Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
World focus on Burma (23 July 2008)
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Open China’s great firewall
Christian Science Monitor, MA –
Egypt, Syria, Russia, and Burma (Myanmar) are among those countries known to crack down on citizens who use the Internet to protest. …
Southeast Asia Nations Back Indo-US Nuclear Deal – PTIistockAnalyst.com, OR – The ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. … |
Discrimination over aid distribution among cyclone victims: new reportMizzima.com, India – Ko Shwe, author of the report, said he travelled extensively to cyclone-hit areas, particularly to Laputta and Ngaputaw townships in Burma’s southwestern … |
US removes oil giant from Burma sanctions
guardian.co.uk, UK –
The US oil giant Chevron will continue to do business in Burma after a provision to stop it operating there was removed from the latest round of US …
Congress Bows to Big Oil in Burma
The Washington Independent, DC –
More recently, the junta barred most international aid in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta in May. …
Activists urge action after ASEAN charter ratification
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
Jul 23, 2008 (DVB)–Burmese rights activists have welcomed Burma’s ratification of the ASEAN charter but urged that public education and an enforcement …
Authorities censor Nargis cartoons
Mizzima.com, India –
The cartoons were exhibited for a fund raising drive in an exhibition entitled ‘Wakeup from Storm’ for Cyclone Nargis victims. Five officials of the Cartoon …
Burmese Junta censors Cyclone cartoons
Mizzima.com, India –
Burma’s military authorities on Tuesday banned several cartoons at a fund raising exhibition for victims of Cyclone-Nargis, for allegedly violating censor …
Remarks at ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference
US Department of State, DC –
We are especially concerned, as you know, about the situation in Burma. And the United States did indeed extend humanitarian assistance. …
Human rights group backs increased pressure on Burma
Religious Intelligence Ltd, UK –
“Furthermore, we call on the UN Security Council to impose a universal arms embargo on the regime in Burma, and to refer a case against Burma’s Generals to …
US Tamils to Hold Black July Rally and Vigil
TamilNet, Sri Lanka –
The joint rally will protest China against its military support to Sri Lanka and Burma whose governments are accused of committing grave human rights …
Relief Must Focus on Remote Areas: HolmesThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – By SAW YAN NAING After visiting cyclone-hit areas of Burma’s Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, John Holmes, the United Nations’ chief humanitarian relief official … Speculation Surrounds Future UWSA LeadersThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – By WAI MOE As Bao Yuxiang, the chairman of one of the largest armed groups in Burma, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), remains in ill heath, … |
Metro Snapshot: July 23, 2008Metro Canada – Toronto, Canada – STAYING BEHIND BARS:After word spread that Myanmar’s military may be releasing democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi within six months, a Singapore newspaper … |
Burma activist’s trek crosses MorrisDailyrecord.com, NJ – His name is simply Athein, a 35-year-old native of Burma, which was renamed Myanmar 20 years ago by the ruling military junta. Athein’s stroll along the … |
Washington Post Editor’s Dad Has Anti-Bush BlogGawker, NY – Furthermore, Burma initially rejected all foreign aid whereas Mr. Bush only rejected aid from Cuba. As the recent hearings show, by not tracking the … Barefoot for BurmaMelton Today, UK – A teacher walked barefoot through Melton on Monday on his way from Scotland to London to raise the plight of children in Burma. Carrying only salt, rice, … |
Great Falls resident helps effort to get life-saving drugs into …Great Falls Tribune, MT – Three days after Myanmar, formerly called Burma, was ravaged by Cyclone Nargis, the country’s worst tropical storm in 25 years, Sollid and five other … |
Thai Paper Urges More Pressure on BurmaistockAnalyst.com, OR – The foreseeable future for Burma is clear: there will be no opposition to worry the junta. What is emerging from the ASEAN ministerial meeting is an … |
