Posts Tagged ‘Slovenia’
World Focus on Burma (23 April 08)
AFP –
Burma is the previous name of Myanmar. In March, U Myint Thein, spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, died in Singapore from …
1. US condemns Myanmar for shoddy medical care for prisoners
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP WASHINGTON: The United States is condemning what it calls Myanmar’s failure to provide proper medical treatment to prisoners. …
2. Asia limits rice exports as prices and uncertainty rise
The Post, Pakistan -
… according to the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs. Sri Lanka is hoping to import 200000 tons of rice from India, Pakistan and Burma (Myanmar).
3. Myanmar anti-junta protester who set himself ablaze dies in hospital
The Canadian Press, Myanmar -
YANGON, Myanmar — A man who set himself on fire at Myanmar’s most revered Buddhist temple to protest military rule has died of his injuries. …
4. Junta accuses Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors of Rangoon blast
Mizzima.com, India -
He had been assigned for destructive operations inside Burma, after finishing his training by VBSW along the border with other countries. …
5. Junketing around the Junction, April 24
Concord Journal, USA -
A day was spent in Myanmar for an excursion and then to the Golden Triangle, the junction of Thailand, Burma, and Laos, on a cruise of the Mekong River. …
6. Sri Lanka: Democracy vs. Terrorism – A negotiated settlement to …
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
Today, Pakistan is making a bold attempt to return to democracy, while Burma, now known as Myanmar, is being nudged by its neighbors and others, …
7. Newspapers provide a lot of entertainment, and more
Bluff Country Reader, MN -
And in Yangon, Myanmar (previously known as Rangoon, Burma), “Anyone who distributes leaflets or makes speeches against Myanmar‘s constitutional referendum …
8. Burma: Chronicle of a referendum foretold
OneWorld.net, UK -
In fact, the army officer, in his late 50s, has played pivotal roles in the past to strengthen the military dictator’s grip on power in Burma, or Myanmar, …
9. Min Ko Naing at risk of blindness
Mizzima.com, India -
A statement released yesterday by the United States State Department condemned “the failure of Burma‘s authorities to provide proper medical treatment to a …
10. Myanmar’s opposition party urges proper medical care for political …
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP YANGON, Thailand: Myanmar‘s main opposition party urged the ruling military junta Wednesday to give political detainees proper medical care, …
11. Malaysia rights panel sees migrant social time bomb
Reuters India, India -
His comments came after detainees from Myanmar rioted at a Malaysian holding camp on Monday, torching a building, after hearing they had apparently been …
12. Myanmar’s opposition party says political prisoners denied proper …
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar‘s military junta is intentionally denying proper medical care to political prisoners, the country’s pro-democracy party said …
13. Burma Urged to Give Proper Medical Care for Political Prisoners
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Casey said in a statement Tuesday that Burma should release all political prisoners. According to Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political …
14. Refugees frustrated with living in Thailand’s ‘human zoos’
Monsters and Critics.com -
But the message from the refugee from Myanmar – who lives in north-western Thailand in a mock village purpose-built for tourists – is crystal-clear: ‘We …
15. Forced Migration Review No. 30: Burma’s displaced people
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Using the name Burma, rather than the official name Myanmar, is a politically sensitive choice, as the opposition and several Western countries refuse to …
16. Asia.view Myanmar’s awful choice
Economist, UK -
IN EMBASSIES abroad, voting has already begun in the referendum on Myanmar’s new constitution, which will be held in-country on May 10th. …
17. Veteran returns from Burma pilgrimage
Salisbury Journal, UK -
Mr Osborne served as a Chindit in Burma (now called Myanmar) when he was in his 30s. He was based in White City where he was in control of West African …
18. Slovenian official says EU to extend sanctions against Myanmar
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP STRASBOURG, France: A Slovenian official says the European Union will extend its political and economic sanctions against Myanmar and allow only limited …
19. EU mulls new Myanmar sanctions, as constitution vote closes in
AFP -
STRASBOURG (AFP) — The European Union is preparing to extend and even boost sanctions against Myanmar, the EU’s Slovenian presidency said Wednesday. …
20. UN draft calls on Myanmar junta to take urgent steps to start …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
«The people of Burma deserve support from the council, from the international community. The previous draft, circulated in early April, called on Myanmar‘s …
