By WAI MOE
Construction on the US $2.5-billion oil and gas pipeline from southern Burma to Yunnan Province will begin in early 2009.
| UWSA Buys 10 Tons of Amphetamine Component By LAWI WENG The United Wa State Army (UWSA) in Burma’s Shan State has recently bought from Thai suppliers 10 tons of pseudoephedrine, a main component of amphetamines. |
| Burmese Workers Head Home as Recession Begins to Bite By KYI WAI The global economic downturn is forcing many Burmese workers to abandon their dream of finding gainful employment overseas. |
| Burma Falls Off UN Agenda By LALIT K JHA / UNITED NATIONS Despite an ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists in the country, the UN Security Council appears to have let Burma slip off the radar. |
Former Officials Call on Obama to Revive UN Relations
By BARRY SCHWEID / AP WRITER
A wide array of former top US officials has urged President-elect Barack Obama to make the United Nations a close partner in confronting global threats and environmental challenges.
| Hip-hop singer Zeyar Thaw given 6 years |
| by Nam Davies | |
| Thursday, 20 November 2008 18:23 | |
| The Rangoon Division, Lanmadaw Township court sentenced hip-hop singer Zeyar Thaw, a member of the band Acid, to six years imprisonment today. Zeyar Thaw (a.k.a. Kyaw Kyaw), who is popular among Burmese youth, was prosecuted by the military regime under charges of illegally holding foreign currency and establishing an unlawful association. | |
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| Youth request junta for permission to meet Suu Kyi |
| by Than Htike Oo | |
| Thursday, 20 November 2008 17:50 | |
| Dozens of youth have appealed to the military government to allow them to meet and pay their respect to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest. | |
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| 5 Generation Wave activists sentenced |
| by Mizzima News | |
| Thursday, 20 November 2008 17:47 | |
| Five members of the anti-government organization Generation Wave were sentenced to five years imprisonment today in Rangoon. | |
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