Posts Tagged ‘North Korea’
World focus on Burma (2 January 2008)
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President George Bush To Meet With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki …
RTT News, NY -
… Burma, Somalia, and peacekeeping in Darfur. The President will stress the need for a United Nations that can act effectively to promote freedom, …
Senator Feinstein Reflects on Legislative Accomplishments of the …
Media Newswire (press release), NY -
authored legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal – the nation’s highest civilian honor – to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democratic …
Leading saffron monk’s memoir
Mizzima.com, India -
Unconditionally release Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners 4. Hold dialogue with the democratic political opposition representatives in …
Burma: life behind bars
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
… recently recognized by the New York based Human Rights Watch and accredited with their Human Rights Defender award. “Burma is a silent killing field. …
Sheikh Hasina seeks Suu Kyi’s release
Mizzima.com, India -
by Siddique Islam Dhaka (Mizzima News) — Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister in waiting has sought the release of Burmese democracy leader Aung San …
A wish list for 2009
Socialist Worker Online, IL -
April: Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest and assumes her rightful place as the democratic head of the government of Burma. …
Myanmar frees 19 North Korean defectors
United Press International -
The defectors were sent to neighboring Thailand, the Voice of America reported, quoting authorities in Myanmar, formerly called Burma. …
Restless Souls of the Irrawaddy Delta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Mass ceremonies were held for the thousands who died in Cyclone Nargis—yet villagers in many part of the devastated delta claim seeing the restless ghosts …
New Year’s Resolutions for the NLD
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Take, for starters, the case of the 2100 political prisoners languishing in Burma’s jails—234 of whom were arrested during or after the nationwide protests …
Weekly Business Roundup (January 02, 2009)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Thirty new company names were recently added to the so-called dirty list compiled by the human rights activist organization Burma Campaign UK, …
Myanmar releases North Korean defectors
CNN International -
(CNN) — Nineteen North Korean defectors have been released from detention in Myanmar and sent to Thailand, Burmese officials told the US-funded Voice of …
Just one more year to go of the dreaded Oh-Ohs
BCLocalNews, Canada -
In 2008 a cyclone in Burma killed 78000, while a Chinese earthquake killed 50000, but those disasters were pushed from many minds when financial chaos …
Darfur enmeshed within Sudan’s broadening national crisis (1)
Sudan Tribune, Sudan -
… around the actions taken by the Burmese junta in severely restricting international humanitarian assistance in the wake of Cyclone Nargis this past May, …
The Year 2008 at a Glance: An Overview of the World’s Important …
Senegambia News, Gambia -
As the world mourned the death of over 100000 people in the powerful cyclone that devastated Southern Myanmar, a pro-European Coalition won Serbia’s …
THE YEAR 2008: BEST & WORST by JEFFREY LAURENTI: 01/01/2009 …
MaximsNews Network, NY -
Burma cyclone heightens country’s misery and isolation. Myanmar’s rigid military rulers, whose violent suppression of Buddhist monks’ protests in September …
Year 2009 will see end of terrorism
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka -
Then years ago in countries like Burma and Thailand similar economic crisis occurred. We too had to suffer. But the situation gradually improved. …
Unprincipled discrimination and dignity
Mizzima.com, India -
Yet, Burma today is an ancient world in which human relations are defined by status. Respect for the dignity of women is a prerequisite if we want to build …
Burma: The ongoing tragedy next door
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand -
… the UN and the rest of the world should yield to Burma if they want to see the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 2000 political prisoners released. …
World focus on Burma (1 January 2009)
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi in good health, says her doctor
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
… constitution needed to be drafted before civilian rule could take place in Myanmar. Myanmar, also called Burma, has been under military rule since 1962.
Burma frees North Korean refugees
BBC News, UK -
The Burmese authorities have released 19 North Korean refugees at the border with Thailand, a South Korean diplomat has said. The diplomat, speaking on …
Sheikh Hasina wants release of Suu Kyi
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
When Burmese journalist Ko Soe Min from Democratic Voice of Burma asked her to explain her stand on the detained Burmese democracy leader Suu Kyi, …
All wishes whacky and wonderful
Times of India, India -
April: Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest and assumes her rightful place as the democratic head of the government of Burma. …
While You Were Sleeping
Chronogram, NY -
According to Doctors Without Borders, Myanmar’s government spends 70 cents per citizen for health care each year while thousands of Burmese citizens are …
William Rivers Pitt: A Very Bad Year
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand -
Cyclone Nargis killed nearly 30000 people in Burma, dozens were killed and wounded in Iraq during fighting between Iraqi militias and US forces, …
2008: ABC 4′s year in review
ABC 4, Salt Lake City -
Not many people in Utah knew of a little refugee girl from Burma (Myanmar) by early April, but Hser Ner Moo would soon become a reminder of how fragile a …
Epic wartime work finally may be put to use
Contra Costa Times, CA -
They gave their lives to build a 1079-mile road across northern Burma (now Myanmar) to reinforce Allied troops, a project derided by British Prime Minister …
What Is Peace?
San Antonio Express, TX -
11 and the War on Terror, Sudan, Congo, Somalia, Mumbai, Beslan, Georgia, Kosovo, Bosnia, Rwanda, Burma, Tibet — ad infinitum. For the past five years, …
North Korean Defectors Released From Burmese Detention
Voice of America -
By VOA News Burmese officials say that some North Korean defectors have been released from detention and have been sent to neighboring Thailand. …
N.Korean Defectors Released from Burmese Detention
조선일보(영문판), South Korea -
… recognized as citizens under the constitution. International human rights groups say tens of thousands of others are living illegally in China.
Leading article: We must not succumb to a counsel of despair in 2009
Independent, UK -
Then there is cholera-ridden Zimbabwe and the starving prison states of Burma and North Korea; nations crushed by isolated and criminal regimes; …
PERISCOPE: The year of living dangerously —Mahmud Sipra
Daily Times, Pakistan -
It finally turned towards the Burma/Thailand border and was downgraded to a low intensity tropical storm”. On May 12, a massive earthquake measuring 8.0 on …
Role Of Sangitis In Maintaining Purity Of Buddhavacana
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
… in day to day life’, U Janakabhivamsa writes: “Myanmar Sangha has had a succession of trained teachers, since the Buddhism was introduced in Burma. …
10 Questions for Ban Ki-Moon
TIME -
I’m willing to visit Myanmar again to urge them to accelerate the process and release all political prisoners–particularly Aung San Suu Kyi. …
ADRA Expands Recovery Phase in Post-Cyclone Myanmar
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
Silver Spring, Maryland—Seven months after Cyclone Nargis devastated the Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar, killing at least 140000 people and affecting …
WORLD NEWS
Windy City Times, IL -
… Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Myanmar ( Burma ) , Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, …
Thai turmoil tops list of 2008 world events
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
Other events included in the list were the sharp fluctuation in oil prices that left the world in jitters; the Nargis Cyclone that ravaged Burma; …
Journalist Deaths Hit Five-Year Low
Editor & Publisher -
In Burma (17 arrests), outspoken journalists and bloggers were jailed in a crackdown by the military government.” One media assistant killed, …
Number of journalists killed falls in 2008
Hollywood Reporter, United States -
Publishing its annual press freedom round-up Tuesday, the Paris-based organization said 60 journalists were killed in 2008, down from 86 in 2007, with Iraq, …
World focus on Burma (21 December 2008)
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China in the 21st Century
Harvard International Review, MA -
China acts against its own people with impunity and backs the enemies of democracy all around the world, Pyongyang, Burma, Uzbekistan, Iran, Sudan, …
Thailand’s Fresh Hope
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
… where he read philosophy, politics and economics (as did former prime minister Kukrit Pramoj and Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi). …
US becomes gentler, not toothless
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates -
… after Cyclone Nargis, American ships would have provided large-scale relief, had Burma’s military government allowed them to proceed. …
Burma Arrests 19 North Korean Defectors, Kids Included
FOXNews -
“North Korean defectors usually travel though China to countries such as Burma — also called Myanmar — Laos, and Thailand” before making their way to South …
Burma to Try 19 North Korean Defectors
Voice of America -
Burmese immigration authorities have moved the group from a detention center to a prison, where they await a trial expected to open next week. …
World focus on Burma (2 October 2008)
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Developing our Way out of WMD Terror
Across the Aisle, DC -
When the current nonproliferation regime was designed, the Cold War raged. Only a handful of countries had developed nuclear weapons. …
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Central Chronicle, India -
Our small neighbours Burma and Ceylon have proudly renamed themselves by native names of Myanmar and Sri Lanka and erstwhile East Pakistan as Bangladesh. …
US must send China a clear signal
Taipei Times, Taiwan -
However, in December 2003 he somehow got weak knees and started to oppose Taiwan’s evolution toward a full democracy. He opposed a referendum held in …
Journalist and opposition member Ohn Kyaing arrested again
Reporters without borders (press release), France -
A member of the National League for Democracy, the main opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi, he was freed in 2005 after spending 15 years in prison for …
Burma’s economy: Does sanctions hinder development?
