Posts Tagged ‘Freedom’
World focus on Burma (13 December 2008)
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Asia Pacific League For Freedom And Democracy Meets On Guam
Pacific News Center –
Guam – 60 delegates from 17 Asian and Pacific countries are on Guam this weekend for the 54th gathering of the Asia Pacific League for Freedom and Democracy …
Myanmar releases former dictator’s daughter from house arrest
Monsters and Critics.com –
Ne Win came to power in 1962 after a coup against Myanmar’s first elected post-independence prime minister U Nu. He launched Myanmar, also called Burma, …
Saturday, December 20
eTaiwan News, Taiwan –
1852 – British forces annex Pegu, lower Burma, in war with Burmese. 1860 – South Carolina becomes the first US state to secede from the Union. …
Christina Patterson: Blog and be damned – and thrown into prison
Independent, UK –
A trio of comedians in Burma joked about their time in prison, being tortured. Now, they do illegal shows on Monday nights in their front room. …
Silence raises questions of relevance
Bangkok Post, Thailand –
… by protesters going under the banner of the People’s Alliance for Democracy. “Thailand and Burma are adequate test cases for the toothless Asean. …
Mia Kirshner Declares: “I Live Here”
Comic Book Resources, Ca –
For example, sexual violence against women in Burma and an unspoken genocide within Burma. In Chechnya, a population of people who, post-9/11, …
Burma’s Junta Doesn’t See Humor in Zargana’s Comedy
Huffington Post, NY –
He was incarcerated for criticizing the government’s response to Cyclone Nargis and leading a private relief effort. On Nov. …
Hope for Suu Kyi release
Hindu, India –
SINGAPORE: Myanmar’s military government has informed democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi that her “appeal for release is being considered. …
Looking Beyond 2010 Election in Burma
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
If Ban were to go to Burma without having to achieve any substantive results, he could demean the Secretary General’s office. His basic demands, such as the …
Community leaders: Five notable nominees
Dallas Morning News, TX –
Second, she really is the highest-level person in the world to stand up to the generals in Burma. The Burmese activists are terribly sad she’s leaving the …
The UN must not admit defeat under the military dictators of Burma
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
Afterwards he told the media that he will only go to Burma (Myanmar) if there are some positive growths by the Than Shwe regime, including release of …
Nobel laureates launch appeal for Aung San Suu Kyi
AFP –
They also urged world leaders to “force the Burma regime to start a peaceful reconciliation process in order to restore democracy and respect for …
CFI gives 2008 Freedom Award to Laura Bush
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, MI –
… over five decades, and has also called for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s democratic leader who has been under house arrest since 1989. …
Jackson Diehl: The door that Bush kept open
Arizona Republic, AZ –
On Wednesday, in honor of the 60th Human Rights Day, Bush did it one more time, inviting dissident bloggers from China, Burma, Iran, Cuba, Belarus, …
The importance of universality
Index On Censorship, UK –
… in pessimism unrelieved’, others were fomenting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an unparalleled statement of optimism and faith in humanity. …
Solidarity vs. the infernal spiral of terrorism
International Viewpoint, UK –
Other military conflicts engulf South Asia and a veritable arc of crisis has formed from Afghanistan in the west, to the Burmese frontier via Sri Lanka to …
Junta rejects Aung San Suu Kyi’s petition: NLD-LA
Mizzima.com, India –
by Solomon New Delhi (Mizzima) – The Burmese military junta has rejected outright a petition by the lawyer of detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Daw Aung …
Illegal elephant trade flourishes in Burma: TRAFFIC
Mizzima.com, India –
Chris R. Shepherd, TRAFFIC’s Southeast Asia Senior Program Officer, said, “The elephant population in Myanmar [Burma] is declining due to poaching and …
Opposition MP released
Mizzima.com, India –
The Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi led party won the elections in 1990 but the military regime not only refused to hand over power but put the party under …
World focus on Burma (9 December 2008)
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Laura Bush honored with 2008 Freedom Award
Mizzima.com, India –
“Together we can fulfill Aung San Suu Kyi’s call to use our freedom to promote freedom and democracy for all Burmese,” Mrs. Bush said in her viddeo message. …
RP, EU to start formal talks on pact for peace, HR, climate
Business Mirror, Philippines –
The EU also seeks to use the bilateral agreement with the Philippines to discuss the situation on North Korea and on Burma/Myanmar using the Asean and the …
Editorial: Candles in the wind
Business Mirror, Philippines –
… as in Marcos’s martial law or Burma under the junta, or as a result of a dangerous two-faced policy, such as what we see now in these parts, …
Eight ministers and Rangoon’s mayor to resign soon
Mizzima.com, India –
… Burma’s military junta denied power to the NLD, instead placing party leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
Expectations high for next first lady
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR –
… delivered some of her husband’s Saturday radio addresses and championed causes like women’s rights in Afghanistan and pro-democracy activists in Burma. …
In vital need of information
France24, France –
The 2004 Tsunami and the Nargis Cyclone in Burma (Myanmar) last June confirmed that information is a vital commodity for populations who are looking to …
Uncertainty Surrounds Asean Summit
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Burma’s Asean chairmanship was cancelled in 2006 because of the political crisis in the military-ruled country. The political turmoil in Thailand has …
Isolated, but Not Insulated
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Despite being locked out of the US financial system by sanctions designed to force the ruling junta to make democratic reforms, Burmese businesses are …
No Time Like the Present
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Speaking to reporters, he said: “The Government of Myanmar [Burma] has officially declared that cooperation with the United Nations is a cornerstone of …
Obama urged to step up efforts in confronting genocide
Mizzima.com, India –
Albright, who met with Burmese democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 1997, is an outspoken critic of the situation in Burma and former US …
One surrender that wasn’t reported
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand –
by admin — last modified 2008-12-09 10:23 The 8 had surrendered to the Burma Army at a ceremony on 23 November, more than 2 weeks ago, but the junta media …
No Great Wall of China on the Wa front
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand –
Muse, the Shan State town opposite China’s Ruili, is also one of the business centers on the Sino-Burma border. The trade between China and Burma …
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): More online journalists …
Malaysia Today, Malaysia –
Burma, the third worst jailer, is holding 14 journalists. Five were arrested while trying to spread news and images from areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. …
Event highlights abuses of rights in Myanmar
Windsor Star, Canada –
Residents are invited to a letter writing and fundraising campaign tonight to protest human rights violations in Myanmar, formerly Burma. …
America provides refuge, but not always prosperity
Seattle Times, United States –
Some of the most recent have come from the South Asian countries of Bhutan and Myanmar, the former Burma, farmers by trade whose skills are of little use to …
Myanmar plans embassy in Kuwait
Earthtimes (press release), UK –
Kuwait was the 73rd country to establish diplomatic ties with Myanmar, once known as Burma, since the country won independence from Britain in 1948. …
Keeping the commitment to dignity for all
Boston Globe, United States –
It was designed to extend the umbrella of human rights to vulnerable populations around the world. On Dec. 10, 1948, it was adopted by the United Nations, …
The crises that will challenge Obama
Boston Globe, United States –
9 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10 – a date we now mark as International Human Rights Day. Both documents reflected a deep-seated …
UN was “Disrespectful” In Approach to Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD Leader …
Inner City Press, NY –
UNITED NATIONS, December 8 — As political leaders east and west are calling for the UN to do more about the situation in Myanmar, Monday in New York …
The Iconization Of America
KELOLAND TV, SD –
Can’t we get back to Bombay ? Who wants to drink Mumbai Gin? Same with Myanmar . Let’s get back to Burma . Have you ever heard of “Myanmar Shave? …
Many reasons to jail reporters
AsiaOne, Singapore –
Cuba, Myanmar, Eritrea and Uzbekistan, in descending order, helped make up the top five jailers, though 29 nations have journalists in prison. …
Internet journalists most likely to be jailed
AsiaOne, Singapore –
They include activist and blogger Hu Jia, who was recently awarded the prestigious Sakharov prize by the European Parliament. …
‘Tis the season to be healthy
Irish Times, Ireland –
Through Trócaire you can buy school lunches for the 8000 children attending nursery school at Burmese refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border …
A reminder of our obligation to each other
Irish Times, Ireland –
I knew as much about human rights as the next person, if not more. I knew that human rights violations occurred in places like Burma, parts of China, …
“We are not safe” [Ann Jones in Thailand]
International Rescue Committee (press release), NY –
The greatest of these, the photographers said, is the danger posed by being confined to a camp so close to the Thai-Burma border. …
My 2008 short list of people to remember to hate
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA –
While giving a total pass to such inhumane rights stalwarts as Burma, Cuba, China, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Syria, in 2006 alone Arbour allowed almost half …
Military Diplomacy: The Future of Sino-Indian Military Relations?
