionate plea for refugees from Myanmar (formerly Burma) who are facing a food crisis due to the devastation this past May caused by Cyclone Nargis …
Six NLD members arrested
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 9, 2008 (DVB)–Six members of the National League for Democracy in Magwe division’s Pwint Phyu and Salin townships were arrested by government …
Taunggok NLD member jailed after family dispute
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 8, 2008 (DVB)–A National League for Democracy in Taunggok township, Arakan state, was given a one-year prison sentence on 4 September by Taunggok …
Burma: Building upon success
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
Without these commitments, isolationists may argue that humanitarian operations were more about scoring political points against the regime rather than …
Three Cantors tuning up to help victims of the Myanmar cyclone
Times Colonist, Canada -
The college was heavily damaged during a May cyclone that devastated Myanmar, formerly Burma. The Victoria performance, billed as Voices of Hope, …
The French enigma: how do they get away with it?
guardian.co.uk, UK -
… is better on law than democracy and Zimbabwe has made every mistake in the book. But there is no escaping hard choices, no hiding place, not even Burma. …
Making contact with internal terrorists, external ones formed All Burma Democratic Alliance (ABDA), MyeOza group, Justice Group and All Myanmar Independent …
Journalists raise questions at Press Conference
MRTV-3, Burma -
How do you review the role of Mr Gambari in connection with the efforts of the UN in the political development in Myanmar? Is his role over? …
Senior General Maung Aye to Visit Bangladesh Next Month
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
He is expected to lead a 50-member delegation including senior government officials and businessmen on his visit to Burma’s western neighbor. …
Burma’s refugees get Waukesha welcomes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI -
The sudden influx of Asian immigrants has been driven largely by a relaxation of US restrictions on refugees from Burma — also known as Myanmar — coupled …
A heritage that shames us
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa -
The son of a Sri Lankan father and a Burmese mother, Vigneswaran was born in Adelaide, Australia. His sense of being marginal in that bastion of white …
Democracy in Burma Doesn’t Need Protests: SPDC Ministers
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
In Burma, they said people do not need to stage demonstrations for democracy in Burma; Burma will reach the path of democracy very soon,” he said. …
Thanks, from Burma to the Philippines
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
I will never forget the Philippines, and my memories of this country will serve as lessons that I and my colleagues in the democracy movement for Burma can …
War-torn Afghanistan wins Olympic bronze
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
The Philippines joined Laos, Cambodia, Brunei and Burma (Myanmar) in the cellar with nothing to show for their participation. Believe it or not, Afghanistan …
Myanmar accuses Suu Kyi’s party over bombing
NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s military rulers on Sunday accused two members of the pro-democracy opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi over the bombing of .
Radio Australia, Australia -
Burma’s police chief has denied detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is on hunger strike. She receives daily rations from the regime and has no other …
