Posts Tagged ‘Ban Ki-moon’
World focus on Burma (5 January 2009)
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Suu Kyi Celebrates Independence Day with Music
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By THE IRRAWADDY On Independence Day this year, Burma’s detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has chosen not to stay quiet behind the locked gates of …
Woman activist sentenced to 26 years in prison
Mizzima.com, India -
Kathy Aung was arrested in September 2008, at her residence in Mandalay, Burma’s second largest city, and was detained for over two months in Oh Bo prison, …
Welcome to 2008. Again
BorderFire Report, TX -
… slum conditions in Mumbai, India; Thailand’s upcoming elections; the oppression in Myanmar, formerly Burma; and the slow economy recovery in Germany. …
UWSP Proposes Wa Autonomous Region
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… of Myanmar.” “This is a sign that they are preparing to establish a Wa autonomous region,” said Aung Kyaw Zwa. However, observers said that the Burmese …
Villagers forced to work on school reconstruction
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… Rangoon’s Zeegone township have been forcing local people to contribute to reconstruction work on a school destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, villagers said. …
Goods worth Kyat 600000 destroyed in Mandalay fire
Mizzima.com, India -
Several privately-owned fuel stations are located on the Mandalay-Mattaya highway in the northern outskirts of Mandalay, Burma’s second largest city. …
Than Shwe Fails to Attend Independence Day Dinner
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE For the second time in three years, the head of Burma’s ruling military junta, Snr-Gen Than Shwe, failed to make an appearance at a state dinner …
Foreign Investment in Burma Soars
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AP RANGOON — Foreign investment in Burma—much of it from China—nearly doubled in the first nine months of 2008 compared to the same period last year, …
Africa: Policy Issues for Obama (1)
AllAfrica.com, Washington -
… oppressive regimes in Myanmar (Burma) and Sudan and resurgent ultra-nationalist Russia, which is increasingly opposing the Western military alliance …
Taunggok NLD chair’s jail term extended by 15 years
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jan 5, 2009 (DVB)–Burmese authorities last month extended the sentence of Taunggok township National League for Democracy chairman Min Aung, …
Bangladesh to release 20 more foreign prisoners
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
Six foreign prisoners – four Burmese, one North Korean and one Tanzanian were released last one month after their jail term of more than 15 years came to …
Activist arrested for Independence Day salute
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Aung Pe was arrested again on 27 May in Rangoon as he marched with other activists towards Aung San Suu Kyi’s house calling for her release, …
NLD marks Independence Day
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… anniversary of Burma’s independence yesterday under the close watch of the military authorities. At a ceremony held at the NLD headquarters in Rangoon, …
International astronomy year celebrates Galileo Galilei
TheDay, CT -
… western India through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma) and China where the path of totality moves out into the Pacific Ocean east of Shanghai. …
Good Neighbour Stan Stovell
Southern Daily Echo, UK -
During the war Stan served in Burma as a medical officer for fours years before returning and doing a number of jobs from locksmith to docks worker. …
Nonfiction Reviews
Publishers Weekly, NY -
Burma, or Myanmar since 1989, is a country often obscured to the rest of the world via the political paranoia of its government. …
Junta Determined to ‘Guide’ 2010 Polls
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… the world body to a minor irritant became more evident after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon cancelled plans to visit Burma, or Myanmar, in December. …
Bush to Discuss Burma with Ban at White House
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… human rights and a world free from terror. Meanwhile, in a statement issued Friday, one day before the 61st anniversary of Burma’s Independence Day, …
Global Responsibility and the Shortfall of International Policy
Middle East Times, Egypt -
In light of the apparent failure of Canada and the UN to implement and use R2P, perhaps it is time to question in a more pragmatic way just why human rights …
Gloomy milestone
The Mercury (subscription), South Africa - 10 hours ago
YANGON: Myanmar’s pro-democracy party marked the 61st anniversary of the country’s independence from Great Britain yesterday, saying it foresaw no hope for …
There’s another twist in this Leech tale
Daily News & Analysis, India -
Nupa has been fighting the Burmese military junta, and may have received tactical support from Indian intelligence until Operation Leech. …
Election In Bangladesh
Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka -
As a departure from past passive stance Sheikh has come out publicly in favor of the release of Burma’s interned leader Aung San Su Kyi but at the same time …
And now, the travel angle: Is it right or wrong to visit a country like Burma (or Myanmar, depending on your home country’s diplomatic protocol) as a …
Thai foreign policy towards Burma not easy to be undone
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
Throughout the year 1999-2000, before Thaksin came to power, the Burmese people’s struggle for democracy and open society was at its peak with all the …
World focus on Burma (3 January 2009)
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Most important story of ’08 may have been overlooked
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, United States -
Rather incredibly, the story of Cyclone Nargis, the tropical storm that hit Burma, did not crack the Top Ten. More than 84000 people were killed in that …
:. India, a serious threat to Pakistan
Kashmir Watch, Pakistan -
… own India may be able to make significant headway with the Junta and obtain a greater stake in the development of Burma’s oil and natural gas fields, …
Zarganar, Hold on, We Know You Are Alive: Comedian of Burma Jailed ...
The Moderate Voice -
More than 100 activists who rose to prod the government and to deliver mercy to the Burmese, have been sentenced over the past 8 weeks in what amounts to a …
Jeffrey Hellman
Change.org, CA -
US Campaign for Burma, International Campaign for Freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma, World Dharma’s Burma Project International, Coalition Against …
Fancy felines know their way to San Jose cat show
The Argus, CA -
… from Russia and the gentle Birmans, which are believed to have originated in Burma, now called Myanmar, where the species was considered sacred. …
US Backs Democracy in Burma Ahead of Independence Observance
Voice of America -
By David Gollust The United States Friday expressed hope for an early transition to democracy in Burma, also called Myanmar, marks the 61st anniversary of …
Bush to host UN chief before leaving White House
Xinhua, China -
… a United Nations “that can act effectively to promote freedom, democratic governance, human rights, and a world free from terror,” the spokesman added.