Mizzima.com, India -
The Burmese junta is annoyed with the west because of the sanctions but are even more so on the opposition led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for urging the west …
Llyod’s writes to all agents to ‘reconsider’ business deals with Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
“The British government clearly wants them to pull out, we want them to pull out,” said Chatterton adding that the Burmese regime could lose tens of …
Conflict predominant in our world
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
Burma, or what is now called Myanmar, has been under military rule since 1962 and is one of the most undeveloped countries in Asia. …
A 15-year trial is not a fair trial
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
The United Nations Human Rights Committee, which deliberates on cases under the covenant, found that the trial of Lalith Rajapakse in a Sri Lankan high …
Elected MP Ohn Kyaing arrested
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Oct 2, 2008 (DVB)–U Ohn Kyaing, a National League for Democracy member and dedicated participant in cyclone relief efforts, was arrested last night at about …
Burma opposition figure arrested
BBC News, UK -
A prominent political ally of the detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been arrested in Burma. Ohn Kyaing was taken from his home on …
Jenks missionary updates on Myanmar (Burma)
Jenks Journal, OK -
Dr. Chin Do Kham, president of Global Outreach & Community Development, Inc based in Jenks who is a native of Myanmar (Burma) recently came back from a one …
Lawyer Aung Thein withdraws representation
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The lawyer was particularly dismayed by the one-sided decisions passed against political prisoners by Ahlon township judge Daw Thiri Tin in Insein prison. …
Publishing license of two Burmese weekly journals’ suspended
Mizzima.com, India -
However, it appeared in the journal as ‘Sayagyi U Win Tin’. The journal was banned for this,” an editor of a weekly journal said on condition of anonymity. …
Monk Escapes from Lantalang Prison
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING A 28-year-old Burmese Buddhist monk, Ashin Pannasiri, has successfully escaped from Lantalang Prison in Chin State and arrived in Delhi, …
Myanmar, Kachin rebels oppose dams on Chinese border
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
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This is revealed by sources close to the ethnic rebel group which, despite signing a peace agreement with the Burmese junta in 1994, exercises substantial …
The Strange World of Burma’s Home Affairs Minister
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… to infiltrate Burma by using the UN and the “Responsibility to Protect” paradigm as part of an agenda to accuse the regime of “crimes against humanity. …
Prominent former journalist detained by Burma junta
The Standard, Hong Kong -
Burmese authorities have detained a prominent former journalist and member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy opposition movement, the party said. …
Burma Stonewalls at the UN
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Obliquely responding to the General Assembly ministers, he said only that “the international community can best assist Myanmar’s [Burma’s] democratization …
Veteran NLD MP Arrested
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
However, the Burmese military regime refused to recognize the result of the election. Ohn Kyaing was imprisoned in September 1990 and sentenced to 17 years …
US Challenges to Democratic Governance
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
In this, the 60th year since the adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we must counter challenges to the very human rights that we as …
Junta arrests another opposition MP, Ohn Kyaing
Mizzima.com, India -
The detained Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s party spokesperson, however, said details of the arrest of the MP are still not known. …
Elected MP’s health deteriorates in detention
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Separately, U Aung Thein, the lawyer who represents National League for Democracy member Ko Thein Swe, has asked the court to release his client now that …
One year later: petitioners commemorate Burma protests
Record-Harvard Law School, MA -
Swan Ahr Shin and Police Support Sittwe Monks
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
During last year’s Saffron Revolution, members of Swan Ahr Shin along with the police and riot police attacked many democratic and human rights activists. …
Banning jade from Burma hurts monks and jewelers
Denver Post, CO -
The stated purpose of the JADE Act is to punish the repressive Burmese regime for its crackdown on the demonstrating monks, for the continued detention of …
The currency debate re-ignites? (Chinal Financial Markets)
ChinaStakes.com, China -
I have argued for a long time that as long as China maintained its currency regime it forced a trade deficit onto the rest of the world, which for the most …
Burma’s Censors Suspend Two Publications
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By LAWI WENG and MOE MYINT YAN Two weekly publications have been suspended by Burma’s notorious censorship board, after being accused of violating rules and …
Mindanao is focus of US for Southeast Asia peace and stability
ABS CBN News, Philippines -
He cited ASEAN’s role in convincing Burma’s junta to accept much-needed international aid after a devastating cyclone and the contribution of various …
Than Shwe Delays Signing Election Law
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN The head of the Burmese military regime, Snr-Gen Than Shwe, has still not approved the country’s election law, which authorizes an election in …
“The Voice of Art in a Battle for Freedom: International Artists … (Freedom and Art)
Absolutearts.com -
… a key political figure who has been under house arrest in Myanmar (formerly Burma) for the past 18 years over her bid for political freedom. …
Nargis recovery proceeding, $240 million still needed
Mizzima.com, India -
In an international funding conference held in Rangoon three weeks following Nargis, Burma’s ruling junta originally appealed for international aid to the …
Breastfeeding, safest for infants
Mizzima.com, India -
The announcement of the joint action plan came a day after Burma’s military government ran a warning message on its mouth-piece newspaper on the use of …
ENSURE SAFE FEEDING FOR INFANTS AND INCREASE VIGILANCE
Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO Myanmar statement on safe feeding for infants
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
The Ministry of Health, Government of Myanmar is taking prompt actions in response to contaminated milk powder issue. The Government of Myanmar has …
‘The Revolving Door’: Plight of Burmese refugees in Malaysia
Mizzima.com, India -
We feel like it is a ray of hope for Burmese in Malaysia, who are out of range of protection both from workers’ rights and human rights groups,” said Ye Min …
NLD youth member reported dead in custody
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Oct 1, 2008 (DVB)–Aung Moe Lwin, a 36-year-old youth member of the National League for Democracy in Natmauk township, Magwe division, is said to have died …
Thursday, October 9
AP-
1983 – A powerful bomb, believed planted by North Korean agents, explodes in Rangoon, Burma, killing 18 members of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan’s entourage.
One year on in Burma
Irish Times, Ireland -
… but has made little progress on political prisoners or human rights, including release of the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Low-key celebration for 48 years of ineptitude (Nigeria)
The Punch, Nigeria -
When Burma (Myanmar) too turned 60 recently, the citizens did not feel like celebrating either. The celebration had to be low keyed because the general mood …
‘Militant monks’ or agents of change?
