Posts Tagged ‘Laura Bush’
World focus on Burma (15 January 2009)
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WJA and GIA to host lecture for gemstones
Diamond World Magazine, India -
Also, the speaker will take the audience through some of his experiences at various gemstone hubs of the world, like Myanmar (Burma), East Africa, India, …
Thais ‘leave boat people to die’
BBC News, UK -
By Subir Bhaumik Thai soldiers are detaining illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Burma and forcing them back out to sea in boats without engines, …
East Timor’s dream: Zone of peace
Business Mirror, Philippines -
… include the dictatorial rule in Burma, the former trouble in Aceh in Indonesia, the Moro conflict in Mindanao, and the insurgency in Southern Thailand. …
Burma’s Human Rights conditions deepens in 2008: HRW
Mizzima.com, India -
Another point that the HRW noted was the extension of the detention period of Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest. …
Kerry praises Rice for UN ambassador
Boston Globe, United States -
Sometimes, working through the United Nations has proved frustrating when it comes to addressing humanitarian crises in places like Burma, Darfur, …
Mandalay, student activist sentenced to 104 years in prison
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
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The sentencing of the young student is only the latest in Myanmar, headed by a military dictatorship that cuts off any form of dissent by imprisoning its …
Myanmar: Cyclone recovery “will take up to four years”
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
… citing the importance of the TCG – comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the government of Myanmar and UN – in facilitating access and …
Freedom House Report Shows Setbacks in Global Freedom
UNPO, Netherlands -
Burma was also rated amongst the “worst of the worst” for political and civil liberties, largely due to severe crackdowns on political activists in the …
Thailand Urged to Stop Pushing Refugees Out to Sea
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By LAWI WENG A refugee rights organization has called on the Thai government to stop stranding Rohingya boat people from western Burma’s Arakan State at sea …
Murders in Nepal, Sri Lanka Underscore Dangers for Journalists in Asia
findingDulcinea, New York -
In nearby Burma, where media and access to the Internet are severely restricted, the military government recently released a list of rules that editors must …
Six opposition party members freed
Mizzima.com, India -
by Phanida Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Burma’s military junta on Wednesday released six members of the opposition party, who had been arrested and detained for …
Thailand persecutes Muslim minority
Spero News -
The issue of Rohingya refugees from Burma, arrested in Thailand and abandoned on the high seas after seeking refuge, will be an issue discussed at the ASEAN …
Non-military Pilots to be Trained in Rangoon
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN Military-ruled Burma is set to open a pilot ground training school at Hmawbi Air Force Base in Rangoon Division that—for the first time—will …
Ramos-Horta: Help, yes, but not mediate
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
Ramos-Horta said the continued conflict in various parts of the world — in Gaza, Somalia, Sudan, and Burma/Myanmar — is “an indictment of all of us. …
Burma Situation Affects Region: Thai PM
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday that because the situation in Burma could affect other countries in the region, …
Change required in Burma: Thai PM
Mizzima.com, India -
He told reporters that whatever happened in Burma had an impact on the region as a whole, and that was the reason why Thailand would persuade the military …
Officials sacked after Than Shwe visit
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jan 15, 2009 (DVB)–Provincial and township administration officials in Zalun township have been dismissed after junta leader senior general Than Shwe was …
Human Rights in Burma Deteriorating: Report
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
China, Russia, India and Thailand continue to provide diplomatic support for the Burmese junta and are major trade and investment partners, the report said. …
Burmese Schoolteacher and Family Repatriated
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Ko Gyi has previously been interviewed by BBC Burmese Service and The Irrawaddy. Thai authorities also raided his home and school in Ranong and seized some …
Six NLD members released
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“I told them it was my own decision to get involved in politics as I used to be a soldier and I love Daw Aung San Suu Kyi who is the daughter of the …
Daw Suu’s lawyer frustrated by appeal delays
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jan 15, 2009 (DVB)–Kyi Win, lawyer for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has expressed his frustration with the authorities’ slow response to her …
Hope for India’s ‘broken’ Buddhists
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
“Buddhist communities here are still very poor,” explains Fulzele, “We can’t build huge monasteries like in Burma [Myanmar], Sri Lanka or Thailand, …
Activist sent to 104 years in jail by Myanmar junta
Merinews, India -
The activist, also known as Phyo Gyi, is a member of the All Burma Federation of Students Union (ABFSU) in Upper Myanmar and was picked up by the police on …
THAILAND: Addressing sexual violence in Mae La refugee camp
IRINnews.org, NY -
MAE LA, 15 January 2009 (IRIN) – Mae La camp, the largest of nine for Burmese refugees on the Thai border, resembles a small thatched city, now more than a …
Burma: India Uncut congratulates Ashin Mettacara
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
India Uncut was also Nominated for best Asian blog and has been selected the finalist 2008 weblog awards. The blog was leading over Ashin Mettacara’s blog …
LARRY LITTLE: Bush Years: the Good, Bad and Ugly
Kitsap Sun, United States -
3) Laura Bush as been truly a First “Lady,” and even Edith Wilson-like in her quietly handling point on crises such as Burma. 4) He has been a statesman in …
Burma sentences student to 104 years jail
Australia Network News, Australia -
Bo Min Yu Ko was sentenced at a Mandalay court for his political activities which included going to the Thai border to contact an exile group. …
Activist jailed 104 years
Straits Times, Singapore -
‘He was sentenced for his political activities as he went to the border (with Thailand) to contact an exile group,’ a Myanmar official told AFP on condition …
British minister calls for a new approach to EU-ASEAN trade pact
Monsters and Critics.com -
… Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam by 24.2 per cent and the region’s exports to the EU by 18.5 per cent. …
UniNet aims to be R&D hub in Indochina
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
We will then begin negotiation and cooperation with Burma and Cambodia to connect their education networks with UniNet,” Wichan said. “The Thai government …
Jose Ramos-Horta on my mind
Minda News, Philippines -
The same principle has been lately challenged in ASEAN with another monstrosity that is Burma. It was but natural then, nay, imperative to bring back “home” …
Thank you, Laura; please tell Michelle!
