11.12.2008

Burma News in English

Burma news
Burma dissidents given 65 years each in jail for fuel price protest
Financial Times - London,England,UK
"This is not a criminal justice system," said a Bangkok-based western diplomat, who monitors developments in Burma. "It smacks very much of political ...
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Burma-Bangladesh to continue high-level dialogue
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Mizzima News Dhaka – Bangladesh and Burma will continue with high-level parleys in the wake of the face-off over gas exploration by the latter in the Bay ...
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Burma Moves to Silence the Opposition
Asia Sentinel - Hong Kong,SAR,Hong Kong
The crackdown must also put into doubt the forthcoming planned visits to Burma by top UN officials. The UN secretary-general’s special envoy to Burma, ...
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine
The Cost of Death in Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
Rising funeral expenses are making it harder for people to live in Burma. Traditionally, villagers living around the administrative capital of the Burmese ...
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Britain at War: The War in the Far East
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The title of General Lord Slim’s memoir of Britain’s war in Burma – ‘Defeat Into Victory’ neatly sums up the two totally contrasting parts of Britain’s ...
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India must use BIMSTEC to push for change in Burma: Rights activist
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Salai Pi Pi New Delhi - Burma's neighbouring countries, particularly India, should use the Bay of Bengal Sub-regional group (BIMSTEC) summit to pressure ...
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Calls for dissidents to be released in Burma
Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A leading human rights group has urged Burma's junta to free 70 activists currently on trial, after the military regime handed down a string of hefty jail ...
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India must use BIMSTEC to push for change in Burma: Rights activist
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Salai Pi Pi New Delhi — Burma's neighbouring countries, particularly India, should use the Bay of Bengal Sub-regional group (BIMSTEC) summit to pressure ...
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Burma jails pro-democracy protesters for up to 65 years
Scotsman - United Kingdom
By Ethan McNern BURMESE courts delivered a devastating blow to the country's pro-democracy movement yesterday, sentencing at least two dozen activists to up ...
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Burma: Free Activists Sentenced by Unfair Courts
Human Rights Watch (press release) - USA
(New York, November 11, 2008) – Burma’s military government should immediately exonerate and free about 70 activists who are being tried by unfair courts ...
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Canada condemns crackdown in Myanmar
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Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Canada was "deeply concerned" about the imprisonment and called on the regime in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to begin a dialogue with the democratic opposition in the country. ...
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Burma blogger gets 20 years; 14 get 65 years each
[At least 14 democracy activists, including three Generation 88 student leaders, who participated in the 2007 protests were sentenced to 65 year prison terms. A young blogger, who was responsible for getting the truth out to the world ...
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Burma Jails Lawyers for Contempt
By Dagmar FourBears
A Burmese court has jailed two lawyers for six months after they tried to call a government minister as a witness in a case against two people Submitted by Dagmar FourBears to World | Note-it! | Add a Comment.
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Burma: Sentencing of democracy activists
Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell commented on the sentencing of fourteen democracy activists in Burma.
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Owners of domestic animals terrified of military
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November 11, 2008: Strange as it may sound owners of domestic animals in Chin State, Burma were earlier afraid of foxes as it used to carry away their live stock but now military personnel have been emulating the wild fox, sources said. ...
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