Times of India, India -
In Thailand, monks led a revolt against the corrupt regime of Thaksin Shinawatra; in Myanmar, thousands of them walked the streets, challenging the brutal …
China’s Quest for Moral Authority
The Nation., NY -
China, replete with human rights abuses at home and allied with many of the world’s unsavory regimes abroad–from Gen. Than Schwe in Burma and Kim Jong Il …
UK Express, UK -
It was in conditions such as these that the men of the Third Battalion of the Sixth Gurkha Rifles fought the three-day battle for Mongaung in Northern Burma …
Escapee Describes Torture in Burma
Radio Free Asia, DC -
NEW DELHI—The only leader of Burma’s 2007 Saffron Revolution to escape from a junta prison camp has described torture and backbreaking hard labor in custody …
TJA all stirred up (Loud in rhetoric)
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Not the needs of the American people or American citizens, but the human conditions, rights and abuses pertaining to Burmese, Tibetans, North Koreans and …
Why India Became Free
Mainstream, India -
… Indian Army who were taken prisoner by the Japanese when the British withdrew helter-skelter from Burma (now Myanmar) and other South Asian countries. …
Should Asia brace for more mega storms?
The Japan Times, Japan -
However, Cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar last May, appears to be the first high-strength storm recorded in the populous Irrawaddy River Delta in Burma, …
Burma prisoner release masks absence of legitimate legal and …
JURIST -
That to do this contradicts an article of a judiciary law that it itself introduced is no obstacle for a regime that understands legality only in terms of …
Democracies Are Driven By Positive Language Skills
Huffington Post, NY -
The Burmese generals who killed the last generation of Buddhist monks will likely kill the next generation with less fuss and muss. But in a democracy …
David Cameron’s speech in full
guardian.co.uk, UK -
This attitude, this whole health and safety, human rights act culture, has infected every part of our life. If you’re a police officer you now cannot pursue …
Burma: two weeklies suspended, jailed blogger appears in court again
Reporters without borders (press release), France -
Only Burma’s privately-owned press has covered China’s baby formula scandal, the political crisis in Thailand or the release of journalist U Win Tin …
Rights group to probe Burma war crimes
Adelaidenow, Australia -
Burma also houses more than 2100 political prisoners, including democracy icon and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent more than 12 of …
World focus on Burma (14 September 2008)
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The Asian century still a long way off
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
“The Thais, all they care about is money, nothing else,” one Burmese acquaintance told me in Rangoon, despite never having been to Thailand. …
Aung San Suu Kyi meets doctor amid health worries: witnesses
AFP -
YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met for several hours with her physician Sunday, witnesses said, amid worries for her …
Myanmar loosens some strictures on Aung San Suu Kyi
International Herald Tribune, France -
By Seth Mydans BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military junta will allow the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to receive letters from her two sons as well as some …
Nobel laureate from Iran urges against military action
Los Angeles Times, CA -
… up political pressure on the military regime to democratize the nation and free Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader and 1991 Nobel laureate. …
Rambo-type people less likely to survive disasters!
Entertainment and Showbiz!, India -
To reach the conclusion, Gonzales reviewed miraculous tales of survival from catastrophes like the Burmese cyclone, September 11 attacks and the Boxing Day …
Newspaper: 2 bomb blasts in central Myanmar kill 2
The Associated Press -
The military, which has ruled Myanmar, also called Burma, since 1962, has been widely criticized for suppressing basic freedoms.
Resources center will aid refugee influx
WTHI, IN -
Some of its programs will be specifically for refugees from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Thousands of refugees from Myanmar have resettled in Fort …
Beloved Leader would be mourned by more than those in North Korea
Sunday Herald, UK -
… event of Kim’s demise – think a military-style junta along the lines of that seen in Burma – there would be inevitable tensions over the nuclear issue. …
Climate change challenges
The Daily Star, Bangladesh -
In December last year I visited Bangladesh and met people who had lost their homes, their possessions and in many cases their loved ones in Cyclone Sidr. …
Man sets out to retrace his ancestor’s trek around the world …
Chicago Sun-Times, United States -
Tempas, who has been in touch with the State Department, will skip Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, because of political unrest. …
Suu Kyi to appeal to Myanmar junta for her release: lawyer
AFP -
India ‘must not show weakness to China’
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
On India’s eastern flank, China has allied with Burma’s military regime and begun constructing another deep water port on the Bay of Bengal. …
World focus on Burma (26 August 2008)
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MAI to hire F-100 aircraft for Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur flights
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – The Myanmar Airways International, one of the few international airlines in Burma will hire a Fokker-100 aircraft from AirBagan, another airline …
Brad Pitt and the Boys Hit Venice
The Gossip Girls -
… more than $7 million to help victims both of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and the cyclone in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
The Associated Press -
… of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and the cyclone in Myanmar, also known as Burma, according to executive director Alex Wagner. …
Afghanistan remains world’s biggest opium producer
999 Today, UK -
The region, where the Taleban still have a stronghold, cultivates more opium than entire countries such as Burma, Morocco and even Colombia. …
You Should Consider North Korea as an Investment
DailyWealth, MD -
He told me I should be going to Myanmar, North Korea, Cambodia, and Taiwan. Myanmar – also known as Burma – was the richest country in Southeast Asia in the …
Self-criticism and Burma’s democracy movement
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
In my view, the people inside Burma – despite the oppression – are daring more and more to express their opinions and are becoming more willing to say these …
Ballarat Courier, Australia -
A CONCERT to raise money for cyclone-ravaged Burma last night netted more than $5000 in donations. The Ballarat Schools Bandaid Concert brought together …
Frontline, India -
In the sits-ins, the marches, jailhouses, songs [of the civil rights movements] I saw the African-American community becoming more than just the place you’d …
Angry Reaction to Samak’s ‘Suu Kyi is a Tool’ Remark
Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. (Photo: Reuters)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“If it’s not related to Aung San Suu Kyi, you can have deeper discussions with Myanmar [Burma].” Samak also told reporters after meeting Gambari: “Efforts …
FEC Boosted by Change in Fuel Sale Policy
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AUNG THET WINE RANGOON — A decision by Burma’s military regime to allow consumers to buy up to 50 gallons of gasoline using Foreign Exchange Certificates …
Road to Irrawaddy Delta Ruined
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
An engineer from the Public Works Department of the Ministry of Construction said that Asia World, a company closely connected to Burma’s ruling junta, …
WFP assists food crisis victims in Chin state
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
WFP’s Burma country director Chris Kaye said the organisation has been involved in joint efforts in Chin state, which has been hit by food shortages due to …
Swiss Solidarity hails Myanmar aid success
Swissinfo, Switzerland -
Swiss have given SFr4.5 million ($4 million) to victims of the Myanmar cyclone through an appeal launched by umbrella fund-raising organisation Swiss …
Spectator.co.uk (subscription), UK -
… be ignored or gestured at, but must be worked with, if it is to be influenced on vital issues like its human rights, Tibet, Burma, Darfur and Zimbabwe. …
The UN at dead-end in Myanmar
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
By Larry Jagan BANGKOK – While the United Nations heaps praise on Myanmar’s ruling junta for its collaborative spirit in dealing with the Cyclone Nargis …
NLD dismisses Thai PM’s call to sideline Daw Suu
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“I take it as Mr Samak is only saying these things to please the Burmese junta as two neighbouring countries that have close economic ties,” Win Min said. …
Burmese Protesters Not Allowed in Singapore
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The activists were part of a larger group of people who demonstrated against the Burmese junta in November 2007 during the Asean Summit meeting in Singapore …
Thai PM says West uses Myanmar’s Suu Kyi as political tool
Macau Daily Times, Macau -
The junta says the charter will set the stage for elections in 2010, but the pro-democracy movement say the process simply enshrines the army’s position in …
200 more military trucks delivered from China
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… in the town of Ruili on the China-Burma border, the latest consignment of the 3500 trucks to be sent to the Burmese junta by the Chinese government. …
Mennonite Central Committee pledges $1.1M in cyclone aid
Waterloo Record, Canada -
The Mennonite Central Committee initially sent about $100000 in assistance to the country formally known as Burma and has launched a three-year aid plan …
Burma’s opposition lambasts UN envoy for irrelevant ‘praise’ job
Mizzima.com, India -
