Posts Tagged ‘Relief’
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 (20 September 2008)
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Detained Rangoon-based journalist transferred to Insein prison
Mizzima.com, India -
Rangoon – Journalists seem to have become as big a threat to the Burmese military junta as dissident political activists. …
Saffron Revolution: bloodstained line between good and evil
Mizzima.com, India -
These are difficult days for all Burmese democracy advocates inside Burma. Prominent political leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi continue to suffer neglect …
Religious freedom continues to decline in Asia
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
In September of 2007, tens of thousands of Burmese Buddhist monks protested the military dictatorship, which responded with killings, torture, …
Myanmar action over tainted milk
The Press Association -
Myanmar health authorities will take “relevant actions” against milk powder imported from China, a privately run newspaper said on Saturday. …
Ten National Security Myths
Middle East Online, UK -
Second, a League of Democracies would be no more effective than other organizations in solving humanitarian problems like those in Burma and Darfur or in …
Graphic novels with drive
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada -
The author’s follow-up, Shenzhen, employed a similar strategy, and now Delisle returns with Burma Chronicles. This time the everyman is a househusband, …
Calling upon Comprehensive Packages for Survivors of Trafficking
The Seoul Times, South Korea -
The primary objective of the dialogue was to deliberate upon the need for a cohesive approach to combat human trafficking and also address the larger issues …
Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of …
Village Voice, NY -
Commemorating the first anniversary of the monks’ uprising in which thousands of Buddhist monks protested against Burma’s military dictatorship and the 20th …
Remarks on Release of 2008 International Religious Freedom Report
US Department of State, DC -
In September 2007, the Burmese military regime violently suppressed peaceful prodemocracy demonstrations led by courageous Buddhist monks and ordinary …
In Burma after the cyclone
Point Reyes Light, CA -
Harrison recently returned to Nicasio from Burma and the Irrawaddy delta, where he witnessed first hand the effects of Cyclone Nargis. …
Birmania. Siti dell’esilio sotto attacco
Fragmenta, Italy -
Many in the Burmese community—both inside and outside Burma—believe that the military authorities are behind the cyber attack. Our Web hosting companies …
Thai party rallies behind Somchai
Haber 27, Turkey -
… he failed to appear at the start of a trial investigating soft government loans to the military regime in neighbouring Burma while he was in office. …
US Religious Freedom Report Faults North Korea, Eritrea, Iran
Voice of America -
Those countries are Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan – the same grouping as last year. …
Burmese Junta Attacks Websites
Web Host Industry Review -
By David Hamilton, theWHIR.com September 19, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The ruling Burmese junta has launched a series of online attacks against …
World focus on Burma (5 September 2008)
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Hereford Times, UK -
By May 9, Shelter Box had successfully delivered £300000-worth of survival kit to Myamar (Burma) to help victims of Cyclone Nargis and visas for aid workers …
Troops extort money from passengers at check points
Independent Mon News Agency, WA -
Burmese troops manning gates along Mon to Karen State southern Burma (Myanmar) have been extorting money from passengers in vehicles and strictly checking …
Burmese jail over 700 monks
Religious Intelligence Ltd, UK -
The dam project is a joint venture between a Chinese company and a military controlled Burmese concern, Myanmar-Asia World Company. Kachin farmers have been …
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YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has refused to accept food rations for three weeks, her party said Friday, …
BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI REFUSES FOOD SINCE 3 WEEKS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy -
This news came from her party, the National League for Democracy, which said the 63-year-old dissident hasn’t accepted her daily food rations brought by the …
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi refuses food for three weeks
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan -
Yangon, Sep 5 (DPA) Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has for the past three weeks refused food deliveries to her home-cum-jail in a hunger strike …
What do the Thai demonstrations mean for Burma?
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 5, 2008 (DVB)–Political tensions are running high in Thailand, with demonstrators from the People’s Alliance for Democracy calling for the resignation …
Free Trade Agreement With ASEAN Countries Announced
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK -
For these purposes, Australia and New Zealand will typically have the shortest implementation timeframes and the 3 least developed countries (Burma, …
Exiled Dissident Visits Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Zaw Oo, head of the Vahu Development Institute, based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, told The Irrawaddy that he made a four-day trip to Burma in July as an …
Myanmar Airways Unsafe: UK Gov’t
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By LAWI WENG The British foreign office has issued an advisory warning it staff not to use flights operated by Myanmar Airways, Burma’s state-owned domestic …
iAfrica.com, South Africa -
Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has refused to accept food rations for three weeks, her party said Friday, calling on the military …
TYC President Attends IUSY Meeting
Phayul, Tibet -
The 2007 Asia Pacific Meeting asked for help to restore human rights in Tibet and support the freedom movement of Tibetan people and to put pressure on …
Aung San Suu Kyi ‘on hunger strike’
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Last month she refused to meet Ibrahim Gambari, the UN special envoy to Burma. Her refusal was interpreted at the time as a sign of frustration that his Mr …
AIPMC Appeals to Surin, Ban Ki-moon to Visit Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The letter told Surin and Ban: “We remind you that her continued well-being is vital for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Burma. …
Hunger strike
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
The detention followed an attack by pro-military thugs on Suu Kyi’s convoy in Tepeyin, Sagaing division in northern Burma on May 30, 2003. …
Suu Kyi’s party expresses concern for her health
The Associated Press -
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The political party of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged Myanmar’s military government Friday to ensure her …
UNPO, Netherlands -
Burma’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has refused to meet with the junta’s liaison officer and declined a visit from her personal physician, …
Olympic hero Hoy set to receive top honour
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
They are the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Sir Sean Connery, Nelson Mandela and Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Warning to Chauk monks to stay away from politics and protests
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – A letter to 70 monasteries in Chauk Township, Magwe Division by the Burmese junta authorities has warned monks to steer clear of politics and …
Myanmar responded well to cyclone victims: WHO
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
GENEVA, Sept 4, 2008 (AFP) – Myanmar’s military rulers provided a rapid response to victims of Cyclone Nargis last May despite criticism for shunning …
AFP -
Last month, the United Nations said 1.56 million dollars (about one million euros) of international cyclone aid has been lost due to the military regime’s …
Exotissimo Creates Trips to Irrawaddy Delta
PR Web (press release), WA -
According to Mrs. Su Su Tin, Managing Director of Exotissimo Myanmar, “Many people want to visit the Delta, see the situation with their own eyes and lend a …
Myanmar opens to cyclone relief
Seattle Times, United States -
The report said Myanmar, also known as Burma, has now more opened to international relief than at any time in the past two decades, and that the unfolding …
Vets value candidate’s experiences
Stamford Advocate, CT -
Ericsson, who served in Burma during World War II, said the US military has been worn thin by successive wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and will be broken by …
Atlantic storms devastate Haiti
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
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Volunteer mappers were despatched following the Bolivia floods in January, and then in response to Cyclone Nargis that impacted Myanmar (Burma) in May. …
Unnoticed by world, Myanmar opens up to cyclone relief
College Times, AZ -
The report said Myanmar, which is widely known as Burma, has now more opened to international relief than at any time in the past two decades, …
David Cameron: We cannot impose democracy at the barrel of a gun
Independent, UK -
Liberal because I believe in freedom, human rights and democracy, and I want to see more of these things in our world. But Conservative, because I believe …
Sino-Indian Competition for Burmese Oil and Natural Gas
Harvard International Review, MA -
… has begun to heavily invest in Burma’s oil and natural sector. A man selling gas at a market near Inle Lake, Myanmar. Photo courtesy of FLICKR/geminder. ..
Bride import for love-sick bachelors
Daily News & Analysis, India -
Social services chiefs are already in talks with neighbours like the Ukraine, Moldova and Russia and with Far Eastern countries like Vietnam, Burma and …
Tsvangirai nominated for EU courage award
ZimDaily, UK -
Among the previous winners are former South African leader Nelson Mandela, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-UN secretary general Kofi Anan. …
Myanmar Silence at UN Half-Broken by Kerim, Mysteries Continue …
Inner City Press, NY -
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Inner City Press asked if Gambari had told Kerim why he had not met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “Yes,” the spokesman said, then declined to …
The Naga internal Problem The Subalterns begin to speak
MorungExpress, India -
The political suffering of the Nagas Burma needed to be highlighted, debated and deliberated. But one thing that is very clear is that unless a form of …
Georgia: Good Humanitarian Donorship Betrayed
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
… for returning refugees and internally displaced people in southern Sudan, and for cyclone survivors in Burma, among many other critical situations. …
Designer bottled water: It’s not altruism
Village Times Herald, NY -
It would truly be lifesaving in the cyclone-torn Myanmar (Burma) and the earthquake-devastated Sichuan province in China. So why not effectively help the …
WHO praises Burma cyclone response
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Coninx was the only official from WHO’s headquarters in Geneva who was immediately able to go to Burma straight after the cyclone struck on May 2-3 as he …
Europe Undergoing Severe Demographic Crisis
The Epoch Times, NY -
He proposes Serbia to import women from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Bulgaria, Romania, or Moldova to marry the many single men, whose number is …
Digital Influence Group Wins Inbound Marketing Excellence Award
MarketWatch -
… the US Campaign for Burma. Digital Influence Group developed a microsite for the campaign featuring imprisoned Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Tsvangirai nominated for Sakharov prize
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe -
Among the previous winners are the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-UN secretary general Kofi Annan.