China to Strengthen Cooperation With ASEANistockAnalyst.com, OR – ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, … |
Current Affairs Heavy Hearts and High HopesVelocity, KY – But Eh Doh Htoo, a refugee from Myanmar (formerly called Burma), has had plenty of other things on his mind, too, since he arrived in Louisville in March … |
Australia to give more aid to Myanmar, US says it’s ready to …
International Herald Tribune, France –
… in addressing the root cause of Burma’s grave problem, the repression of the Burmese democracy movement,” Rice said, using the former name for Myanmar. …
UN Security Council to Discuss Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By LALIT K JHA / UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK — As the United Nations plans to send special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma in September and the Security Council …
Asean EU-style Union Likely to StumbleThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – Burma ratified the charter this week, but immediately declared in Singapore that it will resist any attempt by guardians of a future Asean human rights … |
Rice urges ASEAN to push Myanmar to reformReuters – “It was in the interest of ASEAN and the people of Burma to persuade Myanmar’s leaders to free political prisoners and to open up a dialogue with the … |
US Senate Bans on Import of Burmese Gems
Congress began to consider the legislation in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, when the Burmese regime placed restrictions that severely limited the ability … UN pulls out of cyclone-swamped BurmaIndependent Online, South Africa – Bangkok – The United Nations is to stop flying in aid to Myanmar/Burma in August, forcing relief agencies to find another way to bring in vital supplies to … |
Singapore And US Reaffirm Their Strong RelationsBernama, Malaysia – They also discussed developments in Myanmar and the important mission of United Nations’ Special Envoy Professor Ibrahim Gambari to meet the country’s … Opposition leader to be freed in six months?Metro, UK – Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about six months, the military junta has suggested. Ms Suu Kyi is approaching the … |
New Zealand to Provide Further Funding for Burma ReliefistockAnalyst.com, OR – New Zealand will provide a further 2m dollars [approx 1.5m US] for ongoing relief efforts in Myanmar [Burma], announced Foreign Minister Winston Peters … |
Millions in Myanmar cyclone aid still to be releasedReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland – GENEVA, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – More than 5.8 million dollars in emergency aid for victims of Myanmar’s cyclone Nargis is still to be released by donor … US Congress approves legislation to bar Myanmar gems
… clear message to the junta that the United States stands squarely with the freedom-loving people of Burma,” McConnell said, using Myanmar’s former name. … Australia to give aid to Myanmar
SINGAPORE (AP) — Australia announced Wednesday an extra $29 million in aid for survivors of Myanmar’s May cyclone, but pressed its recalcitrant military … |
Australia injects 29 million US dollars more for cyclone victims
Monsters and Critics.com –
‘We made this contribution because we are very pleased with the progress that ASEAN and the United Nations have made in conjunction with Myanmar,’ he told …
Burma urged to hold free, fair election
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia –
AUSTRALIA has repeated its call for Burma to hold free and fair elections and release Aung San Suu Kyi after the junta ratified an ASEAN charter setting …
Australia calls on Myanmar to hold free electionsThe Standard, Hong Kong – Australia has reiterated calls for Myanmar to release Aung San Suu Kyi after the junta ratified an ASEAN charter setting principles of human rights, … Aus pledges another $30 million in Myanmar cyclone aidAustralia has committed an extra 30 million dollars (USD 29 million) to Myanmar cyclone relief, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Wednesday. … |