Bush and Ban to hold farewell lunch at WHouse: spokesman
AFP -
The pair “will discuss the future of the United Nations and the challenges that remain, such as UN reform, the Middle East, Burma, Somalia, and peacekeeping …
US backs democracy in Myanmar ahead of anniversary
AFP -
… to the people of Burma on this occasion,” McCormack said in a statement, referring to the country’s name before the junta changed it to Myanmar in 1989. …
CPJ’s 2008 prison census finds online journalists most likely to …
Bay Area Indymedia, CA -
Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan round out the top five jailers from among the 29 nations that imprison journalists. Each of the top five nations has …
Bush to host UN leader for a final time
International Herald Tribune, France -
Johndroe said the two leaders will discuss the future of the United Nations, the Middle East, Somalia, Darfur and Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
US notes Myanmar independence anniversary
International Herald Tribune, France -
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the United States wants “to express our warmest wishes to the people of Burma on this occasion. …
World focus on Burma (2 January 2008)
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President George Bush To Meet With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki …
RTT News, NY -
… Burma, Somalia, and peacekeeping in Darfur. The President will stress the need for a United Nations that can act effectively to promote freedom, …
Senator Feinstein Reflects on Legislative Accomplishments of the …
Media Newswire (press release), NY -
authored legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal – the nation’s highest civilian honor – to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democratic …
Leading saffron monk’s memoir
Mizzima.com, India -
Unconditionally release Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners 4. Hold dialogue with the democratic political opposition representatives in …
Burma: life behind bars
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
… recently recognized by the New York based Human Rights Watch and accredited with their Human Rights Defender award. “Burma is a silent killing field. …
Sheikh Hasina seeks Suu Kyi’s release
Mizzima.com, India -
by Siddique Islam Dhaka (Mizzima News) — Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister in waiting has sought the release of Burmese democracy leader Aung San …
A wish list for 2009
Socialist Worker Online, IL -
April: Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest and assumes her rightful place as the democratic head of the government of Burma. …
Myanmar frees 19 North Korean defectors
United Press International -
The defectors were sent to neighboring Thailand, the Voice of America reported, quoting authorities in Myanmar, formerly called Burma. …
Restless Souls of the Irrawaddy Delta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Mass ceremonies were held for the thousands who died in Cyclone Nargis—yet villagers in many part of the devastated delta claim seeing the restless ghosts …
New Year’s Resolutions for the NLD
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Take, for starters, the case of the 2100 political prisoners languishing in Burma’s jails—234 of whom were arrested during or after the nationwide protests …
Weekly Business Roundup (January 02, 2009)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Thirty new company names were recently added to the so-called dirty list compiled by the human rights activist organization Burma Campaign UK, …
Myanmar releases North Korean defectors
CNN International -
(CNN) — Nineteen North Korean defectors have been released from detention in Myanmar and sent to Thailand, Burmese officials told the US-funded Voice of …
Just one more year to go of the dreaded Oh-Ohs
BCLocalNews, Canada -
In 2008 a cyclone in Burma killed 78000, while a Chinese earthquake killed 50000, but those disasters were pushed from many minds when financial chaos …
Darfur enmeshed within Sudan’s broadening national crisis (1)
Sudan Tribune, Sudan -
… around the actions taken by the Burmese junta in severely restricting international humanitarian assistance in the wake of Cyclone Nargis this past May, …
The Year 2008 at a Glance: An Overview of the World’s Important …
Senegambia News, Gambia -
As the world mourned the death of over 100000 people in the powerful cyclone that devastated Southern Myanmar, a pro-European Coalition won Serbia’s …
THE YEAR 2008: BEST & WORST by JEFFREY LAURENTI: 01/01/2009 …
MaximsNews Network, NY -
Burma cyclone heightens country’s misery and isolation. Myanmar’s rigid military rulers, whose violent suppression of Buddhist monks’ protests in September …
Year 2009 will see end of terrorism
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka -
Then years ago in countries like Burma and Thailand similar economic crisis occurred. We too had to suffer. But the situation gradually improved. …
Unprincipled discrimination and dignity
Mizzima.com, India -
Yet, Burma today is an ancient world in which human relations are defined by status. Respect for the dignity of women is a prerequisite if we want to build …
Burma: The ongoing tragedy next door
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
… the UN and the rest of the world should yield to Burma if they want to see the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 2000 political prisoners released. …
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 (16 December 2008)
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Glimmers of hope for Burma
Across the Aisle, DC -
… junta of Burma certainly fits that bill, as demonstrated in its complete disregard for its citizens’ livelihoods in the aftermath of cyclone Nargis that …
Mekong a ‘treasure trove’ of 1000 newly discovered species
CNN -
War is always a threat in countries touched by the Mekong River, particularly Burma. Also known as Myanmar, the largest country by geographical area in …
EarthRights International Special Commentary:
Earthrights.org, DC -
When asked what advice he would give to private businesses invested in Burma’s (Myanmar’s) energy sector, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon firmly stated …
Isolation or Engagement? It’s Than Shwe’s Choice
MorungExpress, India -
His treatment of the democratic opposition and detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and 2000 other political prisoners are also taboo topics. …
ASEAN sets summit, welcomes charter
MorungExpress, India -
… is likely to arise in the case of Myanmar, formerly Burma, where the ruling military junta violently suppressed protests led by Buddhist monks in 2007. …
Vijay Diwas: Maneckshaw stamp released
Times of India, India -
He served in Myanmar, then called Burma, during World War II and was awarded the Military Cross for valour on the battlefield.
