Posts Tagged ‘ASWAN’
World focus on Burma (24 August 2008)
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MYANMAR: Dengue fever still a risk in cyclone-hit south 
YANGON, 24 August 2008 (IRIN) – Health experts have credited effective interventions for preventing an increase in dengue fever in Myanmar’s cyclone-hit south, but warn that risks remain……
Suu Kyi’s party says UN Myanmar visit was a ‘waste of time’
AFP -
YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday labeled a recent visit by a UN envoy “a waste of time” as the ruling junta …
UN Burma envoy ‘wasted his time’ BBC -
Burma’s opposition says visit by UN envoy a waste of time Radio Australia, Australia -
Suu Kyi’s party: UN envoy to Myanmar wasting time
International Herald Tribune, France -
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been in a political deadlock since 1990, when Suu Kyi’s party overwhelmingly won general elections but was not allowed to …
Collateral Damage in Burma Feared Due to US Ban on Gemstones
Israel Diamond Portal, Israel -
… and international associations opposed to the violent repression of individuals, human rights and pro-democracy movements in Myanmar (formerly Burma). …
Myanmar stresses continued implementation of 7-step roadmap
Xinhua, China -
24 (Xinhua) — Myanmar Minister of Information Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan has stressed that the government will continue the implementation of its …
UN envoy meets with Myanmar opposition
CNN International -
(CNN) — UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari wrapped up a six-day visit to Myanmar Saturday, where he met with the ruling military junta and the party of detained …
Myanmar gems lure buyers despite ban
Chicago Tribune, United States -
Exiled Myanmar pro-democracy activists hailed the new US measure. “This legislation sends a strong signal to Burma’s military regime that the United States …
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
If there is one thing that is within comprehension of ordinary Asean citizens, it would be the visa-free travel within member countries, except Burma. …
Eight other heroes of Gordon Brown
Scotland on Sunday, UK -
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest and has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle against the country’s …
John McCain’s Secretive Plan to “Kill the UN”
Huffington Post, NY -
For example, the UN is routinely blamed for not intervening in Burma or Zimbabwe or Georgia — but the UN has no army of its own; it is only as good as its …
Don’t heed these cries of ‘colonialist’
guardian.co.uk, UK -
And within the EU, at the UN, before any forum that would listen, Portugal kept the plight of East Timor on the agenda. Indonesian officials and diplomats …
The Times, South Africa -
… couldn’t just go and attack a bunch of bunkered generals, spaced out on astrology, and rescue the beautiful Nobel peace prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi. …
AFP -
BANGKOK (AFP) — Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi refused to meet with visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, state television said Saturday, …
Hell on earth – the typical holiday
Times Online, UK -
You have a higher chance of having “fun” helping cyclone victims in Burma than taking a flight to Barcelona with the specific aim of living it up. …
BCLocalNews, Canada -
DPCS has a large number of Koren students from Myanmar (Burma) attending the school and Bowes spent many personal hours of action research with five of the …
Gambari winds up Burma visit without meeting Aung San Suu Kyi
Mizzima.com, India -
UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari on Saturday wind-up his visit to the country without meeting junta chief Than Shwe and detained opposition leader …
Suu Kyi ‘refuses’ to meet UN envoy Gulf Daily News, Bahrain -
‘Suu Kyi refused to meet Gambari’ The News – International, Pakistan -
UN envoy ends Myanmar trip, couldn’t meet Suu Kyi SINDH TODAY, Pakistan -