Directionless Thailand falters on world stage
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
… was given a full range of powers to keep public order, has refused to use force to purge the People’s Alliance for Democracy from Government House. …
Hurricane Gustav losses could reach $10 billion
Environmental Finance, UK -
The highest death tolls were in the Sichuan earthquake and the Burma cyclone. Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environmental Programme warned …
Ceasefire groups in Shan State face renewed pressure to surrender
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – The Burmese ruling junta has mounted fresh pressure on ceasefire armed rebel groups in Shan State to surrender arms latest by the end of 2009, …
Junta arrests two more activists
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – In another round of crackdown on dissidence, Burmese military junta authorities in Rangoon on Wednesday arrested two political activists, …
World focus on Burma (31 August 2008)
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Ethical Travel News, CA -
“Thailand should raise concern about Burmese human rights violations that cause forced displacement as well as [respond] humanely to its victims seeking …
Afghanistan: Malalai Joya vs Washington’s warlords
Green Left Weekly, Australia -
Understandably, she’s been declared the “bravest woman in Afghanistan” and even compared with Burma’s Aung Sun Suu Kyi. A household name in Afghanistan …
Appeal For Open Trial
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
Aung Thein, a lawyer representing some of Burma’s most prominent imprisoned pro-democracy activists, will appeal for an open trial at a hearing scheduled …
Top-Notch Exhibition
The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com, NY -
Chao titles this body of work “What Went Wrong,” alluding to the hardships of the Burmese who have experienced heightened repression by the military junta …
The ungiven gift
Boston Globe, United States -
In Burma, for example – a country isolated by sanctions and its rulers’ own obstinacy – poverty, prostitution, and a brutal human rights climate have …
North Platte Bulletin, NE -
Afghanistan is a major supplier in the international drug trade — the second-largest opium producer after Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. …
Inner City Press, NY -
UNITED NATIONS, August 30 — Having left Myanmar six days about, after not seeing either Aung San Suu Kyi or General Than Shwe, UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari …
Film Review of ‘My Daughter, The Terrorist’
Sri Lanka Watch, Sri Lanka -
… on a much larger scale than any terrorist group: Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Robert Mugabe and the military junta of Burma and North Korea come to mind. …
Gambari ‘wasted precious time’: NLD
Mizzima.com, India -
Gambari, in his last visit to Burma last week, met NLD leaders twice, though he failed to meet detained opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and junta …
World focus on Burma (22 August 2008)
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NLD ‘Please’ with second round meeting with UN envoy
Mizzima.com, India -
Chiang Mai – Ibrahim Gambari, United Nations Special Envoy to on Friday met with leaders of Burma’s main opposition party – National League for Democracy …
Singer Moon Aung to perform in Australia
Mizzima.com, India -
Enthusiastic about politics he fled to the Thai-Burma border after the military assumed power in a coup in 1988. The Kachin ethnic singer joined the ‘All …
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari losing credibility?
Merinews, India -
The Opposition in Myanmar believes that the UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari is drifting from his mission and falling into a neatly laid trap of the crafty military …
UN ends cyclone relief flights into Burma
USA Today -
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Regularly scheduled cargo flights arranged by the UN to bring cyclone relief aid into Burma have been concluded after three months. …
Burma monk disrobed over street protests
Independent, UK -
Human rights groups believe that up to 200 people were killed by the subsequent crushing of the demonstrations by the regime. Hundreds of monks and ordinary …
ICA Foresees Collateral Damage from Burmese Ruby Ban
Diamonds.net, NY -
The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) has asked its members to stop buying gemstones from Myanmar (Burma) directly and from third party …
ICA Concerned Over Burma Ban Law
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY -
… and international associations against the violent repression of individuals, human rights and pro-democracy movements in Myanmar (formerly Burma). …
AFP -
If Gambari cannot see Aung San Suu Kyi, his trip is meaningless,” Myanmar analyst Win Min said. Two UN officials spent 30 minutes in a car outside of Aung …
Ansell aroused to halt flagging sales
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
This column’s suspicions that the internal management troubles within ANZ resemble the struggles within the Burmese military junta have been reinforced by a …
Gambari holds second meeting with NLD
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… dialogue between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and regime leaders, to improve Burma’s failing economy and to appoint a communications officer based in Burma. …
Ethnic opposition leaders not allowed to meet UN envoy
Independent Mon News Agency, WA -
Ethnic opposition party leaders have not been allowed to meet United Nations special envoy, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari who is in Burma on a five-day visit, …
Sending a Message to the UN
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
If so, the latest visit of UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari could mark the beginning of a subtle but significant shift in the pro-democracy …
Desperate Burmese youth seek greener pastures abroad
Mizzima.com, India -
… anywhere other than Burma, and earn a decent salary to build up his life. An employed information technology (IT) engineer at the Myanmar Information …
Junta bars UN envoy from meeting Suu Kyi
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Rangoon (dpa) – UN special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari, after five days in the country, has failed to see either opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi or …
Suu Kyi Reportedly Refuses to Meet Gambari
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is reportedly refusing to meet UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari because she’s unhappy with …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AUNG THET WINE RANGOON — Burma’s junta authorized the unlimited purchase of diesel and gasoline with Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs) at state-owned …
BBC News, UK -
“For WFP and the wider UN and NGO community, the air hub was critical for the provision of vital relief supplies to the people of Myanmar (Burma),” said WFP …
Sudden rise in FEC price
Mizzima.com, India -
The situation worsened after Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma in early May. No one can keep foreign exchange without permission in Burma. …
Burma’s 88 Generation Students complete a year in custody
Mizzima.com, India -
Bo Kyi said, the student leaders continued arrest proves the severe human rights conditions in Burma and the lack of the rule of Law. …
Burma Tourism Report Ignores Cyclone, Demonstrations
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Burma’s Tourism Entrepreneurs Association is quoted in media reports admitting that the effects of Cyclone Nargis alone have reduced tourist visitors to the …
UN Ends Its Relief Flights from Bangkok to Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“The air hub was critical for the provision of vital relief supplies to the people of Myanmar [Burma],” said Tony Banbury, WFP’s Asia regional director. …
Tibetans in Belgium and Austria go on hunger strike
Phayul, Tibet -
The effort is supported by Brigid Weinzinger, human rights speaker of the Green Party in Austria Tseten Zöchbauer started the function and spoke in detail …
THAILAND: Alarm bells over possible tidal surge
IRINnews.org, NY -
“A storm surge in the Gulf could cause greater damage than the one triggered by Cyclone Nargis in Burma last May,” he said. Strong winds could cause the …
WFP Bangkok relief air bridge for Myanmar completes mission
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
In the three months since the opening of the Don Mueang humanitarian air bridge on 24 May, 232 relief flights were dispatched to Cyclone-hit Myanmar. …
UNLD not allowed to meet Gambari
Art of Patience FREE BURMA (Weblog) Supporting IMNA
Ethnic opposition party leaders have not been allowed to meet United Nations special envoy, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari who is in Burma on a five-day visit, though ethnic leaders demanded a meeting….
Three dead in China-Myanmar border quakes
Channel NewsAsia – AsiaPacific
Yangon, Myanmar: U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, hoping to promote democratic reform in Myanmar, will extend his five-day visit until Saturday in an apparent effort to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi….
Burma: UN food agency sends final aid flight
آكي , Italy -
Bangkok, 22 August (AKI) – The United Nations’ World Food Programme has sent its final humanitarian flight from Thailand to Burma to aid victims of Cyclone …
Burma to Allow International Text Messaging
Cellular-News, UK -
It has been reported that mobile phone users in the reclusive country of Burma (Myanmar) can now send SMSs overseas, but only via a government approved …
Burma: Junta Approves International Text Messaging RedOrbit, TX -
SI.com -
The European Union has sanctioned Burma, and banned the granting of visas to various members of the brutal military regime that rules the country. …
TOKYO —Japan will introduce the so-called third-country refugee resettlement program as early as fiscal 2010 as the first Asian country to do so in a bid to accept more foreign refugees, government sources….
Rights groups lash out at UN
Mizzima.com, India -
The organization went on to argue that the human rights situation in Burma has actually deteriorated over the course of Gambari’s tenure, citing a doubling …
The Olympic Games: A Propaganda Victory for China?
FrontPage magazine.com, CA -
It has paid only lip service on the human rights issues in China, and entirely ignored the illegitimate nature of the Chinese communist regime. …
Community service often viewed as punishment
The Tennessean, TN -
Tyrannical regimes in Burma, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Cuba are guilty of these crimes. Liberals refuse to offer serious proposals that would …
UN ends Bangkok “air bridge” to Burma
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
“For the WFP and the wider UN and NGO community, the air hub was critical for the provision of vital relief supplies to the people of Myanmar,” said Tony …
Burmese Dissidents Call United Nations for Openness and Accountability
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
… its recent mission to Burma (Myanmar), the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) called for UN Special Envoy to Burma …
Free Buram’s Political Prisnoers campaign
MyNews.in, India -
For decades the people of Burma have suffered from socio-economic hardship and severe oppression of political and civil rights by its brutal military regime …
88 Gen Student leaders in custody for a year with remands in absentia
Mizzima.com, India -
“It reveals lack of the rule of law in Burma. They fought for democracy and human rights in the 1988 popular uprising. They have served long prison terms …
UN: UNITED NATIONS BRIEFING AND TV – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS …
MaximsNews Network, NY - 3 hours ago
Is that pretty much the way he apportions to the democratically elected leaders of Burma? Deputy Spokesperson: As you know, Mr. Gambari is in Myanmar to …
Report exposes insurance industry Burma links
Union Network International, Switzerland -
It is part of a carefully targeted policy designed by Burma’s democracy movement to cut the junta’s economic lifeline, this will decrease the amount of …
UN special envoy to Myanmar fails to see Aung San Suu Kyi
Monsters and Critics.com -
This week’s visit is Gambari’s fourth since last year to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where he has been handed a mandate by the United Nations to deal with …
UN special envoy to Myanmar fails to see Aung San Suu Kyi
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
The State Peace and Development Council, as Myanmar’s junta calls itself, has shown little willingness to comply with Gambari’s overall mission. …
Flooding kills 74 in northern India
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
… Myanmar (Burma) and Pakistan. About 50000 people have been displaced in southeastern Nepal since the Saptakoshi River burst its banks earlier this week. …
Oppressed Burmese deserve better from the world
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
For instance, strong words in the wake of the devastating Cyclone Nargis in May against the inhuman intransigence of the military leaders, …
C’mon, Mr. Chrétien, our voice on China does matter
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Canada speaks out today about injustice in Burma and Zimbabwe. Canadians are fighting and dying for human rights in Afghanistan. …
The United Nations has acknowledged that over the past three months some $1.60-million in aid for the victims of the devastating cyclone in May has been lost to Burma’s odd foreign exchange regulations.
The World
TIME -
Meanwhile, in Burma, which is still recovering from a cyclone that killed at least 84000 people in May, torrential rains have forced people to flee their …
Unprecedented search for heroes of ‘the Hump’
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates -
JPAC’s Troy Kitch said recently that the missing planes included more than 100 in India, about 100 in Myanmar and more than 170 in China. …
A Forgotten Mountain Region Rediscovered
MorungExpress, India -
… the territory of the Naga people in the border area of North-east India and Myanmar (Burma) appeared as a blank spot on Western world maps” and that …
More help for local refugees
News Sentinel, IN -
Fort Wayne is home to refugees from strife in many parts of the world, including Somalia, Bosnia and Darfur, but the largest wave has been from Burma. …
State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China
The Associated Press -
BEIJING (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing a woman — one day after another quake damaged …
Quakes kill one near China, Burma border Radio Australia, Australia -
State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 3 in China PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria
Quakes hit China-Myanmar border Straits Times, Singapore -
Three dead in China-Myanmar border quakes Channel NewsAsia – AsiaPacific
World focus on Burma (18 August 2008)
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Vatican Radio, The Vatican -
Mark Farmaner is the Director of the Burma Campaign in the UK. He says that hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations are low.