US Congress passes new Myanmar gemstone sanctions billInternational Herald Tribune, France – … a gap in current sanctions, which already bar the importation of gemstones directly from Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma. … Burma, North Korea Top Southeast Asian Security AgendaMedia Newswire (press release), NY – Rice will meet with ASEAN ministers July 23 to take stock of US-ASEAN cooperation on regional issues, Marciel said, including Burma’s cyclone recovery and … |
Suu Kyi: ‘Don’t just sit there. Do something.’Pacific Daily News, GU – When the junta organized the “Visit Myanmar Year 1996,” Suu Kyi declared, “we would like potential visitors to Burma to show they are not going to buy their … Dine out and help a good causeCamden Haven Courier, Australia – Her latest project will raise funds for the victims in Burma’s Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy Delta. Tin is a Burma-born Australian and, with her husband … Burmese still waiting on $6m in cyclone aidMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia – MORE than $US5.8 million ($5.94 million) in emergency aid for victims of Burma’s cyclone Nargis is still to be released by donor countries, the World Health … Flowering Bamboo Leads to Starvation in BurmaThe Epoch Times, NY – “The situation is at a critical point,” said Salai Bawi Lian Mang, head of the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) which is monitoring the situation. … |
Burma Dissidents Urge UN Secretary General To Intervene In CrisisBosNewsLife, Hungary – The military government of Burma, which it calls Myanmar, has been reluctant to allow foreign Christian groups to enter the country, although some managed … John McCain’s Remarks on Abortion to National Pro-Life ConventionAnd I know that I have a personal obligation to advocate human rights wherever they are denied, in Bosnia or Burma, in Cuba or the Middle East, … |
SE Asian nations fail to win Thai-Cambodia breakthroughStuff.co.nz, New Zealand – The fracas did manage to shove Myanmar out of the spotlight it usually occupies with great uneasiness at Asean meetings. The meetings began with a rare ray … |
Japan Vows Additional Aid for MyanmaristockAnalyst.com, OR – Singapore, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Tuesday promised to provide cyclone-hit Myanmar with additional aid worth 21 … |
Local concert raises $11000Independent and Free Press, Canada – … John’ United Church, was so moved by the plight of the people of Burma (Myanmar) and China, that she decided to put together a benefit concert to help. … |
CPJ calls on Burma donors to consider media access
CPJ Press Freedom Online, NY –
Those detained include Aung Kyaw San, editor-in-chief of the Myanmar Tribune; Ma Eine Khine Oo, a journalist with Ecovision Journal; popular commentator, …
Australia gives $30m to Burma
NEWS.com.au, Australia –
AUSTRALIA has boosted its funding to Cyclone Nargis-ravaged Burma by $30 million, the Government has announced. The increase brings Australia’s total …
‘Suu Kyi will not be freed in 6 months’
Howrah News Service, India –
Singapore: Burma’s foreign minister has said pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi can be kept in detention legally until late 2009 and not until December …
ASEAN all talk and no action on temple spat
The Standard, Hong Kong –
Thailand disagreed yesterday and the plan was abandoned. Burma also put its foot down on an ASEAN plan to set up a human rights body. AP.
Myanmar objects to monitoring powers of new ASEAN human rights body
JURIST –
The comments, made during a Monday meeting to organize the new ASEAN human rights committee, indicate that Myanmar [JURIST news archive] may block attempts …
World focus on Burma (8 June 2008)
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Myanmar tightens security but denies evicting cyclone victims
BOGALAY, Myanmar (AFP) – Myanmar has tightened security across the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta but on Sunday denied evicting storm victims from emergency shelters and forcing them to return to ruined villages.
Myanmar tourism sector reels after cyclone
YANGON, Myanmar – When a taxi carrying two Westerners pulled up this past week at the Shwe Sin hotel at the Chaung Tha beach resort in Myanmar’s cyclone-stricken Irrawaddy delta region, cheers rang out from local residents and workers.