Jamestown Foundation, DC –
… China can constrain India’s power and influence and render it helpless as witnessed though its maritime activities off the Myanmar (Burma) coast. …
Christian Group Honors Laura Bush for Burma Advocacy
Christian Post –
The US State Department has designated Myanmar, the official and preferred name of Burma by the junta, as a “country of particular concern” – the worst …
Written out of history
South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong –
All the Asian members present – Afghanistan, China, India, Burma (now Myanmar), Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand – voted for the Universal Declaration …
Happy Birthday, Declaration of Human Rights
Huffington Post, NY –
… encourage them to take the necessary steps to free Aung San Suu Kyi, the present, living-day symbol of Human Rights and the rightful leader of Burma. …
Misses master a RAAF monster
Gold Coast News, Australia –
In May, a C-17A took 31 tonnes of aid at short notice from Australia to Burma following Cyclone Nargis and later transported two Super Puma helicopters from …
UN must be tough on Burma’s dictators
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong –
… from Burma by Dec. 31. This letter expressed the parliamentary members’ concerns about the lack of progress in Myanmar’s human rights situation. …
‘BM’ gets top UN prize in New York rites
Business Mirror, Philippines –
The winners in the other major categories were from the Associated Press, Bloomberg, Radio Serbia and Agence France Presse for their coverages in Burma, …
WFP resumes buying local rice in Burma
Mizzima.com, India –
It can take several weeks to procure rice from overseas and have that rice shipped to Myanmar [Burma].” WFP was officially requested to stop buying rice …
Asian parliamentarians urge Ban to persuade Burmese junta
Mizzima.com, India –
… Monday endorsed a letter by the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) which urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit Burma and press …
Australia: Celebrating the C-17 Globemaster
Epicos.com (press release), Switzerland –
In May, a C-17 took 31 tonnes of aid at short notice from Australia to Burma following Cyclone Nargis, and later transported two Super Puma helicopters from …
Burma’s junta finds no laughs in political satire
Toronto Star, Canada –
Zargana is no stranger to the inside of a Burmese prison cell. But, this time, the comedian, poet and dissident went too far. …
World focus on Burma (8 December 2008)
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Comedian says Zarganar will boost prison morale
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
Activist and comedian Zarganar was sentenced to 59 years in prison last month and sent to the remote Myitkyina prison in Kachin state. …
The Dalai Lama blames “greed” for financial crisis
New Europe, Belgium –
“Because of its very poor record on human rights and religious freedom and freedom of expression and freedom of the press — too much censorship — the image …
Burma to introduce single-use GSM Sim Cards
Mizzima.com, India –
… Burmese nationals in possession of FECs and a valid national identity card, Ko Sai added. Chief of Engineers from Myanmar Post and Telecommunications, …
Price of Burmese Mobiles Slashed, but Call Charges Soar
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
The service, which will become available from December 12 on a trial basis, is being offered in collaboration with the state-owned Myanmar Post and …
Asian Lawmakers Push UN Chief on Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… Ban Ki-moon to press Burma’s junta for the release of all political prisoners in the country. The Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC), …
Weekly Business Roundup (December 8, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… and which has been found to hold large reserves of gas. Burma’s junta controlled Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise is a silent partner in both blocks.
UN chief frustrated by lack of progress in Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
“I urge the government of Myanmar to respond positively without further delay to our specific suggestions, as endorsed by the Group of Friends, …
Burma’s junta finds no laughs in political satire
Toronto Star, Canada –
Craig and Marc Kielburger are children’s rights activists and co-founded Free The Children, which is active in the developing world. …
The gift of freedom is an early present
Allentown Morning Call, PA –
Many came from war-torn countries such as Iraq or Afghanistan, while others came from counties besieged by oppression or famine, such as Burma and Darfur. …
Over 200 Asian Legislators urge UN Sec-Gen to travel to Myanmar,
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
We are writing to you on a matter of grave concern: the ongoing imprisonment of over 2100 political prisoners in Burma/Myanmar. …
Asian Debate: Did Myanmar Go Too Far?
Goal.com, Switzerland –
After being caught cold with two early goals, Myanmar had fought their way back into the game. Then with 16 minutes remaining, the boys from Burma had to …
Kosovo: A European Narco State
Center for Research on Globalization, Canada –
At one end of the crescent lies Afghanistan, which in 1999 surpassed Burma as the world’s largest producer of opium poppies. From there, the heroin base …
Online journalists now jailed more often than other media
Ars Technica, MA –
China continues its ten-year winning streak when it comes to tossing writers into jail, with Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan next in line. …
Rice regrets bad Iraq intelligence; defends war
The Associated Press –
“We’re seeing it in Burma,” Rice said of the country in Southeast Asia now called Myanmar. “We are now seeing it, I think, in a very, very sad way in …
Blogging dangerous for foreign journalists
Neftegaz.RU, Russia –
At least 16 journalists worldwide are being held in secret locations. China, Cuba and Burma have jailed the most journalists, followed by Eritrea and …
World focus on Burma (5 December 2008)
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CPJ: More online journalists than print journalists in prison
Menassat, Lebanon –
For the first time in history, online journalists represent the largest number of media professionals in prison, according to a census by the Committee to …
Burma among top five in detaining journalists: CPJ
Mizzima.com, India –
The power of online journalism in Burma, a country ruled by the military which has closed almost all connections with the outside world, came to be know
An Elephant’s Dream
Bookslut, IL –
Hannah was born in Burma. Her mother was shot and killed by people working a rubber plantation; Hannah herself, about three years old, was wounded. …
World Leaders Ask For UN Help In Burma
Look To The Stars, UK –
“We write this letter to applaud your public consideration of traveling to Burma, also known as Myanmar, before the end of the year,“ the leaders wrote in …
CPJ: 23 journalists held in African jails
Afrique en ligne, France –
“Thirteen journalists are held in Eritrea, which was the fourth jailer of journalists worldwide behind China, Cuba and Burma, CPJ said. …
CPJ warns: Blogging may harm your health
Neweurasia.net, Europe –
China continued to be world’s worst jailer of journalists, a dishonor it has held for 10 consecutive years. Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan round out …
Online journalists targeted
American Thinker, WA –
Other countries in the top five are Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan. Twenty-nine nations made the list. The US was not on the list. Whew! …
Win Tin, NLD Leader, Hospitalized
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By WAI MOE Win Tin, Burma’s prominent veteran journalist and leader of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), was hospitalized in Rangoon on …
China-Europe Row Deepens
CNSNews.com, VA –
China’s communist government is famously hypersensitive about international criticism of its human rights record and what it regards as outside interference …
Today In History
GoErie.com, PA –
2002, former Burma dictator Gen. Ne Win, who ruled the country now known as Myanmar for 26 years after leading a 1962 coup, died in Yangon at age 91. …
Thai protests end, but problems persist
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong –
The takeover of the two largest international airports in Thailand by the People’s Alliance for Democracy underscores the possible decline of a nation …
Commentary on the Endless Dispute Between Evolution and Creationism
ScienceBlogs –
… in closed societies such as Burma. Some of the images, some of the stories that have come out have been by the Internet and by citizen journalists. …
Rangoon firms into lay-off; job seekers mount
Mizzima.com, India –
However, contrary to the claims of the employment agencies, Burma’s Prime Minister Thein Sein said, the country can offer jobs to even up to 100000 …
No Light in Burma
Huffington Post, NY –
The UN added in their statement that Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari would not return to Burma any time soon. (His last trip was August, when Aung San Suu Kyi …
36 people become US citizens
Utica Observer Dispatch, NY –
And before that, she lived in the “revolutionary area” along the border between Thailand and her native Burma, now called Myanmar. …
More bloggers put behind bars
Washington Times, DC –
China, Cuba and Myanmar, formerly Burma, have jailed the most journalists, followed by Eritrea and Uzbekistan. “The United States, which is holding …
Myanmar’s longest-serving political prisoner hospitalized
Earthtimes (press release), UK –
… of journalists that the country’s military rule must end, and he will “keep fighting until the emergence of democracy” in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Israel lifts four-week ban, allows foreign journalists and aid ...