Gambari’s visit has created no political breakthrough: Burmese …
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Burma’s main opposition party – the National League fro Democracy – on Monday said it welcomed another round of visit by the United Nations …
Aung San Suu Kyi in another rare meeting with lawyer
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday was allowed another meeting with her lawyer, Kyi Win, …
Burmese MPs in exile call for ASEAN support
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… for the Philippine and other ASEAN governments to censure SPDC for its human rights violations and suppression of democratic forces in Burma,” he said. …
Support athletes, but not China
Ukiah Daily Journal, CA -
The military junta in Burma is still in power to this day, despite strong and continuous resistance by the people of Burma, because of China’s support. …
Six killed in a landslide in Upper Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
“The heavy and incessant rainfall in Mogoke has been on for about three months now and started even before Cyclone Nargis hit Burma. …
Thousands flee as Mekong breaks flood records
The Age, Australia -
A Cambodian woman swims with her cattle to higher ground. Photo: Reuters
Flooding has also hit parts of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos as well as Burma, where waters rose in the Irrawaddy Delta, still recovering from a cyclone that …
Five Taunggok activists jailed for 8 August march
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… including members of the 88 Generation Students group, the All Burma Federation Of Student Unions and the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters network, …
Daw Suu receives visits from lawyer and doctor
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… League for Democracy leader is intended to create a positive impression for United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who arrives in Burma today.
Gambari Arrives in Burma
United Nations special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari speaks during an interview on February at the United Nations information center in Tokyo. (Photo: Reuters)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE The United Nations Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon on Monday for a five-day trip to Burma. …
UN envoy visits Myanmar Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
UN envoy makes another visit to Burma Radio Australia, Australia -
UN Envoy Begins Burma Visit Voice of America -
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Six Die and Thousands Flee Torrential Rain in Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Last Saturday, the state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper reported that the floods hit areas of Rangoon and the Irrawaddy delta, where Cyclone Nargis left a …
Nobel Peace Laureates Offer a Message of Hope on America’s Most …
PR Newswire (press release), NY -
The ten core issues that the Nobel Peace Laureates have designated for projects include: — Ending racism and hate — Social justice and human rights for …
Myanmar Gem Sellers Disregard US Ban
Israel Diamond Portal, Israel -
Myanmar, (formerly Burma), produces almost 90% of the world’s rubies and is a leading international supplier of other gems and jade. …
China’s iron Olympic grip starts to
Times Online, UK -
They rejected criticism of their policies on Darfur, Burma and Zimbabwe, brushing aside foreign demonstrators complaining about Tibet. …
Bridging the gap: Myanmar refugees and members of Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church enjoy a game Sunday. The children threw themselves into the games, but language gaps slowed interaction between adults.
… Nationalities Christian Fellowship, a congregation of immigrants, most of them refugees, from Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country once known as Burma. …
Burma’s ‘Blood Jade” Used in Olympic Medals?
The Epoch Times, NY -
A Burmese woman deals her Jade stones with a shopkeeper at the Jade market June 15, 2003 in Mandalay, Myanmar. The country generates a considerable income from the mining of precious stones mostly from the northern part of Myanmar. Its a government run mo (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Although both European countries and the United States have placed severe restrictions on the import of gems from Burma (also called Myanmar), …
AtHoc IWSAlerts Achieves “Positive Military Utility” Rating by US …
PR Web (press release), WA -
… joint military forces also used AtHoc IWSAlerts in preparation for relief efforts when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Burma in May. …
Suu Kyi meets lawyer on eve of UN envoy visit: spokesman
AFP -
A protester carries a photo of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
YANGON (AFP) — Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a rare meeting with her lawyer on the eve of a UN envoy’s visit to push Myanmar’s …
UN envoy begins Myanmar reconciliation mission
The Associated Press -
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar’s capital Monday on a five-day mission to promote national reconciliation and …
UN envoy in Myanmar amid waning hopes for reform
International Herald Tribune, France -
With little to show from his previous five missions to the former Burma, hopes of a breakthrough on Gambari’s sixth visit are low. “Frankly, we don’t expect …
Severe Flooding Hits Burma and Neighboring Countries
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AP BANGKOK — Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains has struck areas of Burma still reeling from Cyclone Nargis, a state-run newspaper said …
Floods kill 130, drive thousands from homes in Southeast Asia
Boston Globe, United States -
A boy played in flood waters yesterday at a shop east of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Officials there said the flooding of the Mekong River was the worst in memory. (Reuters)
Flooding has also hit parts of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos as well as Burma, where waters rose in the Irrawaddy Delta. The delta region is still recovering …
UN special envoy arrives in Myanmar
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
The visit is Gambari’s fourth since last year to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where he has been handed a mandate by the UN to deal with the country’s …
UN special envoy visits Myanmar for reconciliation efforts
Xinhua, China -
18 (Xinhua) — United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived here Monday on a re-visit to Myanmar to goon with UN’s efforts for the country’s …
New Yorker, United States -
Soldiers about to close off access to Rangoon’s Sule Pagoda, during the protests of September, 2007. Increasingly, dissidents are questioning the utility of direct confrontation with the government. Photograph by Christian Holst.
… “Aung San Suu Kyi is the new leader of our country. American troops will come liberate us.” But Suu Kyi—the daughter of the general who led Burma to …
Australia helps refugees rebuild their lives
TamilSydney.com, Australia -
‘There are more than 40 000 people in the Mae La refugee camp, mostly people of Karen ethnicity who faced persecution by the Burmese military junta,’ …
Junta allows Suu Kyi to meet with lawyer again
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
YANGON, Aug 18 (Kyodo) – Myanmar’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed Sunday to meet with her lawyer for the second time in 10 days, …
Boston Globe, United States -
Nowhere has that failure been more flagrant than in Burma, where a vicious military junta continues to deceive and defy the world body. …
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY -
The military junta in Burma is still in power, despite strong and continuous resistance by the people of Burma, because of China´s support. …
Burma opposition lauds UN visit
BBC News, UK -
Mr Gambari met Aung San Suu Kyi in March but not key military leaders
By Brenda Marshall Burma’s National League for Democracy has said it hopes a visit by the UN’s special envoy will revive talks between its detained leader …
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… cited as models of moral courage peace advocate Mahatma Gandhi, human rights leader Martin Luther King, and Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Myanmar party hopes envoy visit will revive talks
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
Myanmar party hopes envoy visit will revive talks – © AP
Gambari last visited Myanmar in March, a trip he described as a disappointment. Although he was allowed to meet Suu Kyi he had no access to senior junta …
Hopes for talks on Burma democracy
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
BURMA’S main opposition party said yesterday that it hopes a visit today by a United Nations special envoy will help restart talks between the pro-democracy …
Myanmar activists sentenced to prison for protest commemoration march
JURIST -
[JURIST] Officials of Myanmar opposition group the National League for Democracy (NLD) said Sunday that the government has sentenced five of its members to …
NLD hopes Gambari’s visit will revive talks with junta
Daily Times, Pakistan -
YANGON: Myanmar’s main opposition party said Sunday that it hopes a visit this week by a UN special envoy will help restart stalled talks between …
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… missing the opening rites in Beijing as a protest against the Chinese government’s continuing support of the military junta in Burma or Sudan. ..
Myanmar opposition hopes UN envoy’s visit will spur talks
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP YANGON, Myanmar: The main Myanmar main opposition party said Sunday that it hoped a visit this week by a special envoy from the United Nations would help …
Detained Suu Kyi meets lawyer as release speculation grows
Monsters and Critics.com -
Yangon – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been permitted a rare meeting with her lawyer, the second this month, giving rise to speculation …
Wife of Solo Protester Arrested in Arakan
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
The poster contained writing demanding the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. “He wrote a sentence on the poster that read, ‘Our mother Daw Aung Suu Kyi must …
For Australia foreign aid, like charity, begins
The Age, Australia -
Since May, Australia has given more than $55 million in the aftermath of Burma’s cyclone Nargis and more than $2 million to China’s earthquake recovery. …
World focus on Burma (14 August 2008)
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Canadian government matches $30 million in donations for China …
The Canadian Press, TORONTO -
The federal government is also matching more than $11.6 million for people affected by the cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, which killed nearly 85000 people in …
Canada matches relief donations to China, Burma
Canada.com, Canada -
The government also will contribute $11622015 to the Burma Cyclone Relief Fund, which brings the amount of aid committed to the country to more than $25
Government of Canada Helps Victims of China Earthquake and Burma …
MarketWatch -
In addition, over $11.6 million was raised for people affected by Cyclone Nargis in Burma. These matching funds will be channeled to humanitarian …
Government of Canada Helps Victims of China Earthquake and Burma …
Market Wire (press release) -
The Burma cyclone in May left nearly 140000 dead or missing. The humanitarian response by Canadians was immediate, and several organizations raised funds to …
Christian Science Monitor, MA -
The first day I came to her house, ostensibly to talk about Burma (Myanmar), she asked me to help her practice for the Georgia driver’s written exam. …
UN admits loss of about 1.56 million dollars of cyclone aid in Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
But the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, the principal bank in Burma that is used by several aid agencies to transfer aid money, on Thursday told Mizzima that ..