Bangkok Post, Thailand –
The New Light of Myanmar attributed such negative reports to foreign plots to undermine the government. It cited a recent broadcast by “certain foreign …
Red Cross: Myanmar dead may never be identified
The Associated Press – YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Tens of thousands of people killed in last month’s cyclone may never be identified because their bodies have decomposed so badly and … |
Asia-focused Australian PM heads to Japan and Indonesia
International Herald Tribune, France – “Natural disasters in Burma and China in recent weeks… death tolls, have reminded us of the need for regional cooperation to have practical results, … |
Myanmar Denies Evicting Cyclone Victims From Shelters, AFP Says
Bloomberg – By Glenys Sim June 8 (Bloomberg) — Myanmar denied forcing survivors of Cyclone Nargis out of emergency shelters and back to their flattened villages, … |
Myanmar denies evicting cyclone survivors from shelters
AFP – YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s junta denied on Sunday forcing survivors of Cyclone Nargis out of emergency shelters and back to their flattened villages, … |
MERCY CORPS AND MYANMAR
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com, OR – asked Jeremy Woodrum, director of the US Campaign for Burma, referring to Mercy Corps and Chevron. “Yes.” Woodrum quickly noted that Mercy Corps isn’t at … |
• K-College grads-to-be to provide aid in Myanmar
Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com, MI – Worldwide attention turned to Myanmar, formerly Burma, in May when its military junta leaders refused to accept humanitarian aid after a cyclone hit. … |
Carr: Slaughter continues in Darfur
MetroWest Daily News, MA – While the the country and the world’s attention is rightfully focused on matters such as the US Presidential election, the tragedy in Burma/Myanmar, … |
Only the International Court can Determine if George Bush is a War …
Political Cortex, NY – In Myanmar (Burma) the leaders who are busily building luxury dwellings for themselves have made it very difficult for relief agencies to deliver food to … |
Scotland on Sunday, UK –
By Pat Wilde A SEVERE shortage of housing has left hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors in Burma exposed to heavy rains as the monsoon season begins. …
guardian.co.uk, UK –
‘Our coverage of the Chinese earthquake, Myanmar (Burma) tsunami and Zimbabwe have been extraordinary.’ That may be true, but for reporters, …
Aquino, Estrada, Anwar: Evening of memories
Inquirer.net, Philippines – She once read a letter smuggled out of Burma (Myanmar) on behalf of detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Aquino also gave Azizah a political … |
Cyclone aid organizer arrested in Myanmar
United Press International – … Country Director Guy Chase told the Post many victims have yet to receive any aid following the May 3 disaster in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. … |
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On Phway to change the world
Manawatu Standard, New Zealand – The Gorge is about a girl who’s working on getting over her fear, while Paypay is about Shwedagon Pagoda, a golden temple in Burma (Myanmar). … |
Despite Rebuff, US Helicopters Stand by to Help Burma
NewsBlaze, CA – The offer of aid continues even though the US Navy ordered its ships to sail away from Burma after an earlier offer to fly aid inland to people in need was … |
More UN support arrives in Burma
The Age, Australia – Five UN-chartered helicopters have arrived in Burma’s main city Rangoon, to boost efforts to deliver aid to victims of the cyclone that tore through the … |
Barbecue to aid cyclone victims
London Free Press, Canada – “Everybody is really excited,” said Emily Htoo, who is from Burma, also known as Myanmar, and works with refugees originally from that country’s Karen state … |
Storm victims face new misery
Toronto Star, Canada – … tightly controlled by the military government, which also severely restricts international media access to Burma, which the generals renamed Myanmar. … |
Burmese refugees sent home
San Jose Mercury News, USA – LABUTTA, Burma – Within a week of the storm that flooded the delta in May with waves as high as 20 feet, the monasteries in this village were swarming with … |
News-Leader.com, MO –
Front page again in News-Leader dated May 29 are photos of weary and homeless survivors in Burma (Myanmar). Their government controlled by military won’t …
Watford Observer, UK –
Cheques for the Myanmar Cyclone Appeal can also be sent to ADRA-UK, Stanborough Park, Watford, Herts, WD25 9JZ. n Watch out for next week’s special feature …
Myanmar or Burma? Apple’s dictionary had an opinion
CNET News, CA – o 1.02 running in Tiger) gave an interesting pronunciation for “Myanmar:” It’s pronounced “Burma.” I would tend to think this is an accident, … |
Burma’s rulers castigate media over coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, USA – AP The US military said Friday it is keeping 22 helicopters on standby in case Burma’s ruling junta reverses its rejection of such help for cyclone victims, … |
Cyclone Relief Reaching Burma, But UN Says It’s Not Enough
Deutsche Welle, Germany – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sent 200 personnel to Burma, also known as Myanmar, while Japan and Germany have teams working on … |
CNN International –
… non-governmental organizations that provide food, shelter and non food items to refugees and displaced people from Myanmar, also known as Burma. …