12.31.2008

Burma News

NEWS ANALYSIS

Burma’s Bleak Prospect in 2009

By WAI MOE
All parties in Burma can expect 2009 to be a busier year than the one now ending as the country heads for a general election in 2010, with uncertainty and many more challenges to be faced.

Political Prisoner Htay Lwin Oo Dies

By MIN LWIN
Burmese labor rights activist Htay Lwin Oo has died in Mandalay prison—the second political prisoner known to have died in Burma this month.

New Year Wish From U Toe Aung


To


Date-31.12.08



May you get prosperous evermore

Dear political partner,Sir


It,s a blessing.Happy new year.I wish happiness to every members of yours Democracy partner comrades.I respect and cordially thank you all for your actively movement Burma Democracy Revolution ( BDR ). We are all families. I wish, may you and Oversea Democratic Group for Burma struggle for BDR with courage and resolutions.

Realise me,I will keep doing stressful whatever I can meet and if I have passion for Democracy to get,I will do my best for BDR as a historical duty.Comrades! don,t forget that we are making our own history.When we get victory,we will meet together happily.I have no doubt to believe.


" Our Burma Democracy Revolution must be won surely".




Your Sincerely;

Toe Aung


Burma activists arrested at march
BBC News - UK
Nine activists have been arrested in Burma's main city, Rangoon, during a march calling for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ...
Julie Benz To Host US Campaign For Burma Dinner
Look To The Stars - Chester,UK
Julie Benz, who plays Rita on Dexter, is hosting the Celebrity Foundation Dinner to benefit the US Campaign for Burma and the Human Rights Action Center. ...
Burma's Bleak Prospect in 2009
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By WAI MOE All parties in Burma can expect 2009 to be a busier year than the one now ending as the country heads for a general election in 2010, ...
Hope Floats in the Burmese Town Near Thailand's Border
Jakarta Globe - Jakarta,Indonesia
Yet, there's nothing like this in Myawaddy, Burma, the poor town opposite Mae Sot, Thailand. The towns lie across the Moei River, a sluggish brown border ...
Suu Kyi supporters 'arrested in Burma'
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Burma's military rulers have kept 63-year-old Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest in Rangoon for most of the past 19 years. ...
UN General Assembly isn't the right forum for dealing with Burma ...
China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
Of the 10 ASEAN members, in which Burma is also a member, 4 members - Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam - voted against the resolution. ...
Americans found allies in Burma villagers
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
By A Times Staff Writer Reporting from Myitkyina, Myanmar -- Long before war brought Evelio Grillo and his comrades to Burma, they had allies ready to ...
Los Angeles Times
Burma's Stilwell Road: A backbreaking WWII project is revived
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
As World War II raged, they labored day and night in the jungles of Burma, sometimes halfway up 10000-foot mountains, drenched by 140 inches of rain in the ...
Hundreds missing in Bay of Bengal: Indian Coast Guard
Radio Australia News - Melbourne,Australia
... 300 had jumped into the water in an effort to swim to shore. It's thought the immigrants are from Bangladesh and Burma and were trying to get to Thailand.
Chicagoist
Top 8 Of '08: No. 8 - Chicago, Cultural Epicenter
Chicagoist - Chicago,IL,USA
Featuring opening night sets from Public Enemy, Sebadoah and Mission of Burma, the rest of the weekend was pretty stellar, too. From British rapper Dizzee ...

Blogs Alert for: Burma news

ABITSU - All Burma I.T Students' Union
Stanley: Mobile Prepaid SIM Card will be distributing in Burma at 50$ by Central Marketing Company according to the local news. မင္းႏုိင္: ျမန္မာႏုိင္ငံရွိ အုိင္တီႏွင့္ ပတ္သက္ေသာ ...
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners Breaking News - for ...
Today, the National League for Democracy (NLD) party held a ceremony to mark the 61st anniversary of Burma Independence Day at their headquarters. After the event, nine NLD Youth members marched from NLD headquarters to Sanchaung ...
democracy for burma - http://democracyforburma.wordpress.com/
Inya Net » Blog Archive » 300 feared dead off India coast
Burma News · Nine NLD Members Arrested in Rangoon · Myanmar signs gas deal with South Korea, India, and China · S.Korean Lawyers Seek to Help North Korean Defectors in Burma · RSS Kay Tu Ma Ti · EU to give €40.5 million in humanitarian ...
New Orleans Ladder: Mardi
By New Orleans Ladder
Please check out my friend Moe Swe, who emailed me wonderful Burmese Music after we met through my online work with the Burma News Ladder, during the Democracy Crackdown in that country in September-October '07. ...
New Orleans Ladder - http://noladder.blogspot.com/
The World of Currencies: Firms to pipe Burma gas to China
By Currency King
The deal will see gas from Shwe reserves in waters off the Burmese state of Rakhine piped to China to supply China's National United Oil Corporation. China's Xinhua state news agency says it is a 30-year deal. Labels: Currency Asia ...
The World of Currencies - http://worldofcurrencies.blogspot.com/

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