World focus on Burma (28 June 2008)
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN –
By Rosa Salter Rodriguez More than a month ago, Cylcone Nargis devastated portions of Myanmar, formerly Burma, and a catastrophic earthquake struck Sichuan, …
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Salt Lake Tribune, United States – As many as 400 are expected by the end of September from Iraq, Myanmar (Burma) and Bhutan, a crush of new arrivals who will flood a resettlement system some … |
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Bangladesh Looks Forward to General Maung Aye’s Visit Narinjara News, Bangladesh – The head of the caretaker government said this when outgoing Burma ambassador, U Nyan Lynn, made a farewell call on him at his office yesterday. … |
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The Associated Press – He served in Myanmar, then called Burma, during World War II. He became chief of the Indian army in 1969 and went on to lead troops to victory in a 1971 war … |
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Austin American-Statesman, TX – … for which we are encouraging people to send out their panties to Burma’s foreign missions is because the generals ruling Myanmar are superstitious, … |
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Burma (Myanmar) cyclone interim report: Aftermath less dire than … Christian Science Monitor, MA – … Burma (Myanmar), an international assessment suggests that its impact, while immensely destructive, hasn’t led to a feared second wave of fatalities. … |
Dhaka seeks Myanmar farm land on lease
The New Nation, Bangladesh –
Bangladesh urged Myanmar on Thursday to lease its farm land near the border for rice cultivation to meet its growing food demand, agencies reported. …
THE ‘MAYSTERY’ OF LAKE NGOZI CRATER AS ‘DEFERENCE’ LAWYER SAYS …
DailyNewsOnline, United Republic of Tanzania –
In the good old days, this country used to be known as Burma, pronounced ‘Bama’, as in Obama minus the ‘O’. Today it is known as Myanmar, …
Mobile Clinics Bring Life-saving Care to Myanmar Women
UNFPA (press release), NY –
YANGON, Myanmar— Survivors of the Myanmar disaster have proven remarkably resilient, but there is still a critical need for aid. And in the affected areas, …
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MYANMAR: Cyclone farmers await assistance IRINnews.org, NY – An estimated 120000 water buffaloes and draught animals, vital to plough the agricultural heartland of Myanmar, were lost in the storm. … |
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Area Youth Raise Funds for Victims of Natural Disasters in Asia TheDay, CT – For Myanmar, formerly Burma, where the government has resisted aid assistance from other nations and international organizations, it gets more complicated. … |
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Strong, shared global vision of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The Australian, Australia – He is aware, of course, of the need for continued political reform in Burma. “There is the democratisation of Myanmar (Burma) process. … |
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Japan: G8 Ministers Meet 27 June, Set to Focus on North Korea … RedOrbit, TX – They also expressed concern over Myanmar’s [Burma] political process but agreed the G-8 should provide incentives should the ruling junta take any … |
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The International Conference on Establishing the Ministry of … ISRIA (subscription), DC – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan would like to pay tribute to the role of the two distinguished Afghans, Allama Mahmood Tarzi … |
EU: Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel attends G8 Foreign …
ISRIA (subscription), DC –
Today’s discussion focused on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Burma/Myanmar; tomorrow the Ministers will discuss Korea, Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, …
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