Washington Times, DC -
Among others, her advocacy on behalf of human-rights abuse victims in the Union of Burma has brought tremendous attention from the international community. …
Myanmar’s previous name was Burma. “The allegations include assertions that Burmese and other migrants — whether or not they have UNHCR documentation …
Asean a diplomatic ‘superpower’
AsiaOne, Singapore -
But the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is a diplomatic superpower compared to the EU, argued an eminent political analyst, adding that Asean …
Questions Asians ask about America
Redwood Times, CA -
Editor’s note: In the next Letter from Asia, Stephens will take us deep into the heart of Burma, into an area up the Chindwan River where no foreigner has……
Bahrain among freest in region
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain -
“At a time when democracy’s antagonists are increasingly assertive and its supporters are in disarray, the new administration must focus on the need to …
Burmese Labor Activist Describes Kidnapping
Radio Free Asia, DC -
A Burmese labor activist in Malaysia describes how he was kidnapped and intimidated for speaking out against human trafficking. Burmese labor activist Ye …
Obama urged to act on human rights
Aljazeera.net, Qatar -
… decision-making processes let countries such as Sudan and Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, carry out rights abuses behind claims of sovereignty. …
Legacy of 50 years, 1900-1950 AD
Modern Ghana, Ghana -
African youth, as soldiers, are marched to Burma, and die aplenty for the British Crown. America stays strongly opposed to joining the war that she sees as …
Key Questions for Susan E. Rice, Nominee for US Ambassador to the United Nations
Heritage.org, DC -
[14] In Burma, UNDP was accused by local NGOs of allowing the regime to use its funds to further its political agenda and undermine the rights of its …
Group criticizes China’s human rights record
eTaiwan News, Taiwan -
In Myanmar, an “already dismal human rights record” got worse last year after a huge cyclone killed more than 84000 people. Human Rights Watch criticized …
Report: US needs to reclaim human rights agenda from ‘spoilers’
Earthtimes (press release), UK -
… Egypt for encouraging less scrutiny of the Darfur conflict, and India and China for staying silent on repression in Myanmar (Burma). …
My shock at rough treatment of refugees on Thai holiday beach
South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong -
… Thai navy guards beat scores of Rohingya refugees, who hail from the border of Myanmar and Bangladesh, on a busy tourist beach in the Similan Islands. …
Repugnant refugee policy must be disowned
South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong -
They bring to life a witness’ account of the rough reception that awaits Muslims from Myanmar who take to the sea in small boats in the hope of escaping …
Refugees in ordeal on Thai island
South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong -
The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic group who hail from an area along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border. Mr Jones, his girlfriend and parents were among a boatload …
Reason’s Howley Banned in Burma
Reason Online, CA -
… and critical writings on the nation’s tyrannous regime in our pages. (Howley lived in and worked as a journalist in Burma before joining Reason. …
China criticised over human rights
The Press Association -
In Burma, an “already dismal human rights record” got worse last year after a huge cyclone killed more than 84000 people. Human Rights Watch criticised the …
World focus on Burma (13 January 2009)
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REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH DURING VISIT TO LITTLE FLOWER …
Federal News Service (subscription), DC -
MRS. BUSH: Thank you all. I’m very happy to be here today. One of the things I’ve been most interested in over the last eight years while I’ve had the …
Triple i Logistics sees more M&A activity in the industry
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
Will the new 3E road link from the South of China to Thailand via Burma and the R9 route, linking Burma to Vietnam via Thailand and Laos, be positive for …
Kachin party – but not KIO – to contest 2010 election
Mizzima.com, India -
… groups to surrender, according to Dr. Tu Jar, Vice-Chairman of the KIO, which reached a ceasefire agreement with Burma’s military junta in 1994. …
Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister paid a courtesy call on Thai …
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
On 12 January 2009, Mr. U Kyaw Thu, Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister, paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya during his study trip to …
Pro-junta party kicks off campaign for 2010 polls in northwestern …
Mizzima.com, India -
The NLD, though it was not abolished, is banned from opening their offices. According to Ling Ha, political parties that have been abolished by the ruling …
Migrants’ work permits being extended
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
Instead when the migrant workers returned to their homes in Burma, junta authorities terrorized their families coercing them to pay bribes, …
Do we really need to know what names were ‘formerly known as’?
News Sentinel, IN -
It was bad enough when we had all the stories about Myanmar. You never saw “Myanmar” by itself, did you? It was always “Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. …
Meeting to foster people’s participation in 2010 election
Mizzima.com, India -
The meeting held at the residence of Nay Myo Wai, who has been writing critical articles against Burma’s mainstream opposition on internet web pages, …
Myanmar closes mosques and churches
EnerPub, TX -
For some time, the Burmese military junta has stopped granting property deeds to religious organizations for the construction of churches or places of …
Thai FM reviews cyclone victims aid with Myanmar official
Mathaba.Net, UK -
BANGKOK, Jan 12 (TNA) – Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya met Monday with a senior Myanmar official to review progress in distributing, delivering and …
Burmese Rice Farmers Struggle to Make a Living
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN The destruction wrought by Cyclone Nargis, combined with falling world prices, is hitting Burmese rice farmers hard, with many of them …
Rangoon Under Tightened Security: Sources
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The protesters called for the release of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The parliament building has been unused since the current junta seized power in 1988.
Thailand to Help Rebuild Temples in the Irrawaddy Delta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
After the meeting, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters that Thailand wanted to see change in Burma. “The goals of Western countries and the …
Roundtable: Youth and leadership
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
DVB: Isn’t it worse for the NLD living under military rule in Burma? WT: “[The military regime] has been trying to tear us and the young people apart. …
Burma, Myanmar: Thank You Google
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
By Ashin Mettacara Today is my happiest day in my life . Because my dream and hope have arrived. Google News starts to include the news from my site for the .
Burma: Myanmar Blog Academy Award 2008 Winners Announced
Ashin Mettacara, Sri Lanka -
By Ashin Mettacara The first ever Myanmar Blog Award have arrived! Myanmar Blog Academy Award 2008 Programme site mmblogpress.com has announced the winners …
Singaporean Activists Detained after Protesting Burmese Migrants …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Activists Seelan Palay and Chong Kai Xiong said they felt guilty because their government had refused to extend the work permits of two Burmese migrants who …
Burma ranks among worst nations for civilian freedom: Rights Group
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s military rulers have said that the country is building a roadmap to democracy and are gearing up to hold general elections in 2010. …
Supporting Burma Key Achievement of Laura Bush
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
She also protested the violent crackdown of the ruling junta against peaceful protesters and the prolonged detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Prize …
Ecotourism outweighs irresponsible travel
FemaleFirst.co.uk, UK -
Each year, over $100 million derived from tourism enables Burma’s Junta military regime to continually enforce inhumane working conditions on the local …
Elected MPs’ lawyers denied access to court
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“We filled out and submitted forms to gain entry to the courtroom but then we were told by the deputy prison chief and another official we were not allowed …
A tale of two distant war zones
Toronto Star, Canada -
… cowering under the assault of fighter jets and mortars, with uncounted casualties and warnings of “genocidal” atrocities from human rights activists. …
Global Freedom Fell in 2008 Amid Crackdowns, Rights Group Says
Bloomberg -
Thirty-four percent of the world’s population lives in “not free” countries, which include China, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, Zimbabwe and Vietnam. …
83-Year-Old Man Bicycles to 146 Burmese Towns
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
Sittwe: An 83-year-old Arakanese man has already traveled to 146 towns in Burma by bicycle and is currently visiting southern Shan State near the Thai …
Two NLD youth members arrested
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Nyan Win said the Dala township NLD youth wing coordinator Htet Soe Lin and youth organising wing leader Thet Pain Min were arrested by about 20 Special …
Phuketwan.com Reports the Real Phuket
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
… shores — the Rohingya of Burma. hundreds over the past few months in a desperate attempt to find better fortunes in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. …
Score one more for first lady
GoErie.com, PA -
… had spent many months relentlessly calling for the overthrow of the repressive Burmese government — ever since she had read a book by Aung San Suu Kyi, …
Nigeria’s $500000 gift to junta draws international ire
Mizzima.com, India -
“I am honored to present this cheque for the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, through you, to the government and people of Myanmar [Burma], …
Dishy picks
Dispatch Online, South Africa -
TCM, 8pm: Never So Few – The Kachin natives of Burma were trained in the art of modern warfare, but the Japanese army proved to be a formidable adversary. …
Laura Bush unveils state china
Nashua Telegraph, NH -
By LISA TOLIN AP First lady Laura Bush showed off a new gold-rimmed set of official George W. Bush state china last week, with less than two weeks to use it …
Censored Burmese magazine faces delay in publication
Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand -
The “Myanmar Thit” monthly magazine’s latest issue has been delayed as it was forced to submit another cover design after the Burmese censor board rejected …
Hong Kong named world’s freest economy
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
The Heritage Foundation said North Korea was the world’s most restricted economy, followed by Zimbabwe, Cuba, Burma and Eritrea. …
Political protests nixed work permit renewals
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan -
The Singapore government has explained its decision not to renew the work permit of two Myanmar nationals, saying they had gone beyond the law allowed in …
Revesltoke Rotary exchange student shares the joys of Thailand
Revelstoke Times Review, Canada -
… an artistically modern temple still being constructed, and then found ourselves looking into Laos and Myanmar (Burma) at the Golden Triangle. …
2 held over protest
Straits Times, Singapore -
Both men, he added, were part of a group of Myanmar nationals who took part in a protest march against their country’s ruling junta during the Asean summit …
Improved transport links boost thailand-china-laos trade
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
These three ports facilitate commerce among the four riparian countries including Burma. China has dominated water transportation. More Thai tourists also …
Rights Group Condemns Nigeria’s Gift To Myanmar Junta
LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria -
… on Monday, carpeted the Federal Government for the recent reported gift of a whooping sum of $500000 to the military regime in Myanmar (former Burma). …
Assessing Bush: Foreign Policy Jeff Alworth
BlueOregon, OR -
The Bush Doctrine wasn’t a philosophical treatise about bringing democracy to unstable countries. Rather–and it’s right there in the name–it was security …
Two activists arrested for protesting at MOM
TODAYonline, Singapore -
The Myanmar pair were among a group of 40 who took part in a protest against their country’s ruling junta during the Asean Summit here in November 2007. …
Kristof’s got news
GetReligion, DC -
In Thailand’s brothels, for example, Thai girls usually work voluntarily, while Burmese and Cambodian girls are regularly imprisoned. …
CWS appeal update: Myanmar (Burma) cyclone Nargis long-term …
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) on May 2-3, 2008, and killed more than 84530 persons. More than 53000 are still reported missing. …
Freedom in the World 2009: Freedom Retreats for Third Year
NewsBlaze, CA -
… Maldives and Bhutan, some progress was also seen in Nepal, Kashmir, Malaysia and Thailand. Declines were registered in Afghanistan, Burma, Fiji, …
Curfew imposed in Magwe oilfields
Mizzima.com, India -
by Zar Ni Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Burmese military junta has intervened and imposed curfew in an oilfield, after the dispute between a private oil …
Thailand will not use sanctions to push for change in Burma: Abhisit
Mizzima.com, India -
“The goals of Western countries and the countries in this region for Myanmar are not different – we all want to see some changes,” Abhisit was quoted as …
Asean members eye Asean tourists
Business Mirror, Philippines -
Asean groups the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei and Burma/Myanmar. E. Torres.