Mindanao Examiner, Philippines –
BBC journalist Jo Floto noted that the only countries in the world where BBC journalists are currently denied access are North Korea, Myanmar (Burma) and …
More online journalists in jail than print
Reuters AlertNet, UK –
The newly released Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) 2008 prison census reports that 45 per cent of imprisoned media workers were bloggers and others …
Study: Nearly half of world’s jailed journalists come from Web
Los Angeles Times, CA –
The study notes that in China, which leads the world in captive journalists, 24 of the 28 currently behind bars did their work online. Cuba, Burma, Eritrea …
Bloggers More Likely To End Up In Jail Than Print Journalists
Silicon Alley Insider, NY –
… worst jailer of journalists, a position it’s held for ten consecutive years. Other danger areas for journalists: Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan.
Cyber-Dissident Award to Imprisoned Burmese
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand –
The junta, who have had a stranglehold on power since 1963, have sentenced Zargarnar to 59 years in prison, while Nay Phone Latt has been jailed for 20½ …
Online journalists now jailed more than others
Zimbabwe Times, Zimbabwe –
Thirteen journalists were held in Eritrea, which was the fourth jailer of journalists worldwide behind China, Cuba and Burma. The survey found more Internet …
Burma comic ‘sent to remote jail’
BBC News, UK –
The BBC’s Burmese Service said Kachin State is a cold and remote region where the military junta sends many of its jailed political opponents. …
KTRU pick of the week: Radio Myanmar
The Rice Thresher, TX –
Radio Myanmar (Burma) opens a door to sounds that are not often heard in this part of the world. The album’s assortment of radio recordings from Yangon, …
Zwelinzima Vavi on the fight against inequality
Politicsweb, South Africa –
We have also condemned the ruthless military regime in Burma which for decades has trampled on the people’s human rights, jailed opposition politicians and …
Birmania. Premio di consolazione (RSF)
Politica e Società, Italy –
Dubbed the “Burmese Charlie Chaplin,” comedian Zarganar defended human rights and denounced the military government’s abuses in sketches and entries in the …
New hearing set for man charged with killing 7-year-old girl
Deseret News, UT –
Met is from Myanmar (formerly Burma) and needs interpreters who speak Burmese. Defense attorneys have expressed concerns about an interpreter who has …
More online journalists than print journalists behind bars: CPJ
AFP –
Cuban named ‘journalist of year’
BBC News, UK –
He had angered the government by criticising the speed of their response to the devastating Cyclone Nargis which hit Burma in May, and organising his own …
Google AdSense Publishers can donate their earnings directly
TechWhack (press release), India –
These donations are made to the Tides Foundation’s Relief and Reconstruction Fund for China and Myanmar (Burma) Relief. Users can visit a section on the .
Myanmar’s ruling junta sends political prisoners to remote areas
The Canadian Press, Myanmar –
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta transferred at least seven political prisoners, including a famous comedian and a hip-hop singer, to far-flung …
Lancia Main Sponsor of the 9th World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize …
PaddockTalk –
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Summit is being held in the French capital instead of Rome, …
Out of obscurity
Livemint, India –
… the mahal (palace) to allow elephants to enter, could never be buried in his intended grave because he died in exile in Burma, now Myanmar. …
A look back at the year 2008
Colonnade (subscription), GA –
On May 3, over 133000 people died from Cyclone Nargis in Burma. While reviewing world events before writing this article I came across this and was shocked …
YOU SAY BOMBAY, I SAY MUMBAI, LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF.
Tapped, DC –
We all now collude with this, in the same way that most newspapers and TV stations do the Burmese junta’s work for it by using the fake name Myanmar. …
Asian Chronicles
New Haven Advocate, CT –
I just read Guy Delisle’s brilliant new graphic-novel/memoir of his own recent year of living dangerously next door in Burma, Burma Chronicles (Drawn …
Kyaw Zaw urges perseverance against Burmese regime
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
… for dialogue between the military regime and the National League for Democracy and urged the people of Burma to continue their struggle against the junta.
Zargarnar, Nay Phone Latt awarded ‘Cyber-Dissident’ Award
Mizzima.com, India –
… from Burma, despite the ruling junta’s severe repression during the September monk-led 2007 protests and in the wake of the deadly Cyclone Nargis, …
Press freedom group names jailed Cuban ‘Reporter of the Year’
Earthtimes (press release), UK –
Known as the “Burmese Charlie Chaplin,” Zarganar “defended human rights and denounced the military government9s abuses” in comic sketches and entries in the …
Africa: Who’s Normal? Disability, Discrimination, and HIV/Aids
AllAfrica.com, Washington –
This is at a time when there are critical issues of human rights abuses in places like Burma, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Congo and Tibet as well as the looming …
Thai court rewards criminality
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong –
… a member of the Asian Human Rights Commission with over 15 years of experience as an advocate of human rights and the rule of law in Thailand and Burma. …
World focus on Burma (24 November 2008)
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India-Burma holds another round of bilateral talks
Mizzima.com, India –
But, he said, India should look into longer terms and implement a policy that would nurture democracy in neighbouring Burma, which in turn would be a new …
Burma: Rangoon strengthens trade ties with India
آكي, Italy –
India is Burma’s fourth largest trading partner, after Thailand, China and Singapore. Meanwhile the country is continuing its crackdown on democracy …
Mizzima.com, India –
The Asia Human Right Commission (AHRC) during a consultation meeting concluded on Sunday called for the release of Burma’s Supreme Court advocates Khin …
DQ Entertainment concludes licensing deals with broadcasters
Business of Cinema, India –
… rights for the TV Series Casper’s –Scare School for India, and non exclusive rights for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma and the Maldives….
Another changing of the guards for Burma’s junta
Mizzima.com, India –
Burma’s rulers have announced that they will hold a general election as part of their roadmap to democracy and will allow the winning party to assume power …
Nuclear Disarmement and Demilitarization
Center for Research on Globalization, Canada –
… and an inability to cope with natural disasters like the cyclone in Myanmar/Burma and the earthquake in China – much less global climate change. …
40 Burmese given prison terms of up to 65 years, blogger gets 20 …
Anarkismo.net –
Now is definitely the time for the South African Government to consider changing its stance towards Burma (Myanmar). The people of Burma have been suffering….
Woodland Travels taken over by Htoo Company
Mizzima.com, India –
Pyinoolwin botanical garden is the best forest reserve in Burma which with diverse and rare flora and fauna. According to the Myanmar Tourism Corporation, …
Eighteen More Political Prisoners Transferred
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By LAWI WENG Another 18 political prisoners were transferred from Rangoon’s Insein Prison to remote prisons around Burma on Monday, and family members are …
NLD marks National Day
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
Nov 24, 2008 (DVB)–The 88th Burmese National Day was marked at the National League for Democracy headquarters in Rangoon and in other towns in central Burma …
General Assembly approves Burma resolution, debate intensifies
Mizzima.com, India –
by Mizzima News The United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee on Friday approved a draft resolution on the human rights situation inside Burma, …
Eighteen More Political Prisoners Transferred
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By LAWI WENG Another 18 political prisoners were transferred from Rangoon’s Insein Prison to remote prisons around Burma on Monday, and family members are ..
A Coup Against Than Shwe
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
It is probably fair to say that these moderate forces within the military, whoever they are, are not necessarily supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi or the …
Two Taiwan drug dealers sentenced to death in east China
Xinhua, China –
Police told the court that the dealers bought 39 parcels of heroin from Burma in early September and sold four of them for 400000 yuan (60000 US dollars) in …
Are you still buying a blood diamond?