UN:More than $1.5 million in cyclone aid lost WTTE, OH -
UN says 1.5 mln dlrs of cyclone aid lost in Myanmar forex rules AFP -
UN says $A1.79M of cyclone aid lost Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
UN estimates $1.56mn of cyclone aid lost in Myanmar Smash Hits, India -
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Government of Canada Contributes $18-Million in Support of Red …
MarketWatch -
“The Canadian Red Cross would like to thank the Canadian International Development Agency for their generous support of relief efforts in China and Myanmar …
USDA Expected to Form Proxy Parties for 2010 Election
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE Burma’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) is reportedly planning to form proxy parties to contest the proposed …
UNICEF/WHO step up rehabilitation assistance
Mizzima.com, India -
Burma’s citizens will soon be the beneficiaries of a new $440000 investment into vaccination facilities inside the country. The United Nations Children’s …
5th press release of the Tripartite Core Group – Myanmar and the …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Yangon, 13 August 2008 – Through the Tripartite Core Group (TCG), the Government of Myanmar and the United Nations agencies working in Myanmar have …
U Gambira raises monks’ issues with UN rights envoy
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
U Gambira’s sister Ma Khin Thu Htay said her brother had spent 20 minutes with the special rapporteur during his visit to Burma last week. …
New technology to circumvent Burma’s media control
Radio Australia, Australia -
While the world peers through the Internet’s Great Firewall of China, the miniature version in Burma seems as solid as ever. But activists and human rights …
Daw Suu’s lawyer prepares appeal after meeting
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“She told me to ‘take the necessary steps according to the law, if the [junta’s] case is not strong enough legally’. That was what she said, although she …
Htoo trading leaves Bogalay workers unpaid
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
“The Htoo trading used labour from daily paid workers in Bogalay to rebuild houses destroyed by the cyclone,” a resident said. “But after two months, …
Media Advisory/REMINDER: Government of Canada Supports Relief …
NewsBlaze, CA - 3 hours ago
… and Canadian Identity), will make an important announcement on the Government of Canada’s contribution to relief efforts in Burma and China. …
Bush as Human Rights Champion?
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
It remains difficult for many human rights activists around the world to understand why Burmese activists see the US government as a staunch supporter of …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Attracting international aid for the relief effort for Cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Burma on May 2-3 leaving about 140000 people dead or …
Put aside poison pens and enjoy spectacular Olympics
Vancouver Sun, Canada -
We dragged all kinds of issues into the Olympics — human rights, Tibet, air quality, Burma, Taiwan, ad nauseum. China could do nothing right. …
Remote Lands Invites Guests to Experience Asia’s Most Exciting …
PR Web (press release), WA -
October: One of the most famous festivals in Myanmar (Burma) is the Elephant Dance Festival, which is centered in the village of Kyauk-se between Mandalay …
Burmese magazine misses deadline due to censors’ delay in …
Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand -
A SEAPA partner, it aims to promote awareness about the situation in Burma and promote democracy and freedom of expression in the country.
Aid workers still finding it hard to help months after Myanmar cyclone
cw2.com, CO -
by Laura Main, News2 COLORADO SPRINGS (KWGN) — Three months ago, a devastating cyclone destroyed much of the country of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. …
A project director for Partners Relief and Development, Mr Corlett has been involved in ongoing assistance in Burma (also known as Myanmar) and comes to …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
According to activists of Women’s League of Burma, the country’s health-care system currently ranks 190th of 191 countries. Forty-five per cent of cyclone …
The Singapore Lecture – Building on ASEAN’s Success – Towards an …
TamilSydney.com, Australia -
And this year the cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China have reminded us of the power of nature – more than 150000 lost their lives and so many …
MELANCHOLY BURMA COMMEMORATES 8-8-88 –
World Politics Review -
While the international diplomatic community and human rights groups are fierce in their lobbying for Burmese freedom — especially that of imprisoned Nobel …
China Key Arms Supplier to Human Rights Abusers
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
… out that China is currently “an arms supplier of last resort for dictators and human rights abusers”, including Sudan, Zimbabwe and Myanmar (Burma). …
UN envoy expresses hope for Myanmar
The National, United Arab Emirates -
However, since the uprising by monks in September, the human rights record in Myanmar, also sometimes known as Burma, has gone from bad to worse – including …
Georgia and Democratic Realism
Atlantic Online -
But when it says no to Liberia, or Congo, or Burma, or countenances alliances with authoritarian rulers in places like Pakistan or, for that matter, Russia, …
World focus on Burma (9 August 2008)
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The following is a transcript of President Bush’s weekly radio …
FOXNews -
During my time here, I’m expressing America’s deep concerns about freedom and human rights in China. This trip has reaffirmed my belief that men and women …
Laos, Bosnia War Crimes Trials: LPDR Condemned by Hmong National …
PressZoom (press release), Netherlands -
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was recently flown from the Serbian capital Belgrade to the The Hague where he will face trial before a UN …
Sacrifices of Prisoners of Conscience Should Not Be in Vain
NewsBlaze, CA -
The other panelists, who represented Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Eritrea and Uzbekistan, were all former prisoners of conscience or family members of people …
First Lady Laura Bush Urges Burma Reforms
NewsBlaze, CA -
“A lot of these families would rather go home, but because of the situation in Burma, they can’t,” Mrs. Bush told reporters during her August 7 visit to the …
The military junta that took control of Burma in September 1988 changed the name of the country to Myanmar in 1989. However, Maung Htoo said Canada is among …
Radio Address by the President to the Nation
MarketWatch -
During my time here, I’m expressing America’s deep concerns about freedom and human rights in China. This trip has reaffirmed my belief that men and women …
Burmese translator helps refugees find their way
WTTE, OH -
She was part of an ethinc minority in Myanmar, also known as Burma. She says she is still trying to find her own way around while she directs others. …
Irish Times, Ireland -
… changing its name to Myanmar. It is a ruthless military regime that has distinguished itself primarily for its brutal repression of the people of Burma, …
Asia recalls the repression of 8-8-’88 in Myanmar
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
About 100 demonstrators also gathered in front of the Burmese embassy, shouting “freedom for Burma, freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi”, and launching red paper …
Prominent Myanmar human rights activist arrested
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP YANGON, Myanmar: Police in Myanmar arrested a prominent human rights activist on the 20th anniversary of massive pro-democracy protests, a colleague of …
Irish Independent, Ireland -
… Burma, Tibet, wherever, just be aware that you’re beating an old drum about the cords connecting an Olympic Games with the suppression of human rights. …
Thousands take part in global day of protest as Beijing Games open
Toronto Star, Canada -
… embassy in London was the focus for protests against the country’s treatment of people in Tibet, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Burma, also known as Myanmar. …
Myanmar frees most detained “8-8-88″ marchers
路透中国, China -
The protest in the town of Taunggok was virtually the only one in the former Burma in memory of the nationwide revolt, eventually crushed by the army with …
Reuters UK, UK -
Human Rights Watch put out a statement slamming China for its commercial and diplomatic ties to Myanmar’s junta on the 20th anniversary of the 8-8-88 …
Myanmar anniversary demonstrators freed
The Associated Press -
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar authorities have released 43 demonstrators who held one of the country’s few protests marking the anniversary of the 1988 …
From the sublime to the ridiculous
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus -
Which other country in the world demands a UN Sec-Gen to ‘tell the truth’? The only people I can think of are despots and dictators – such as Burma’s …
Activists held at rally pver ’88 uprising
Los Angeles Times, CA -
The military government arrested 48 activists on a protest march to mark the 20th anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising in which an estimated 3000 people …
Burmese junta arrests 48 on uprising anniversary eve
TopNews, India -
: Burma”s military junta have arrested 48 activists during a protest march marking 20 years since the army crushed a pro-democracy uprising, …
Games’ opening day busy time for protests
San Francisco Chronicle, USA -
The Beijing Games have become a focus for activists critical of China on issues ranging from its human rights record and heavy-handed rule in Tibet, …
China stages a perfectly choreographed display
Aberdeen Press and Journal, UK -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
US first lady Bush tours Beijing’s Forbidden City
The Associated Press -
Mrs. Bush has become more outspoken herself over the years, especially on the issue of Myanmar, also known as Burma. The isolated Southeast Asian nation is …
Proud moment for sailor flying the flag
Irish Independent, Ireland -
Mr Kilgallen reminded the demonstration that China was a supporter of Burma’s ruthless military junta and had a deplorable human rights record. …
Beijing Olympics: Asia press comment
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
The South China Morning Post says it is time to turn the screw on Myanmar’s leaders. “Myanmar’s junta welcomes occasions like the Olympic Games. …
TIME -
These protests inspired the mass demonstrations led by Burma’s monks, which captured the world’s imagination a month later. Jimmy is still in jail. …
TIME -
In Bangkok, he praised Southeast Asia’s economic progress while slamming Burma for human-rights abuses. But the most urgent business was in Beijing, …
Beijing Olympics draws much concern of Myanmar people
Xinhua, China -
8 (Xinhua) — The Beijing Olympic Games has drawn much concern of Myanmar people over the last few days ahead of the opening ceremony of the world event in …
Beijing Olympics spark global protests
Special Broadcasting Service, Australia -
“The Olympics shouldn’t have been offered to China on the basis of their human rights record,” said Liawang Tsang, whose family fled Tibet nine years ago. …
The Government will continue to help the Burmese people in their …
Irish Times, Ireland -
… changing its name to Myanmar. It is a ruthless military regime that has distinguished itself primarily for its brutal repression of the people of Burma, …
Burmese ‘grateful’ for Irish support
Irish Times, Ireland -
Thanking the Lord Mayor for receiving the refugees, he pointed out that Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was a freewoman of Dublin city and that …
Protest marks Myanmar uprising annniversary
Peninsula On-line, Qatar -
Shouting “Free Burma” the protestors, brandishing the red and yellow flags of the Myanmar opposition, called for the release of political prisoners in the …
Bush chides China over human rights
Financial Times, UK -
By Chawadee Nualkhair in Bangkok US President George W. Bush condemned China’s treatment of political dissidents and pressed for an unfettered Chinese press …
The Nelson Mail, New Zealand -
On August 8, 1988, pro-democracy supporters in Burma, now known as Myanmar, took to the streets to call for an end to the country’s military dictatorship. …
Population paradox: Europe’s time bomb
Independent, UK -
Singapore, Taiwan and Burma are similar. The lowest is South Korea with only 1.1 children per couple. “South East Asia has plummeted to levels it took …
Hundreds march in Tokyo on 20th anniversary of Myanmar uprising
The News – International, Pakistan -
She happened to be in Myanmar — then known as Burma — to care for her ailing mother when the uprising erupted. On Aug 26, 1988, she spoke to the crowds …
Myanmar comic charged over cyclone aid
Daily Times, Pakistan -
YANGON: Myanmar’s most famous comedian has been charged in a secret court, along with a sports writer and two activists, for delivering aid to survivors of …
Burmese junta arrest 48 on uprising anniversary eve
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who met Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein in Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games, said he hoped Myanmar could sort out its …
New Yorkers Mark Olympics With Protests
New York Times Blogs, NY -
… to protest Chinese support of the military junta that has ruled Myanmar since 1962. Cristina Moon, executive director of 8/8/08 for Burma, …
Scots activist thrown out of China
The Herald, UK -
He said: “We are here together today because we need the Chinese government to talk about human rights, the situation in Tibet and media freedom. …
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates -
The promises about access made to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon when he saw Myanmar’s head of state, Senior Gen Than Shwe, in late May have essentially …
Human Rights Call Sets Frosty Tone to Bush Trip
istockAnalyst.com, OR -
PRESIDENT George Bush arrived in Beijing amid an atmosphere of tension with China’s leaders over his high-profile criticism of the country’s human rights …
Reactions mixed on US Burmese ruby ban
National Jeweler Network, NY -
Mumbai, India—The recent US ban on rubies and jadeite from Myanmar (formerly Burma), including stones that were processed in third-party countries, …
Free Speech Radio News, CA -
… League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace laureate who remains under house arrest on the orders of leader General Than Shwe. …
8/8 – 20 years after the Burmese democracy protests
Foreign Policy (subscription) -
With all eyes on China this week, it’s refreshing to see George and Laura Bush noting that today is the 20th anniversary of pro-democracy protests in Burma …
Pro-Tibet protests europe-wide as Olympics open 08/08 20:30 CET
euronews, France -
… Union was beseiged in Brussels, with the Tibetan contingent joined by protestors also denouncing the military rulers of Myanmar, the former Burma. …
Arrests on anniversary on uprising
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand -
Activists outside Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, are marking the anniversary with demonstrations. The 1988 protests drew hundreds of thousands of people …
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Tibet, Burma, Sudan and the colonisation of Africa are the issues routinely raised to keep the dragon in check; human rights the moral stick to beat the….