Ramos Horta skeptical about true peace
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
Closer to home, he called the situation in Burma “an embarrassment to all of us in the region” but urged the West to rethink sanctions against the …
The governor
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
In October 1999, Sukhumbhand, then deputy foreign minister, offered himself as a hostage to end a siege at the Burmese Embassy. Burmese dissident students …
Abhisit calls for change in Burma
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
In his first public comments on Burma since he became prime minister, Mr Abhisit said Thailand had to act differently because it was so close to Burma. …
World focus on Burma (6 January 2009)
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Nargis volunteer sentenced to 10 years imprisonment
Mizzima.com, India -
Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma on May 2-3 of last year, left around 140000 people dead or missing. Previously, Khin Maung Win worked in Malaysia and was …
Pro-junta group announces formation of political parties
Mizzima.com, India -
by Mizzima News New Delhi (Mizzima) – A pro-junta group, the 88 generation students (Union of Myanmar), has said it is all set to contest the upcoming 2010 …
Kachin Manaw festival gets off the ground
Mizzima.com, India -
The first Manaw festival was inaugurated on 10 January 1948 just after Burma got independence from British colonial rule in Sitapu Ward, Myitkyinar. …
The Thinker: ‘Liberty Forum’ Should Replace UN Rights Body
Jakarta Globe, Indonesia -
… against the Human Rights Council is long. From its inaugural meeting in June 2006, the council has condemned North Korea only once and Burma four times, …
Report: UNICEF to Continue Polio Vaccinations in Burma
Voice of America -
By VOA News A report in a weekly Burmese magazine said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) plans to continue its polio vaccination program in Burma …
David Scott Mathieson: The world looks away as Burma mocks democracy
National Post, Canada -
The activists include a brave labour rights representative named Ma Su Su Nyay, who was handed more than 12 years, and Min Ko Naing, the leader of Burma’s …
The Ascension
The National Interest Online, DC -
It has protected the Burmese military regime—one of the world’s most brutal—from effective sanctions by the Security Council. …
The Great Dragon awakens: China is preparing to challenge American …
Center for Research on Globalization, Canada -
The ‘Middle Kingdom’ has successfully attracted Myanmar as an ally. Myanmar (aka Burma) borders the Southern part of the Peoples’ Republic of China and it …
What can Facebook really do?
Third Sector, UK -
It was also a brilliant platform for activists in Burma. One of the hardest things for charities to accept about Facebook is the lack of control over both …
Court allows Boeing to use ‘racist’ US law
The Australian, Australia -
The countries banned by the US Government are Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Burma, China, Liberia, Sudan, Ivory Coast, the Democratic …
NAGA CULTURE: PAST AND PRESENT
MorungExpress, India -
Then in 1954 came the military invasion of our lands by India and Burma. This was not a cultural invasion in the true sense of the word but the “Money …
Myanmar trade surplus shrinks as gas exports fall
The Associated Press -
… economic sanctions against Myanmar to pressure the military government to improve human rights and release detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
People’s Parliament Chairman Saw Mra Aung Dies
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Burma’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi sent a flower basket and five monk robes to the family, according to Aye Thar Aung, a close colleague of …
Political Activist Hospitalized
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… since been arrested by Burmese security forces. The students’ organization was originally founded by Gen Aung San, father of Aung San Suu Kyi, in 1936. …
NCUB Plans to Form Parallel Government in 2009
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The NCGUB was formed by exiled MPs elected in 1990 and is led by Dr Sein Win, the cousin of Burma’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Suu Kyi Issues a New Year Challenge
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
News reports from Rangoon suggest that Burma’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi commemorated the country’s Independence Day alone at her house—but …
Hillary Clinton’s Diplomatic Travels as First Lady: Excerpts from …
UNC Chapell Hill -
But, we don’t need F-16s, we need human rights and people like you talking about real issues. What you have done is so important.’ Her eyes just filled up. …
Christian group condemns Burma human rights violations
ChristianToday, UK -
The girl is believed to have been shot and killed by a government soldier in the village of Ma Oo Bin in Karen State, north Burma, on December 27. …
USDA grants loans to farmers
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Many farmers are in financial difficulties this year, particularly in areas affected by Cyclone Nargis, due to low yields and falling crop prices. …
Dick Cheney Voted “Worst President of All Time“
The Spoof (satire), UK -
The Generals running Burma consider him an adviser. Donald Trump often writes to him with questions. When questioned by very brave reporters who dared get …
Women’s group call for investigation into girl’s rape and murder
Mizzima.com, India -
The Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), an advocacy group promoting human rights and democracy in Burma, in a statement on Monday condemned the Burmese …
Journals ordered to condemn NLD demonstration
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The activists carried placards calling for the release of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and were walking towards the Myenigone area when they …
UWSA changes nomenclature of administrative territory
Mizzima.com, India -
According to observers who are closely watching the situation, UWSA has already informed the change of nomenclature to the Burmese military junta. …
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Mission Network NEws (press release), Grand Rapids -
Myanmar (MNN) ― The bamboo growth cycle in Southeast Asia has hit the flowering stage, and with it comes a plague of destruction. Daniel Punnose (p’nohs) …
Karen Girl Raped and Killed by Burma Army Soldier
BosNewsLife, Hungary -
… underscored that “Rape is systematic and widespread, used as a weapon of war by the Burma Army throughout the country,” which is also known as Myanmar. …
Red Cross chapter hopes to meet more need despite fewer dollars
ENC Today, NC -
Hardy said outreach done for new Burmese refugees to this area was a highlight for 2008. The Red Cross staff and volunteers crossed language and custom …
GET UP, STAND UP: COUNCIL RANKED ON HUMAN RIGHTS
CityLimits.org -
The council has also considered resolutions and bills dealing with human rights in Burma, Bangladesh, Colombia, Iran, Israel and elsewhere. …
Famine in Myanmar By RATS
Christian Web News, KY -
… plant’s natural growing cycle has caused parts of the region to be overrun with rats, which has caused a famine in the small country of Myanmar (Burma). …
UN Assembly Isn’t Right Forum
KanglaOnline, India -
Of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in which Myanmar (Burma) is also a member, four members, Brunei Darussalam, …
State Firing of Vietnamese Editors Latest Sign of Shrinking Press in SouthEast Asia
findingDulcinea, New York -
In nearby Burma, where media and access to the Internet are severely restricted, the military government recently released a list of rules that editors must …
‘Myanmar Thit’ magazine’s new cover design yet to be cleared by …
Mizzima.com, India -
U Win Tin and U Khin Maung Swe are two veteran politicians and executive committee members of Burma’s main opposition party – National League for Democracy …
Disaster-heavy 2008 raises pressure for climate pact, insurance
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
Cyclone Nargis survivors sit outside their shelter in Mawlamyinegyun, Myanmar, June 2008.