Chiang Mai – Burma’s main opposition party – the National League for Democracy – on Monday lambasted the United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari for …
UN Denies Its Envoy’s Visit to Myanmar Was Worthless (Update1)
Bloomberg -
… Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, a government-in- exile formed by winners of the 1990 election, said yesterday. Myanmar’s government made the …
Editorial: China’s Olympic Image
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA -
China also used its clout as the largest supplier of arms to Burma to get that country to allow United Nations envoys in to investigate last year’s bloody …
Haunted wasteland saps spirits, lives after cyclone
Amid destruction and mud, children walked in a village in Labutta Township. About 50 village residents died in the cyclone. (Photo for the International Herald Tribune)
Boston Globe, United States -
But despite the early demands from around the world that the Burmese government permit open deliveries of aid, the United Nations says that nearly half the …
UN’s Gambari Denied A Meeting with Suu Kyi, Not by Than Shwe But …
Inner City Press, NY -
From the transcript of Monday’s UN noon briefing — Inner City Press: Now that Ibrahim Gambari has left Myanmar, can it be answered one way or another …
Burmese opposition says UN visit achieves nothing
Radio Australia, Australia -
Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy, has labelled the latest visit by United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, …
Submissions sought for Southeast Asian women writers anthology
Asian Reporter, OR -
The organization is seeking submissions from women with ancestry in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Burma/Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia, …
Suu Kyi ‘tool of the West’
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday criticised Western nations for pinning their hopes of bringing democracy to Burma on the release of detained …
Be Sweet to Your Honey: Hunger Site’s Beekeeping Gift Gives More
PR.com (press release), NY -
In May and June, The Hunger Site’s $25 Gift That Gives More™ for relief work in Burma (Myanmar) raised more than $70000 for the Foundation for the People of …
Irish Times, Ireland -
The public figure I most admire is Aung San Suu Kyi from Burma. I admire her leadership, her commitment to peace and justice and the self-sacrifice she has …
UN wants to continue mission
Straits Times, Singapore -
UNITED NATIONS – THE UN said on Monday it wanted to continue its good offices mission in Myanmar and refused to say why special envoy Ibrahim Gambari failed …
The US Alliance with Afghanistan and Pakistan has stimulated the …
Bay Area Indymedia, CA -
Even the military dictatorship regime in Burma got into the act, claiming the arrest of over 300 traffickers and multiple opium seizures during the month of …
Telecoms: One man’s vision proves a lifeline in conflict zones and …
After 15 days in Myanmar, Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) faced an unprecedented situation and decided to leave the country. TSF’s requests for authorizations to deploy to the Irrawaddy delta were not granted and as the organization was blocked in Yangon, TSF’s teams returned to their bases.
On June 1st, TSF obtained its first visas to enter Myanmar following Cyclone Nargis which hit the south western regions of the country on May 2nd and 3rd after having waited for more (…)
guardian.co.uk, UK -
… (Iraq) phone could attract suicide bombers, and Burma, where the regime refused it access to the Irrawaddy delta after the cyclone hit the region this year. …
Aung Suu Kyi says no to UN envoy
Otago Daily Times, New Zealand -
His previous visits to Burma after the brutal crack-down on the massive Buddhist monk-led protests were unsatisfactory for the people of Burma. …
Aiding Burma’s Recovery
Voice of America -
As Burma recovers from the devastation of the May 2nd, Cyclone Nargis, the United States and other international donors continue to provide needed help. …
World focus on Burma (20 August 2008)
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Gambari’s mission to Burma ‘disappointing’: opposition
Mizzima.com, India -
On Wednesday, he also met pro-junta student group the 88 generation students (Union of Myanmar) led by Aye Lwin. Nyan Win said Gambari is drifting away from …
UN envoy meets Suu Kyi’s party, but fails to see her
AFP -
The Nigerian diplomat expressed concern over Myanmar’s crumbling economy, and said that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon could visit the country in December …
UN envoy Gambari meets NLD leaders
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Gambari also told the NLD leaders he planned to appoint a communications officer based in Burma to facilitate contact when the special envoy is out of the …
Burmese junta prevents Christians and Buddhists from providing …
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
Even the iconic figure of Myanmar’s pro-democracy struggle, Nobel prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, is in a “civilian no-man’s-land as a result of her long …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi skips meeting with UN envoy
Reuters -
The former Burma’s ruling generals threw a tight security cordon round the state guest house where Ibrahim Gambari and the 63-year-old Nobel laureate have …
UN chief expected to visit Myanmar in December
The Associated Press -
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been in a political deadlock since 1990, when Suu Kyi’s party won a general election but was not allowed to take power by …
UN secretary general to visit Myanmar at year-end Monsters and Critics.com -
UN chief expected to visit Myanmar in December The Associated Press -
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88 Generation leaders mark 1 year in detention
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The price of commodities has doubled since the demonstrators’ arrests and the price of consumer goods continued to increase since Cyclone Nargis hit Burma …
UN envoy Gambari expected to meet Daw Suu
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Pro-democracy groups have criticised Gambari for a lack of tangible success in his efforts to date to bring about political dialogue in Burma, and political …
Gambari Fails to Meet with Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING The United Nations special envoy to Burma failed to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday as scheduled, according to Rangoon sources. …
UN Envoy Visits Bring Less Interest
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
.. Generation Student Youths (Union of Myanmar). The National Unity Party, a transformation of the Burma Socialist Programme Party which ruled the country …
Channel 4 News, UK -
Burma’s military junta had sought to impose total control over aid operations. And three months on, the United Nations says recovery assistance remains a …
Children Die in Chin State Famine
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Another Chin group, the Chin Human Rights Organization, said the famine had hit about 20 percent of the state’s population, or at least 100000 people. …
Insurers dispute facts regarding ties to Burma
Business Insurance, IL -
The Burma Campaign UK, which seeks to restore democracy to Burma, said on Tuesday that two insurers—XL Capital Ltd. in Hamilton, Bermuda and the Chubb Corp. …
Teacher goes to the aid of Burma’s needy
Sunderland Echo, UK -
The Karen area of Burma was devastated when Cyclone Nargis hit the country on May 2 this year, unleashing 120mph winds, torrential rain and flooding that …
Earthquake hits Yunnan, south-west China
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
The US Geological Survey claims the epicentre was 140 miles west of Dali, in Yunnan and 40 miles south east of Myitkyina in Burma. …
Earthquake hits China-Burma border Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
Earthquake hits China’s border with Burma ABC Online, Australia -
Bangladesh Keen to Solve Maritime Border Issue
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
… Bangladesh was keen to solve the maritime border dispute with Burma as soon as possible. “Finalization of the country’s maritime border with Myanmar is …
Myanmar teen refugees look for foster homes
Worcester Telegram, MA -
Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been in political turmoil since 1962 when a general staged a coup, banning political opposition and suspending the constitution …
Refugees from Iraq, Burma set to arrive
The Republican – MassLive.com, MA -
More than a half million refugees from Burma, also called Myanmar, have fled their homeland because of ethnic persecution. Nearly 200000 have been living in …
Resentment simmers in Burma a year after unabated crackdown
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – The unabated crackdown by the military junta notwithstanding, resentment against the regime is not likely to diminish, activists and opposition …
UN envoy set to meet Suu Kyi: party
AFP -
YANGON (AFP) — UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari was expected to meet Wednesday with Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, sources in her National …
ASEAN considers observer status for Burma’s elected government
Radio Australia, Australia -
“We got invited officially, which reflects, we believe, Indonesia’s support for the Burmese democracy movement and that it also wants to see change in Burma …
American Spectator -
She even charged that “There is a holocaust going on,” an overstatement, but an understandable one, since the North’s human rights abuses are grotesque and …
PEACETALK: Mindanao is not alone. By Kristian Herbolzheimer
Minda News, Philippines -
… politics; but others continued their armed struggle, claiming a greater Naga homeland extending over adjacent states and even into neighboring Burma. …
KanglaOnline, India -
… is still this element of suspicion and disguised hostility in the befriending of the military junta in Burma first by China and then followed by India. …
Olympic tally: RP trails SEA neighbors
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