Harvard Crimson, MA -
… the human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and the CIA’s “black sites” hampered our ability to stem atrocities in countries like Sudan, Burma, …
Anniversary of the 1988 Popular Democratic Uprising in Burma
US Department of State, DC -
Twenty years ago today, the people of Burma bravely rose up together to call for the restoration of democracy in Burma and an end to misrule and the abuse …
BURMA: Expats Keep Democracy Hopes Alive
Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy -
By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Aug 8 (IPS) – Aung Moe Zaw still lives in the hope that democracy will take root in Burma, 20 years after hundreds of …
Masked activists in Cebu weigh in on China’s record
Sun.Star, Philippines -
… people of Tibet and Burma. They later broke their silence as they read “In the Quiet Land,” a poem by imprisoned Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Events mark ’88 Burma brutality
Howrah News Service, India -
The programmes were to focus on the brutal regime of the military junta in Burma and has seminars, talks, photo exhibition and also a candle vigil at the …
McDonald’s sponsorship of Games spurs protest
Taipei Times, Taiwan -
… a member of the Taiwan Free Burma Network. “It also violently cracks down on Tibetan demonstrators and supports authoritarian regimes in Myanmar and …
Beijing Olympics: Protests around the world as Games open in style
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
In London, more than 200 demonstrators from Tibet, Burma, Zimbabwe and Sudan joined forces for a noisy demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy. …
Zimbabweans in Chinese embassy demonstration
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe -
By Lance Guma Zimbabwean activists in the United Kingdom on Friday teamed up with protesters from Burma, Tibet and Sudan to demonstrate at the Chinese …
World focus on Burma (8 August 2008)
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Human rights message as Games begin
The Press Association -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
Tears and pride as Games opening is watched in UK
BBC News, UK -
Protesters from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to voice their anger about human rights violations. Back in Trafalgar Square, …
20 Years Since Thousands of Pro-Democracy Activists Killed in Burma
Vatican Radio, The Vatican -
In Myanmar, also known as Burma, the military junta arrested 48 activists for a protest to mark the anniversary. Mark Farmaner is Director of the Burma …
New York Times Blogs, NY -
“China, more than any other country, has enabled the survival of the brutal Burmese regime,” said Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch …
Anti-China activists face federal criminal charges
KUTV, UT -
A protestor wearing a photograph of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi shouts as he stands outside the Chinese Embassy on August 8, …
Christian Rights Group Wants UN to Intervene in Burma Crisis
Christian Post -
The UK-based human rights organization is pressing for key members of the military junta to be brought before the International Criminal Court for crimes …
Authorities arrest rights activist and ABFSU members
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Aug 8, 2008 (DVB)–Three All Burma Federation of Student Union members and a member of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters network have been arrested by …
Burma comic on cyclone charges
The Australian, Australia -
Cyclone Nargis left 138000 people dead or missing in early May. After the storm, Burma’s military regime was criticised for blocking foreign relief supplies …
Voice of America -
The protests pushed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into the political limelight and helped her found the NLD to challenge army rule. Burma’s ruling …
RP drops anti-Myanmar stance for ASEAN charter
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… said Congress would find “extreme difficulty in ratifying the charter” until military-ruled Myanmar (Burma) freed Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Tough words from Mrs Bush for Burmese junta
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
… of the military crackdown that crushed Burma’s nascent democracy and left the leader of the democratic forces, Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest. …
No moving backwards for Myanmar
Amnesty International -
Three months ago, the government wilfully neglected its people when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar. Relief workers, diplomats, journalists, and Burmese …
Bin Laden Driver Given Lenient Sentence
Democracy Now, NY -
Internationally, we wish they use their veto power at the UN Security Council and stop supporting brutality in Tibet, Myanmar and Darfur. …
Burma’s bitter remembrance of ’8/8/88′
guardian.co.uk, UK -
Burma’s democracy leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy (NLD) overwhelmingly won the 1990 elections, remains under …
Remembering 88: Fighting for what is ours
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
In September 2007, the people of Burma yet again made an attempt to gain the rights that they deserve and the military government responded to it in the …
Breakfast of Champions 8/8: Burmese Democracy
Minneapolis City Pages, MN -
… of the Olympics in Beijing — another event that affects Burma. I wonder if they ever think about calling off August in the nation now known as Myanmar. ..
200 anti-Olympic protestors gather at Chinese embassy in London
Monsters and Critics.com -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
The Chattanoogan, TN -
So, as it hosts the Olympic Games, China also works to shut down democracy in Burma, where human rights violations are commonplace, and Aung San Suu Kyi, …
Thailand urges US to adjust ‘priority’ ranking
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
Also, Thailand had expressed concerns to the US on its trade sanctions against Myanmar, Mrs. Nongnut said. The sanctions affected not only the Myanmar …
The military rulers fear a repeat of the 1988 demonstrations Photo:
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Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Police and militia have staged a show of force in Burma on the eve of the 20th anniversary of a major uprising which left 3000 civilians dead. …
Crackdown on Burmese aid workers
The Age, Australia -
BURMA’S most famous comedian has been charged in a secret court, along with a sports writer and two activists, apparently for their role in delivering aid …
White House Fact Sheet: The United States and Asia: Enduring …
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
President Bush will meet with Burmese human rights activists and restate the call on Burma’s military junta rulers to release Aung San Suu Kyi and all other …
Human rights message as Games begin
The Press Association -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
Security tight for 20th anniversary of Burma protests
CBC.ca, Canada -
About 100 gathered outside the Burma Embassy in Bangkok, chanting “Free Burma, Free Aung San Suu Kyi,” and throwing three red airplanes over the wall that …
Bush criticizes China before Beijing visit
Ocala, FL -
The president planned to quickly pivot from his speech to a full day of outreach toward the people of Myanmar, also known as Burma, who live under military …
Bush Committed to Burma Issue, Say Activists
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Thaung Htun, a representative for UN Affairs of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, the government in exile, said, “Since the Burmese …
US First Lady Laura Bush yesterday visited IOM’s refugee …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
The First Lady, who was accompanied by her daughter Barbara, saw IOM cultural orientation trainers preparing refugees for resettlement in the US and saw off …
Business Round-up (August 8, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“[The fact] that each dollar of aid must be converted with Myanmar’s [Burma] military government for a foreign exchange certificate with, now, 80 percent of …
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States -
Mrs. Bush, who is traveling in Asia with President Bush, flew to the Thai border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, to visit the Mae La refugee camp and a …
Apprehensive of protests, junta tightens security in Rangoon
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Security in Burma’s former capital of Rangoon has been stepped up several notches with rumours of impending protests swirling around the city, …
Those who talk, those who walk
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
That is, Burma will remain immune from Thai and most ASEAN pressure to reform, and Thailand itself will continue to see US military sales to the country …
US President Bush visits Bangkok, Thailand
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
America reiterates our call on Burma’s military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. We’ll continue working until the people of …
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
In 2003, Congress passed the Freedom and Democracy Act after an attack on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s motorcade by government-organized thugs …
‘Intl community should push for political reforms in Myanmar’
Economic Times, India -
“As the world celebrates the opening of the Beijing Olympics, people should pause to remember the atrocities in Burma 20 years ago,” said Elaine Pearson, …
Burma In The Shadow Of The Olympics
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
All this is so very applicable in the Myanmar of today. Members of the Burmese junta could not have acted out of love when they used naked force to smash …
CSW wants UN to intervene in Burma crisis
ChristianToday, UK -
by Anne Thomas Christian Solidarity Worldwide is calling for “urgent, specific and meaningful action” from the UN to address Burma’s ongoing political and …
Searching for Democracy Twenty Years On
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Paradoxically, the regime led by Snr-Gen Than Shwe thought it could save the country from “disintegration” and “anarchy.” The most disturbing thing is the …
Arakanese Community Stages Protest in Dhaka against 2010 Election
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
… Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo, because their detention is unjust and unfair, and is furthermore against the current laws of Burma,” said Ko Kyaw Myint. …
Myanmar nationals living in Thailand and members of human rights groups chant anti-junta slogans and wave placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008.