IFRC/John Sparrow
More than 220000 people died as a result of natural catastrophes – including around 135000 after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in May (this figure includes …
Laura Bush inks deal with Scribner to publish White House memoir
guardian.co.uk, UK -
Some of her strongest statements have been on humanitarian issues, such as the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma. She plans to settle in Dallas, Texas, …
Philanthropy Needs Human Rights
Forbes, NY -
Yet the fixation on basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter and medical care is shortsighted in regions where human rights are violated. …
Ethnic veteran political leader Saw Mara Aung dies
Mizzima.com, India -
Dr. Saw Mara Aung (92), chairman of the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) passed away at about 7 pm (local time), Nyan Win, spokesperson of Burma’s main …
Private tutor stages solo protest
Mizzima.com, India -
He distributed ‘NO’ campaign posters of the NLD by wearing a T-shirt with ‘NO’ letters. After indulging in these anti-government activities, …
Faith constant from Burma to Aotearoa
Auckland stuff.co.nz, New Zealand -
… 06 January 2009 He has old-fashioned British politeness and his accent shows a hint of his homeland Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. …
What Bizarre Events Will 2009 Bring?
Jakarta Globe, Indonesia -
It was part of the International Olympic Committee’s bringing-democracy-to-developing-nations agenda that worked so well in Beijing in 2008. Burma’s junta …
Insurance giant warns of rising natural disaster risk
Business Green, UK -
Overall losses from natural disasters soared to $200bn from $82bn last year, the company said in a statement last week. Insured losses in 2008 were $45bn, …
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, …
World focus on Burma (24 December 2008)
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88 Generation Students’ member tortured by prison authority
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… Htay Kywe has been tortured physically and mentally by authorities, according to sources close to Buthidaung prison in northwest Burma. …
Oxfam review of the year: what was HOT and what was NOT in 2008?
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
NOT Burma cyclone renders thousands homeless. Aid agencies face difficulties with access. Oxfam works through partners to help the victims. …
Korea rejects complaint against Daewoo and KOGAS
Mizzima.com, India -
“They [MEK] rejected the complaint about the gas exploration and developing project of two Korean corporations in Burma saying it is in keeping with the …
S. Korean Lawyers Seek to Help North Korean Defectors in Burma
Voice of America -
The South Korean Bar Association of Human Rights lawyers says it will file a petition to a Burma court, in hopes of securing the release of 19 North Korean …
Maternal health-care inadequate in eastern Burma: Report
Mizzima.com, India -
by Mungpi New Delhi – Women in eastern Burma only have limited access to maternal-health care during pregnancy and most women expecting, …
Corrupt officials earning 100 million baht a month from illegal …
Independent Mon News Agency, WA -
The HURFOM report is also careful to highlight the human rights impacts of the border trade and corruption. In an ironic twist, taxation of the border trade …
Year in review: May
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
Just two days into the month of May further tragedy struck the people of Burma in the form of Cyclone Nargis. Burma, which has suffered under an oppressive …
More International Pressure in 2009: Burmese Diplomat
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… met with three Burmese diplomats—Kyaw Tint Swe, Than Swe and Tin Maung Naing—to explain the meeting of the “Friend of the Secretary-General on Myanmar. …
Offering Hope for the Year Ahead
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
It is a sad statement on UN efforts to end Burma’s political deadlock that this year, for the first time ever, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi also saw no …
NMSP Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
He immediately joined forces with the Karen National Union (KNU) and took up arms to fight to fight the Burmese government for the autonomy of Mon State in …
Political Prisoner Commits Suicide
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING A Burmese political prisoner, Maung San, committed suicide in Pegu Prison in central Burma on Dec. 19, according to sources in Pegu …
Junta Militants Arrested in Thailand: BBC
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… the Burmese junta has targeted prominent opposition leaders in exile in the past, as well as leaders of armed ethnic groups, pro-democracy organizations …
US to Fund Afghan Militias
Democracy Now, NY -
A new study by Brazil’s Catholic Land Commission has found that hundreds of Brazilian human rights and environmental activists still face the threat of …
New form to hire migrant workers issued
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
… to travel to Myanmar National Verification Center at Tachilek, Myawaddy and Kawthawng at the Thai-Burma border, according to SHAN report on 17 November. …
Maternal health problems in Myanmar widespread and unreported
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
Health indicators are poor and human rights violations are widespread in eastern Burma. In conflict-affected regions of Burma, research indicates that …
CRPP call for unity in Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
After initial successes, CRPP’s activities were curtailed by further arrests, including of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and Aye Thar Aung, but after she …
A Week to Reflect and Get Involved!
The Women’s International Perspective, CA -
Natural disasters ravaged innocent victims from Burma to the Caribbean. The world participated in and protested one of the most anticipated Olympics in …
Voice of the Martyrs Alert
Crosswalk.com, VA -
About 70 ethnic Karen from Myanmar began coming to the financially-struggling church earlier this year, and have since helped the church by volunteering to …
What’s your year-end list?
Creative Loafing Atlanta, GA -
Burma’s military junta — When Category 4 Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma in May, the goons who run Burma were not only unprepared but refused to admit …
Inaugural Sao Thusandi Award Given in Chiang Mai
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
The first awardee, Sai Phu Murng, was one of the founders of the Migrant Justice Program of the Human Rights Development Foundation (HRDF), …
Defectors Awaited Children in South Korea
自由亞洲電臺, Washington DC -
Four children in a group of would-be North Korean defectors arrested in Burma had mothers waiting for them in South Korea. A Thai Navy boat patrols the …
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
… conferred upon the President by section 14(b) of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts (JADE) Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-286).
MSF’s Top Ten – How Disconnection Affects Public Health
WorldChanging -
This helps explain why Burma, still recovering from Cyclone Nargis, makes MSF’s list. It’s not a surprise that MSF hasn’t been able to send international …
Editorial: Texan of the Year finalist No. 4, Laura Bush
Dallas Morning News, TX -
Along one side lay Burma, whose government the first lady had scolded for its abuses, including the house arrest of democratic activist Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Maternal health problems in Myanmar widespread
Eureka! Science News, Canada -
The maternal health care issues facing women in eastern Burma (also known as Myanmar) are widespread and underreported, according to surveys by researchers …
Where Have All the Neocons Gone?
American Conservative Magazine, VA -
Power declared in Time in 2007 that as abuses mount in Burma and Darfur “a coalition of the concerned must insist that what is manifestly true of the …
World focus on Burma (19 December 2008)
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Japan to accept 30 Burmese refugees
Mizzima.com, India -
“They are about 30 Burmese refugees from the Thai-Myanmar [Burma] border. The government is still discussing details on how it will handle the programme and …
ACT Situation Report: Myanmar emergency response operation 19 Dec 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Cyclone Nargis, with wind speeds of 190 km/hr, heavy rain and its associated sea surge, devastated major parts of Myanmar (Burma) causing extensive damage …
Burma likely to announce ‘Election Law’ on Independence Day
Mizzima.com, India -
Aye Lwin, leader of the 88 generation students (Union of Myanmar), a group backed by the junta, during an interview with Mizzima said it would be wiser for …
Burmese Journalist Looks Back at a 20-Year Struggle
Mindanao Examiner, Philippines -
When the National League for Democracy (NLD) party led by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi won by a landslide, the SLORC declared the elections void.