Former Czech president criticises EU for relations with Russia
Czech Happenings, Czech Republic -
The European Union should pay more attention to human rights questions on the international scene, starting with Cuba and ending with Burma, Havel said. …
Egat upbeat on Hatgyi prospects
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
… organisations on concern that it will violate human rights, given that part of the project lies in an area occupied by minority groups in Burma. …
Afro-Asian organization demands release of Burmese political prisoners
Mizzima.com, India -
… (NGOs) today collectively called for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, including democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Exiled lawyer slams Burmese legal system
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 16, 2008 (DVB)–A defence lawyer who fled Burma in October under threat of a prison sentence has detailed numerous unnecessary delays and restrictions in …
Junta bans popular Buddhist monk’s sermon
Mizzima.com, India -
by Myint Maung New Delhi (Mizzima) – The Burmese military junta authorities in Rangoon Division have banned a sermon by abbot U Thumingla, organizers and …
Thailand to host ASEAN summit
Times of the Internet, Ohio -
One of the ASEAN members is the military-ruled Myanmar, formerly called Burma. The junta in 2007 brutally put down protests led by Buddhist monks. …
NLD meeting banned
Mizzima.com, India -
by Myint Maung New Delhi (Mizzima)– A meeting to prepare for Burma’s Independence Day by a branch of the National League for Democracy was banned by local …
Eight migrant workers killed in truck crash
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Htoo Chit, director of the Grassroots Human Rights Education and Development, said the cause of the accident was not yet known. …
Pro-junta group gearing up to contest elections
Mizzima.com, India -
… for transforming Burma to a multi-party democracy. But he later turned against and became a critic of main opposition forces including Aung San Suu Kyi …
AK-47s—Made in Wa State
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By LAWI WENG The United Wa State Army (UWSA), an armed ethnic ceasefire group based in Shan State, northern Burma, is manufacturing arms and ammunition for …
Crackdown on Freedom of Speech Condemned
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN The World Association of Newspapers condemned the crackdown on freedom of expression in Burma, in a press statement released on Monday. …
More Calls for Ban to Visit Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… Burma by the end of December to persuade the Burmese regime to release all political prisoners, including detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi …
Thailand to Host Postponed Asean Summit in February
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Military-ruled Burma strongly opposes giving the human rights body the power of even monitoring or investigating violations. Asean secretary-general Surin …
Burmese women in exile honoured with Madeleine K. Albright Award
Mizzima.com, India -
She also met Burmese democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 1997. Madeleine Albright, in recently released report on preventing genocide, urged US, …
Biggest ever Burma ‘Dirty List’ published
World Travel Guide, UK -
Burma Campaign UK has published a list of 170 companies that directly or indirectly help to finance the military junta ruling Burma (Mynamar). …
Holiday greetings from Burma….
OpEdNews, PA -
“But what about the Junta,” you might ask. “We’ve heard that Myanmar a military state. Are you safe?” Apparently the generals all live in some new capital …
Rice yield down in Bogalay after cyclone
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 16, 2008 (DVB)–The rice yield in areas of Bogalay township in Burma’s delta region has dropped this year in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, …
60 years on, UN rights declaration faces new challenges
Monday Morning, Lebanon -
“Today no government denies that human rights are a valid concern of the international community. They may fail to respect human rights but they can’t deny …
Fugitive lawyer defending political prisoners flees to Thai border
Mizzima.com, India -
by Than Htike Oo Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Young lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min who represented political prisoners fled to the Thai-Burma border in the wake of an …
Myanmar in an hour and a half
Earthtimes (press release), UK -
Then there is Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, a notoriously corrupt
Bush met the writer and bloggers
OpEdNews, PA -
… marked Human Rights Day on Wednesday by meeting with a writer from Sudan and six bloggers from Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, and Myanmar(Burma). …
Photos of new species discovered in the Greater Mekong
Mongabay.com -
More than 1000 previously unknown species have been discovered in the Greater Mekong, a region comprising Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, …
Tortured for seeking democracy
St Marys Star, Australia -
BY KYLIE STEVENS But it’s been a serious crime in Burma [Myanmar] since the military seized power in 1988. More than 2000 political prisoners are currently …
Over 1000 New Species Found: World’s Largest Huntsman Spider …
Associated Content, CO -
World Wildlife Foundation researchers reported in First Contact: New Species Discoveries that the area, which is comprised of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, …
Asia’s bio-frontier at risk
MSNBC -
First, the Greater Mekong – which takes in areas of China’s Yunnan Province as well as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – includes some …
Biggest Burma ‘Dirty List’ Exposes New Companies
OneWorld US, DC -
“To those that claim investment aids the people of Burma, the evidence shows the opposite is true. As investment has increased, the human rights situation …
The dangerous vacuum at the end of Pax Americana
Daily Star – Lebanon, Lebanon -
The evidence of this will be seen not only in global institutions but also in places like Darfur, Zimbabwe, and Burma. Until this happens, let us all hope …
Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede a Highlight of New Species Finds
International Business Times, NY -
There are already twenty-three other dragon millipedes of the genus Desmoxytes in the Southeast Asia area from southeaster China, south through Myanmar, …
Dragon Millipede, Laotian Rock Rat Only Some of Species Found in …
Associated Content, CO -
A majority of the creatures were found in rainforests and wetlands along the Mekong River, which goes through Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, …
Gwynne Dyer: Democracy fails in Thailand
Georgia Straight, Canada -
Relatively few Asian countries are openly run as dictatorships nowadays—China, Vietnam and Burma are the main exceptions—but the urban elites and the big …
ASEAN steps out in European style
The Standard, Hong Kong -
… provision to sanction members like Burma, where the junta has kept democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for most of the past 18 years. …
Finding freedom in the outer reaches of Myanmar
Worldfocus, NY -
The junta changed the country’s name from Burma to Myanmar in 1989, partly in order to legitimize their rule over parts of the country like Kachin, …
Rights & Wrongs: New Media Targeted, Sonic Torture, US Arms Deals …
World Politics Review -
… the anniversary to call on the world community, and the UN in particular, to secure the release from house arrest of Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Activist Calls for Wife’s Release
自由亚洲电视, Washington DC -
A Burmese social activist wanted for helping the victims of Cyclone Nargis says they have sentenced his pregnant wife to 26 years in jail. …
Smuggling Elephants Out of Myanmar
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
United Nations, 16 December (Asiantribune.com) : About 250 live Asian Elephants have been smuggled from Myanmar (Burma) in the past decade, mostly destined …
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). …
More Than 1000 New Species Discovered in Rivers, Jungles…and …
MarketWatch -
The region comprises the six countries through which the Mekong River flows including Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the southern Chinese …
More than 1000 species discovered in Mekong: WWF
AFP -
The species were all found in the rainforests and wetlands along the Mekong River, which flows through Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the …
One thousand new species found in Greater Mekong region: WWF
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
… four birds, four turtles, two salamanders and a toad, in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and the southern Chinese province of Yunnan. …
World focus on Burma (10 December 2008)
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How are human rights faring in the developing world?