Commodity Online, India –
Before the blood diamond scenario emerged, it was known that Burma’s military junta survived by trading in rubies. And it is not a mean figure. …
Feast bridges culture gap in church merger
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN –
Myanmar is the name for the country formerly known as Burma. But the influx of members has breathed new life into the First Baptist Church, whose membership …
He’s ‘prophetic and poetic’
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN –
His past influences those he serves through the program, Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull said. McGill doesn’t try to hide his criminal history, …
No activities planned by exile groups during ASEAN Summit
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand –
The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) also told SHAN that the group was not planning any activities and any campaigns during the summit, according to Nang Yen, …
Burma needs a pragmatic solution
Mizzima.com, India –
Burma, the official added, was going to be a democracy in its own way. The international community has since continuously recognized the NLD’s commitment to …
At least 15 activists transferred to remote prisons
Mizzima.com, India –
He also said that he learned from family members that NLD member Tun Tun Naing was sent to Meiktila prison, ‘All Burma Federation of Students Union’ (ABFSU) …
Bush’s Legacy in India
FrontPage magazine.com, CA –
… allowing the Chinese more freedom of action in Southeast Asia, where it is the main source of support for the military dictatorship in Myanmar (Burma). …
Opposition holds National Day celebration
Mizzima.com, India –
… of Myanmar, Senior General Than Shwe said that some foreign powers were trying to intervene in Burma’s domestic affairs by exercising neo-colonialism. …
Zarganar and U Gambira jailed for over 40 years
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
Nov 24, 2008 (DVB)–The Burmese regime has continued its crackdown against activists, handing down a 45-year sentence to Zarganar and extending monk leader U …
The Freedom Challenge
Washington Post, United States –
The regime negated the results, and the league’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been under house arrest for most of the time since. …
Myanmar lawyers’ convictions criticised
Legal Business Online, Australia –
By George Beveridge | Monday, 24 November 2008 The jailing of Burmese pro-democracy lawyers has been criticised by an association concerned for the …
Burmese writer joins husband in exile in Thailand
Mindanao Examiner, Philippines –
“I initially decided to stay inside Burma for as long as I could, even after my husband had gone into exile. But when they [the authorities] hinted that …
More environmental initiatives
The News International, Pakistan –
Do the Indian and Burmese economies have the capacity to deal with such a refugee situation? To what extent are developed countries, whose emissions over …
Myanmar Explorations and Sovereign Rights of Bangladesh
Energy Bangla, Bangladesh –
… of Myanmar remains yet inflexible on its earlier position. Burma cannot unilaterally go ahead with the exploration in the disputed sea blocks. …
Rice lauds GMA: You are US’ best friend
Inquirer.net, Philippines –
Rice also expressed appreciation for the Philippine position on Burma (Myanmar). “There’s only one doing this (in Asia),” she said. …
A journey across the Ground Zero of global warming
Huffington Post, NY –
India is already building a border fence to keep them out; I can’t imagine the country’s other neighbour – Burma – will offer much refuge. …
PAD set to launch ‘king taksin operation’
Nation Multimedia, Thailand –
King Taksin was the great king who liberated Ayutthaya from Burma but is not related to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, PAD’s sworn enemy. …
World focus on Burma (20 November 2008)
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Burma: Popular Burmese Hip-Hop Singer Gets 6 Years; Leader Monk …
OpEdNews, PA – By Ashin Mettacara
More than 20 activists were sentenced in Burma on Thursday. A popular Burmese Hip-Hop singer Zay …
Biz Trends: Refugees find home, jobs here
ReporterNews.com, TX –
Refugees arrive from numerous countries including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, Burundi, Congo, Cuba, Iraq, Iran and Sudan. To date, the IRC has resettled …
Burmese Child Soldier Returns Home
自由亞洲電臺, Washington DC –
Human rights groups and the United Nations have repeatedly cited Burma as possibly having the largest number of child soldiers in the world. …
ASEAN for Economic Rescue
Prensa Latina, Cuba –
… are analyzing on Thursday in this capital an economic rescue for regional countries with financial problems composed of Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), …
Estonia Condemns Punishment of Democracy Supporters in Myanmar
ISRIA (subscription), DC –
The Estonian Foreign Ministry united with the European Union’s standpoint that condemns the decision of Myanmar’s (Burma’s) military regime to sentence more …
MYANMAR: Cyclone-hit monasteries in need
IRINnews.org, NY –
Monasteries play a pivotal role in Burmese society and frequently function as schools to thousands of underprivileged children. According to the Post-Nargis …
Charitable Donations Resist Credit Crunch
WebitPR (press release), UK –
… as part of a charitable campaign to support children and families devastated by the natural disasters in China and in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. ..
Burmese woman shares escape story
Prague Post, Czech Republic –
… borders in the trunk of a passenger car, Suizi Bawitlung and her family faced seemingly insurmountable odds when fleeing their native Burma, or Myanmar. ..
Burma: blogger and poet transferred to remote prisons
Reporters without borders (press release), France –
Sentenced to 20 years in prison by a special court in Insein prison on 10 November, Nay Phon Latt has been moved to a prison in Pa-an, the capital of the …
Illegal gambling website doesn’t pay off
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia –
He began his empire nearly 10 years ago in Burma, which borders Yunnan and where many Chinese go to bet in casinos as gambling is illegal in China. …
Military regime puts popular rapper behind bars
First Post, UK –
… the 88 Generation Students group, is now behind bars, including leader Min Ko Naing and the iconic former deputy of democracy Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Youth request junta for permission to meet Suu Kyi
Mizzima.com, India –
The youth also requested in their letter that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi be allowed to come to party headquarters to receive homage paid by these youths,” he said …
ASEAN members to join Army shoot meet in Tarlac
ABS CBN News, Philippines –
ASEAN-member countries include Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Taiwan, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines. …
I Live Here puts human face on oppression
Georgia Straight, Canada –
… where many Chechens have fled the ongoing violence in their own republic; Burma, which many have left for Thailand because of military oppression; …
Hip-hop singer Zeyar Thaw given 6 years
Mizzima.com, India –
GW released an anti-junta album, in cooperation with the clandestine band Freedom Fighter, in which ‘Rise up Burma’ and ‘No No No’, an anti-constitutional …
Unfriendly neighbors in Southeast Asia
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong –
An editor of the Bangkok Post raised this point when he exposed what Thai schools are teaching his daughter: “Like most Thais, she feels Burma is fierce and …
Sino-Burmese Pipeline Work to Begin Soon
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
“The long-awaited China-Myanmar [Burma] pipeline is expected to provide an alternative route for China’s crude imports from the Middle East and Africa and …
Refugee family still hasn’t made it to city
Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada –
Predominantly members of the Karen ethnic group, 810 refugees from Burma, now renamed Myanmar, have been accepted for resettlement in Canada. …
Economic crisis as a force for change
Mizzima.com, India –
By the harsh sentencing of activist leaders, essentially a life term behind bars, the military generals in Burma have mocked the world by openly brutalizing …
5 Generation Wave activists sentenced
Mizzima.com, India –
All are members of Generation Wave, which has been advocating for an uprising to topple the military junta in Burma.
Hip-Hop Performer among Latest Victims of Court Crackdown
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
The Burmese authorities transferred 15 of the sentenced prisoners, including the well-known activist Min Zaya and 1l other leading members of 88 Generation …
Experts examine role of ethics in medical research
Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria –
For example, the question of the violation of human rights in Thailand, Nepal and Burma. Also, being raised is the issue of the non-binding nature of some …
Sino-Burmese Pipeline Work to Begin Soon
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
“The long-awaited China-Myanmar [Burma] pipeline is expected to provide an alternative route for China’s crude imports from the Middle East and Africa and …
China revives Burma pipeline plan
BBC News, UK –
… market giant Petrochina, would manage and own a majority share in the joint project with Myanmar Oil & Gas Enterprise of Burma, the Japanese paper said. …
Standoff in the Bay of Bengal
ISN, Switzerland –
… Bangladesh deployed warships and land forces along its border with Burma (Myanmar) in early November over the latter’s bid to explore oil and gas in a …
For Bush, Asia Pacific Summit Will be More Than a Swan Song
CNSNews.com, VA –
Talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao will likely deal with North Korea, Iran, Burma, Zimbabwe and Sudan, as well as human rights and religious freedom in …
US President to Discuss Tibet with Hu Jintao
Tibetan Culture & News Online, UK –
In his talks with Hu, Bush also expects to discuss Iran’s suspect nuclear program, turmoil in Zimbabwe and Sudan, pressure on Burma’s military rulers to …
Burma Falls Off UN Agenda
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… Council at a time when the Burmese military junta has been indulging in one of the worst ever crackdowns on pro-democracy activists in the country. …
What happened to Mayateh Maranoh?
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong –
The section has attracted growing interest from human rights lawyers and the relatives of illegally detained and disappeared persons in Thailand. …
US President to Discuss Tibet with Hu Jintao
Tibetan Culture & News Online, UK –
Dharamshala: The United States President George W Bush will discuss human rights issues in Tibet and the ongoing discussions between the envoys of His …
Bye Bye Freedom
Malaysia Today, Malaysia –
(Remember Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) 3) UMNO need not be answerable to anyone other than the one who gives the most contracts. 4) Laws are immaterial. …
China’s Gruesome Organ Harvest
FrontPage magazine.com, CA –
Those without passports make their way through Burma on motorcycles and back roads. Some have been questioned by UN case workers, but few have been …
UN, Asean Must Speak Up
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… statement expressing “deep concern” about the latest round of assaults on the dignity of Burma’s pro-democracy activists, while his Asean counterpart, …
What to do about Burma
Asia Sentinel, Hong Kong –
Without such a move from the US, Ban Ki-moon’s ‘Group of Friends of the Secretary General on Myanmar’ will yield little. The most effective UN intervention …
A sea-route to North East soon!