Post-Nargis periodic review I
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
On 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck the coast of Myanmar. Over two days, the Cyclone moved across the Ayeyarwady Delta and southern Yangon Division …
EU to give €40.5 million in humanitarian aid to Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
by Solomon New Delhi (Mizzima) – The European Commission on Thursday said it will give another €40.5 million (US$ 58 million) of aid to Burma, …
A Wish for the Year 2009
American Muslim, MO -
The Junta in Burma (Myanmar) perseveres in its horrible record of oppression. The world focused on it for a few weeks, then moved on. …
EU Donates More Funds to Aid Burmese
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“The objective of our activities in Myanmar [Burma] is solely humanitarian,” said Michel in the press statement. Michel said his agency worked well with the …
Letters Land Prisoners’ Relatives, Guards in Jail
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
He was sentenced in November to 65 years imprisonment, which he is currently serving at Mergui Prison in southern Burma’s Tenasserim Division. …
NCGUB marks 18th anniversary
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, Dr Sein Win, expressed his disappointment yesterday in the lack of progress towards democracy in Burma. …
Weekly Business Roundup (December 19, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WILLIAM BOOT A multimillion dollar boost to telecommunications between northeast India and Burma will be completed by next March, according to media …
Where Children Count the Years Before They Rejoin Their Mothers
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
In Burma’s case, the regime is not only condemning human rights activists to outrageous terms of imprisonment but also punishing members of their families …
Brief Introduction – Yunnan
Alibaba News Channel, NEW YORK -
To expand the burgeoning trade with Burma and India, Emperor Wu also sent Tang Meng (唐蒙) to maintain and expand the Five Foot Way, renaming it “Southwest …
Prospective foreign minister will rebuild good relations
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
Mr. Kasit, a former career diplomat, said he will quickly revive and strengthen diplomatic relationships with Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia. …
MYANMAR: More cyclone relief needed – report
IRINnews.org, NY -
Comprising three members each from the Myanmar government, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the UN, the TCG seeks to facilitate …
Will ASEAN’s charter cure Burma’s ills?
Mizzima.com, India -
… including Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. However, ASEAN has often been ridiculed for apparently turning a blind eye to the Burmese regime’s …
Thai Heroin Smuggling Was For Money
Javno.hr, Croatia -
Until the 1990s, Thailand was once a major supplier of heroin from the Golden Triangle, the mountainous and relatively lawless region where it meets Myanmar …
Nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle out letter
Mizzima.com, India -
He was then transferred to the Mergui (Myeik) prison in Tenassarim (Tanintharyi) Division of southern Burma from Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison.
Designated Thai foreign minister pledges ethical approach
Earthtimes (press release), UK -
Investigators, appointed by a military junta that overthrew Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, said he had arranged soft state loans to Myanmar on condition …
Pushing Mugabe
Windsor Star, Canada -
When people in countries like Zimbabwe or Burma stand and fight, they often have lawyers standing beside them. And the remarkable thing is that often, …
Myanmar holds referendum amid cyclone chaos
MSN India, India -
Burma is the old name for Myanmar and is preferred by its pro-democracy movement. The groups urged people to mark their ballots with X, which has become a …
2010 game plan: Clinging to power (Burma)
Himal Southasian, Nepal -
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 …
Myanmar to receive humanitarian aid from EU
New Straits Times, Malaysia -
The European Commission (EC) has decided to provide an additional 40.5 million EUR (US$56.7 million) in humanitarian aid to Myanmar, hard hit by Cyclone …
Laura Bush surprised how far voice carried
USA Today -
… an outspoken supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi, a writer and pro-democracy leader under house arrest by the military junta in Burma, also known as Myanmar. …
Family members relieved at Suresh’s acquittal
Express Buzz, India -
… Guruvayoor temple, to be welcomed with the news of their son’s acquittal in the murder case of social activist and advocate Vasantha from Burma. …
Disaster and hope
World Magazine, NC -
… in the winds and floods created by Nargis, a severe cyclone that became the worst natural disaster in the history of Burma, known now as Myanmar. …
ANALYSIS: Burma’s nuclear temptation —Bertil Lintner
Daily Times, Pakistan -
At a press conference in Rangoon on January 21, 2002, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Major-General Kyaw Win issued a statement: “Myanmar’s …
‘They Told Me Not to Come Anymore’
Radio Free Asia, DC -
The wife of a jailed activist in Burma talks about her husband’s brutal mistreatment at the hands of his captors. Security officials stay alert as people …
President and Mrs. Bush Host Reception in Honor of the United …
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
And the advancement of women’s rights in Afghanistan or freedom in Burma are noble causes that are essential to the peace of the world. …
Insurers hit by hurricanes and financial crisis
Times Online, UK -
In total, catastrophes cost more than 238000 lives globally in 2008, 138400 of them as a result of Cyclone Nargis in Burma. The wind storm registered top …
Burmese Lawyer Flees, Speaks Out
Radio Free Asia, DC -
The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper said Myint Aye had funded the bombing and Zaw Zaw Aung and Yan Shwe carried it out. …
The tragedy of Greek apathy
guardian.co.uk, UK -
… pro-democracy marches in Burma in 1988, and more demonstrations – this time against the Islamic Republic that succeeded the Shah – in Tehran in 1998. …
Laura Bush speaks out on shoe-throwing incident
USA Today -
A month before returning to private life, Bush said she will continue her public advocacy of women’s rights in Afghanistan and democracy for Burma. …
World focus on Burma (14 December 2008)
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The UN and Human Rights: Standing Up for the Values We Share
Democrat Newspaper, 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 …
Peter Hitchens: Inside Burma – one of the world’s most beautiful …
Daily Mail, UK -
… who cringingly call Bombay Mumbai and Peking Beijing, still refuse to rename Rangoon Yangon and Burma Myanmar, though the logic of doing so is the same. …
China: Two myths and one in the making
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI -
China supports the Myanmar (Burmese) junta politically, plus with economic aid and arms because of the strategic advantage the country and its offshore …
US First Lady Praises Women Dissidents on International Human …
NewsBlaze, CA -
Burmese female dissidents are “following in the footsteps” of Nobel laureate and political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, she said. Suu Kyi was elected …
Journalism Still a Dangerous Profession in Uzbekistan
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, UK -
Uzbekistan comes fifth on the list, following China, Cuba, Burma and Eritrea. The report lists Muhammad Bekjonov, editor of the Uzbek opposition newspaper …
Nobel Peace Laureates Launch Appeal for Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Voice of America -
… Nations to push harder to bring about national reconciliation in Burma and the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi, …
Former Burma Dictator’s Daughter Released from House Arrest
Voice of America -
By VOA News Burma’s military government has released the daughter of the country’s former dictator Ne Win after six years under house arrest. …
Jailed Activist’s Wife Tells Story
Radio Free Asia, DC -
In 1992, when she was 15, her father was in Mandalay Prison, her mother held at Insein Prison in Rangoon, and her brother at Thayet Prison in central Burma. …
Daughter of Burma’s ex-military strongman freed
Mizzima.com, India -
by Mizzima News Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The military government released the daughter of Burma’s long time strongman Ne Win from house-arrest on Friday …
Ne Win’s daughter freed in Burma
BBC News, UK -
Burma’s military government has freed the daughter of the late leader, Ne Win, who has been under house arrest for more than six years, friends said. …
China and Neighbors Agree to Settle Trades in their Own Currencies
ChinaStakes.com, China -
… Mongolia , Vietnam , and Burma , according to which signatories have the freedom in to choose the settlement currency in bilateral trade between them. …
Lancia and the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Easier (press release), UK -
Now a prisoner in her homeland, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. This Summit is dedicated to her. With the collaboration of the …
Brisk sale of single use GSM SIM cards
Mizzima.com, India -
Ltd.’, the sales agent for Myanmar Telecom Department, has started to sell the single-use GSM SIM cards. Both Burmese nationals and foreigners are buying …
Thirty more firms financing Burmese junta
Mizzima.com, India -
by Mizzima News New Delhi (Mizzima) – The lack of effective sanctions on Burma’s military rulers has allowed business firms to invest in the Southeast Asian …
Myanmar to hold five-day gems auction: state media
Lanka Business Online, Sri Lanka -
The auction would be held January 5-9 at Myanmar Gems Pavilion in Yangon, the Burmese-language Myanma Ahlin newspaper said. Buyers would have to pay an …
World focus on Burma (12 December 2008)
Burma needs Rambos
Mizzima.com, India -
by Mizzima News As the year is about to end and the junta’s plan for its proposed election draws ever nearer, many democracy and human rights activists …