ABC Online, Australia -
… situation is bleak in Burma. Naw Lah Ku Minh works for Karen Women’s Organisation, a Thailand-based group that’s spent years cataloguing human rights …
JDW Annual Defence Report: Asia Pacific – Afghanistan and Pakistan
Mindanao Examiner, Philippines -
The region’s toughest year, not for the first time, was had by Myanmar, where May’s Cyclone Nargis left 130000 people dead – a toll not helped by the …
UN and human rights: Standing up for values
Sun St.Kitts/Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis -
On the contrary, most countries in this region of democratic nations abstained, and one even stood with Iran and Burma to try to block debate that would …
China holding back rights
Toronto Star, Canada -
In most cases, China is not eager to spread human rights. For example, China voted against a draft resolution requiring Burma’s military dictatorship to .
Burma: Struggling for human rights
Mizzima.com, India -
We witnessed in the past year the crackdown [of the September 2007 monk-led protests] and the response to the cyclone [Nargis] – the people inside Burma are …
Has international diplomacy on Burma touched its zenith?
Mizzima.com, India -
by Dr. Sein Myint The 241 members of Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) called on the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit Burma and …
No Safety in Internet Journalism
Asia Sentinel, Hong Kong -
In October, according to a press release by the CPJ, the media watchdog organization joined with Internet companies, investors, and human rights groups to …
Still to do on human rights
Boston Globe, United States -
… the export of heroin and methamphetamine into Thailand and China, and the deaths of 100000 people in the aftermath of May’s Cyclone Nargis. …
Human rights stories to watch
San Francisco Chronicle, USA -
Since the Saffron Revolution led by Buddhist monks over a year ago, the military junta in Burma has imprisoned hundreds of pro-democracy activists. …
Building on the Declaration of Human Rights
The Epoch Times, NY -
… Douglas (C) and Maung Maung Aye (R), a member of the Burmese Parliament, hold the torch during the Sydney leg of the Global Human Rights Torch Relay. …
Samantha Nutt, helping war-affected children around the world
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Sam challenges Canadians to examine their own policies and practices, calling upon us to recognize that supporting solutions for human rights and peace is …
Online writers future targets
The Nut Graph, Malaysia -
China had the highest number of journalists and bloggers who were jailed, followed by Cuba and Burma, the report stated. Malaysia was not included in the …
Israelis respond to humanitarian crises
Canadian Jewish News, Canada -
In May, IsraAID sent a small team of doctors, nurses and water specialists to the Delta region of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, just four days after …
ASEAN human rights body: Will it have an impact on Myanmar’s junta?
Jakarta Post, Indonesia -
It is a shameful act and betrays the people of Burma/Myanmar. They don’t really care about the sufferings of the people who have been oppressed by the …
Happy Birthday, Human Rights
TheTyee.ca, Canada -
… and banish the scourge of AIDS in our time? Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? …
Boycott Opening Ceremonies in Beijing, Reform Jewish Leaders Urge
Religious Action Center (press release), DC -
While in Burma, China economically and politically supports the military junta, which has oppressed its own people for nearly twenty years by limiting …
World leaders press UN chief on Myanmar prisoners
New Hope Courier, OK -
Ban traveled to Myanmar, also known as Burma, last May after Cyclone Nargis devastated coastal areas. Setting aside political considerations, he persuaded …
Google, Youtube to Promote Human Rights in N.Korea
조선일보(영문판), South Korea -
… discussed measures to distribute documents and videos containing human rights’ issues in undemocratic countries including North Korea, Burma and Cuba at ..
Worrying Trends for China’s Online Journalists
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY -
These include AIDS and human-rights activist Hu Jia; Shi Tao, who was charged with supplying state secrets to foreigners through his Yahoo email account; …
Thoubal meeting calls for end to human trafficking, gender violence
KanglaOnline, India -
… the state and there was immediate need of intervention in such type of human rights violations by spreading awareness to the common people of the state. ..
How Burma’s opposition lost its fear
Independent, UK -
… the party of Aung San Suu Kyi, the icon of Burmese democracy and political prisoner who remains confined to her decaying lakeside home on University …
Boycott Opening Ceremonies in Beijing, Reform Jewish Leaders Urge
Religious Action Center (press release), DC -
While in Burma, China economically and politically supports the military junta, which has oppressed its own people for nearly twenty years by limiting …
Help the People of Burma: Reform Jewish Leader
Religious Action Center (press release), DC -
Yet reports suggest that the Burmese government, which has systematically denied human rights to its citizens for almost 20 years, is obstructing …
Fight for human rights ‘must move to Congo’
Metro, UK -
Amnesty also wants Britain ‘to tackle Russia and Saudi Arabia with the same vigour as it tackles Burma’ on rights issues. ‘You will never get security right …
Award to Burmese Cyberdissidents Highlights Problem of Censorship
NewsBlaze, CA -
… was arrested in June after being interviewed by the BBC about the status of victims of Cyclone Nargis, which devastated parts of Burma in May. …
Interview: Mia Kirshner
The Phoenix, MA -
I wanted it to feel very intimate, and very much like a journal, and something that was radically different from a dry human rights report that you might …
AJC Radio Message: Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th …
American Jewish Committee (press release), NY -
December 9, 2008 – New York – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN sixty years ago this week, “ushered in a new era of hope,” says …
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2008
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
Freedom is the eternal birthright of all mankind, and during Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, we renew our commitment to lead …
‘Everybody’s Misery Matters’
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic -
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who has fought for years for democracy in Burma (Myanmar), ardently disputes the notion that Asian cultural values somehow invalidate …
Rubber Workers Charge Slave-Like Conditions
Inter Press Service, Italy -
Speaking to a Liberian newspaper this week, human rights campaigner Samuel Kofi Woods, regional representative of the Foundation for International Dignity, …
UN chief urged to visit Burma
Independent, UK -
… the UN Security Council called on Burma to release its political prisoners and when Mr Ban visited the country earlier this year after Cyclone Nargis …
Ban urges “group of friends”, corporates to influence Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
“Whoever has influence with Myanmar [Burma], should try to use their cooperation or their relationship to impress upon the Myanmar [Burma] authorities so …
Press freedom is a human right
CPJ Press Freedom Online, NY -
It reminded me that 60 years after the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the anniversary is Wednesday), and 27 years since CPJ was …
World focus on Burma (7 December 2008)