Rediff, India –
Sittwe port on the Myanmar coast was not long ago a small village of fishing communities and farmers. Now, it could serve as a commercial sea-route to the …
NCGUB seeks ASEAN mobilization as human rights crackdown intensifies
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
… UN-backed Commission of Inquiry to investigate the military regime’s latest human rights violations. The call comes as Burma’s junta is intensifying its …
Nobel winners highlight education as tool for peace
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa –
In a joint statement, the Dalai Lama, former United States president Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, among others, …
Stop use of child soldiers: Rights group
Mizzima.com, India –
by Phanida Chiang Mai – Child soldiers continue to be used in armed conflicts in Burma, a rights group activists said. It called on the international …
A pernicious nexus Maoists, evangelists and jehadis
Organiser, India –
The goal of this organised nexus is to eliminate Hindus and Buddhists from political power from Fiji, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, …
Bush seeks APEC support for rescue plans
Ninemsn, Australia –
“The president will discuss issues of human rights and religious freedom, including the ongoing dialogue between Beijing and the Dalai Lama” on the …
Myanmar court sentences student activists
CNN International –
A protester demonstrates in London to mark the the 20th anniversary of the Uprising in Burma, on August 8, 2008. Colleagues said Di Nyein Lin was one of …
Federation vows stricter monitoring of FOC vessels
ABS CBN News, Philippines –
FOC countries, according to ITF, include Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Cayman Island, Comoros, Cyprus, …
SAUDI ARABIA BANS LAWYER FROM RECEIVING AWARD
IFEX, Canada –
I do not want the Burmese regime to find out. But I can tell you that these stories fill the pages of our reports and those of Human Rights Watch . …
Colombia and Guinea worst for unionists’ murders
OneWorld.net, UK –
Fourteen unionists were jailed in Morocco and seven in Burma, where the junta targeted union activists as part of its brutal crackdown on any moves for …
Fears grow over surge in trade union murders
guardian.co.uk, UK –
Fourteen unionists were jailed in Morocco and seven in Burma, where the junta targeted union activists as part of its crackdown on moves for democracy and …
CNPC to invest in Sino-Burma oil, gas pipeline
China Knowledge Online, Singapore –
CNPC will hold 50.9% stake in the project, while Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise will own the remaining. The Chinese oil producer will also be responsible to …
NCGUB seeks ASEAN mobilisation as human rights crackdown intensifies
Earthtimes (press release), UK –
The call comes as Burma’s junta is intensifying its campaign of detaining democracy supporters for lengthy sentences as a means of clearing the ground prior …
UN experts call for retrial of Myanmar activists
JURIST –
Despite the September release [JURIST report] of more than 9000 political prisoners, human rights groups estimate that more than 2100 Burmese remain …
Call for education to stop conflicts
The Press Association –
The Nobel Laureates, including former US President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, have issued their …
Press Briefing by Assistant to the President for International …
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC –
And as the President has always done in all of his meetings with Chinese leaders, the President will discuss issues of human rights and religious freedom, …
Myanmar activist follows dad, grandfather to jail
The Associated Press –
Di Nyein Lin is a leader of the outlawed All Burma Federation of Students Union, to which several of the 88 Generation Students’ members belonged in 1988. …
Burma’s Jail News: Three Jailed Today
OpEdNews, PA –
Ko Kyaw San was given 4 years imprisonment. Burma Jail News is not closed yet. Question: How many activists in Burma will be jailed in this month?
Artistic Expressions Promote Human Rights
NewsBlaze, CA –
In Burma, comedian U Maung Thura (better known by his stage name, Zarganar, or “The Tweezers”) uses sly humor to mock his country’s ruling military junta …
Thailand heads back to the old days
เดอะ เนชั่น, Thailand –
It’s a disgrace that will turn Thailand into the new Burma. If there’s anything that represents pure treason, it is this. Thailand is finished. …
Ivanhoe likely to resume mining in December
Mizzima.com, India –
by Mizzima News Monywa (Mizzima) – Myanmar Ivanhoe is likely to resume its copper mining activities in Monywa next month following suspension of production …
UN experts condemn Burma trials
BBC News, UK –
The junta says the 2010 elections will be part of its “road map to democracy”. But opposition figures and governments, including the European Union, …
Writer Hnin Pan Ein flees to border
Mizzima.com, India –
… being frequently intimidated and harassed by authorities inside Burma. After her husband, Nay Oo, the South Dagon Township National League for Democracy …
World focus on Burma (11 November 2008)
NB: Please see news about the Burmese junta’s long-term sentences on the 88 Generation Students leaders and activists in the following separate posts;
- Junta’s unfair rule of law – 88 Generation Students leaders and activists sentenced up to 65 years in prison
- Junta’s oppressive rule of law – Blogger Nay Phone Latt sentenced to over 20 years
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Photographer’s nightmare: ‘friend’ claimed Burmese images as his own
Journalism.co.uk, UK –
I found yet another photo of mine [from Myanmar] on his Flickr account. What really upset me about this image was the caption he wrote underneath: “So …
Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities
Space Com –
… a Web site that shows before and after satellite images of areas the Washington-based human rights organization believes are, or could be at risk of, …
Tay Za Logging in Karen State
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Meanwhile, a source at the New Mon State Party (NMSP) on Tuesday said that the Burmese junta and its main ally, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), …
Burma, North Korea Sign Visa Agreement
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
A state-run-newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported that Kyaw Thu and Kin Young Il held the two countries’ third bilateral consultation meeting at a …
Suu Kyi and Cynthia Maung Win Prize
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Her latest detention started in May 2003 after her convoy of vehicles was attacked by Burmese junta-backed thugs. Cynthia Maung and Zoya Phan also met with …
US Appoints Special Burma Envoy
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
“It is determined to help the people of Burma/Myanmar to achieve stability, prosperity and democracy and remains ready to react positively to real progress …
Saint Mary’s to commemorate Kristallnacht anniversary
Observer Online, IN –
… against current human rights abuses,” Testa said. “Right now we have a marriage of Holocaust remembrance and activism for Darfur, Burma and the Congo. …
Fight for freedom continues
Edmonton Sun, Canada –
While the members of the UN Security Council twiddle their thumbs, Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains in detention, having spent more …
Bush announces nomination to new Burma post
Mizzima.com, India –
Provision for the Special Representative position in Burma falls under the JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act, which passed in July and was …
Guest column: Veterans helped make transition peaceful
Muncie Star Press, IN –
In today’s world, we find militaries commonly interfering in politics, such as in Myanmar (Burma) or formerly in Pakistan and Chile. …
Bush announces nomination to new Burma post
Mizzima.com, India –
Focused on the goal of restoring democratic governance to Burma, the Special Representative is to work closely with Burmese democracy activists as well as …
Dhaka-Yangon standoff lessens, but troops mobilisation continuing
Thaindian.com, Thailand –
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS) Bangladesh and Myanmar are continuing to mobilise troops along their border although the standoff over Yangon exploring oil and gas in …
Special unit hunts MIA remains
Kentucky.com, KY –
North Korea and Burma, also known as Myanmar, are two such places, Webb says. Until recently, some areas of India also were closed to JPAC. …
Military Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… of refugees have been crossing over to northern Thailand from among the Karen ethnic community, the second largest ethnic group in Burma, or Myanmar. …
North Korea threatens ‘ultra-hardline’ action against Japan over …
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –
North Korean military forces could move to stop and board Japanese ships operating in the Sea of Japan or shadow military or civilian aircraft close to its …
Burma six months on: Children and their families are still in need …
Reuters AlertNet, UK –
Cyclone Nargis cut a swath of destruction across Myanmar’s southern coast on 2-3 May 2008. More than 130000 people, including tens of thousands of children, …
President Bush Names Special Aide For Myanmar
RTT News, NY –
The US Congress created the post to put pressure on the ruling military junta. The legislation said the special representative would work with democracy …
Stuff we like: Chickens, communists and casinos
Crikey (subscription), Australia –
In the mountains near the Thai-Cambodian border, the Burmese junta are turning a nice profit from casinos, writes The First Post: “Because gambling is …
EU Urges Myanmar Junta To Free Political Prisoners
RTT News, NY –
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party won a landslide victory in 1990 elections but Myanmar’s junta never allowed them to form a government. …
Protests urged as Myanmar jails blogger
NDTV.com, India –
In a statement in Montreal, Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association in Canada said that a Myanmar court on Monday jailed blogger Nay Phone …
Not such a hero after all
guardian.co.uk, UK –
She has been unable or unwilling to meet with the ruling Burmese junta or anyone else – refusing even to see UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari in August, …
Travel can broaden minds and free spirits
Tribune, UK –
Many people believe that last year’s protests in Burma were the result of interaction with tourists. Although the so-called Saffron Revolution didn’t have a …
Bush to name special representative for Myanmar
Jerusalem Post, Israel –
By AP President George W. Bush intends to nominate one of his former senior Asia advisers as special representative for the military-run country of Myanmar. …
Bush names special aide for Myanmar
AFP –
Personnel Announcement (The White House)
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC –
The President intends to nominate Michael J. Green, of Maryland, to be the United States Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma with the …
Myanmar, Bangladesh Pull Back in Maritime Border Dispute
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (subscription), NY –
A maritime border dispute between Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma) looks to have been defused for now, with the withdrawal of a drilling rig by South Korean …
Daewoo suspends exploration in Bay of Bengal
Oil & Gas Journal, TX –
Daewoo had undertaken exploration in Block AD-7, backed by an agreement with Myanmar. Daewoo’s rig, the Trans Ocean Legend, was moved on Nov. …
Tensions In Bay of Bengal – Update
Energy Bangla, Bangladesh –
Myanmar , the only next door neighbour of Bangladesh other than India let the drilling rig carrying South Korean Company Daewoo Ships mobilise under Escot …
Watching the war on drugs
บางกอกโพส, Thailand –
The concerns of many human rights activists are germane. But it would be wrong to delay or cancel anti-drug campaigns at any level because one of them went …
Thai clinic heals neighbours
The National, United Arab Emirates –
As the situation in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, worsens across the border, trauma cases have become more frequent. “For us, the situation inside Burma …
Burmese democracy blogger sentenced
EnerPub, TX – In September of 2007, on the pages of his website, the young man recounted the massacres carried out by the junta against Burmese monks, becoming a valuable …
Court sentenced blogger for over 20 years, poet for two years
Mizzima.com, India –
Meanwhile, media watchdogs the Reporters Without Frontiers (RSF) and Burma Media Association (BMA) has slam the junta for its unfair trials on the two …
WSO Renews Demand for Justice for Victims of 1984 Massacre in …
South Asian Link, Canada –
The plight of refugees in Darfur, denial of democratic rights in Burma, oppression of ethnic minorities in Congo are definitely worthy of the attention they …
Dr. Sima Samar wins Taiwan Foundation for Democracy’s 2008 Asia …
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
Last year’s (2007) ADHRA was presented to Burmese doctor Cynthia Maung, founder of the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burmese border. Liao Dachi, member of the …
Why I am Proud Being an Indian!