Former Norwegian PM urges action on Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 12, 2008 (DVB)–Former Norwegian premier Kjell Magne Bondevik expressed his hopes for a democratic transition in Burma but said a fair election could not …
Health care at risk in cyclone hit areas in Burma: UN
Mizzima.com, India -
“There are very positive results from projects related to prevention and treatment of diseases like Malaria and HIV/Aids in Myanmar [Burma]. …
Rangoon Residents Suffer Power Cuts
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… sector in Burma in recent years. Quoted in the state-run newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, he said, “There was only 228 megawatts in the past. …
Tay Za: Recession Taking a Toll
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The junta’s response to Cyclone Nargis in May of this year has also been highly criticized. Tay Za’s meeting with executives took place just one day after …
Sundance Film Festival lineup announced
Desert Valley Times, UT -
211:Anna / Italy – The story of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist and human rights activist who risked her life to report the truth about the Chechen …
First’s lady’s Biography: Laura Bush
Webnewswire.com, India -
She also met with President Hamid Karzai and expressed America’s continued support for Afghanistan’s new democracy, which ensures equal rights for women and …
A vote against ‘discipline democracy’
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
By Nehginpao Kipgen Shed another tear for Myanmar’s (Burma’s) swelling population of prisoners of conscience. In recent weeks, the country’s ruling military …
Junta Releases Activist after 2 Months of Interrogation
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AP RANGOON — Burma’s military authorities freed a prominent member of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party Thursday after holding him …
Weekly Business Roundup (December 12, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… but the Hindu News newspaper reports that Burma’s neighbor will now face competition from several Middle East countries. It quotes the Union of Myanmar …
Child trafficking continues between Burma and Thailand
Human Rights Tribune, Switzerland -
It has Thailand’s largest Burmese population, estimated at 80000-plus, nine refugee camps, and probably the largest concentration of Myanmar-focused …
YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s military government is working on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against her detention but has rejected her …
Ashin Gambira awarded honourary citizenship by Italy
Mizzima.com, India -
by Zarni Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Ashin Gambira, sentenced to a lengthy prison term for galvanizing the monk community into staging protests in Burma last …
Asia and Africa’s wild elephants live longer than their zoo …
Fresh News, India -
… National Park in Kenya; and the Myanma Timber Enterprise in Myanmar (Burma), a government-run logging operation where Asian elephants are put to work. …
Myanmar junta sweeps clean for 2010 polls
TopNews, India -
Yangon – The two pivotal events for Myanmar in 2008 – Cyclone Nargis and a national referendum – fell on the same month, highlighting the ruling junta’s …
Nobel Women
The Globalist, DC -
Mother Teresa of India and Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma remain perhaps the most famous of recent winners for their work on eliminating poverty and facilitating …
Force: The Real ‘F’ Word
Antiwar.com, CA -
The Burmese junta ruthlessly represses both activists promoting democracy and ethnic groups fighting for autonomy. Lebanon has suffered through civil war, …
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After Pax Americana?
Liberal International – Bangkok Executive 2008
Elephants kept in zoos die younger than in the wild
Mugabe, please tell the West to shut-up!
Panel looks at ‘the crime of all crimes’
Study: Elephants live longer in wild than zoos
Zoo life harmful to elephants: Research
[WT논평]The plight of Myanmar
MYANMAR-THAILAND: Child trafficking continues, but not fuelled by …
IRINnews.org, NY -
MAE SOT, 11 December 2008 (IRIN) – When Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in May, leaving close to 140000 people dead or missing, aid workers feared an increase in …
World focus on Burma (11 December 2008)
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi disallowed meeting lawyer
Mizzima.com, India -
by Nem Davies New Delhi (Mizzima) – The Burmese military junta has refused a request by opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest, …
Thailand reverts to old-style politics
BBC News, UK -
This constitution was the first to enshrine protection of human rights and freedom of expression. It created a number of independent bodies that were given …
Ali Alatas: In Memoriam
International Crisis Group, Belgium -
… though working against very difficult odds until the end of the Suharto era; to try to sustain external pressure against the Burmese military regime’s …
Obama urged to back UN LGBT rights statement
MWC News, Canada -
“The US government often berates Zimbabwe, Burma and Sudan over their human rights violations. These condemnations will ring hollow if the US refuses to …
A daughter’s undying hope for her detained father
Mizzima.com, India -
“We have lost our human rights in Burma. Even after graduation, it was not possible to work in government departments. Also, nobody was willing to give me a …
MYANMAR-THAILAND: Child trafficking continues, but not fuelled by …
IRINnews.org, NY -
MAE SOT, 11 December 2008 (IRIN) – When Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in May, leaving close to 140000 people dead or missing, aid workers feared an increase in …
Nobel Laureates speak out for Suu Kyi
The Age, Australia -
Nobel peace laureates opened a summit in Paris on Thursday to draw world attention to the plight of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, but former Soviet leader …
RIGHTS-BURMA: Junta Turns Blind Eye to Rising Landmine Casualties
Inter Press Service, Italy -
A similar cloak of secrecy confronted researchers trying to get casualty figures from ethnic rebel groups in Burma, or Myanmar, who also use the …
More companies ignore sanctions on Burma: BCUK
Mizzima.com, India -
“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 …
Suu Kyi Denied Meeting with Her Lawyer
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ( Photo: AP) “According to the correct procedure, I sent a written request to the Special Branch of Burma’s …
Is UWSA Preparing for Clash with Junta?
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… near the Thai-Burmese border since the beginning of December, as Burma’s ruling junta steps up its efforts to force the former rebel army to disarm. …
George Bush: “In countries like Belarus fervent pleas for freedom …
Charter 97, Belarus -
President of the United States mentions Belarus as a country where human rights and freedoms are violated in the proclamation on Human Rights Day. …
Junta Demand for Higher Rice Production Derided
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“Although Myanmar’s [Burma’s] rice production has increased, it can be found that she has not been capable of producing more rice than the nations that are …
Unhappy Human Rights Day in Burma
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
… accused of plotting bomb attacks after he spoke out on the need for more emergency relief in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which hit the country in May. …
Former Indonesian minister dies
BBC News, UK -
… and he also worked as a UN special envoy to Burma, calling for the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Junta Has Crushed Peaceful Dissent: Laura Bush
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Bush said all these female dissidents were following in the footsteps of Aung San Suu Kyi, the world’s only detained Nobel Peace Prize winner. …
MYANMAR: Anyo, “I don’t know whether I will live or die”
IRINnews.org, NY -
Burmese people are honourable people, but this is the only way I can earn some decent money. “Now I receive about 300000 kyat [US$240] per month. …
Indonesian ex-FM Ali Alatas dies
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
Mr McMullan said the fact that many non-democracies, such as Burma, China and Vietnam had shown up was a positive sign. “What is welcome about this is that …
You Are Powerful: the promise of the Universal Declaration of …
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Strikingly put together by superimposing actors onto real footage of human rights abuses (the film makers had the unenviable task of wading through hours of …
Sixty Years On, ‘Inalienable Human Rights’ Still out of Reach for Many
The Epoch Times, NY -
Amnesty International Vancouver focused on human rights abuses in Burma, Tibet, Ethiopia and China, while the Falun Gong raised awareness about the …
Uncertainty Surrounds Asean Summit
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Burma’s Asean chairmanship was cancelled in 2006 because of the political crisis in the military-ruled country. The political turmoil in Thailand has …
New book on the struggle ‘more questions than answers’
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
… told fellow exile journalists, most of whom had been ex-rebels fighting against Burma’s ruling military junta like himself, that his book Far from Home: …
Ta-ta to the age of virtue
CBC.ca, Canada -
Gareth Evans, a human rights advocate and former Australian foreign minister, started the proceedings with a five-minute speech. …
SIXTY YEARS LATER, FIGHT FOR FREE EXPRESSION GOES ON
IFEX, Canada -
The council has hardly challenged the worse abusers, such as China and Burma, and Iran and Uzbekistan have escaped sanctions, says RSF. …
IFEX MEMBERS PROTEST ISRAEL’S BAN OF FOREIGN MEDIA FROM GAZA
IFEX, Canada -
ARTICLE 19 likened the ban to the tactics used by the Burmese military junta. “The lifting of the ban for one day only was yet another cruel twist in the …
Vietnamese Inquisition: Catholic protesters face a show trial as ...