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POLITICS-THAILAND: Court Gains No Glory by Banning Ruling Party
Inter Press Service, Italy -
While such judicial power is being cheered in some quarters as a welcome development to save Thailand’s flawed democracy, others are asking aloud if proper …
World leaders press UN chief on Myanmar prisoners
Howell Times and Transcript, UT -
Ban traveled to Myanmar, also known as Burma, last May after Cyclone Nargis devastated coastal areas. Setting aside political considerations, he persuaded …
Myanmar: Congratulation to two Burma’s bloggers
OpEdNews, PA -
Popular Burmese blogger Nay Phone Latt was also honored Cyber-Dissident award by the RSF. He is a 28-year-old blogger and organiser of the Myanmar Bloggers …
Bush foreign policy changing in the 11th hour
San Francisco Chronicle, USA -
That was the Bush policy for every antagonist – North Korea, Syria, Iran, Cuba, Burma. In Iran, administration hard-liners held the fantasy that isolation …
ACT’s favourite unsung heroes can upstage ex-PM
The Canberra Times, Australia -
Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi grew up in Rangoon, but had to leave Burma in 1990 because of her work with pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under …
Land of disappearing smiles
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Only Burma has faced such humiliating calls due to its atrocious human rights record, and Rangoon was forced to relinquish the rotating chair in 2005. …
Archbishop Charles Bo on the Church in Myanmar
Vatican Radio, The Vatican -
… so-called «Group of Friends on Myanmar,» which Ban created to exert more influence on Myanmar, formerly called Burma, for political and social reform. …
Maximising growth for Bangladesh: FBCCI vision
The New Nation, Bangladesh -
In recent years China has upgraded the old Burma road between Kunming and Myanmar as part of its association with the AH. The link between Kunming and the …
UN frustration over Myanmar growing
MorungExpress, India -
Ban traveled to Myanmar last May after Cyclone Nargis devastated costal areas. (AP Photo) UNITED NATIONS, december 6 (AFP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced …
Another perspective on trade
OpEdNews, PA -
Before someone jumps on the human rights issue of even being in Burma/Myanmar, it was a decision that I gave a lot of thought before going. …
Causes of terrorism
The New Nation, Bangladesh -
… a Burmese, a Pakistani, an Indian, an Arab, an Israeli, a Korean or a Bangladeshi are the same. And so the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was …
Webcast Alert: Closed End Funds Investor Forum (Singapore Fund Inc.)
MarketWatch -
The ASEAN Group currently is composed of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (formerly Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and ..
Cuban journalist, North Korean radio station and two Burmese …
Mindanao Examiner, Philippines -
Dubbed the “Burmese Charlie Chaplin,” comedian Zarganar defended human rights and denounced the military government’s abuses in sketches and entries in the …
Technology and protest in Myanmar
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
The world was watching Myanmar for the first time in decades and the Burmese people, forcibly isolated for so long, were exultantly aware that they were not …
UN chief resists Burma visit pressure
ABC Online, Australia -
Speaking at the UN in New York, Mr Ban made a plea for democratic change in Burma, also known as Myanmar. “I urge the government of Myanmar to respond …
UN Role “Not Enough”: Ban
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Ban reiterated that he would visit Burma only if there is a real expectation of tangible progress. “I am ready to visit Myanmar again, to continue our …
The high price of truth-telling
Toronto Star, Canada -
The countries in which global journalists are imprisoned include, not surprisingly, Afghanistan, Iraq, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Burma and numerous other …
UN Chief Will Visit Burma Again, Only When Conditions Right
Voice of America -
Mr. Ban visited Burma and met with top leaders after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country in May. His special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, has made four visits …
Who let the blogs out?
Whitman Pioneer, WA -
“I think a lot of times people link journalism and blogging together when it’s not always a seamless link,” said Aviza. “Bloggers are writing out of a …
World focus on Burma (6 December 2008)
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Children typically make obedient soldiers
Media For Freedom, Nepal -
Since 1994, Human Rights Watch has reported on the recruitment and use of child soldiers in more than a dozen countries including Angola, Burma, Burundi, …
UN chief turns heat on Burma
The Press Association -
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said there is “growing frustration” around the world with Burma’s ruling generals. He spoke to reporters after emerging from a …
Man unable to see Burmese parents
Lower Hudson Journal news, NY -
The conditions in Myanmar are drastic, according to organizations that monitors global hot spots. “Burma is suffering from the longest-running civil war in …
Don’t mess with Mia
Globe and Mail, Canada -
To be resolved: If countries like Sudan, Zimbabwe and Burma will not end their man-made humanitarian crises, the international community should. …
Ban expresses “growing frustration” over Myanmar situation
Press Trust of India, India -
United Nations, Dec 6 (PTI) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the first time has expressed his “growing frustration” over failure of the Myanmar military …
Indonesia defeat Myanmar 3-0 in ASEAN soccer tournament
Balita.org, UK -
I was very nervous before the match, as we lost twice to Burma in two weeks,” Indonesia coach Benny Dollo said after the game. …
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced growing frustration at the failure by Myanmar’s military regime to restore democracy and ruled out a …
UN Chief Will Visit Burma Again, Only When Conditions Right
Voice of America -
Myanmar is the other name by which Burma is known. He said since the group last met in September, there is a growing frustration among himself and members …
UN boss rejects Burma visit plea
BBC News, UK -
But Mr Ban, speaking to reporters at the United Nations on Friday, said: “As I have said repeatedly, I am ready to visit Myanmar [Burma] again, …
THAILAND: So the suffering is not forgotten
Asia Pacific Media Network, CA -
The destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis in Burma, the struggle for order and human rights in Afghanistan, the ongoing conflict and chaos in Thailand’s deep …
UN’s Ban says world frustration with Myanmar growing
Reuters UK, UK -
… in the so-called Group of Friends on Myanmar. Last month relatives of popular comedian and activist Zarganar said a secret court in the former Burma had …
Radio Free North Korea
동아일보, South Korea -
Joy and sorrow crossed the minds of North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists struggling to let the North Korean people know about their leader …
Behind Myanmar’s Bluster, Gas Deals for Daewoo, China and India …
Inner City Press, NY -
UNITED NATIONS, December 5 — As Myanmar has stepped up the pace of its imprisonment of political opponents, bloggers and journalists, the UN’s Ban Ki-moon …
Online media workers top journalists’ prison census
Daily Times, Pakistan -
“Cuba, Burma, Eritrea and Uzbekistan round out the top five jailers from among the 29 nations that imprison journalists.” Each of the top five nations has .