The other SEA Games nations still struggling to land a medal, apart from the Philippines, are Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Cambodia, East Timor and Brunei. …
Myanmar: Not enough cash grant for cyclone victims
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Cyclone Nargis that lashed Burma in early May left at least 100000 households in Burma’s Irrawaddy …
Apocalypse Now? Miami Model Applied to Republican National …
Toward Freedom, VT -
Given that two former top advisers to Republican nominee John McCain have ties to the military junta in Burma, we’ll know where to look first. …
Mainstream, India -
They were expelled from the country and imprisoned in Mandalay in Burma. After their release Ajit Singh went to Canada and joined the Ghadar Party of which …
Report: Myanmar refugees waiting months for aid
Chicago Tribune, United States -
Fort Wayne is home to one of the largest communities of refugees from Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma. …
UN Envoy Tours Cyclone-Struck Areas in Burma
Voice of America -
By VOA News UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari toured Burma’s cyclone-struck Irrawaddy Delta Tuesday to observe recovery and reconstruction efforts. …
Kuwait Presents Result of Asia Trip
The Media Line, NY -
… of businessmen from the oil rich kingdom in the Gulf, visited Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Brunei and the Philippines. …
ChristianityToday.com, IL -
Cyclone Nargis swept through Burma’s low-lying Irrawaddy Delta on May 2. The 2004 Asian tsunami had stripped the terrain of much of its protective …
Australian Star, Australia -
Children from the school recently belted out some tunes to aid cyclone ravaged Burma. Parents watched on as students performed songs and dance routines. …
Burmese MPs urge recognition of ASEAN parliamentarians
Mizzima.com, India -
… accepting Burma as a member, the ASEAN has attracted severe condemnation by the international community for Burma’s failure to improve its human rights …
In pictures: Sketching Burma’s cyclone
BBC News, UK -
In the weeks following Cyclone Nargis, Burma’s military rulers refused to let foreigners into the devastated Irrawaddy Delta. …
World focus on Burma (24 July 2008)
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Full script of Obama’s speech
CNN International -
Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? Will we give meaning to the words “never again” …
Cyclone donors should set up monitoring body: HRW
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – The New York based Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged donors helping Burma’s cyclone victims to form an independent monitoring body to ensure …
JA applauds Burmese gem ban
National Jeweler Network, NY -
The ban places a total embargo on the importation of gemstones from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), including those that are mined in Myanmar and …
Google Knol Launches
WebProNews, KY -
You may also not write anything commercial if you’re in “Cuba, Iran, Burma (Myanmar), North Korea, Syria, or Sudan,” Google says.) Other articles, like the …
South-East Asia ASEAN and the temple of doom
Economist, UK -
Mr Yeo said Myanmar had hinted that Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s opposition leader, might soon be freed from house arrest. Embarrassingly, his Burmese …
ASEAN Countries Criticise Burma for Disaster Response
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… also criticised Myanmar’s ruling military junta for its response to Cyclone Nargis. The Director of the Burma Campaign UK Anna Roberts gave her reaction …
Court hears case of female reporter covering on Cyclone
Mizzima.com, India -
Chiang Mai — Despite of the absence of a key prosecutor’s witness, a township court in Burma’s former capital on Thursday conducted the hearing of the case …
Asia-Pacific countries to co-operate on disaster relief
CBC.ca, Canada -
… like Burma, also known as Myanmar, which feel the presence of foreign troops on their soil, even for relief work, would jeopardize their sovereignty. …
UN acknowledges huge foreign exchange loss in Myanmar relief
Earthtimes (press release), UK -
“This is an extraordinary exchange loss, and where that gain goes I’m not sure,” Holmes said in an interview before departing Myanmar after a three-day …
WFP to Stop Relief Flights to Burma Next Month
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Aid organizations that will have to find their own means of continuing to send relief supplies to the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta include UNICEF and …
The price of being a judge in Rangoon
United Press International, Asia, China -
… a member of the Asian Human Rights Commission with over 15 years of experience as an advocate of human rights and the rule of law in Thailand and Burma. …
No Political Prisoner in Burma: Junta’s MouthpiecesThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - A Burmese human rights group in exile, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma (AAPP) welcomed the declaration on July 22. encourages all … |
Water Buffalo and Beautiful MusicThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - Foreign groups on the border have concentrated on teaching non-violent methods of dissent, human rights training and techniques of network building inside … |
Spotlight on human rights
Huddersfield Examiner, UK -
With the Olympic Games in Beijing drawing close a Huddersfield group is joining the growing clamour bringing the issue of human rights in China to the fore. …
Russia against ‘narrow’ Asia-Pacific military-political groupings
RIA Novosti, Russia -
SINGAPORE, July 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Moscow was against “narrowly-defined” military-political structures in …
Asian Nations, Partners Meet at Annual Regional Forum
Voice of America -
… in the wake of two deadly regional disasters in May – a massive earthquake in southwest China, and Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma’s Irrawaddy delta. …
Myanmar ‘badly out of step’ with rule of law: RiceBusiness Standard, India - The regional grouping pursues a controversial policy of “constructive engagement” with Myanmar, a military-run nation formerly known as Burma. … |
ASEAN forum endorses disaster relief exerciseRadio Australia, Australia - Disaster preparedness has risen high on the regional agenda after Cyclone Nargis struck Burma and an earthquake in south-west China together left more than … |
Asia-Pacific Powers Finalize Ambitious Joint Disaster Relief Plan
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
They called for civilian-military coordination in disaster relief—a need that became evident during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Burma cyclone in May …
Rice hits out at Burma ‘mockery’
BBC News, UK -
After a meeting with the 10 South East Asian foreign ministers, and other regional powers, the US secretary of state accused Burma – also known as Myanmar …
Asia’s security forum urges ASEAN, China to keep peace in Spratlys
Monsters and Critics.com -
Singapore – Asia’s main security forum on Thursday urged the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to expedite the formulation of …
DEMOCRACY FORCES WILL CHALLENGE THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MILITARY …
UNPO, Netherlands -
The democratic movement of Burma will be challenging the credentials of the Burmese military junta at the 2008 United Nations General Assembly session and …
Asia’s security forum urges ASEAN, China to keep peace in Spratlys
Monsters and Critics.com -
Singapore – Asia’s main security forum on Thursday urged the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to expedite the formulation of …
DEMOCRACY FORCES WILL CHALLENGE THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MILITARY …
UNPO, Netherlands -
The democratic movement of Burma will be challenging the credentials of the Burmese military junta at the 2008 United Nations General Assembly session and …
Burma: Where do we go from here?
UNPO, Netherlands -
The peoples of Burma pleaded to the United Nations, the superpowers, China, Russia, India and ASEAN countries for help. But International countries are …
UN Chief convenes fourth ‘Group of Friends’ meet on BurmaMizzima.com, India - New Delhi — The United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday convened a meeting of the ‘Group of Friends’ to review the situation in Burma and … |
FM Urges Aussie Govt. to Ban LTTESri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka - Foreign Minister Bogollagama who arrived in Singapore yesterday held bilateral discussions with his counterparts from Australia, Myanmar, Laos, South Korea, … |
Cronyism, unhealthy competition in Burma media marketSoutheast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand - … in other business sectors in Myanmar (Burma), due in part to the government’s mismanagement of the country’s business environment,” the editor said. … |
US Burmese Gem Ban Approved by CongressIDEX Online, Israel - The US Congress this week approved legislation blocking the import of gems from Myanmar ( Burma ). A sister bill was passed in the US House of … |
It’s tempting to be isolationist
Paradise Post, CA -
Those idiots in Myanmar (Burma) allowed thousands to die while our relief ships were anchored off their coast – ready to help. …
Asia forum plans multinational disaster exercises
The Standard, Hong Kong -
… disaster management in a region that has seen international aid efforts mounted after a major cyclone in Burma and a devastating earthquake in China. …
US Senate Bans Import of Burmese Gems
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Referring to the crackdown on monks last year and the junta’s decision to place restrictions on international aid for cyclone victims, Berman said: “These …
Rice urges Asean to step up pressure on Burma
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
By Supalak Ganjanakhundee US States Secretary Condoleezza Rice urged Thursday the Asean to press Burma’s junta towards political reform and a release of …
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MaximsNews Network, NY -
Question: Who are all the countries participating in the meeting on Burma today? Spokesperson: The countries participating are Australia, China, France, ..
