Posts Tagged ‘CWS’
World focus on Burma (9 January 2009)
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Visitation rights denied to families of political prisoners
Mizzima.com, India -
However, military authorities instead responded with the arrest of Buddhist monks, students, human right activists and National League for Democracy (NLD) …
Burmese blogger in running to win “Best Asian Blog”
Mizzima.com, India -
On his blog, he has chosen to post a popular line that states, “Burma, Myanmar: Yes, We can win this Award”. The world’s largest blog competition, …
Muslims proscribed from worshipping in residential flats
Mizzima.com, India -
Thai-based Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) Director Aung Myo Min said the position of the government is a clear violation of human rights …
Top International Weather Events: 2008
Washington Post Blogs, DC -
Cyclone Nargis, a monstrous Category 4 hurricane that developed over the North Indian Ocean, struck Burma (also known as Myanmar) on May 2. …
Resolution cites increased religious persecution
TTX Công Giáo Việt Nam, Vietnam -
In 2008, China, Burma, and North Korea were among those listed as “Countries of Particular Concern.” Representatives Anh “Joseph” Cao (R-LA), …
Ethnic Kachin rebel vow to oppose junta held elections
Mizzima.com, India -
Colonel Lamang Brang Seng, in-charge of the military wing of the KNO on Friday said his group along with other Burmese pro-democracy outfits and other …
Ban must visit Burma to begin the end-game
European Voice, Belgium -
In backing a visit to Burma (Myanmar) by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the EU’s envoy, Peiro Fassino, in mid-December added to the …
Burmese Abbot’s Birthday Draws Thousands to Thailand Celebrations
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… also among his followers at the time.” Sein Kyi said Kyaing Kyaing, the wife of junta head Snr-Gen Than Shwe, had tried to coax the abbot back to Burma.
Teenage Activist Transferred to Labor Camp
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… transferred to labor camps across Burma. “Several political prisoners, especially NLD party members, have been transferred to labor camps,” said Bo Kyi. …
Business Roundup (January 9, 2009)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WILLIAM BOOT A new study of Burma’s economy reveals several trends in terms of the military regime’s foreign trading partners. …
Falling Fuel Prices Have No Effect on Gov’t Pumps
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
In early 2008, The Myanmar Times, a semi-official weekly, reported that the government had undertaken a partial liberalization of Burma’s energy market by …
Nowhere to Hide
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Several organizations have recorded the staggering amount of human rights abuses, killings and rapes that are perpetuated by soldiers of the Burmese army …
Regional NLD members disillusioned with party leaders
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The NLD is slowly fading away in every township in Burma.” NLD information wing member Nyan Win said party leaders were open to suggestions from members. …
Police fail to investigate stabbing in Laiza
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“Most of the vehicles passing through the area are delivering goods, which have not been cleared by customs when they came into Burma from China,” he said. …
Fall in rice price hurts Myanmar exporters, farmers
Reuters -
… when it was called Burma, it exported 3.4 million tonnes. Thailand, today’s top exporter, shipped around 10 million tonnes last year. Myanmar had stood …
Relatives blocked from attending NLD member’s funeral
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Hlaing Aye, a member of Hlaing Tharyar township NLD’s organising wing, passed away on Tuesday in Rangoon at the age of 70. NLD information wing member Nyan …
Two soldiers accused of rape and murder attempt
Mizzima.com, India -
A 21 year old ethnic Kachin woman hailing from Hsa Hmaw Township, Kachin State in northern Burma was raped by two soldiers at knife point. …
300 migrants arrested in raid in Kuala Lumpur
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jan 9, 2009 (DVB)–Around 300 Burmese migrant workers were arrested in a raid by Malaysian police and immigration authorities on Wednesday, according to …
Meikhtila local official sells off communal land
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The resident said Win Myint’s sisters were also running a gambling business in the ward, which had led to an increase in crime in the neighbourhood, …
Immigration Act changes permit Tibetans to stay
eTaiwan News, Taiwan -
The amendments will also benefit about 800 descendants of Chinese Nationalist soldiers who fled to Thailand and present-day Myanmar, the former Burma, …
Maternal health care ‘extremely limited’ in Eastern Burma
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Thousands of people in eastern Burma are regularly subjected to human rights violations, according to several Karen relief groups and international human …
CWS emergency appeal update: Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Nargis
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) on May 2-3, 2008, and killed more than 84530 persons. More than 53000 are still reported missing. Relief and early recovery …
World focus on Burma (23 August 2008)
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WFP closes Bangkok relief air bridge for Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
Don Mueang Airport has been used as a logistic hub to speed up the transfer of humanitarian assistants to the victims in time since cyclone Nargis hit Burma …
It’s a gift – to take extra aid from the Chancellor
Yorkshire Post, UK -