Coming Soon: UN Racists to convene conference on racism
American Thinker, WA -
Back in 2003, she chaired the UN’s former Human Rights Commission, which discredited itself not only by picking Al-Hajjaji, envoy of Libya’s despotic regime …
Christian Freedom International Presents 2008 Freedom Award to …
Christian Freedom International, MI -
… over five decades, and has also called for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s democratic leader who has been under house arrest since 1989. …
Aid to Asia their Christmas wish
Vancouver Courier, Canada -
The victims of Cyclone Nargis remain in dire straights, with 500000 families in Myanmar without aid. To focus on helping those families, Cassils and CW Asia …
Survey says: More reporters online and in jail
Michigan Messenger, Michigan -
By Eartha Jane Melzer 12/5/08 1:58 PM The rise of online journalism is reflected in the Committee to Protect Journalists annual prison census report which …
Online Journalists Now The Most Jailed
WebProNews, KY -
Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan round out the top five from among the 29 nations that imprison journalists. There are at least 56 online journalists …
Burma : Zarganar and other political prisoners transferred to …
Reporters without borders (press release), France -
Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association strongly condemn comedian and blogger Zarganar’s transfer yesterday from Insein prison, …
The Year in Review: Lessons from 2008
The REAL TRUTH, OH -
Elsewhere, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma) and Pakistan have recently had governments in which the military held the reigns. Since the Tower of Babel, …
World focus on Burma (4 December 2008)
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Zarganar and Nay Phone Latt win international prize
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 4, 2008 (DVB)–Reporters Without Borders has awarded one of its annual prizes to Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar and blogger Nay Phone Latt, …
Burmese Try to Anticipate Junta’s Next Election Move
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… sources in Burma said. Meanwhile, the regime is pushing to complete preparations for voter registration. On Thursday, the state-run New Light of Myanmar …
Fiji: How to change the government from within?
Global Voices Online, MA -
Thais are doing it (but we don’t want violence, that I understand), the Burmese monks did it, Pakis did it, etc etc..even the LADIES IN WHITE of Communist …
UAW not to blame for auto woes
Port Huron Times Herald, MI -
East Pakistan shared a border with Burma, now the Union of Myanmar. West Pakistan shares a border with Afghanistan. In 1971, East Pakistan separated from …
Rangoon Division PDC office to relocate
Mizzima.com, India -
by Mizzima News Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Burma’s military junta has ordered the office of the Rangoon Division Peace and Development Council (PDC) be shifted …
The Drama of 2008
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By KYAW ZWA MOE Events in Burma during 2008 added up to a drama packed with mixed emotions. They began with an appalling disaster, arousing sympathy and …
Zarganar, Other Dissidents Sent to Remote Prisons
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… to his outspoken criticism of the Burmese junta, was transferred from Rangoon’s Insein Prison to Myitkyina Prison in Kachin State, the sources said. …
Cuban journalist, North Korean radio station and two Burmese …
Reporters without borders (press release), France -
The other 2008 nominees in this category were: Chrono-tm.org (Turkmenistan), Democracy Now! (United States), Contravía (Colombia), Wechange.org (Iran) and …
Who are the Elders, Can They Resolve World Crises?
radiovop.com, Zimbabwe -
… former Irish president and UN Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, and, in absentia, Burmese democracy activist Aung Sun Suu Kyi. …
Ban Rules Out Visit to Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy icon, Bush has been instrumental in pushing for US sanctions against the Burmese military junta and its …
Now I’m allowed to be offensive, I realise I’ve got nothing …
New Statesman, UK -
… there was another show to raise money and awareness for the plight of Zarganar, Burma’s most famous comedian. He has just had his 45-year prison …
Israel opens Gaza border to foreign journalists, aid workers
Ha’aretz, Israel -
… Jo Floto noted that the only countries in the world where BBC journalists are currently denied access are North Korea, Myanmar (Burma) and Zimbabwe. …
RP hosts 18th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet in Tarlac
Balita.org, UK -
The 10 ASEAN member countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. …
Ban will not visit Burma, despite calls by former world leaders
Mizzima.com, India -
But Montas on said the secretary general “said he would like to visit Myanmar [Burma] again to discuss a broad range of issues but that he will not be able …
Former World Leaders want Political Prisoners Freed in Burma
The Epoch Times, NY -
By Cindy Chan Burmese pro-democracy supporters in New Delhi hold portraits of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi at a protest against the Burmese …
Ethnic leaders dismayed by experts’ dismissal
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
by admin — last modified 2008-12-04 07:34 Ethnic ceasefire leaders say they are disappointed with “blanket rejection” by Burma experts about the ruling …
Chevron acquitted in Nigeria human rights case
World War 4 Report, NY -
In 2005, Unocal settled a similar lawsuit brought by 15 villagers from Burma alleging the company was responsible for forced labor, rapes and a murder ..
Myanmar appeal by former world leaders
Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus -
… appealed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to press for the release of political prisoners in Myanmar, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Bombay vs. Mumbai
The Plank on TNR.com, DC -
The Burma/Myanmar issue hinges on whether you think its ruling military junta is legitimate. No such ambiguity attaches to Mumbai. …
Volunteer — here, there, anywhere
Daily Trojan Online, CA -
Students were preparing to teach English to Burmese refugees. But in true Trojan spirit, university administrators are now attempting to find new …
Milton students’ work ‘amazing”
Danville News, PA -
… newspaper published in Phnom Penh, and he recently began publishing “The Burma Daily,” an online newspaper for the country now known as Myanmar.
