World Focus on Burma (2-1-08)

1. Sixty years after independence, Myanmar remembers in secret
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   Mya Mya, a retired government officer, was only 11 when Burma became a country that was seen as far more developed than most of its neighbours. …

2. BBC News
   Myanmar junta increases satellite TV levy by 16600 percent
   International Herald Tribune, France –
   The fee is now far beyond the means of virtually all of the 56 million people in the former Burma. Without satellite, the only television news broadcasts in …
   Myanmar Regime Imposes Satellite TV Fee The Associated Press
   Myanmar junta hikes satellite TV fees Reuters
   Myanmar orders massive hike in satellite TV fees Forbes
   Register – Voice of America
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3. Myanmar junta makes rare fuel price pledge: state media
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   YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s military regime has promised to hold fuel prices at current levels, state media reported Tuesday, amid rumours of a hike similar to …

4. Myanmar foreign minister to meet PM
   Earthtimes, UK –
   It was based on a speech of the US first lady Laura Bush Dec 10, in which she said, ‘India, one of Burma’s closest trading partners, has stopped selling …
5. Thai hospitality to get interesting: THA
   eTravelBlackboard – Asia Edition, Australia –
   … such as Dusit’s growth now in three international locations, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Yangon (Burma/Myanmar), and Manila (Philippines). …
6. Chicago Elementary Schools Report Rise In Number Of Students From …
   AHN –
   Most of them are from Burundi and Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. According to the Illinois Department of Human Services, between July and September 1200 …
7. Man’s journey of faith leads to book
   Chicago Daily Herald, IL – 9 hours ago
   Weinstein said the refugees now coming from Myanmar (formerly Burma) and African countries have an even bigger adjustment than his family did when they fled …
8. Books that Will Change the World
   AlterNet, CA –
   When the monks of Burma/Myanmar led an insurrection in September simply by walking through the streets of their cities in their deep-red robes, …
9. We must do more for Burma
   Guardian Unlimited, UK –
   … a nameless NGO asked why there was a report being given on Myanmar when the UN human rights council agenda clearly said that Burma was to be discussed. …
10. To hold on or let go – a New Year’s challenge
    Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey –
    Burma/Myanmar has long avoided both outside influences and internal change. When I exercised my seven-day visa, the only kind allowed, in 1971 I counted …
11. Cultural Cavemen & The Wimps of the West
    Men’s News Daily, CA –
    … of these thugs who claim Allah was an American missionary couple and most notably of late included the slaughter of Buddhist monks at Myanmar in Burma. …
12. India nudges Myanmar to hasten political reform
    Reuters UK, UK –
    But like Beijing, New Delhi has baulked at taking a tougher line against the former Burma and opposed sanctions. India says its concerns as a neighbour are …
13. State of the Island Address
    openPR (press release), Germany –
    … declared war against Myanmar, and then ‘invaded’ its Internet when it started the ISO compatible .BU (Burma) TLD for the first time in history. …
14. Son Replaces Father in the Salesian Congregation
    Bosco Information Service, India –
    … of Burma in 1960s, to day his son Bosco has replaced him in the congregation,“ said Leo`s younger brother, the Salesian provincial of Myanmar Fr. …