TTX Công Giáo Việt Nam, Vietnam -
Pro-democracy leader in Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, has pleaded with tourists not to visit her country, as it merely endows the Than Shwe junta with legitimacy …
US to provide $5 million more for Myanmar relief aid
Reuters -
… leave the White House, Bush pledged she would keep pushing for democratic reforms in Myanmar, previously known as Burma, after leaving Washington. …
Beatings, Protests, Arrests Mark 60th Annual Human Rights Day
Malaysia Today, Malaysia -
10th December 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. To commemorate the day, activists around the world have staged protests …
Burma-Thailand elephant smuggling accusation
OneWorld.net, UK -
Asian elephants are being smuggled from Myanmar into neighbouring Thailand for “elephant trekking” tourism, a new report by the wildlife trade monitoring …
Nearly one-fifth of coral reefs lost and more threatened
Irish Times, Ireland -
They included Cyclone Nargis, which hit Burma last May, claiming 84500 lives. Mr Loster said extreme weather events accounted for nine out of every 10 …
Bush talks with international bloggers
CNET News, CA -
… he also advocates using the Internet to facilitate democracy. President Bush, in recognition of Human Rights Day, met with bloggers from Belarus, Burma, …
UN appeals for funds to meet health needs in cyclone-battered Myanmar
UN News Centre -
10 December 2008 – The United Nations has called for funding to help meet health needs in areas of Myanmar that are rebuilding after this May’s devastating …
UN appeals for funds to meet health needs in cyclone-battered Myanmar
UN News Centre -
… in areas of Myanmar that are rebuilding after this May’s devastating Cyclone Nargis which claimed some 140000 lives and left 800000 others homeless. …
UN in Myanmar focuses on Dignity for Women
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
(Yangon: 10 December 2008): The United Nations in Myanmar and partners have joined its colleagues around the world in marking the annual global campaign ’16 …
First Lady Campaigns For Human Rights
WBKO, KY -
Mrs. Bush says she will continue to fight for human rights after leaving the White House, especially for women in Afghanistan and Myanmar, also known as Burma.
First Lady Campaigns For Human RightsBush frustrated with UN peace efforts in Darfur
The Associated Press -
… where the US-backed government is fighting Taliban militants, and Myanmar, also known as Burma, where harsh treatment of dissidents has earned worldwide …
Laura Bush in NYC discusses human rights
Houston Chronicle, United States -
The women of Burma have responded to this brutality with inspiring courage.” Bush said she would remain involved in struggles in Afghanistan and Myanmar …
RIGHTS: Politics Still Reign Over Principles at UN
Inter Press Service, Italy -
… France and Britain have continued to protect Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan while Russia and China continue to shield Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma (Myanmar) …
Human Face : ‘Droits de l’homme’: best-kept secret / Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
Even Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi came out bigger than life on the video screen to deliver her message. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and France’s President …
Big task to tackle at Bali forum
The Canberra Times, Australia -
In the name of inclusiveness, the forum includes some of Asia’s most repressive regimes, including Burma, China and Vietnam. At the same time, …
UN must be tough on Burma’s dictators
OpEdNews, PA -
… should make good on the Security Council’s call in Oct. 2007 for Burma to release the prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. …
RIGHTS: Politics Still Reign Over Principles at UN
Inter Press Service, Italy -
… Iraq and Afghanistan while Russia and China continue to shield Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma (Myanmar) against any strictures or sanctions for human rights …
US, world influence over Mugabe limited
Christian Science Monitor, MA -
Singling out the cases of Zimbabwe and Burma (Myanmar), Ms. Rice said the world remains unable to mobilize “international will” to take on tyrants. …
WWF: Border Guard Funds World Cup Soccer Trips Through Elephant …
MarketWatch -
The border official in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, openly shared details with TRAFFIC investigators on his role in moving live elephants across the …
Couple’s efforts take photography to whole new level
Nova News Now, Canada - 7
The classes were linked to a free clinic called Mae Tao that treats thousands of refugees from Burma each year for malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, landmine injuries …
Fact Sheet: Promoting Human Rights Worldwide
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
She discussed efforts by the United States to help women in Afghanistan and Burma overcome oppression to secure basic rights. The Administration has helped …
Laura Bush promises to continue work on human rights
Boston Herald, United States -
… from the audience, said she was particularly concerned about promoting the rights of women in Afghanistan and Myanmar, previously known as Burma. …
Taking Responsibility
Campus Progress, DC -
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 …
Laura Bush in NYC to discuss human rights
Newsday, NY -
NEW YORK – First lady Laura Bush is visiting New York City and will give a talk at the Council on Foreign Relations. The first lady is discussing human …
After Pax Americana?
The Guatemala Times, Guatemala -
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 …
Burma accused of elephant smuggling
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
Burma is at the centre of an illegal trade in elephants and ivory, with more than 250 live animals smuggled out of the country in the past decade, …
India, Burma to change transaction currency to Euro or Singapore …
Mizzima.com, India -
… a Burmese Trade Union official said. An official at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) said, the two countries …
UN calls for more support to the health sector in Myanmar
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Disease outbreaks and malnutrition have been averted through the establishment, in conjunction with the Myanmar Ministry of Health, …
CIA Drug Trafficking and remembering Gary Webb
Capitol Hill Blue, VA -
{3} The Nationalist Chinese army, organized by the CIA to wage war against Communist China, became the opium barons of The Golden Triangle (parts of Burma, …
Russian business presence becoming stronger in Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
by Moe Thu Rangoon (Mizzima) – With several Russian firms directly investing or having businesses interests in Burma and with the closer cooperation between …
Bush to Meet Activists, Bloggers to Mark Human Rights Day
Voice of America -
… meet with an activist from Sudan’s troubled Darfur region and bloggers from China, Burma, Egypt and other countries Wednesday to mark Human Rights Day. …
Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR
US Department of State, DC -
And I wonder if you think some of this made it more difficult for you as the Secretary of State to talk about human rights. SECRETARY RICE: No, of course …
CORRECTED: U.S. to provide $5 mln more for Myanmar relief aid
(Corrects to Agency for International Development in paragraph 3)
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. aid is getting to the people of Myanmar and Washington plans to provide $5 million more in disaster relief in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis that devastated the country in May, U.S. first lady Laura Bush said Wednesday.
The United States sent about $75 million in relief and the reclusive military junta in Myanmar allowed at least 100 U.S. flights after the storm slammed the Irrawaddy delta, killing more than 130,000 and leaving more than 2 million destitute.
Bush, speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York to mark the 60th anniversary of the International Declaration of Human Rights, said the U.S. Agency for International Development would send $5 million more in aid.
“This assistance will support the efforts of nongovernmental organizations like the World Food Program and Save the Children to ensure access to clean water, adequate shelter, basic health services, and other essential needs in the most affected areas,” she said.