… burnt Myanmar flags and waved placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest in …
BBC News, UK -
Until the 8/8/88 protests, Aung San Suu Kyi was only known as the daughter of liberation hero Aung San, but her speech to the assembled protesters during …
Bush Calls On Myanmar, China To Respect Rights
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey -
“America reiterates our call on Burma’s military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners,” he said. “We will continue working until …
William Holston Jr.: Rally tonight in Dallas to support Burmese …
Dallas Morning News, TX -
Within two years, one of the young activists, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, received the Nobel Peace Prize. She was unable to attend the ceremony, however…
Myanmar activists mark 20th anniversary of crushed democracy
Monsters and Critics.com -
… which he promised to ‘seek an end to tyranny in Burma,’ and reiterated the call for Myanmar’s regime to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who …
US president’s trip to China starts off on a frosty note
Press and Journal, UK -
Mr Bush has said he wants to enjoy the 2008 Summer Olympics, but also will talk to President Hu Jintao about human rights and a host of other bilateral …
Activists rally in Philippines for democracy in Myanmar
Monsters and Critics.com -
‘Sports, according to the Olympics charter, should promote human rights and social justice,’ said Egoy Bans, spokesman for the Free Burma …
Myanmar’s bloody “8-8-88″ uprising remembered
guardian.co.uk, UK -
… laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest in Yangon. In the Philippine capital Manila, activists from the Free Burma Coalition and Amnesty …
Security tight on anniversary of Myanmar uprising
The Associated Press -
He later joined about 100 others outside the Myanmar Embassy. They chanted “Free Burma, Free Aung San Suu Kyi” and threw red paper airplanes with the …
Dublin event to mark anniversary of Burma uprising
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom -
An event is due to be held on Dublin’s O’Connell Street this afternoon to mark the 20th anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising in Burma. …
Denver Post, CO -
By Steven Lee Myers First lady Laura Bush sits with students during a visit to a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border Thursday. …
For peace in Nagaland, dialogue among Nagas must succeed (Commentary)
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan -
But Muivah and Swu stood firm along with Khaplang, their comrade in western Burma (Myanmar), and forced a split in the NNC, one which gave birth to the NSCN …
Stuck between the summit and the roundtable
Business Day, South Africa -
Help to Cuba and the Palestinians, blocking UN managerial reform, and manoeuvring around tougher action on Burma and Iran. None of this does one bit for …
MiamiHerald.com, FL -
When IOC Vice President Kim Un-Yong was jailed a few years ago, charged with embezzling millions and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks …
Myanmar revolt crackdown remembered
Aljazeera.net, Qatar -
However, Bush also heard criticism of Washington’s stance towards Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, for forcing the generals into isolation. …
EWEN’S COMPLETES HIS MISSION FOR BURMA
Guide and Gazette, UK -
In June, Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy published a joint statement, in an open letter to Burma’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi: “We wish to use this …
China tells Bush to stay out of its affairs
Dispatch Online, South Africa -
Burma – called Myanmar by the regime – marks the 20th anniversary of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists today. Laura Bush flew for the day to …
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand -
by J. Sri Raman, On August 8, a small team of six athletes from Burma is scheduled to participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. …
Bangor Daily News, ME -
… for human rights, harsh treatment of Tibet, its omnipresent censorship and its financial dealings with morally corrupt regimes in Sudan, Burma and Iran. …
Conditions in Myanmar much starker than previously assessed, AP finds
Kansas City Star, MO -
… assistance to enable them to rebuild their lives,” said Andrew Kirkwood, who heads the aid agency Save the Children in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Crazy eights: Chinese, wedding parties and birthday celebrators …
Naples Daily News, FL -
The sole exception would be in Burma, officially known as Myanmar, where such a protest would likely be considered suicide. On August 8, 1988, which has one ..
Rights groups cry for freedom of ‘prisoners of conscience’
Cebu Daily News, Philippines -
At that time in Myanmar, Burmese students gathered and staged demonstrations calling for democracy. These quickly spread in different parts of Myanmar until …
Myanmar’s bloody “8-8-88″ uprising remembered
guardian.co.uk, UK -
After last year’s large-scale fuel-price rallies, the generals in charge of the former Burma are taking no chances, with extra police and pro-government …
The Moderate Voice -
It is sad to say that there will probably be very little done to help the suffering people of Burma/Myanmar. (1) The Moderate Voice’s comments are hosted by …
Chinese FM conveys congratulations on 41st anniversary of ASEAN …
Xinhua, China -
8, 1967 for boosting regional integration, ASEAN later absorbed Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia as its members. …
Radio Australia, Australia -
LAMEY: It speaks volumes about Burma that the country of 47 million can muster only 6 athletes to compete in Beijing. And for many in that country, …
Bush Criticizes China In Bangkok Speech
WMUR, NH -
BEIJING — President George W. Bush arrived in China Thursday on a trip that his aides hope will keep a positive focus on the Olympic spirit while showing …
Bush annoys Chinese with human rights speech
Birmingham Star, AL -
… watching Hu’s color on his face, doing nothing to give a hand to help Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to get released from house-arrest; now visiting China, …
UN rights envoy ends Burma visit
The Standard, Hong Kong -
A United Nations human rights envoy held “constructive” talks with junta leaders in Burma and was allowed to meet with detained pro-democracy activists …
Contra Costa Times, CA -
Political satire remains a dangerous pastime in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. But Maung Yit and two other local Myanmar exiles use their comfortable …
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
But the number eight holds a further significance today, for it is exactly 20 years since the 8888 uprising in Burma. What started out as a student-led …
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
Today the generals of Burma – officially the State Peace and Development Council – mark an unofficial 20th birthday of sorts. Twenty years ago to the day …
China key to Burma’s ‘survival’
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
Attempts by the United Nations security council to place limits on the junta have been stymied by China and Russia, who have blocked sanctions and arms …
Philippines: Myanmar Exile Calls For More Pressure On Generals
Khun Myint Tun, right, Member of Parliament Union of Burma who won a seat during the national elections in 1990 but not allowed to assume power, is joined by Filipino supporters during a press conference. (Photo courtesy: AP Photo/Pat Roque)
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
Khun Myint Tun, right, Member of Parliament Union of Burma who won a seat during the national elections in 1990 but not allowed to assume power, …
Myanmar: Dissident Myanmar Comic Charged By Court
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
The UN estimated Myanmar to have more than 1100 political prisoners. Quintana said he has asked the government to let him return to Myanmar in March 2009 …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
The cause of Burma’s freedom, democracy and human rights was poignantly served but whether Mr Bush and his wife’s gestures will make any difference on the …
Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone …
Times Online, UK -
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, left Rangoon last night after a four-day visit during which he went to Insein jail …
Myanmar: Dissident Myanmar Comic Charged By Court
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
Before he was detained, Zarganar said he and more than 400 entertainers in Myanmar volunteered to help victims of the cyclone, making several trips to …
International Herald Tribune, France -
… his Thursday speech represented criticisms of China, though he also criticized the authoritarian leaders of North Korea and Myanmar, the former Burma. …
PRESS DIGEST – Thai newspapers – Aug 8
Reuters -
US President George W. Bush said the United States sought an end to tyranny in Myanmar as he and first Lady Laura Bush spent much of their time in Thailand …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL and AP United States President George Bush yesterday vowed to continue exerting pressure on Burma’s military regime. …
Why US president met the Burmese at envoy’s house
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
The process was secretly and carefully arranged, given the sensitivity of the issue, which could have affected Thailand’s relations with Burma. …
Than Shwe, the head of the military junta, that “the time for a free Burma is now.” Another image from Laura Bush’s camp visit. …
No moving backwards, despite the junta
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
If the future is to be better, the United Nations’ Security Council and Burma’s Asian neighbours must cease turning a blind eye to human rights violations …
20th Anniversary of the 8888 Uprising
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
Today (8 08 2008) marks the 20th anniversary of Burma’s largest national democratic uprising when millions of Burmese citizens bravely marched through the …
What if you gave a dinner party and the Axis of Evil came?
USA Today -
Q: Speaking of Burma, what are your thoughts on the ethics of making tourist visits to countries with long, dark records of human-rights abuses? …
Stop the dream, I want to get off
Ha’aretz, Israel -
And the presidents of Zimbabwe, Myanmar (Burma), Sudan and North Korea will also be there – all of them criminals against humanity and bosom buddies of the …
A round-up of today’s world news
Irish Times, Ireland -
RANGOON – The new United Nations human rights envoy to Burma, Argentine lawyer Tomas Ojea Quintana, met five prominent political prisoners on his first trip …
Bush In Bangkok Blasts Burma & China
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand -
On Thursday (August 6), President Bush visits the Mercy Center, a slum-based group of schools, AIDS hospices, orphanages, and medical clinics in Bangkok run …
The Canberra Times, Australia -
Dr Thaung Htun is the Representative for United Nations Affairs of the Burma UN Service Office, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, …
Olympics Demonstration in London
Zimbabwejournalists.com, UK -
Representatives of Burma, Sudan, Tibet and Zimbabwe will lay flowers in mourning for the deaths of millions of victims of dictators supported by China. …
Jolie plans to build an AIDS clinic in Ethiopia
Birmingham Star, AL -
“The next trip for our foundation will most likely to be Asia to follow up on the situation in Burma and our work in Cambodia, Jolie said.
Regret, anger for Burma’s ’88 uprising exiles
ABC Online, Australia -
On the day now stamped in his memory as 8.8.88, Nyo Ohn Myint was certain that change was finally within reach in his military-ruled homeland of Burma. …
Voice of America -
Burma’s government also sat on visa applications from the United Nations and humanitarian agencies. It took pressure from the UN and the Association of …
Behind the story: it’s like arresting Rowan Atkinson or Ricky Gervais
Times Online, UK -
But the work to which they committed themselves — raising and distributing aid to the victims of the cyclone — was inescapably political. …
The Hypocrisy of The Democrats
ProLife Blogs -
Excerpts from it show how hypocritical he is: Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? …
Bush says US firmly opposed to China’s repression
Amador Ledger-Dispatch, CA -
The president plans to quickly pivot from his speech to a full day of outreach toward the people of Myanmar, also known as Burma, who live under military …
President and Mrs. Bush Visit USAID Programs in Thailand
MarketWatch -
The Bushes also were briefed on USAID’s ongoing work in Burma to ensure that the survivors of May’s Cyclone Nargis have access to food and the ability to …
UN Envoy Receives ‘Good Signs’ From Burma
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Human Rights Council investigator for Burma, plays with Burmese schoolchildren as he inspects cyclone-davasted Irrawaddy river delta at Kyaukalat village, 05 Aug 2008
Voice of America -
By VOA News The United Nations human rights envoy for Burma says he received “good signs” that the ruling junta accepted his need to investigate allegations …
Bush calls for freedom in China
The Canberra Times, Australia -
The President planned to quickly pivot from his speech to a full day of outreach toward the people of Burma, who live under military rule across the border. …
Voice of America -
By Pros Laput Some Burmese had expressed hope that Cyclone Nargis would lead to the collapse of the military government. The cyclone, which hit Burma three …
The real challenge for China: what does it do after the Games?
