World Focus on Burma (27-11-2007)

 

1. Former Annapolis High athlete aids Myanmar protesters
   Annapolis Capital, MD -
   On the air, the 22-year-old smoothly expounded as an authority on conditions inside Myanmar, also called Burma, where a military junta has held the country …
2. UN Envoy Discusses Burma Crisis With Vietnam
   Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand -
   The Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Myanmar is meeting with officials in Viet Nam as part of his consultations with regional leaders on the situation …
3. Burmese Government Disconnect Fails
   ThreatsWatch.Org -
   The will to overcome such restrictions however, triumphed to a degree: Savvy young bloggers in Myanmar are breaking through the military junta’s tight …
4. Myanmar mid-year gems emporium ends in Yangon
   Xinhua, China -
   27 (Xinhua) — A total of 3618 lots of jade, gems and pearls were sold at the 13-day mid-year Myanmar gems emporium which ended here Monday evening, ..
5. Vietnam expects a stable Myanmar: PM
   Nhan Dan, Vietnam -
   As an ASEAN member and a neighbour of Myanmar, Vietnam expects the situation in the Southeast Asian country to become stable, contributing to the stability …
6. Search for 50 boat passengers called off
   Brisbane Times, Australia - 8 hours ago
   Jasimuddin said the passengers were Bangladeshi and also Burma refugees from camps at Cox’s Bazar, 300 km south of the national capital, Dhaka. …
7. New Images from Rambo!
   IESB.NET, CA -
   … aid workers recruit John Rambo to guide them up the Salween River to deliver medical supplies to the Karen tribe of neighboring Burma (aka Myanmar). …
8. Myanmar gem auction wrapped up regime says amid boycott calls
   AFP -
   YANGON (AFP) — Military-run Myanmar has wrapped up a gem auction, a major money-spinner for the junta, state media said Tuesday, despite sanctions and calls …
9. Vietnam can help Myanmar: envoy
   Gulf Times, Qatar -
   … in the country formerly called Burma. Vietnam’s leaders “are listened to by Myanmar, because I think they are among the countries closest to Myanmar, …
10. Myanmar junta frees ethnic Chin leader
    Reuters India, India -
    Critics have accused the regime of seeking to exploit ethnic divisions in the former Burma, home to a dizzying array of rival tribes, religions, …
11. Myanmar concludes gems auction with foreign merchants
    International Herald Tribune, France -
    AP YANGON, Myanmar: More than 2000 foreign merchants attended Myanmar’s major gems auction, state-media reported Tuesday, despite international calls to …
12. CBS 5 Journalist Ventures Inside Burma
    CBS 5, CA -
    Many in the nation that was called Burma hope 45 years of military rule will end. Sandwiched between China and India, Myanmar is closed to journalists. …
13. Missed opportunity on Burma
    ISN, Switzerland -
    … in Burma. But no aversion to EU sanctions could deter ASEAN from talking trade with Brussels. Summit host Lee Hsien Loong said that “while Myanmar is …
14. ‘Our’ dictator gets away with it
    Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
    “Even Burma [Myanmar] is ahead. On the other hand in 2006, Pakistan spent US$ 5.1 billion on arms.” Khan, now released, says he’s in favor of boycotting the …
15. Junta soldier shot Nagai from 1 meter away : MPD Kyodo News: The Japanese video journalist gunned down in September while covering an antigovernment rally in Myanmar was shot from a meter away by the nearest soldier, Tokyo police said Monday.
16. Myanmar sells $150 mln of gems at auction: official
    AFP -
    YANGON (AFP) — Military-run Myanmar has sold precious stones worth 150 million dollars during this month’s gem auction, an official said Tuesday, …
17. Burmese Gem Auction Concludes
    IDEX Online, Israel -
    Myanmar’s (Burma) gem auction ended Monday, after more than 2000 foreign merchants from 16 countries had attended and more than 3500 lots of precious stones …
18. Panties with Power
    RH Reality Check, DC -
    Currently, activists exasperated at the failure of diplomacy to apply pressure on Burma’s military regime are resorting to a new means of protest against …
19. Burma’s weekly journals faced with declining readership
    Mizzima.com, India -
    With more publishing license issued by the Burmese junta’s Information Ministry, sources said, new journals such as the Myanmar Times and Mann Daw Yeik will …