Naga border villages depend on Burma villages for survival
Expressindia.com, India -
… cut off from the rest of the world in the absence of motorable road, villages in Myanmar just across the international border have come as a saviour. …
US calls Myanmar’s promise of democracy a ‘mockery’; Asia-Pacific …International Herald Tribune, France - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered a stinging rebuke to Myanmar, also known as Burma, before attending a security conference hosted by the … |
Myanmar ‘badly out f step’ with rule of law: RiceKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - The regional grouping pursues a controversial policy of ‘constructive engagement’ with Myanmar, a military-run nation formerly known as Burma. … |
UN Wants ‘Tangible Progress’ in BurmaThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - Second, unlike the UN group, this luncheon meeting includes Myanmar (Burma). So there is a sense of ownership,” Sen said. “Without involving Myanmar … Asia-Pacific Security Forum Discusses Civilian-Military Relief …The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - Rice praised ASEAN for forcing Burma’s doors to open to aid. “That was a useful role, but it should never have happened in the first place,” she said. … |
Myanmar victims still struggling as emergency aid winds downEmirates Business 24/7, United Arab Emirates - Emergency relief operations are winding down in Myanmar’s cyclone-struck delta, but aid workers say that with many survivors still without enough food or … |
Dhaka, Rangoon Agree to Resolve Maritime DisputeNarinjara News, Bangladesh - Dhaka: Two top foreign officials from Burma and Bangladesh pledged on Wednesday during a meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum held in Singapore to resolve … |
Sri Lanka Minister at South-East Asian Meet Urges Australia to Ban …istockAnalyst.com, OR - Minister Bogollagama said that there is broad support within SAARC [South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation] for Myanmar’s [Burma] admission as an … Rice urges countries to settle disputeThe National, United Arab Emirates - We are concerned about it and there needs to be a way to resolve it peacefully,” she told reporters outside the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting. … Thai-Cambodia border row should not be pushed to UN : USNation Multimedia, Thailand - Q : Madame: A question on Burma; I read somewhere you said earlier that you will push Asean to do more on the Burma. Have you done over the past days? … |
Malaria Control Goals Are Likely To Be UnachievableScience Daily (press release) - For example, Burma (Myanmar) received US$0.01 for each person at risk, compared to US$147 in Suriname, South America. Certain areas, such as Africa, … |
Within And Beyond AseanSin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia - The Thai-Cambodian dispute centred on the Preah Vihear temple is flaring so soon after Asean barely managed to tackle the Burma humanitarian situation. … |
Rice’s Asean ‘Gardening’
Wall Street Journal -
By DOUGLAS H. PAAL Yesterday US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dropped in on an important Asian political conference she has missed in recent years. …
Singapore: ‘Asean Needs To Find Ways To Resolve Disputes’
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
The Burma crises sorely tested Asean’s principle of non-interference. Now, the Thai-Cambodian spat has put into the spotlight one of the fundamental …
Govt to appoint new ASEAN ambassador
ABC Online, Australia -
Officials have also expressed the need to plan and test how member states could help each other during disasters such as the Burma cyclone, …
Remember Burma’s Child Soldiers
Washington Post, United States -
Children, some as young as 11, are forcibly recruited into Burma’s armed forces. According to a 2002 report from Human Rights Watch, Burma had the largest …
How Hostages, and Nations, Get Liberated
Black and White, AL -
Before that, the cause du jour was Burma, where a vicious dictatorship allowed thousands of cyclone victims to die by denying them independently delivered …
US backs ASEAN Burma statement on rights
Radio Australia, Australia -
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Southeast Asian nations to put more pressure on Burma’s junta to improve human rights and adopt …
US lawmakers consider Olympic rights message to China
AFP -
… rights of its citizens, to cease repression of Tibetan and Uighur citizens, and to end its support for the governments of Sudan and Burma (Myanmar). …
North Korea to Sign Non-Aggression Treaty With ASEANistockAnalyst.com, OR - The ASEAN group consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. … |
UN mediator’s Myanmar trip must yield progress: global groupStraits Times, Singapore - UNITED NATIONS – A GROUP of countries trying to foster democratic rule in Myanmar said on Wednesday that UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari’s upcoming visit to the … |
Letter to donors on reconstruction after Cyclone NargisReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - The Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) conducted by ASEAN, Burmese officials, and UN officials, is an important step towards an accurate assessment of the … NZ offers more aid to Burma cyclone regionRadio Australia, Australia - New Zealand is to give extra funds to Burma following the devastation caused by cyclone Nargis. Foreign Minister Winston Peters says just under $US2 million … US praises ASEAN as ‘place to rally’ despite failure to resolve …PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - go She said ASEAN had an important role to play bringing about change in Myanmar, also known as Burma, whose military rulers have faced severe international … |
Congress Passes ‘Burma’ ActJewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY - “In essence, this act closes the loophole that allowed stones to be recut outside of Burma and no longer be considered as “Burmese origin” when imported,” … |
HRW Urges Donors to Ensure Burma’s Rulers Do Not Divert Cyclone AidVoice of America - The United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said Monday that Burma needs more than $1 billion in aid over the next three years to … Unique summer campOrangeburg Times Democrat, SC - The children enrolled at the camp were from many different nations including Burma (Myanmar), Somalia and Mexico. A common bond in their lives is that their … |
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FM urges Aussie govt. to ban LTTEDaily Mirror, Sri Lanka - Foreign Minister Bogollagama who arrived in Singapore yesterday held bilateral discussions with his counterparts from Australia, Myanmar, Laos, South Korea, … |
IB eye on China, NE outfits ‘link’Howrah News Service, India - IB sleuths were working on information that arms are being procured by the insurgents from Kunming province in China bordering Burma. … |
Pres. Signature is Next Step for Ban on Gems, Jade from Myanmar
Diamonds.net, NY -
The bill, which originated in the House and passed the Senate yesterday, also makes leaders, officers, and their families in Myanmar (also called Burma) …
Burma: Cyclone Donors Should Ensure Transparency and Accountability
Human Rights Watch (press release) -
The Tripartite Core Group (TCG) – comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Nations and the Burmese ruling State Peace and …
60 years of celebrating human rights
The New Nation, Bangladesh -
“The tragedy of 20 years of isolation of Burma has done no good, even though the politicians have felt good about condemning the human rights record of the …
Back from BurmaThe Asian Pacific Post, Canada - By Lucy-Claire Saunders The only Canadian Red Cross worker to spend more than a month in Burma arrived back in Canada last week after providing logistical … |
Congress Moving to Extend Sanctions Against Myanmar
CQPolitics.com, DC -
The sanctions bar all US imports from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, until its regime improves its record on human rights, moves toward a democratic …
EU-ASEAN meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum (July 23-24, 2008)
France Diplomatie (press release), France -
It will notably be an opportunity to raise the EU’s concerns with respect to the situation in Burma and North Korea. The Minister of State will also have …
At UN, High-Level Friends of Myanmar Meet But Few Speak, As …
Inner City Press, NY -
Practically, in this case silence meant that while the US criticized Gambari performance, or what he has emerged from his previous trips to Myanmar with, …
National Jeweler Network, NY -
… it will hurt small gemstone dealers in Burma and the gem and jewelry industry that processes the goods in Thailand, more than the government of Myanmar. …
Beijing Olympics: To Attend or Not to Attend?