Following the cyclone disaster in Burma in May, both the Red Cross and the British umbrella body for aid organisations, the Disasters Emergency Committee, …
UN envoy leaves Myanmar, fails to meet Suu Kyi
Reuters -
Ibrahim Gambari, on his sixth visit as part of a UN push for reforms in the former Burma, extended his trip by one day in hopes of meeting the Nobel …
UN envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi in Myanmar PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
UN envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi in Myanmar International Herald Tribune, France -
UN envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi in Myanmar elEconomista.es, Spain -
UN envoy, shunned by junta leader, leaves Myanmar ABS CBN News, Philippines -
UN envoy leaves Myanmar, fails to meet Suu Kyi Khaleej Times -
UN special envoy ends Myanmar trip, fails to see Aung San Suu Kyi Monsters and Critics -
U.N. envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi in Myanmar Reuters.co.uk –
U.N. envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi in Myanmar 10:27 GMT Reuters Africa -
U.N. envoy leaves Myanmar, fails to meet Suu Kyi (Reuters) Yahoo! US – World Top Stories
UN envoy ends Myanmar trip, fails to see Aung San Suu Kyi – Summary Earthtimes (press release), UK -
UN Envoy Leaves Burma Without Meeting Opposition Leader Voice of America -
No top-rank talks for Burma envoy BBC News, UK -
Burma visit flops Bangkok Post, Thailand -
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Myanmar to remove ‘provocative’ billboards
International Herald Tribune – Asia-Pacific
YANGON, Myanmar: Billboards in Myanmar’s commercial capital that feature scantily clad women will be torn down and replaced with advertisements featuring more culturally appropriate images, the government said ……
Business Roundup (August 23, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Myanmar [Burma] and the executive board receive regular reports. Independent assessments have all found that the programme is in full compliance with the …
Transnational Institute, Netherlands -
Meanwhile, current levels of development assistance for Burma and Laos remain low. The decline has led users to shift from smoking opium to injecting heroin …
Singapore rejects visa extension of six Burmese Citizens
Mizzima.com, India -
… 2007 during the ASEAN summit, and also held ‘Vote No’ campaigns against the Burmese junta’s ‘sham’ referendum in April and May 2008. …
175000 Strong global handshake to land in Beijing ahead of Olympic …
MyNews.in, India -
“Some in China have slandered human rights activism as violent and anti-Chinese. Our handshake campaign is an attempt to reach out to Chinese people and …
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
BANGKOK, Aug 23 (TNA) — Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag left Bangkok Saturday for a three-day official visit to neighbouring Myanmar and to inspect …
Seeming is believing in Beijing
Boston Globe, United States -
The crucial period, it seems, for human rights activists or the United States to have influenced the communist government in Beijing was before it won its …
Anniversary of the Arrest of Pro-Democracy Activists in Burma
US Department of State, DC -
….to release all political prisoners, including Aing San Suu Kyi, Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, and an end to the regime’s attempts to intimidate and silence those who seek the promotion of democracy and human rights in Burma. …
Gambari and Aung San Suu Kyi in happier (?) times
Inner City Press, NY -
Is that pretty much the way he apportions to the democratically elected leaders of Burma? Deputy Spokesperson: As you know, Mr. Gambari is in Myanmar to …
UN makes last cyclone aid flight to Myanmar
Daily Times, Pakistan -
BANGKOK: The last UN aid flight taking supplies to Myanmar’s cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta took off from its base in Thailand, the World Food Programme …
China Daily -
KUNMING: At least a dozen earthquakes hit Yingjiang county in western Yunnan province, on the border with Myanmar, on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Administration…..
Grist Magazine
Natural disasters made more severe by climate change will hit especially hard in regions with shaky political, economic, and security situations, says a new report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and relief agency CARE International. Vulnerable areas include central Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Sahel; Afghanistan, the Caspian region, India, Iran, and Pakistan; and Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar…..
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Myanmar has made it easier for foreign aid to reach Cyclone Nargis victims, says Mercy Malaysia general manager Mona Hanim Sheikh Mahmud…..
ICA International Poster Competition
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY -
The International Colored Gemstone Association will conduct its fifth international poster competition at its next congress, May 5-10, 2009, in Panyu, …
ICA worried about collateral damage at Myanmar Diamond World Magazine, India -
CWS appeal update: Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Nargis response
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) on May 2-3 and, according to figures supplied by the United Nations in July, killed more than 84530 persons; 53836 are still …
Voice of America -
By VOA News United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has extended a five-day visit to Burma until Saturday, in hopes that he will be able to meet with …
UN envoy aims for second chance Suu Kyi meeting San Diego Union Tribune, United States -
UN envoy extends Burma visit WalesOnline, United Kingdom
World Focus on Burma (17-11-2007)
- Will the generals dare release the Lady?