The National, United Arab Emirates -
… nuclear concerns, but is increasingly criticised for its silence on Burma and Darfur, treatment of the Tibetan crisis and its own human rights record. …
UN Burma envoy concludes first visit
Radio Australia, Australia -
The new UN human rights envoy for Burma has wound up a five-day visit to the country saying he’s received positive signs the military government accepts his …
Burma: No Rights Reform 20 Years After Massacre
Human Rights Watch (press release) -
China’s actions, such as blocking UN Security Council action on Burma, have frustrated efforts by the Burmese people to enlist other countries and the …
US President Leaves Thailand for China
RedOrbit, TX -
… are different from the US’s interest on Burma,” said Win Min, one of nine Thailand-based Myanmar dissidents who lunched with Bush Thursday in Bangkok.
Bush Goes Looking for Relevance, A Legacy in Asia
Huffington Post, NY -
While in Bangkok, Bush plans to meet Burmese activists, while first lady, Laura — a bit of Burma activist herself — trips up to Mae La, the largest of the …
UN rights envoy meets Myanmar political prisoners
Reuters -
The former Burma’s military rulers are generally impervious to outside pressure, but have allowed in UN representatives since they crushed pro-democracy …
‘India must review its policy on Burma’
Howrah News Service, India -
He felt India’s ties with the junta has not been good for the people of Burma. “There is no trickle-down effect on the people,” he said, alluding to huge …
The Associated Press -
… assistance to enable them to rebuild their lives,” said Andrew Kirkwood, who heads the aid agency Save the Children in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Bush slams China over rights record
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
Another focus of Bush’s visit to Thailand is neighboring Burma (Myanmar), which is under heavy US sanctions to try to bring an end to 46 years of unbroken …
McCain’s “League of Democracies” Proposal, Rejected by Allies …
AlterNet, CA -
India, the world’s largest democracy, has also been reluctant to enlist in various campaigns, such as isolating Burma or Iran, which Washington and its …
Beijing holds key to change in Burma
Financial Times, UK -
He had given interviews to foreign media criticising the regime’s slow response to cyclone Nargis, which left 133000 people dead or missing in May this year …
US president affirms commitment to Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The US president spoke of his frustration with the delays in relief supplies getting to Burma after the cyclone, but said he felt it was the right decision …
World focus on Burma (7 August 2008)
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Bush off to Beijing with a Myanmar mission
Tajikistan News, Tajikistan -
‘He is going to talk with China about Burma (former name of Myanmar) even though he seems to be worried that China’s interests are different from the US’ …
Beijing holds key to change in Burma
Financial Times, UK -
He had given interviews to foreign media criticising the regime’s slow response to cyclone Nargis, which left 133000 people dead or missing in May this year …
US president affirms commitment to Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The US president spoke of his frustration with the delays in relief supplies getting to Burma after the cyclone, but said he felt it was the right decision …
UN envoy sees ‘good signs’ from Myanmar at end of mission
AFP -
YANGON (AFP) — The new UN human rights envoy for Myanmar said Thursday he had received “good signs” that the ruling junta accepted the need for his mandate …
In Thailand, Bush keeps focus on rights
International Herald Tribune, France -
“My life in refugee is better than Burma,” the boy wrote, “but I don’t have opportunity to go outside camp.” Sean Turnell, a Myanmar specialist at Macquarie …
40000 Kiwis Sign Petition for Rights in China Before Olympics
The Epoch Times, NY -
For instance it is the main support for the military junta in Burma, in my country.” Mr Ko Ko also spoke about how the Burmese people are struggling under …
Bush chides China on human rights, Beijing tells him to butt out
Los Angeles Times, CA -
Meanwhile the president — and First Lady Laura Bush — made a major push while in Thailand to boost pressure on the military junta in Myanmar (Burma) to …
Bush, Burmese Activists Meet; Vow To End Tyranny In Burma
AHN -
“The American people care deeply about the people of Burma, and we pray for the day in which the people will be free,” Bush said during a luncheon with …
NLD says Bush visit will boost opposition morale
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Political analyst Aung Naing Oo, who was due to meet president Bush today, praised the US commitment to promoting human rights and democracy in Burma. …
Bush Blunt On China Human Rights
Sky News, UK -
First Lady Laura Bush is an outspoken advocate for Burma, which is also known as Myanmar, drawing attention to a southeast Asian nation unfamiliar to many …
Arroyo urged to push for democratic reforms in Myanmar
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… in a dialogue with China,” he said in a briefing, stressing that ASEAN and China play a key role in restoring democracy in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Bush walks a Burmese tightrope in Bangkok
Mizzima.com, India -
As to whether the refusal of Burmese authorities to permit US aid into the country following Cyclone Nargis in May was in direct response to a hostile US …
Christian Broadcasting Network, VA -
The President also issued a rebuke on authoritarian regimes in North Korea and Myanmar also known as Burma. But the majority of his speech was reserved for …
Bush urges China to pressure Myanmar to end its tyranny
RTT News, NY -
Winding up the second leg of his three-nation Asian tour in Thailand, Bush repeated Washington’s call on Myanmar’s military junta to release Nobel Peace …
US President George Bush chastises China for repression
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -
“America stands in firm opposition to China’s detention of political dissidents, human rights advocates and religious activists,” Mr Bush said. …
US President to discuss Myanmar with China
Uzbekistan News, Uzbekistan -
While Bush criticised China’s recent human rights record, he also expressed optimism that the country would move toward political change. …
Will Bush Stay Silent In China About The Sudanese Genocide?
Swampland -
So America stands in firm opposition to China’s detention of political dissidents and human rights advocates and religious activists. …
International Herald Tribune, France -
As the Beijing Games begin, human-rights advocates want China to answer for its suppression of political freedom, its recent crackdown in Tibet, …
Internal displacement to urban areas: The Tufts-IDMC profiling …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Notable recent examples include Sudan, northern Uganda, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Burma and Somalia. Many of these displaced people flee across borders to …
Burmese remain prisoners in their own country
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
By correspondent Michel Maas* The military junta in Myanmar celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday. Four months ago, the regime survived cyclone Nargis …
No hearing today in Zarganar case
Mizzima.com, India -
Kyaw Ko Ko and Nyan Linn Aung, members of ‘All Burma Federation of Student Unions’ (ABFSU), who are being charged under the Video Law and tried in Mayangon …
BBC News, UK -
One of Burma’s most popular comedians has been charged with several offences, after he defied the military by giving aid to the victims of Cyclone Nargis. …
Avoid ’blood jade’ olympic souvenirs
Human Rights Tribune, Switzerland -
‘’The working conditions in the mines are dreadful,’’ David Scott Mathieson, Burma consultant for the global rights lobby Human Rights Watch (HRW), …
Dissident Burma comic charged by court
The Age, Australia -
Zarganar was arrested in June after he gave interviews to foreign media in which he criticised the junta’s slow response to the May 2-3 Cyclone Nargis, …
Fortress Investment Group 2Q losses remain flat
cbs4denver.com, CO -
”We will continue working until the people of Burma have the freedom they deserve,” Bush said, calling for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San ..
Fuel price soars 30 percent in Southern Burma
Independent Mon News Agency, WA -
Price of fuel has spiraled by 30 percent in Southern Burma and there is a gap between prices prevailing in Rangoon, the largest city in Burma. …
Bush arrives in Beijing for Summer Olympics
The Associated Press -
Myanmar, also known as Burma, marks the 20th anniversary of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists on Friday. The Bush administration has become …
Bush Cites `Deep Concerns’ Over Human Rights in China (Update3)
Bloomberg -
… and later had lunch with Burmese democracy activists, who are pressuring the military junta that rules Myanmar, formerly called Burma. …
Olympics Extra: President Bush Arrives, Criticizes
WBEN 930, NY -
Myanmar, also known as Burma, marks the 20th anniversary of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists on Friday. The Bush administration has become …
Strategy Memo: Obama’s Bad Week
RealClearPolitics, IL -
… on relief efforts in cyclone-flattened Burma before departing for China, where he meets with IOC chief Jacques Rogge before the opening ceremonies. …
No evidence please, we’re Burmese police
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
By Awzar Thi Hong Kong, China — Almost a year has passed since the day Burma’s military regime suddenly upped fuel prices without telling anyone, …
Burma: Was Burma’s 1988 uprising worth it?
UNPO, Netherlands -
At the same time, in other townships, everywhere people were marching for the same things, for democracy and human rights.” Another of the marchers was …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE BANGKOK — US President George W Bush traded ideas about US economic sanctions on Burma, humanitarian aid after Cyclone Nargis and Chinese foreign …
Burma’s Saddam: General Than Shwe
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
However, while the junta’s mouthpiece media attempts to please Than Shwe by showcasing Burma’s new roads and bridges and the country’s “prosperity”, …
Remarks by the President in Roundtable Interview with Radio Media …
Business Wire (press release), CA -
China is an important country on the United Nations Security Council, they’re an important country in the world; obviously Burma’s neighbor. …
Trampling on poorer countries to reach podium of world leaders
Herald.ie, Ireland -
Similarly, despite the imposition of trade sanctions on Burma, China has continued to provide loans to help the Burmese government, against which there are …
BEIJING 2008: BUSH, CHINESE NEED FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy -
The US President then praised China’s economic growth, and turned his attention to the military junta of Burma: “Together” he underlined, “we want the end …
Prague Post, Czech Republic -
Two decades ago, at a time when Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe were about to emerge from decades of communism, Burma was plunging into its own dark …
Howell Times and Transcript, UT -
Remaining in Bangkok, the president was briefed at the US ambassador‘s residence on recovery from the cyclone that devastated Myanmar‘s heartland and killed …
Howell Times and Transcript, UT -
One of the activists, Lway Aye Nang of the Women‘s League of Burma, said rape has long been used “as a weapon of war” in Myanmar and thanked Washington for …
Zarganar Again Before Prison Court
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By MIN LWIN Burma’s popular satirist Zarganar appeared before a court in Rangoon’s Insein Prison for a second time on Thursday, together with three …
Remarks by the President in Lunch with Burma Activists
MarketWatch -
And secondly, we are also very grateful to have our American friends in helping the Cyclone Nargis survivors, the victims. And we also would like to inform …
Disputes aside on Bush visit to Beijing
International Herald Tribune, France -
US critics accuse China of cultivating dictators in Burma and Sudan, artificially undervaluing its currency to keep its exports cheap, and offering weak …
US President to discuss Myanmar with China (Lead)
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
“He is going to talk with China about Burma (former name of Myanmar), even though he seems to be worried that China’s interests are different from the US’ …
US President Bush heads to China for Olympic opening ceremonies
The Canadian Press, Thailand -
Bush’s wife Laura helped highlight the problems in Myanmar – also known as Burma – by visiting a border camp in northwestern Thailand that houses 38000 …
Jolie plans to build an AIDS clinic in Ethiopia
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
“The next trip for our foundation will most likely to be Asia to follow up on the situation in Burma and our work in Cambodia, Jolie said. (ANI)
Security tight on anniversary of Myanmar protest
International Herald Tribune, France -
His wife, Laura Bush, traveled to a refugee camp elsewhere in Thailand to meet with some of those who have fled Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. …
Bush meets Myanmar activists while keeping heat on human rights ...