Embassy, Canada -
Liberal Foreign Affairs critic Bob Rae last week argued Canada needs “to engage” with the Asian nation, “don’t rebuff China.” But in an interview with CTV …
Southeast Asia Nations Back Indo-US Nuclear Deal – PTI
istockAnalyst.com, OR -
The ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. …
Dhaka, Yangon vow to resolve maritime disputes
Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription), Bangladesh -
Dhaka, July 23 (bdnews24.com)–Bangladesh and Myanmar have pledged to resolve disputes over their maritime borders in the quickest possible time, …
Rice Urges ASEAN to Increase Pressure on Burma
Voice of America -
By VOA News US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the southeast Asian regional bloc has an important role to play in pushing Burma towards democracy. ..
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Open China’s great firewall
Christian Science Monitor, MA -
Egypt, Syria, Russia, and Burma (Myanmar) are among those countries known to crack down on citizens who use the Internet to protest. …
Southeast Asia Nations Back Indo-US Nuclear Deal – PTIistockAnalyst.com, OR - The ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. … |
Discrimination over aid distribution among cyclone victims: new reportMizzima.com, India - Ko Shwe, author of the report, said he travelled extensively to cyclone-hit areas, particularly to Laputta and Ngaputaw townships in Burma’s southwestern … |
US removes oil giant from Burma sanctions
guardian.co.uk, UK -
The US oil giant Chevron will continue to do business in Burma after a provision to stop it operating there was removed from the latest round of US …
Congress Bows to Big Oil in Burma
The Washington Independent, DC -
More recently, the junta barred most international aid in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta in May. …
Activists urge action after ASEAN charter ratification
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Jul 23, 2008 (DVB)–Burmese rights activists have welcomed Burma’s ratification of the ASEAN charter but urged that public education and an enforcement …
Authorities censor Nargis cartoons
Mizzima.com, India -
The cartoons were exhibited for a fund raising drive in an exhibition entitled ‘Wakeup from Storm’ for Cyclone Nargis victims. Five officials of the Cartoon …
Burmese Junta censors Cyclone cartoons
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s military authorities on Tuesday banned several cartoons at a fund raising exhibition for victims of Cyclone-Nargis, for allegedly violating censor …
Remarks at ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference
US Department of State, DC -
We are especially concerned, as you know, about the situation in Burma. And the United States did indeed extend humanitarian assistance. …
Human rights group backs increased pressure on Burma
Religious Intelligence Ltd, UK -
“Furthermore, we call on the UN Security Council to impose a universal arms embargo on the regime in Burma, and to refer a case against Burma’s Generals to …
US Tamils to Hold Black July Rally and Vigil
TamilNet, Sri Lanka -
The joint rally will protest China against its military support to Sri Lanka and Burma whose governments are accused of committing grave human rights …
Relief Must Focus on Remote Areas: HolmesThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - By SAW YAN NAING After visiting cyclone-hit areas of Burma’s Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, John Holmes, the United Nations’ chief humanitarian relief official … Speculation Surrounds Future UWSA LeadersThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - By WAI MOE As Bao Yuxiang, the chairman of one of the largest armed groups in Burma, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), remains in ill heath, … |
Metro Snapshot: July 23, 2008Metro Canada – Toronto, Canada - STAYING BEHIND BARS:After word spread that Myanmar’s military may be releasing democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi within six months, a Singapore newspaper … |
Burma activist’s trek crosses MorrisDailyrecord.com, NJ - His name is simply Athein, a 35-year-old native of Burma, which was renamed Myanmar 20 years ago by the ruling military junta. Athein’s stroll along the … |
Washington Post Editor’s Dad Has Anti-Bush BlogGawker, NY - Furthermore, Burma initially rejected all foreign aid whereas Mr. Bush only rejected aid from Cuba. As the recent hearings show, by not tracking the … Barefoot for BurmaMelton Today, UK - A teacher walked barefoot through Melton on Monday on his way from Scotland to London to raise the plight of children in Burma. Carrying only salt, rice, … |
Great Falls resident helps effort to get life-saving drugs into …Great Falls Tribune, MT - Three days after Myanmar, formerly called Burma, was ravaged by Cyclone Nargis, the country’s worst tropical storm in 25 years, Sollid and five other … |
Thai Paper Urges More Pressure on BurmaistockAnalyst.com, OR - The foreseeable future for Burma is clear: there will be no opposition to worry the junta. What is emerging from the ASEAN ministerial meeting is an … |
China to Strengthen Cooperation With ASEANistockAnalyst.com, OR - ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, … |
Current Affairs Heavy Hearts and High HopesVelocity, KY - But Eh Doh Htoo, a refugee from Myanmar (formerly called Burma), has had plenty of other things on his mind, too, since he arrived in Louisville in March … |
Australia to give more aid to Myanmar, US says it’s ready to …
International Herald Tribune, France -
… in addressing the root cause of Burma’s grave problem, the repression of the Burmese democracy movement,” Rice said, using the former name for Myanmar. …
UN Security Council to Discuss Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By LALIT K JHA / UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK — As the United Nations plans to send special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma in September and the Security Council …
Asean EU-style Union Likely to StumbleThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - Burma ratified the charter this week, but immediately declared in Singapore that it will resist any attempt by guardians of a future Asean human rights … |
Rice urges ASEAN to push Myanmar to reformReuters - “It was in the interest of ASEAN and the people of Burma to persuade Myanmar’s leaders to free political prisoners and to open up a dialogue with the … |
US Senate Bans on Import of Burmese Gems
Congress began to consider the legislation in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, when the Burmese regime placed restrictions that severely limited the ability … UN pulls out of cyclone-swamped BurmaIndependent Online, South Africa - Bangkok – The United Nations is to stop flying in aid to Myanmar/Burma in August, forcing relief agencies to find another way to bring in vital supplies to … |
Singapore And US Reaffirm Their Strong RelationsBernama, Malaysia - They also discussed developments in Myanmar and the important mission of United Nations’ Special Envoy Professor Ibrahim Gambari to meet the country’s … Opposition leader to be freed in six months?Metro, UK - Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about six months, the military junta has suggested. Ms Suu Kyi is approaching the … |
New Zealand to Provide Further Funding for Burma ReliefistockAnalyst.com, OR - New Zealand will provide a further 2m dollars [approx 1.5m US] for ongoing relief efforts in Myanmar [Burma], announced Foreign Minister Winston Peters … |
Millions in Myanmar cyclone aid still to be releasedReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - GENEVA, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – More than 5.8 million dollars in emergency aid for victims of Myanmar’s cyclone Nargis is still to be released by donor … US Congress approves legislation to bar Myanmar gems
… clear message to the junta that the United States stands squarely with the freedom-loving people of Burma,” McConnell said, using Myanmar’s former name. … Australia to give aid to Myanmar
SINGAPORE (AP) — Australia announced Wednesday an extra $29 million in aid for survivors of Myanmar’s May cyclone, but pressed its recalcitrant military … |
Australia injects 29 million US dollars more for cyclone victims
Monsters and Critics.com -
‘We made this contribution because we are very pleased with the progress that ASEAN and the United Nations have made in conjunction with Myanmar,’ he told …
Burma urged to hold free, fair election
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -
AUSTRALIA has repeated its call for Burma to hold free and fair elections and release Aung San Suu Kyi after the junta ratified an ASEAN charter setting …
Australia calls on Myanmar to hold free electionsThe Standard, Hong Kong - Australia has reiterated calls for Myanmar to release Aung San Suu Kyi after the junta ratified an ASEAN charter setting principles of human rights, … Aus pledges another $30 million in Myanmar cyclone aid
Australia has committed an extra 30 million dollars (USD 29 million) to Myanmar cyclone relief, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Wednesday. … |