Bangkok Post, Thailand - By LARRY JAGAN
Tentative talks between Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s military rulers have begun, raising hopes that … - ”Pipeline politics: India and Myanmar”
The Daily Star, Bangladesh -
Recent developments in the gas field projects of Myanmar have served to highlight the intense resource diplomacy that is ongoing in the region. … - Myanmar claims no Buddhist monks killed in democracy protests
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
BANGKOK, Nov 16 (TNA) – The military government of Myanmar has admitted to a higher death toll during the recent democracy demonstrations than it had done … - Myanmar admits nexus with ugs
E-Pao.net, India -
Shillong, November 16: Myanmar (Burma) has formally admitted that its proposed crackdown on the North East insurgents in its soil suffered due the tacit … - CWS appeal: Burma (Myanmar) humanitarian assistance
Church World Service (press release), IN -
The humanitarian crisis in Burma (Myanmar) is growing. Poverty in some regions has already reached critical levels. In mountainous regions, there is severe … - Laura Bush urges Myanmar gem boycott
AFP -
Washington refers to the country as “Burma.” Bush said that Myanmar’s military rulers had just opened a potentially lucrative gem auction show in the … - China unwavering in support for Myanmar
Daily Times, Pakistan -
“I don’t think there is any change in substantive issues in the Chinese stand on Burma,” R. Hariharan, a Myanmar expert at the Chennai Centre for Chinese … - Congress urges ASEAN to suspend Myanmar
Reuters -
The military government of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, was quoted by UN human rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro on Friday as acknowledging that at … - US Senate asks ASEAN leaders to suspend Myanmar
AFP -
“I appreciate the strong comments from ASEAN member nations condemning the junta’s violent suppression of peaceful protesters in Burma (Myanmar),” said … - Opinion: A corner of India that holds the key to Asia
New Straits Times, Malaysia -
The Indo-Burma Revolutionary Front (IBRF), founded in 1990, went defunct for lack of co-ordinated action and changing loyalties. Now, groups from Assam, … - The Dictator Penalty
Huffington Post, NY -
Myanmar: Chevron refuses to withdraw from its partial ownership of natural gas fields and pipelines in the former Burma. Gas money supports one of the … - Myanmar, the UN, and ASEAN
Foreign Policy In Focus -
Indonesia and the former Burma fraternized in the Asian-African Bandung Conference of 1955 and the Cold War’s Nonaligned Movement. … - Situation in Myanmar ‘not sustainable’–Singapore PM
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… Lee Hsien Loong said the bloc had “no choice” but to condemn the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in member Myanmar (formerly Burma). … - No exact figures on Burma crackdown
PRESS TV, Iran -
At least 15 people have been killed in the recent pro-democracy demonstrations in Myanmar’s biggest city, a UN human rights envoy says. … - Asean to Keep Engaging Myanmar; US Urges Suspension (Update1)
Bloomberg -
Asean leaders will meet in a few days and they’ll discuss” the Myanmar issue. The military regime in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, … - Students wonder, ‘Asean, what’s that?’
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Singapore (dpa) – Most students in Asean countries are familiar with the grouping, but nearly half have not visited another country in the bloc and 25 per … - Asian leaders aim for green region, promote nuclear energy
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
SINGAPORE–Asian leaders from 16 countries will pledge to increase the region’s forest cover by 2020 and promote the use of nuclear energy during their … - More ethnic groups in Myanmar dispute Aung San Suu Kyi’s statement
Xinhua, China -
17 (Xinhua) — More ethnic peace groups in Myanmar are expressing disagreement over a recent statement by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, … - Singapore PM urges ASEAN nations to boost economic ties, address …
International Herald Tribune, France -
ASEAN consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. - Asean Needs More Integration to Attract Investment, Lee Says
Bloomberg -
Asean members are Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. - Myanmar junta chief sticks to “democracy roadmap”
Reuters India, India -
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar supremo Than Shwe, leader of the ruling military, has vowed that the only path to political reform is via the … - The broken promises of military rule
Boston Globe, United States -
The scary part: comparing the off and on detention of Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto with the longstanding house arrest of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma makes … - (France joins Canada in imposing sanctions on Myanmar) French co-operation applauded
Edmonton Journal, Canada -
Bernier pointed out that Canada has implemented “the most severe economic sanctions in the world” against Myanmar, also known as Burma, and expressed his … - China tells Burma to speed up its democratic reforms
USA Today -
YANGON, Burma (AP) — China called on Burma to speed up democratic reforms, state media reported Saturday — an unusual move for Beijing, … - Students plan to protest Burma crackdown during ASEAN summit
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
Singapore – University students plan to “make their voices heard” over Burma’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests while ASEAN leaders sign a landmark … - Answers In The Past
Tehelka, India -
Full of counterintuitive views (he’s opposed to sanctions and wants tourists to visit Burma) historian Thant Myint-U is a former UN official and the author … - ASEAN plays low against Myanmar
Newstrack India, India -
ASEAN accepted Burma’s membership downplaying US and European Union’s opposition. Singapore Prime Minister and Chairman of the association Lee Hsien Loong … - Nobody in Asia supports sanctions against Myanmar: PM Lee
Channel News Asia, Singapore -
By S Ramesh, Channel newsasia | Posted: 17 November 2007 2109 hrs SINGAPORE: Nobody in Asia supports sanctions against Myanmar, Singapore’s Prime Minister … - Myanmar set to sign rights charter at ASEAN summit
Reuters -
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is unlikely to suspend Myanmar and the military-ruled country is set to sign the … - Total petrol station demo in Wrexham
Indymedia UK, UK -
Wrexham Women for Peace and supporters held a demonstration at a local TOTAL petrol station in support of the people of Burma (Myanmar) this morning in …