Polluting, even as he exits
Boston Globe, United States -
But after mobs shut down Bangkok’s international airport last week, stranding 300000 travelers, and a politicized Constitutional Court banned Thailand’s …
The UN’s Racist Conference On Racism
Forbes, NY -
… this was more than twice the number of UNHRC criticisms leveled during that same period at North Korea, Burma and Sudan combined. …
No UN push over Myanmar prisoners
Aljazeera.net, Qatar -
She added that Ibrahim Gambari, Ban’s special envoy to Myanmar, would also not return to the country formerly known as Burma, until he had a “real …
Dissent Of The Day
Atlantic Online -
For Hitchens, and now you, to state that the Bombay-Mumbai name change is akin to the Burma-Myanmar change is very insulting to this Mumbaikar proud of her …
World leaders pressure UN on Burmese prisoners
Radio Australia, Australia -
Last month, over 100 Burmese monks, journalists, lawyers and relief workers were each given long sentences in prison. Speaker: Jared Genser, US-based human …
Uncertain Future
AsianWeek, CA -
In Burma, the tolls of Cyclone Nargis became clearer: At least 85000 were killed with thousands more still missing, many probably washed out to sea, …
World leaders press UN chief on Myanmar prisoners
The Associated Press -
Ban traveled to Myanmar, also known as Burma, last May after Cyclone Nargis devastated coastal areas. Setting aside political considerations, he persuaded …
Accused killer’s mental competency delays hearing
Salt Lake Tribune, United States -
The defense has also raised questions about Met’s age, noting that there are no birth records for him in either Burma or Thailand, where Met was confined to …
‘No More Slaves’
The Asian Pacific Post, Canada -
Creative World Justice hopes Singapore will lead the way in guaranteeing basic human rights and dignity to its “enslaved” domestic workers. …
Burma Banishes Hip-Hop Star and Others to Remote Prisons
Voice of America -
By VOA News Relatives of imprisoned political dissidents in Burma said the country’s military rulers have dispatched seven more political detainees, …
Yahoo!7 Top Web Search Results Reveal Aussies Interests in 2008
e-Travel Blackboard (press release), Australia -
Chinese earthquake; Cyclone Nargis, the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma; and finally Large Hadron Collier, the world’s largest and ..
Latest news in Regional news brief
MorungExpress, India -
Dimapur, December 3, (MExN): According to police sources, two cadres of GPRN/NSCN were held from Burma Camp today at around 10:30 am and two 9mm (including …
Films in competition
Los Angeles Times, CA -
“Burma VJ” / Denmark (Director: Anders Oestergaard)—In September 2007, Burmese journalists risking life imprisonment to report from inside their sealed-off …
Entrepreneurial and Leadership Skills Prove to be the Tipping …
MarketWatch -
One of a few international organizations with an extensive presence in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta region following Cyclone Nargis, Pact was the first on the …
ASEAN projects to push through
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
The ASEAN groups together the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Burma. …
Gilles Duceppe is not the devil
Canada.com, Canada -
Last night, a friend from Burma commented on how remarkable it is to see opposition parties working together to actually, you know, oppose a government, …
Burma Must Not Be Forgotten
The Women’s International Perspective, CA -
The lack of health care, educational facilities, economic mismanagement, and ongoing severe human rights abuses drive many people out of the country. …
A Luxury Cruise in Harm’s Way
New York Times Blogs, NY -
… colony of Burma” — after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar in May and the ruling military junta deepened the crisis by blocking aid efforts afterward. …
Bangkok Tourist Scene Update
Gather.com, MA -
After the court decision the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) declared an end to the occupation of both Bangkok airports, following their withdrawal …
Burma’s Nuclear Temptation
YaleGlobal Online, CT -
At a press conference in Rangoon on January 21, 2002, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Major-General Kyaw Win issued a statement: “Myanmar’s …
Energy blues: a comparative analysis
The Post, Pakistan -
The future security of India is fully dependent on nuclear power plants, similar to the French model, and pipelines from Iran or from the areas like Burma …
Asian Chronicles
Hartford Advocate, CT -
They lived a few blocks from Aung San Suu Kyi, the duly elected president of the country who has been under house arrest for 20 years. …
World focus on Burma (3 December 2008)
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ExWeb interview with Scott Mortensen, final: “Freedom of …
Mounteverest, NY -
But even though the situation was stifling it wasn’t oppressive. I would reserve that word for places like Burma, Darfur, and Iran. …
Barack Obama trimmings on President Bush’s Christmas tree
CNN Political Ticker -
The first lady also opened up about her service to the plight of women in Burma and Myanmar and how she plans to continue her work after her husband’s …
Corrupt clerk yet to be punished
Mizzima.com, India -
He added that so far the accused has not been prosecuted nor tried in any court. “All investigations were done by the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) …
Burma’s jailed hip hop singers shifted to remote prisons
Mizzima.com, India -
Zeya Thaw, (27), who was sentenced to six years in prison in November, was transferred from Rangoon’s Insein prison to Kawthaung prison in Burma’s southern …
Burmese comedian & blogger nominated for RSF award
Mizzima.com, India -
… freedom of information. “Both are listed among the nominees because despite suppression they have managed to provide information to both people in Burma …
Ex-presidents, premiers urge UN chief to intervene in Myanmar
AFP -
“This is an unprecedented outpouring of global support for the people of Burma (Myanmar), and I am pleased that so many have joined me in spotlighting this …
Mandalay NLD members’ appeal denied
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 3, 2008 (DVB)–Mandalay divisional court yesterday summarily rejected the appeal of six Mandalay National League for Democracy members including …
MYANMAR-THAILAND: Cyclone migrants face challenges
IRINnews.org, NY -
Local aid workers told IRIN that while Cyclone Nargis boosted the flow of Burmese through the town, they were only a small proportion of the tens of …
Will Ferrell Launches Human Rights Awareness Month
Look To The Stars, UK -
… woman called Aung San Suu Kyi, ” said Ferrell. “She sacrificed her freedom to lead a non-violent protest movement against oppression in Burma. …
Hip-hop Star Banished to Remote Prison
