Burma News

Naypyitaw to launch newspaper soon

A daily newspaper will be launched soon in Naypyitaw, the seat power of the military junta, Rangoon based media circles said. The regime's Information Ministry will launch the new daily...

Maternal health-care inadequate in eastern Burma: Report Women in eastern Burma only have limited access to maternal-health care during pregnancy and most women expecting, suffer poor nutrition, anemia, and malaria, raising the risk of complications during pregnancy,...

Unidentified Indian shot dead in north western Burma An unidentified gunman on Saturday shot dead an Indian from Manipur at his rented house in Kalemyo town of North-western Burma, police said. The Manipuri, who had reportedly rented a...

Editorial, Opinion and Analysis

Will ASEAN's charter cure Burma's ills?

(Analysis) The ten country bloc known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday of this week announced that ...

More International Pressure in 2009: Burmese Diplomat By WAI MOE Burma will face more international pressure from Western governments in the UN next year, according to Burma’s UN representative. Political Prisoner Commits Suicide By SAW YAN NAING A Burmese political prisoner suffering from an untreated serious illness committed suicide on Dec. 19 in Pegu Prison in central Burma. Junta Militants Arrested in Thailand: BBC By MIN LWIN The BBC Burmese radio service has reported that 10 members of an armed Burmese militant group have been arrested in Mae Sot. NMSP Celebrates 50th Anniversary By LAWI WENG The New Mon State Party has marked its 50th anniversary with a day of celebration and ceremony in Wai Zin in Mon State.

Business Korea Rejects Charge of Rights Abuse in Burma By WILLIAM BOOT South Korea rejects a complaint “on all counts” that two Korean companies condone human rights abuses and fail to meet international standards in pursuit of gas exploration in Burma.

Regional Vietnam Imposes New Blogging Restrictions By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Vietnam has approved new regulations banning bloggers from discussing subjects the government deems sensitive or inappropriate and requiring them to limit their writings to personal issues.

Opinion COMMENTARY Offering Hope for the Year Ahead By YENI Another year is coming to a dispiriting end in Burma, as the UN continues to make only half-hearted efforts to resolve the country’s political crisis.

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After the 2008 Burma cyclone, Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan blamed “encroachment into mangrove forests, which used to serve as a buffer between the rising tide, between big waves and ...
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Maternal health-care inadequate in eastern Burma: Report Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Mungpi New Delhi - Women in eastern Burma only have limited access to maternal-health care during pregnancy and most women expecting, ... See all stories on this topic

The Irrawaddy News Magazine Korea Rejects Charge of Rights Abuse in Burma The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand Daewoo and Korea Gas are partners in a consortium developing the huge Shwe gas field off the west coast of Burma close to Bangladesh. ... See all stories on this topic

Burmese refugees flocking to Cache Valley Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA Eh is one of about 300 refugees from Burma who have come to Cache Valley in recent months looking for work and a new life. "I can see this growing rapidly ... See all stories on this topic

CRPP call for unity in Burma Democratic Voice of Burma - Oslo,Norway Dec 24, 2008 (DVB)-The Committee for Representing People's Parliament during a monthly meeting yesterday called for unity in Burma. "We need unity not only ... See all stories on this topic

Maternal Health Care 'Extremely Limited' in Eastern Burma The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand International relief organizations put the infant mortality rate at 91 deaths for every 1000 births in eastern Burma, compared to a national average of 76, ... See all stories on this topic

Defectors Awaited Children in South Korea 自由亞洲電臺 - Washington DC,USA Four children in a group of would-be North Korean defectors arrested in Burma had mothers waiting for them in South Korea. A Thai Navy boat patrols the ... See all stories on this topic

Myanmar Has Widespread Maternal Health Problems RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA The maternal health care issues facing women in eastern Burma (also known as Myanmar) are widespread and underreported, according to surveys by researchers ... See all stories on this topic

Boston Music Spotlight Mission of Burma announce benefit concert Boston Music Spotlight - Boston,MA,USA Local rock legends Mission of Burma will play a special benefit concert for the Center for the Arts at the Armory on Saturday, January 24 at the Somerville ... See all stories on this topic

Unidentified Indian shot dead in north western Burma Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India Another source involved in arms smuggling across the international boundary said, most of the North-eastern Indian insurgents rely on Burma for supply of ... See all stories on this topic

Health situation in Burma among top 10 worst humanitarian crises ... Independent Mon News Agency - Pullman,WA,USA Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has included Burma in its 11th annual list of the world's "Top Ten" humanitarian crises 2008, says a press released published ... See all stories on this topic

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World focus on Burma (24 December 2008) ≪ Save Burma Maternal health problems in Myanmar widespread. Eureka! Science News, Canada - The maternal health care issues facing women in eastern Burma (also known as Myanmar) are widespread and underreported, according to surveys by researchers … ... Save Burma - http://antidictatorship.wordpress.com/

CNC-Japan News and Media: UN refugee chief welcomes Japan shift on ... By CNC-Japan News and Media UN refugee chief welcomes Japan shift on Burma. Taipei Times, Taiwan TOKYO (AFP) -- The UN refugee chief on Friday welcomed Tokyo's decision to accept a handful of Myanmar refugees but called on the Asian economic giant ... CNC-Japan News and Media - http://cncjapannewsandmedia.blogspot.com/

Burma One of the Worst Crises in the World: MSF ≪ The Sail source from Irrawaddy news, 22 Dec 2008,. Military-ruled Burma is hosting one of the world's worst humanitarian and medical emergencies, alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan and Pakistan, ... The Sail - http://thesail.wordpress.com/

Armed Insurgents in Burma Face Shortage of Ammunition | Burma ... Rebel armies engaged in a low-intensity conflict with Burma's military regime along the country's border with Thailand say they are running out of. Burma Bloggers' Network - http://www.burmabloggers.net/

The unquenchable fire in Burmese hearts | MOTHER IRRAWADDY That's the cumulative time in prison sentences given last month to a handful of people expressing political dissent in Burma(Myanmar). The news gives me particular pain. In August 2007, the Burmese regime eliminated fuel ... MOTHER IRRAWADDY - http://irrawaddy.burmabloggers.net/