World Focuson on Burma (11 Jan 08)

1. UN Agency Says Myanmar Food Aid Hampered
   The Associated Press -
   YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Poor access and tight government control in military-ruled Myanmar have hampered efforts to provide food assistance in the …
2. More People In Burma To Benefit From Food Aid 2008
   Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand -
   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will expand its assistance in Myanmar in 2008 after helping 500000 people in vulnerable communities last year …
3. Junta to reconsider satellite fee increase
   Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
   Jan 10, 2008 (DVB)–Myanmar Post and Telecommunications is postponing the introduction of the new satellite licence renewal fees for 2008 until further …
4. Myanmar pilgrimage tests endurance
   Canada.com, Canada -
   

   While drinking street-stall coffee in Yangon (Rangoon), I was advised by the vendor that southeast Myanmar (also known as Burma) is something of a no-go …

5. Religion Today Column for Week of Jan. 13-19
   University of Wyoming News, WY -
   … publicly their profound disapproval with the manner in which Myanmar’s military junta has been the source of great dukkha for the people of Burma. …
6. Open Source Journalism: Crowdsourcing the Media
   E-Commerce Times -
   Blogs such as the Burma Underground were filled with reports filed by Citjos. When did this shift take place? Citizens have been participating in their news …
7. Unintended Consequences
   Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY -
   … Cartier, and others in the jewelry community to urge a ban on importation of rubies from Myanmar ( Burma ) brings back an interesting point-counterpoint …
8. CONTEST: Win Awesome Gear from Rambo!
   MovieWeb -
   … aid workers recruit John Rambo to guide them up the Salween River to deliver medical supplies to the Karen tribe of neighboring Burma (aka Myanmar). …
9. Bomb kills woman in Myanmar’s new capital
   Reuters -
   Small bomb blasts at public places such as Buddhist temples, markets and fairs are relatively common in the former Burma, which has been under military rule …
   Myanmar pilgrimage tests endurance Canada.com
   Bomb in Burma’s Naypyidaw kills one Radio Australia
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10. Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Meets With Junta
    The Associated Press -
    Burns wrote in The Washington Post that the leaders in Myanmar, also known as Burma, and their “policies are the greatest threat to Burma’s unity, …
    Myanmar’s detained Suu Kyi taken to state guesthouse Reuters India
    Burmese Democracy Icon Meets with Junta Official Voice of America

    

    Detained SuuKyi meets Myanmar junta minister Canada.com, Canada
    Myanmar liaison minister meets Aung San Suu Kyi for fourth time Xinhua
    CNN International – BBC News
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11. Imprisoned in rings of brass
    Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
    

    

    They came with other Karenni tribespeople fleeing fighting in Myanmar [Burma] and were accepted as refugees as a group by the Thai Government. …