Media For Freedom, Nepal –
Pro-democracy leader of Burma [Myanmar], Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently under house arrest in her own country, receives people’s support in India. …
Obama energizes Burma’s ethnic minorities
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
Sao Shwe Thaik served as the first president of independent Burma from 1948 to 1952. Burma, also known as Myanmar, is a union formed by different ethnic …
EU deplores lack of democracy progress in Myanmar
Newstrack India, India –
… a genuine transition to democracy in Burma/Myanmar since the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by the military authorities’, reports EuAsiaNews.
Tension lessens in Bay, mounts on border
The Daily Star, Bangladesh –
Bangladesh and Myanmar continue to mobilise troops along their border although the tension over Myanmar’s attempt to explore oil and gas in Bangladesh …
Bangladesh take on Myanmar today
The Daily Star, Bangladesh –
… seventh international against Myanmar, who had won big in the 70s when they were one of the top teams in the continent under their old name Burma. …
Bangladesh play Myanmar today in opening group A match
The New Nation, Bangladesh –
Bangladesh play their opening Group A match against hosts Myanmar in the six-team 3rd Grand Royal Challenge Cup that begins today (Tuesday) at the National …
Myanmar mobilises troops along Bangladesh border
The New Nation, Bangladesh –
Despite withdrawal of Myanmar exploration mission from Bangladesh waters in the Bay of Bengal, tension in the land border area still persists as both sides …
Bangladesh said tension with Burma defused
Mizzima.com, India –
“This happy conclusion in the Bay is a win-win situation for both Bangladesh and Myanmar [Burma]. Peace benefits everyone,” the Foreign Advisor told the …
ITF LAUNCHES SE ASIA ACTIONS
Maritime Global Net, RI –
… in Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. It involves teams of ITF activists and representatives of seafarers’ …
Brown envisages ‘global society’
guardian.co.uk, UK –
In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech Brown promised continued help for the efforts to bring peace in Darfur, Burma and Zimbabwe and said he would …
Neil Hrab: Bush the president should have listened to Bush the candidate
National Post, Canada –
… Obama withdrew US forces from Iraq “only to launch new interventions in such strategically and economically irrelevant snake pits as Darfur and Burma. …
World focus on Burma (22 October 2008)
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Aid Groups Say Burma Continues Rights Abuses in Eastern States
Voice of America –
By Ron Corben A new report says an increased troop presence in eastern Burma has led to tens of thousands of people being displaced because of human rights …
Musings and Expectations of the 2008 US Presidential Election
The Epoch Times, NY –
China is behind almost every country that stomps on human rights, including terrorist countries such as North Korea, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Iran and Burma. …
Australia expands list of names on sanctions list
Mizzima.com, India –
by Mizzima News Chiang Mai – Australia on Wednesday announced the expansion of financial sanctions against Burma’s ruling generals, saying the move aims at …
Australia Imposes Expanded Sanctions Against Myanmar
AHN –
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith told the parliament the government will continue to seek political progress and move toward democracy in Burma. …
Australia targets Burmese officials in new sanctions
ABC Online, Australia –
Sanctions were first imposed after the military junta’s crackdown on protests led by Buddhist monks in September last year. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen …
Austria extends Burma financial sanction
The Age, Australia –
Australia will extend financial sanctions targeted at members of Burma’s elite, aimed at encouraging its military junta to move towards democracy. …
Australia extends sanctions against Myanmar junta
International Herald Tribune, France –
… 418 people announced a year ago after the junta brutally crushed pro-democracy protests led by Buddhist monks in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. …
Media foundation honors Burmese woman journalist
Mizzima.com, India –
Burma’s official New Light of Myanmar newspaper once issued a “last warning,” implying that if she did not cease reporting they would kill her. …
Media foundation honors 4 journalists, 2 from AP
The Associated Press –
He said Win did not attend the event for fear her family would be in danger if she left Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Win, 54, was one of three women to …
Mayor Bloomberg and Media Luminaries Honor Women Journalists
The Epoch Times, NY –
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) honored three women journalists from Afghanistan, Cyprus, and Myanmar for their courage and sacrifice …
Burmese Journalist Wins Major Press Award
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
“I have pledged to work as a journalist in my own country, Myanmar [Burma], to serve the people and country with a firm belief that a free and independent …
Newswomen receive Courage in Journalism Awards
International Herald Tribune, France –
A New York ceremony Tuesday honored Aye Aye Win, a correspondent for The Associated Press in Myanmar. Other honorees included the managing editor of Pajhwok …
Ban on rice export lifted
Mizzima.com, India –
by Phanida Chiang Mai – The Burmese military junta has lifted the ban on the export of rice after five months in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis lashing …
Self policing hasn’t stopped big oil abuses
FinalCall.com, IL –
The US-owned Chevron Corp. has a contract with Burma’s military junta to provide security for its operations along the vast Yadama pipeline area, …
Roundtable: Khin Nyunt’s legacy
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
We believed that by working with armed ceasefire groups, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD and other political groups and the Tatmadaw [armed forces], …
Burmese dissident Zarganar honored for pro-democracy struggle
AsiaNews.it, Italy –
… in the Insein prison in Myanmar, for “bringing aid to the victims of cyclone Nargis,” and “denouncing the misdeeds of the reigning military junta. …
NLD Secretary U Lwin Suffers Stroke, Chairman Aung Shwe also Ill
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By WAI MOE One of the secretaries of Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), U Lwin, has suffered a stroke, NLD spokesman Nyan Win said on …
Make Burma ‘ungovernable’
Mizzima.com, India –
Again and again, sporadic and occasional uprisings against the Burmese military junta have proven that genuine democratic reform is unachievable without the …
Falling Rubber Prices Hit Burmese Companies
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… caused many Burmese companies to curtail exports and temporarily shut down, according to one company official in Rangoon. Myanmar Rubber Products Co., …
Burmese increasingly forced to seek greener pastures abroad
Mizzima.com, India –
“Limited employment prospects in Myanmar [Burma] encourage many to look for opportunities in other countries.” The only out-migration country in the …
Myanmar’s failed non-violent opposition
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong –
Among the best known are the National Coalition Government for the Union of Burma, headed by Dr Sein Win, Suu Kyi’s cousin, the All-Burma Student’s …
Call for refugee aid
The Wimmera Mail Times, Australia –
Wimmera RAR member Jan Stoller said the Karen refugees were literally prisoners in camps on the border of Myanmar, formerly Burma, and Thailand. …
There’s an empty chair saved for Burma’s funny man
Toronto Star, Canada –
… event in the same way that he has spent much of the past 20 years: imprisoned in a Rangoon cell by the military rulers of Burma, also known as Myanmar. …
Only peace protects freedoms in post-9/11 world
Reporters without borders (press release), France –
In Burma (170th), run by a xenophobic and inflexible junta, journalists and intellectuals, even foreign ones, have for years been viewed as enemies by the …
India’s interventionist policies in its neighbourhood
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
Truncated Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Burma, Tibet are victims of Indian intrigues. None is able to do much because of India’s …
UK ranked 23rd for press freedom
guardian.co.uk, UK –
China was just ahead of Vietnam, Cuba, Burma, and Turkmenistan, but behind Iran, which was 166th. Rival emerging superpower India came in at 118th. …
Philippines: 45 EU, Asian Leaders To Meet In Beijing
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia –
Aside from global economic crisis, the leaders are also set to discuss the human rights situation in Asian countries, like Burma and China and to resume the …
66000 people displaced by army abuses in Burma
The Standard, Hong Kong –
Burma Border Consortium or TBBC, which provides aid to hundreds of thousands of refugees who flee Burma, said in a new report that the junta’s actions could …
With Indian Copters in Burma and Congo, Tanks for S. Sudan, Arms …
Inner City Press, NY –
… to Myanmar, which in September 2007 shot peacefully protesting monks dead in the street, and this year blocked and then stole assistance to Burmese …
New participants in China-ASEAN Expo
CCTV, China –
Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Myanmar will have their own theme halls during the Expo. ASEAN member nations say they plan to send 13 …
America Ignores Asia “At Our Own Peril,” Declares Lee Hamilton ’52
DePauw University, IN –
October 22, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. – “Only when there are crises — North Korea’s nuclear test, the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar (Burma), or civil unrest …
Indonesia is last country to ratify Asean charter
Bangkok Post, Thailand –
He said he hoped the charter would bring human rights improvements in rogue Asean states like Burma. “Once the charter is formed, we will see how serious …
EU looks forward to taming Asian giants at ASEM Beijing Summit
New Europe, Belgium –
… Development co-operation on Millienuium Development Goals, Labour employment and social cohesion, Human rights. On the question of Burma, Lay Hwee said, …