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… Burma by the end of this year and called for renewed efforts to secure the release of all political prisoners, including democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
Grandfather’s torture by the British must have influenced Obama’s …
guardian.co.uk, UK -
Grandfather Obama’s widow, Sarah, 87, is still alive and was able to recall how her husband had served with the British army in Burma in the second world …
Ins and outs of a China courtship
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
More recently, Beijing provided over $10 million to the government of Burma to assist regional reconstruction in areas that were devastated by Cyclone …
Burmese PM Says Jobs Aplenty for Returnees
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Last year, Thailand alone paid the Burmese junta at least US $2.5 million for natural gas. Since October, however, the price of oil and natural gas has …
Former world leaders urge Ban to visit Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
by Salai Pi Pi New Delhi (Mizzima) – More than 100 former state leaders of several nations have called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit Burma …
Annual general meeting 2008: DLR presents its research of the past …
German Aerospace Centre, Germany -
On 2 May 2008, tropical cyclone ‘Nargis’ swept over Myanmar (Burma) and left behind a path of destruction. Official reports noted a death toll of more than …
Local WWII veterans get together, recall wartime experience
Reno Gazette Journal, NV -
After a roundabout trip more than halfway around the world, Downar arrived at an air base in Burma (now called Myanmar). He received the Distinguished …
STANDFast for Darfur
Tufts Daily, MA -
Four months ago, the International Criminal Court demanded an arrest warrant for Bashir on 10 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in …
Reuters Southeast Asia News Highlights 0900 GMT Dec 3
Yahoo, Thailand -
… Ban to carry out a plan he has already floated of visiting the country, also known as Burma, before the end of December for his second trip this year. …
Former Leaders Urge UN to Press Burma on Prisoner Releases
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“On Myanmar [Burma], no delegation gave any comment. But it is in the footnotes and could be raised anytime during the month of December,” said the UNSC …
Barack Obama’s grandfather ‘tortured by the British’ during …
Mail on Sunday, UK -
Hussein Onyango was arrested in 1949 and jailed for two years in a high security prison as the British struggled to quell one of Africa’s bloodiest and most …
UN urged to intervene
Straits Times, Singapore -
‘This is an unprecedented outpouring of global support for the people of Burma (Myanmar), and I am pleased that so many have joined me in spotlighting this …
Work starts at modern memorial site
WalesOnline, United Kingdom -
It is being erected next to the Burma Star memorial at the Gnoll Gates. It pays tributes to those who died in service after 1945 in conflicts such as Korea, …
Bleak Economic Prospects in Store for Thailand
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… 1 million Burmese workers, legal and illegal, are employed in Thailand, the majority found in occupations labor rights activists describe as the ”three …
More prisoners transferred to remote jails
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
U Gambira was transferred to Sagaing Division’s Khamti prison while his brother Aung Kyaw Kyaw was sent to Shan State’s Taunggyi jail. …
British soldiers beat and tortured Obama’s grandfather
The Times, South Africa -
… that ‘a lot of what see in Obama, was made not in America, but in Kenya’: ‘his political convictions and principled activism’. He may have a point. …
Malaysia. Truly Headache…
Malaysia Today, Malaysia -
Copying the Cruel Junta of the Burmese Regime, Opposition leaders are arrested and detained without rhyme or reason. Taking after the Khmer Rouge, …
Ex-world leaders urge UN’s Ban to go to Myanmar
Reuters India, India -
It said that since June 2007 the number of political prisoners in Myanmar, which has been ruled for more than four decades by the military, …
Beatings and abuse made Barack Obama’s grandfather loath the British
Times Online, UK -
Mr Onyango served with the British Army in Burma during the Second World War and, like many army veterans, he returned to Africa hoping to win greater …
Problems abroad
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Thailand is thus being put on a par with Burma, whose government was forced to relinquish its chairmanship in 2005 because of its legitimacy crisis. …
The Future of Asia: Whither Nation or State?
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… and their compatriots then painted the region pink, adding Burma and what they then called Malaya, and Singapore, to their dominions while France’s …
Mia’s Munky business
Eye Weekly, Canada -
“If countries like Sudan, Somalia and Burma will not end their man-made humanitarian crises, the international community should.” Arguing the Pro side with …
China, Burma take steps to strengthen military cooperation
Mizzima.com, India -
… the Burmese regime in the international arena,” said Nyo Ohn Myint, in-charge of Foreign Affairs for the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area. …
people who were there for the Mau Mau revolt
Times Online, UK -
In a sworn statement collected by human rights activists, he details other abuses at Manyani, which he described as “hell on earth”. …
They fought for Britain, then turned to rebellion
Times Online, UK -
Having answered the call to join the British Army during the Second World War, Barack Obama’s grandfather was among 75000 Kenyans who served in Burma. …
Airport protests a royal pain
Eureka Street, Australia -
Together they co-founded New Mandala, a website that provides ongoing commentary on developments in Thailand, Burma, Laos and Cambodia.
RPF bans export of local rice
E-Pao.net, India -
This figure is exclusive of the rice imported from the neighbouring country of Myanmar, the outfit elaborated. Accusing the Government of India of scheming …
The World This Week: Asian Chronicles
Valley Advocate, MA -
They lived a few blocks from Aung San Suu Kyi, the duly elected president of the country, who has been under house arrest for 20 years. …
‘Asset sale can’t cover for revenue gap’
Business Mirror, Philippines -
Asean groups the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Brunei, Burma/Myanmar and Singapore. Members of the East Asia Summit, …
Fire breaks out at Moulmein market
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“The fire started in the market’s food court and it was quite small at first,” the shop owner said. “But the market security did not allow outsiders to come …
Junta begins dam construction amid protests in Kachin state
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s military government, in collaboration with CPI and AWC, plan to construct at least seven dams on the Mali Hka and Nmai Hka Rivers, in addition to …