US Congress passes new Myanmar gemstone sanctions billInternational Herald Tribune, France - … a gap in current sanctions, which already bar the importation of gemstones directly from Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma. … Burma, North Korea Top Southeast Asian Security AgendaMedia Newswire (press release), NY - Rice will meet with ASEAN ministers July 23 to take stock of US-ASEAN cooperation on regional issues, Marciel said, including Burma’s cyclone recovery and … |
Suu Kyi: ‘Don’t just sit there. Do something.’Pacific Daily News, GU - When the junta organized the “Visit Myanmar Year 1996,” Suu Kyi declared, “we would like potential visitors to Burma to show they are not going to buy their … Dine out and help a good causeCamden Haven Courier, Australia - Her latest project will raise funds for the victims in Burma’s Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy Delta. Tin is a Burma-born Australian and, with her husband … Burmese still waiting on $6m in cyclone aidMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia - MORE than $US5.8 million ($5.94 million) in emergency aid for victims of Burma’s cyclone Nargis is still to be released by donor countries, the World Health … Flowering Bamboo Leads to Starvation in BurmaThe Epoch Times, NY - “The situation is at a critical point,” said Salai Bawi Lian Mang, head of the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) which is monitoring the situation. … |
Burma Dissidents Urge UN Secretary General To Intervene In CrisisBosNewsLife, Hungary - The military government of Burma, which it calls Myanmar, has been reluctant to allow foreign Christian groups to enter the country, although some managed … John McCain’s Remarks on Abortion to National Pro-Life Convention
And I know that I have a personal obligation to advocate human rights wherever they are denied, in Bosnia or Burma, in Cuba or the Middle East, … |
SE Asian nations fail to win Thai-Cambodia breakthroughStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - The fracas did manage to shove Myanmar out of the spotlight it usually occupies with great uneasiness at Asean meetings. The meetings began with a rare ray … |
Japan Vows Additional Aid for MyanmaristockAnalyst.com, OR - Singapore, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Tuesday promised to provide cyclone-hit Myanmar with additional aid worth 21 … |
Local concert raises $11000Independent and Free Press, Canada - … John’ United Church, was so moved by the plight of the people of Burma (Myanmar) and China, that she decided to put together a benefit concert to help. … |
CPJ calls on Burma donors to consider media access
CPJ Press Freedom Online, NY -
Those detained include Aung Kyaw San, editor-in-chief of the Myanmar Tribune; Ma Eine Khine Oo, a journalist with Ecovision Journal; popular commentator, …
Australia gives $30m to Burma
NEWS.com.au, Australia -
AUSTRALIA has boosted its funding to Cyclone Nargis-ravaged Burma by $30 million, the Government has announced. The increase brings Australia’s total …
‘Suu Kyi will not be freed in 6 months’
Howrah News Service, India -
Singapore: Burma’s foreign minister has said pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi can be kept in detention legally until late 2009 and not until December …
ASEAN all talk and no action on temple spat
The Standard, Hong Kong -
Thailand disagreed yesterday and the plan was abandoned. Burma also put its foot down on an ASEAN plan to set up a human rights body. AP.
Myanmar objects to monitoring powers of new ASEAN human rights body
JURIST -
The comments, made during a Monday meeting to organize the new ASEAN human rights committee, indicate that Myanmar [JURIST news archive] may block attempts …
World Focus on Burma (11-12-2007)
- Burma: Suu Kyi must be freed for political reform, says EU envoy
آكي, Italy -
Fassino, a former Italian justice minister , was appointed by the EU to focus attention on Burma (also known as Myanmar) and support the efforts of UN … - Ban Ki-moon asked to initiate concrete steps on Burma on Human …
Mizzima.com, India -
December 10, 2007 – United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon has been asked to initiate concrete steps on Burma for ushering in changes instead of wasting time in … - World’s patience wearing thin: UN
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
“Therefore, again I urge the Myanmar [Burma] authorities to fully respect the principles and all of the UN charters by fully engaging with the international … - Lantos’ Burma Human Rights Act Moves to House Floor
Earthtimes, UK -
10 /prnewswire-usnewswire/ — This week Congress is expected to consider tightened, targeted sanctions against Burma, where a recent violent crackdown … - Secretary-General’s joint press conference with the Prime Minister …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
The situation in Burma still has tension going on, with arrests and perhaps crackdowns. Would you have any further comments on how to stop this tense … - Memo From Kuala Lumpur A Growing Source of Fear for Migrants in …
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
Most migrant workers come from Indonesia, while others come from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Vietnam as well as from Myanmar, formerly Burma. … - Bush marks Human Rights Day
United Press International -
The first lady led a discussion on Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country former known as Burma. “For nearly 20 years, Burma’s military regime has crushed … - Laura Bush Urges Burma’s Junta to Open Democratic Path
Voice of America -
By Michael Bowman First Lady Laura Bush is urging Burma’s military junta to forge a path to democracy or step aside. voa’s Michael Bowman reports from the … - Efforts To Expose Atrocities in Burma Win US Envoy Recognition
US Department of State, DC -
The demonstrations in Burma, which began in late August, are believed to have been the largest since August 1988, when hundreds of thousands of people … - First Lady Marks Human Rights Day By Calling On Myanmar To Release …
AHN -
… and Myanmar, the first lady continued her strong criticism of Myanmar’s military generals, and called on “all nations, especially Burma’s neighbors, … - UN Secretary-General calls for increased involvement in Myanmar
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
Mr. Ban told the Prime Minister that the UN is planning to exert pressure on the military government of Myanmar and asked that General Surayud’s government … - Burmese leader receives UCT honorary doctorate
SABC News, South Africa -
Suu Kyi is currently under house arrest in Myanmar – formally known as Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi is the Nobel Prize-winning peace activist who’s being … - YEARENDER: Myanmar’s people rise to the occasion
Monsters and Critics.com, UK -
Bangkok – If anyone deserves a Nobel peace prize this year, it’s Myanmar’s people and the Buddhist monkhood for daring to take to the streets against a … - The first non-Chinese director of AI Hong Kong is Pinay
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… Hong Kong people interested in issues such as violence against women, torture and terror, human dignity, and the crises in Burma (Myanmar) and Pakistan. … - How Do We Walk The Burmese Road?
Huffington Post, NY -
The championing for incentive-based policies is also echoed by UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who stated, “The world is not just there to punish Myanmar, … - Patience ebbing with Myanmar: Ban Ki-Moon
Merinews, India -
Meanwhile Ban Ki-moon had to face hostile crowds of activists who protested outside the UN office and demanded that he take concrete steps on Burma instead … - North Korea Still Lambastes US in Media
The Associated Press -
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Bush wrote a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. The North even thanked the US Navy last month for … - Growing anxiety with lack of reforms in Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
… and promoting and protecting human rights in Myanmar.” Meanwhile Thai Prime Minister Surayudh Chulanont told the Secretary General that Burma can again… - Somali pirates threaten to kill tanker crew
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Negotiations have been under way to free the vessel, currently anchored off north-east Somalia, with crew members from Burma (also known as Myanmar), … - Bush urging focus on Myanmar junta
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN -
AP Video: Mummified Dinosaur Unlocks Old Secrets (12/10) AP news headlines Latest from AP By Sylvia A. Smith WASHINGTON – Myanmar’s military dictators .. - Burma stepping up attacks on insurgents
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Dec 10, 2007 (AFP)–Military-ruled Burma has stepped up its offensive against ethnic Karen rebels following a crackdown on pro-democracy protests in … - Assam] Book on Railways in Assam
Assam Times, India -
The original motive for having a railway trunk route in Assam was to ultimately connect it to the Burma Railway Systems. This grand scheme was conceived by … - Human rights failures go unchecked in Myanmar and Darfur, UN told
Earthtimes, UK -
Geneva – The governments of Sudan and Myanmar were condemned before the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday for failing to improve human rights in their … - When Revolutions Run Out Of Steam
CBS News, NY -
The United Nations hastily sent its special envoy into Burma. Both President Bush and the First Lady seemed personally affected – Laura Bush, …