She noted that a reporter from the BBC went to the delta recently and made an interesting discovery.
“We saw photographs of the shacks that the people who lived in the delta are building — rebuilding to rebuild their homes, and they were built out of the rice sacks that were stacked with USAID and American flags,” she said.
“So we do know that some of this relief we’re sending into the cyclone area is getting to the people,” Bush said.
Just a few weeks before she and her husband, President George W. Bush, leave the White House, Bush pledged she would keep pushing for democratic reforms in Myanmar, previously known as Burma, after leaving Washington.
“I’m going to pay, really, a lot of attention to these two issues, the international issues that I’ve worked on the most, both Afghanistan and Burma,” she said.
Myanmar’s military junta has refused to accept losing a 1990 election and has cracked down numerous times on pro-democracy demonstrators, killing thousands.
(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky; Editing by Peter Cooney)
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4BA07Q20081211
World focus on Burma (9 December 2008)
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Laura Bush honored with 2008 Freedom Award
Mizzima.com, India -
“Together we can fulfill Aung San Suu Kyi’s call to use our freedom to promote freedom and democracy for all Burmese,” Mrs. Bush said in her viddeo message. …
RP, EU to start formal talks on pact for peace, HR, climate
Business Mirror, Philippines -
The EU also seeks to use the bilateral agreement with the Philippines to discuss the situation on North Korea and on Burma/Myanmar using the Asean and the …
Editorial: Candles in the wind
Business Mirror, Philippines -
… as in Marcos’s martial law or Burma under the junta, or as a result of a dangerous two-faced policy, such as what we see now in these parts, …
Eight ministers and Rangoon’s mayor to resign soon
Mizzima.com, India -
… Burma’s military junta denied power to the NLD, instead placing party leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
Expectations high for next first lady
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR -
… delivered some of her husband’s Saturday radio addresses and championed causes like women’s rights in Afghanistan and pro-democracy activists in Burma. …
In vital need of information
France24, France -
The 2004 Tsunami and the Nargis Cyclone in Burma (Myanmar) last June confirmed that information is a vital commodity for populations who are looking to …
Uncertainty Surrounds Asean Summit
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Burma’s Asean chairmanship was cancelled in 2006 because of the political crisis in the military-ruled country. The political turmoil in Thailand has …
Isolated, but Not Insulated
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Despite being locked out of the US financial system by sanctions designed to force the ruling junta to make democratic reforms, Burmese businesses are …
No Time Like the Present
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Speaking to reporters, he said: “The Government of Myanmar [Burma] has officially declared that cooperation with the United Nations is a cornerstone of …
Obama urged to step up efforts in confronting genocide
Mizzima.com, India -
Albright, who met with Burmese democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 1997, is an outspoken critic of the situation in Burma and former US …
One surrender that wasn’t reported
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
by admin — last modified 2008-12-09 10:23 The 8 had surrendered to the Burma Army at a ceremony on 23 November, more than 2 weeks ago, but the junta media …
No Great Wall of China on the Wa front
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
Muse, the Shan State town opposite China’s Ruili, is also one of the business centers on the Sino-Burma border. The trade between China and Burma …
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): More online journalists …
Malaysia Today, Malaysia -
Burma, the third worst jailer, is holding 14 journalists. Five were arrested while trying to spread news and images from areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. …
Event highlights abuses of rights in Myanmar
Windsor Star, Canada -
Residents are invited to a letter writing and fundraising campaign tonight to protest human rights violations in Myanmar, formerly Burma. …
America provides refuge, but not always prosperity
Seattle Times, United States -
Some of the most recent have come from the South Asian countries of Bhutan and Myanmar, the former Burma, farmers by trade whose skills are of little use to …
Myanmar plans embassy in Kuwait
Earthtimes (press release), UK -
Kuwait was the 73rd country to establish diplomatic ties with Myanmar, once known as Burma, since the country won independence from Britain in 1948. …
Keeping the commitment to dignity for all
Boston Globe, United States -
It was designed to extend the umbrella of human rights to vulnerable populations around the world. On Dec. 10, 1948, it was adopted by the United Nations, …
The crises that will challenge Obama
Boston Globe, United States -
9 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10 – a date we now mark as International Human Rights Day. Both documents reflected a deep-seated …
UN was “Disrespectful” In Approach to Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD Leader …
Inner City Press, NY -
UNITED NATIONS, December 8 — As political leaders east and west are calling for the UN to do more about the situation in Myanmar, Monday in New York …
The Iconization Of America
KELOLAND TV, SD -
Can’t we get back to Bombay ? Who wants to drink Mumbai Gin? Same with Myanmar . Let’s get back to Burma . Have you ever heard of “Myanmar Shave? …
Many reasons to jail reporters
AsiaOne, Singapore -
Cuba, Myanmar, Eritrea and Uzbekistan, in descending order, helped make up the top five jailers, though 29 nations have journalists in prison. …
Internet journalists most likely to be jailed
AsiaOne, Singapore -
They include activist and blogger Hu Jia, who was recently awarded the prestigious Sakharov prize by the European Parliament. …
‘Tis the season to be healthy
Irish Times, Ireland -
Through Trócaire you can buy school lunches for the 8000 children attending nursery school at Burmese refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border …
A reminder of our obligation to each other
Irish Times, Ireland -
I knew as much about human rights as the next person, if not more. I knew that human rights violations occurred in places like Burma, parts of China, …
“We are not safe” [Ann Jones in Thailand]
International Rescue Committee (press release), NY -
The greatest of these, the photographers said, is the danger posed by being confined to a camp so close to the Thai-Burma border. …
My 2008 short list of people to remember to hate
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA -
While giving a total pass to such inhumane rights stalwarts as Burma, Cuba, China, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Syria, in 2006 alone Arbour allowed almost half …
Military Diplomacy: The Future of Sino-Indian Military Relations?
Jamestown Foundation, DC -
… China can constrain India’s power and influence and render it helpless as witnessed though its maritime activities off the Myanmar (Burma) coast. …
Christian Group Honors Laura Bush for Burma Advocacy
Christian Post -
The US State Department has designated Myanmar, the official and preferred name of Burma by the junta, as a “country of particular concern” – the worst …
Written out of history
South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong -
All the Asian members present – Afghanistan, China, India, Burma (now Myanmar), Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand – voted for the Universal Declaration …
Happy Birthday, Declaration of Human Rights
Huffington Post, NY -
… encourage them to take the necessary steps to free Aung San Suu Kyi, the present, living-day symbol of Human Rights and the rightful leader of Burma. …
Misses master a RAAF monster
Gold Coast News, Australia -
In May, a C-17A took 31 tonnes of aid at short notice from Australia to Burma following Cyclone Nargis and later transported two Super Puma helicopters from …
UN must be tough on Burma’s dictators
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
… from Burma by Dec. 31. This letter expressed the parliamentary members’ concerns about the lack of progress in Myanmar’s human rights situation. …
‘BM’ gets top UN prize in New York rites
Business Mirror, Philippines -
The winners in the other major categories were from the Associated Press, Bloomberg, Radio Serbia and Agence France Presse for their coverages in Burma, …
WFP resumes buying local rice in Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
It can take several weeks to procure rice from overseas and have that rice shipped to Myanmar [Burma].” WFP was officially requested to stop buying rice …
Asian parliamentarians urge Ban to persuade Burmese junta
Mizzima.com, India -
… Monday endorsed a letter by the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) which urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit Burma and press …
Australia: Celebrating the C-17 Globemaster
Epicos.com (press release), Switzerland -
In May, a C-17 took 31 tonnes of aid at short notice from Australia to Burma following Cyclone Nargis, and later transported two Super Puma helicopters from …
Burma’s junta finds no laughs in political satire
Toronto Star, Canada -
Zargana is no stranger to the inside of a Burmese prison cell. But, this time, the comedian, poet and dissident went too far. …