World focus on Burma (1 October 2008)
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Bus drivers’ licences revoked by Dala authorities
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
… have revoked the licences of private bus drivers whom they accuse of suspending their services to mark Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday on 19 June. …
Growing list of companies implicated in Chinese milk scandal
AsiaNews.it, Italy –
The ones who are paying no attention to the scandal are the military junta leaders in Myanmar. Although the government has prohibited the importing of …
Win Tin’s Logical Principles
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Burma’s Foreign Minister Nyan Win told the UN General Assembly on Monday, “Peace and stability now prevails in almost all parts of the country. …
The Freedom We Know
Examiner.com –
Areas of the world where Christians face persecution include: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), …
Reports of Rape Surface in Cyclone-devastated Delta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… Reports of rape and other abuses of women are surfacing as communities in Burma’s Irrawaddy delta continue to recover from May’s Cyclone Nargis. …
Chinese Dam Incurs KIO Wrath
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
The KIO, which signed a ceasefire with the Burmese junta in 1994, was reportedly unhappy that several projects to build dams in Kachin State in northern …
Cyber cafes ordered to close early
Independent Mon News Agency, WA –
Suffering from an unnamed fear on the 1st anniversary of the saffron revolution the Burmese military junta has ordered cyber cafes to close early in the …
Generals Authorized to Buy Land Cruisers
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By LAWI WENG The latest perk for Burma’s senior military officials is a Toyota Land Cruiser, according to a source close to the military government. …
Elected MP Dr Myo Win dies aged 54
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
He took part in the 1988 uprising and became the chairman of Kawa township National League for Democracy and won his seat in the 1990 election with 67.65 …
Journal Punished for Defying Order to Drop Win Tin Report
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Burma’s Press Scrutiny and Registration Board ordered the suppression of a report on Win Tin’s release and a short profile of the freed political prisoner. …
ISA – INTERNET SABOTAGE ACT
Malaysia Today, Malaysia –
Malaysia has joined the ranks of China, Vietnam and Burma as a leading violator of online freedom. Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, also known as RPK, …
Revolting comedy stunt
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom –
“Last week we freed Burmese dissident U Win Tin because of a couple of Amnesty gigs in the Whitla Hall. If Saturday night goes well I reckon Guantanamo Bay …
Burma’s Neighbors Absorbing Cyclone Survivors
Free Speech Radio News, CA –
Cyclone Nargis hit Burma at a time when inflation and unemployment were already at their highest levels in years. To make matters worse, salt water now …
Aid and water dry up in Burma’s cyclone zone
Times Online, UK –
Lurking in the background is the deepest fear of all — another cyclone, as strong, or stronger. Nargis was unprecedented in Burmese history, …
Naypyidaw auctions seized vehicles in southern Burma
Independent Mon News Agency, WA –
The junta only gave back the seized cars to DKBA. NMSP lost dozens of cars in 2003 and does not dare to buy it back afraid that regime’s law is not …
Mizzima websites hacked
Mizzima.com, India –
Mizzima, however, is still unable to confirm whether the attack is the work of the Burmese military junta, which has banned Mizzima’s websites inside the …
Media groups alarmed over murder of journalists
GMA news.tv, Philippines –
In addition, the PEC and the ICPJ feel encouraged by the liberation of Burmese journalist U Win Tin (79 years old) after 20 years of detention in Burma. …
Horrific comedy stunt
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom –
“Last week we freed Burmese dissident U Win Tin because of a couple of Amnesty gigs in the Whitla Hall. If Saturday night goes well I reckon Guantanamo Bay …
WASHINGTON (AFP) — An independent US group is to carry out unprecedented studies to determine whether Myanmar’s military rulers, accused of rampant human …
NLD warned over ‘dictatorship’ remarks
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
“The establishment of a government that guarantees basic human rights is the NLD’s aim, and therefore stopping the re-emergence of dictatorship is also the …
Religious freedom hanging in the balance in Burma
Mizzima.com, India –
… the report calls out the generals on their attempt to “systematically restrict efforts by Buddhist clergy to promote human rights and political freedom. …
Junta claims international law on its side, condemns sanctions
Mizzima.com, India –
The tirade, on the session’s last day of debate, linked the prospects of a more economically integrated Burma to the betterment of both the region’s and…
Junta issues warning on tainted milk
Mizzima.com, India –
A report in the Burmese language newspaper Myanmar Ahlin, an official government mouth-piece, on Tuesday said with Chinese milk and milk products found to …
Burmese refugees join seasonal work force
Durham Herald Sun, NC –
This group of refugees from Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, were forced to leave their country because of war and persecution. Coming soon? …
Burma’s State Media Still Mum on Tainted Milk Powder
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
She told The Irrawaddy on Tuesday that the semi-official Myanmar Times weekly newspaper earlier published a story that said all imported dairy products from …
Burma Discovers Large New Coal Mine in Shan State
RedOrbit, TX –
Yangon, 1 October: Myanmar [Burma] has discovered a new large coal mine in northern part of the country’s Shan state and mining of the mineral will start …
Mon National Democratic Front Liberation Area (MNDF-LA) founded
Independent Mon News Agency, WA –
… founded in Mae Sot yesterday to join hands with Mon organizations and other opposition groups in exile to continue the struggle for democracy in Burma. …
The threat of Indian globalisation
Thought Leader, South Africa –
Predictably, human rights, labour and environmental issues are some of the concerns at the heart of the Chinese dilemma. The emerging Chinese economic …
Activists Re-Assess Their “China Strategy”
UN Dispatch –
Since then, though, many human rights activists have been dismayed by China’s alliances with Zimbabwe, Burma, and Sudan–and have complained that China uses …
Cooking With the Enemy
New York Times, United States –
She thinks India, Pakistan and Israel are pretty slippery, as are Cuba, Burma (which she refuses to call Myanmar) and China. Each country gets a chapter, …
Luxury cruises on the Rajang
New Straits Times, Malaysia –
… reviving the name of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company of old Burma which in the 1920s, ran a fleet of more than 650 vessels on the rivers of Myanmar. …
Burmese ruby ban takes effect
National Jeweler Network, NY –
Gems from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) that entered the country prior to the ban can still be bought and sold in the United States, at least as long as …
Neither engagement nor sanctions
OpEdNews, PA –
by Zaw Nay Aung Page 1 of 1 page(s) The Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win demanded the West to revoke the sanctions placed on Burma at the UN General …
REGIONAL BRIEFS
Chandigarh Tribune, India –
35 Burma nationals nabbed: Border Security Force personnel nabbed 35 Burma (Myanmar) nationals while they were trying to sneak into the Pakistan territory …
Slow recovery for Burma’s cyclone victims
Christian Science Monitor, MA –
… Burma – The locals say things will never be the same in Mya Sein Ken, deep in the heart of the cyclone-savaged delta in southern Burma (Myanmar). …
Security Council Extends UNMIL’s Presence
The News Newspaper Online, Liberia –
The Security Council Monday extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) through September 2009, and authorized Secretary-General …
World focus on Burma (27 August 2008)
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Liechtenstein Joins International Economic Sanctions In The …
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK –
… persons, and organizations, based on the Sanctions Act: the States include Iraq, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Myanmar/Burma; …
Bogalay farmers threatened with land confiscation
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
Aug 27, 2008 (DVB)–Farmers in cyclone-hit Bogalay township in Irrawaddy division have said that local authorities are threatening to confiscate their land …
Cambodian MP urges UN, ASEAN to fulfill Burma promise
Mizzima.com, India –
… to pay a personal visit to Burma and find a realistic solution to the political crisis in the country. Meanwhile, the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar …
Ore. scientists announce finding of oldest gecko
KTVZ, OR –
Only a foot and part of a tail are in the amber, found in Myanmar, formerly Burma. The finding is at least 40 million years older than the previous …
Gambari meets Indonesian President – ASEAN divided
Mizzima.com, India –
… with Myanmar’s Senior General Shwe.” However, Gambari has recently received mixed messages from ASEAN members Indonesia and Thailand as to what Burma’s …
Politicians defend Daw Suu for not meeting envoy
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
“The problems Burma is facing now could be easily resolved if Daw Suu and Than Shwe could have a talk.” Veteran politician Thakin Chan Htun said he …
More Deaths Reported from Famine in Chin State
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By LAWI WENG Famine deaths are still being reported from a region of Burma’s northwestern Chin State, where inhabitants of 45 villages are being forced to …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
… Gambari on Wednesday, said that the UN envoy’s mission to Burma had not failed yet, and that the “Group of Friends on Myanmar” still supported his role.