China Post, Taiwan -
Mrs. Bush, an outspoken advocate for Myanmar, also known as Burma, visited a border refugee camp in Mae La, home to 38000 Karen, an ethnic minority that …
Bush Supports Malaysia’s Stand Against Extremism
Bernama, Malaysia -
“And we will continue working until the people of Burma have the freedom they deserve,” said Bush, who will be having lunch with a group of Myanmar
RP urged to take lead role in ASEAN against Myanmar junta
ABS CBN News, Philippines -
… to Myanmar, including pressuring the generals to open up dialogue with the opposition. “ASEAN should talk about dialogue. ASEAN should discuss the Burma …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Even after Cyclone Nargis recently devastated much of Southwestern Burma, the regime continued to line its own pockets, stealing millions of dollars in …
Understanding the Bush interest in Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
And in a further indication of the rift, both domestic and international aid for cyclone victims is falling dramatically. And wait a minute! …
China Key Arms Supplier to Human Rights Abusers
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
… out that China is currently “an arms supplier of last resort for dictators and human rights abusers”, including Sudan, Zimbabwe and Myanmar (Burma). …
US President praises long standing relations between Thailand and US
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
Bush also urged the parties concern to seek an end to “tyranny in Burma.” “The United States reiterates its call on Burma’s military junta to release Aung …
First Lady Laura Bush and United Nations Foundation Announce …
PR Web (press release), WA -
… Foundation announced today that it will provide 10000 anti-malarial bed nets to families living in temporary camps on the border of Thailand and Burma. …
First lady Laura Bush visits with Myanmar refugees
International Herald Tribune, France -
Myanmar, also known as Burma, denies the charges and says it is battling Karen insurgents. Arriving in a light rain, Mrs. Bush was greeted at the camp by …
Actress Mia Farrow Seeks To Cast Pall Over Olympics
New York Sun, United States -
Burma is a difficult issue. Tibet is complicated. Their own internal human rights issues are tricky. But, for Darfur, there was hope they would act,” she….
Boston Globe, United States -
The panel isn’t alone in its reluctance to press China on human rights. While President Bush was expected to criticize China’s record in a speech in Bangkok …
Internet Freedom: Google, Microsoft and Yahoo Near Agreement
Redmond Channel Partner, CA -
Dick Durbin, D-Ill. Durbin, who chairs the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, part of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, held hearings on the …
US Has `Deep Concerns’ Over Human Rights in China (Update1)
Bloomberg -
He will then have lunch with Burmese democracy activists, who are pressuring the military junta that rules Myanmar, a country formerly called Burma. …
Fact Sheet: the United States and Asia: Enduring Freedom and …
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
The region has come together to respond to natural disasters, from the tsunami of 2004 to this year’s cyclone. President Bush, along with leaders from Korea …
Burma Cyclone and Jessie Sparks, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany -
She has an upcoming gig for Burma Band-Aid, which is dedicated to relief for people in that country devastated by the recent cyclone. …
UPI NewsTrack TopNews ( Bush, Thai PM discuss peace, future)
United Press International -
… spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and the avian flu, as well as working to help the cyclone victims in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma. …
Bush sharpens China critique on eve of Olympics
guardian.co.uk, UK -
“Together we seek an end to tyranny in Burma,” he will say in his speech to Thai officials, business leaders and foreign diplomats. …
Bush to Sharpen Critique of China Before Visit Voice of America -
Bush Blunt On China Human Rights Sky News, UK
Bush sees “change” coming to China Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan -
Bush criticizes China before visit to Beijing Olympics CBC.ca, Canada -
Bush chides China over rights on eve of Olympics guardian.co.uk, UK -
Bush has strongest words yet for Chinese human-rights record Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX -
Bush says US firmly opposed to China’s repression The Associated Press -
Bush to state opposition to China rights policy Boston Globe, United States -
Bush Rebukes China’s Human Rights Record Voice of America -
Bush hits Beijing on human rights Washington Times, DC -
Bush Scolds Chinese On Rights Hartford Courant, United States -
Bush scolds China on rights on eve of Games Vancouver Sun, Canada -
Bush Urges China to Improve Human Rights New York Times, United States -
Bush Criticizes China and Myanmar in Thailand Visit New York Times, United States -
THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS Bush hurls a javelin at repression in China San Francisco Chronicle, USA -
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Taiwanese to demand China hold a “human right Olympics”
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Representatives from various groups will make speeches to demand China respect human rights during the August 8-24 Beijing Olympics, light candles for …
Bush: America seeks an end to tyranny in Burma
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
United States President George W. Bush has vowed to ”seek an end to tyranny” in Burma and called on the regime to free democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, …
Superstition, numerology and the curviest of numbers factor into …
La Jolla Light, CA -
8/8/1988 saw the start of the popular 8888 Uprising against the Burma’s socialist regime, for example. But those who have planned weddings, gambling junkets …
Security stepped up ahead of 8888 anniversary
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Aug 6, 2008 (DVB)–As the anniversary of the 8888 uprising draws near, the Burmese military regime has deployed troops and security officials in major cities …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
”The US president plans to address the problems in Burma, so this might irritate the Burmese authorities,” said the source. It is reported that Burmese …
The List, UK -
With the aim of bringing advocacy and humanitarian aid to Darfur and Burma, it secured a position as UN Messenger of Peace for the ex-ER actor and bought …
US First Lady to Visit Burmese Refugee Camp on Thai-Burma Border
Voice of America -
Some have been living there for 20 years, waiting either to return to Burma, or be resettled in a third country, including the United States. …
Twenty years on, Burma’s opposition lacks unity
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
There have been at least three UN special envoys to Burma, including Gambari, who is heading back to Burma later this month. Even though the UNSC discusses …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
… Gold joint military exercise and praised the kingdom for restoring democracy and its quick humanitarian response for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma. …
UN envoy meets leader of Suu Kyi party
The News – International, Pakistan -
YANGON: Three top leaders of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) met on Wednesday with the new UN human rights envoy for Myanmar at a …
DISARMAMENT: China Key Arms Supplier to Human Rights Abusers
Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy -
… out that China is currently “an arms supplier of last resort for dictators and human rights abusers”, including Sudan, Zimbabwe and Myanmar (Burma). …
US, Thai leaders agree to strengthen cooperation
Radio Australia, Australia -
Mr Bush heaped praise on his Thai hosts, thanking them for their help in coordinating the international relief response for Burma after Cyclone Nargis …
China, Tibet, and the Olympics
The Phoenix, MA -
(Although it is true that Southeast Asian governments like the military junta in Burma or the more militant new government in Sri Lanka — both funded by the …
Earthtimes (press release), UK -
She has an upcoming gig for Burma Band-Aid, which is dedicated to relief for people in that country devastated by the recent cyclone. …
Bush, Thai PM Discuss Peace, Future
istockAnalyst.com, OR -
… spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and the avian flu, as well as working to help the cyclone victims in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma. …
Tapped, DC -
Via Mark Goldberg, John Holmes (UN Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs) has a Washington Post op-ed updating the situation in Burma. …
Reporters Without Borders calls for a demonstration in front of …
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada -
The aim of our demonstration in Ottawa is to call for the release of imprisoned Chinese journalists and human rights activists. We will also be demanding …
Telappliant VoIP News, UK -
… Bgan, which has been heavily used by charities, UN officials and aid workers to ease communications after the typhoon in Burma and earthquake in China.
Burma: “If we had guns we would fight back”
Real News Network, NY -
VOICEOVER: I entered Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history. In Mandalay, Burma’s religious capital, …
A country transforming: the eyes of the world turn to its biggest …
The Herald, UK -
International scrutiny, the theory went, would mean the Games brought a huge boost to human rights. Did they? “If anything, things are worse,” said John …
First lady Laura Bush visit highlights need for aid to Burmese
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
The United Nations and aid agencies working inside the country report steady progress in accessing disaster affected areas after the cyclone, …
The Associated Press -
The president planned to quickly pivot from his speech to a full day of outreach toward the people of Myanmar, also known as Burma, who live under military …
The Phoenix, MA -
… favors that sharpen its economic might, China sponsors terror in the Sudan and Zimbabwe and props up dictatorships in Myanmar (Burma) and North Korea…
Howrah News Service, India -
6: Hosts India will look to pull out their best as they take on Burma in the first semifinal of the AFC Challenge Cup at the Gachibowli stadium on Thursday. …
Human spirit fights back in Burma
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Hundreds of people are returning to villages devastated by Cyclone Nargis in Burma/Myanmar – and experiencing mixed feelings of joy and pain. …
Burma: Twenty Years of military rule, the youth and alternative …
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
The United Nations needs to focus on Burma and start thinking of playing a crucial role for the return of democracy to Burma. Otherwise, another civil war …
Bush in Thailand for Foreign Policy Speech, Meetings on Burma
Voice of America -
In a major foreign policy speech he is scheduled to deliver on Thursday, he is expected to criticize Beijing’s human rights record and the plight of the …
UN envoy meets Suu Kyi’s party leaders
Radio Australia, Australia -
Three senior leaders of Burma’s National League for Democracy have met the new UN human rights envoy for Burma. The members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party met…
McCain’s foreign policy in a league of its own
guardian.co.uk, UK -
The group has done little to advance democracy abroad except to scold Burma in 2003 about its lack of elections. A lot of good that did. …
Voice of America -
By VOA News The new United Nations human rights envoy to Burma met Wednesday with leaders of the Burmese opposition for talks on the military government’s …
2ND LD: Bush meets Thailand’s leader, reaffirms close cooperation
Yahoo, Thailand -
While in Thailand, Bush is set to deliver a speech on US policy toward Asia, meet with some Myanmar dissidents and visit the largest slum area of Bangkok. …