Arrested Monks Held in Rangoon Detention Center
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Meanwhile, the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)—the AAPP—reported on Tuesday that at least seven detained monks, …
Dialogue Suu Kyi’s Real Motive
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
She clearly believes a dialogue—with compromise on both sides—is the most effective chance to establish real democracy in Burma, which she has called for …
Myanmar: UN envoy holds talks with Indonesian officials
MyNews.in, India –
The United Nations envoy to Myanmar held talks today in Jakarta with senior Indonesian officials as part of his continuing consultations with regional …
Terror, trade to top BIMSTEC ministers’ agenda
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan –
The foreign ministers of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand will be participating in the discussions Friday. …
NLD concerned by rumours of Daw Suu hunger strike
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
… special envoy Ibrahim Gambari in his reconciliation efforts and to show that the people of Burma do not accept the unilateral actions of the government. …
Room at the Table hosts meal for Myanmar
Lexington Minuteman, USA –
On May 3 the country of Myanmar (formerly Burma) was struck by Cyclone Nargis with devastating results. The winds and rain took the lives of an estimated …
Chin: WFP Assists Victims in Chin State
UNPO, Netherlands –
WFP’s Burma country director Chris Kaye said the organisation has been involved in joint efforts in Chin state, which has been hit by food shortages due to …
Communicating Culture
Boise Weekly, USA –
Refugees from Bhutan, Burundi and Burma shuffled in their chairs as interpreters explained how to fill out American job applications. …
Indonesia hopes Myanmar dialog to be resumed
Antara, Indonesia –
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian government has expressed hope the dialog between Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the government under …
Laos: Mekong floods leave four dead
CSR Asia, Hong Kong –
Some local observers suggested that the steady influx was due to the impact of Cyclone Nargis which hit Burma at a time when inflation and unemployment were …
Lack of funds threatens Free Burma Rangers’ aid efforts
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
Aug 27, 2008 (DVB)–Relief efforts by the Free Burma Rangers to help cyclone victims in the Irrawaddy delta are under threat due to funding shortages, …
Indonesia says Gambari mission has not failed in Myanmar
Xinhua, China –
27 (Xinhua) — Indonesia considered that the UN mission in Myanmar carried out by its special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has not failed yet, supporting the envoy …
Myanmar Plans October Gem Auction
Diamonds.net, NY –
Myanmar relies on its precious gems trade as a key source of revenue and continues to sell to neighboring China and Thailand. Previous auctions in June and …
Myanmar Plans October Gem Auction IDEX Online, Israel –
Nepal’s rulers must release child soldiers
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey –
We’re working on one country, which has some difficulty in this protocol; but we think that it’s within reach” Myanmar’s detained democracy leader, …
President Yudhoyono receives UN special envoy for Myanmar
Antara, Indonesia –
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received the UN secretary general`s special envoy for Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, …
Adelaidenow, Australia –
Not On Our Watch has already raised more than $8 million to help victims of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and the cyclone in Burma, …
China’s Tibet and Indonesia’s West Java hit by powerful earthquakes
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ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland –
… people were killed by a 5.9-magnitude quake which hit southwestern Yunnan province on Thursday (August 21) near China’s border with Myanmar (Burma). …
Reports of Daw Suu Kyi’s refusal of daily food supplies creating …
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus has further urged for a comprehensive assessment of Daw Aung Suu Kyi’s health must be carried out as soon as …
IRINnews.org, NY –
… regularly listens to the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) , which is broadcast from Norway and is largely critical of Myanmar’s military-led government. …
Freedom of Religion Poses A Problem for Travelers
Howard University The Hilltop (subscription), DC –
As Beijing hosted the 2008 Olympics, China’s stance on religious freedom faced much scrutiny from human rights groups and world leaders. …
Gambari’s Myanmar Visit “Disappointing,” UK Mission Says, UN Takes …
Inner City Press, NY –
UNITED NATIONS, August 26 — “Disappointing” is how the UN’s Ibrahim Gambari’s trip to Myanmar was described Tuesday by UK Ambassador John Sawers. …
Washington Times, DC –
Not on Our Watch has raised more than $7 million to help victims of both the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and the cyclone in Burma, …
RP docs, others can practice in ASEAN now
Inquirer.net, Philippines –
Its other members are military-ruled Burma (Myanmar), oil-rich Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The group aims to achieve …
Burma’s Suu Kyi ‘on hunger strike’
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s detained opposition leader, is said to be on a hunger strike in protest at her country’s brutal military regime. …
The Peking games
guardian.co.uk, UK –
Scanning these pages the other day, my eye was caught by a reference to “Burma (or Myanmar as it should be known)”. But should it? …
Myanmar: The war criminal was elevated by the United Nations, to …
UN envoy to Myanmar who is a pro-military regime
OpEdNews, PA –
Sani Abacha is like Burma military leader, Than Shwe, who has continued suppression of the free press , and has overseen the detention of journalists and …
UN:Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
ISRIA (subscription), DC –
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, Ibrahim Gambari, concluded his six-day visit to Myanmar, and today he was in Bangkok and met with the …
UN : Top UN envoy concludes latest visit to Myanmar
ISRIA (subscription), DC –
The senior United Nations envoy to Myanmar today wrapped up his six-day visit to the Asian country by meeting with senior members of the Government and the …
People Magazine –
… of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and the cyclone in Myanmar (also known as Burma), according to executive director Alex Wagner. …
Newsmakers: Clooney and Pitt to walk the red carpet for charity Lansing State Journal, MI –
Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival The Associated Press –
Samak’s remarks on Burma do more damage
Nation Multimedia, Thailand –
By The Nation Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej’s recent comments on Burma were ridiculous, even bordering on absurdity. It showed his total ignorance of the …
George Bush’s Legacy in Burma
Asian Tribune, Thailand –
Amidst world political tensions, Burma analysts and observers have begun to question if the Bush’s eight years in office have done enough to advance a …
Suu Kyi ‘on hunger strike’
Independent, UK –
An NLD spokesman in Burma said he could not confirm whether she had stopped eating but that bags of food delivered to a checkpoint outside her house in …
Save Burma 