From right to left: Nobel Peace laureates F. W. de Klerk, Lech Walesa, Tandiwe Chama, Irish singer and activist Bono, former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt and the leader of Italy, Walter Veltroni, 12 Dec 2008 |
Fire in Rangoon's famous shopping mall burnt four shops
December 14, 2008 - A fire on Sunday broke out at Rangoon's popular shopping mall, Yuzana plaza, and burnt down at least four shops including a famous TRI fashion shop...UWSA faces renewed pressures
United Wa State Army, an ethnic armed rebels that has a ceasefire agreement with Burma's military regime, said it is facing renewed pressure by the junta to give-up armed struggle....
Daily Mail - UK In Burma the people are afraid of their rulers - and the rulers are so afraid of the people that they hide from them in a crazy capital city hundreds of ... | ||
Zoo elephants obese, stressed The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Researchers found Asian elephants born in captivity typically lived for 18.9 years — almost 23 years less than their working peers in Burma. ... | ||
US First Lady Praises Women Dissidents on International Human ... NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA During fiscal year 2008, the United States committed a total of $96 million in aid to the people of Burma. The new $5 million in disaster assistance "will ... | ||
Daughter of Burma's ex-military strongman freed Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Mizzima News Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - The military government released the daughter of Burma's long time strongman Ne Win from house-arrest on Friday ... | ||
CFI gives 2008 Freedom Award to Laura Bush Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie,MI,USA "For many years, Christian Freedom International has worked to deliver humanitarian relief to the men, women and children suffering under Burma's brutal ... | ||
Voice of America - USA By VOA News Burma's military government has released the daughter of the country's former dictator Ne Win after six years under house arrest. ... | ||
Voice of America - USA By VOA News Nobel peace laureates on Friday urged Europe and the United Nations to push harder to bring about national reconciliation in Burma and the ... | ||
Jailed Activist's Wife Tells Story Radio Free Asia - Washington,DC,USA In 1992, when she was 15, her father was in Mandalay Prison, her mother held at Insein Prison in Rangoon, and her brother at Thayet Prison in central Burma. ... |
Blogs Alert for: Burma news
Burma needs Rambo's By moderator(moderator) by Mizzima News Ref: International politics on Burma at its zenith? (Mizzima online, December 8, 2008). As the year is about to end and the junta's plan for its proposed election draws ever nearer, many democracy and human rights ... |
Bangladesh could emerge as next major terror hub after Mumbai: Expert By Rajesh Fanatics have also been hard at work recruiting in the Jamaat strongholds in the lawless south east of the country, particularly near the border with Burma. A domino-effect spread of Islamic fundamentalism to largely Buddhist Burma ... Silver Scorpio - International... - http://silverscorpio.com/ |
Ministry presents 2008 Freedom Award to First Lady Laura Bush Last week, Christian Freedom International (CFI), a Michigan-based relief organization, presented its 2008 Freedom Award to US First Lady Laura Bush in recognition of her ongoing efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Burma. ... Christian News - http://www.christiantelegraph. |
Nobel Peace Laureates Launch Appeal for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Pro-democracy leader detained in her Rangoon home for 13 of past 19 years, receiving regular visits from only her doctor and lawyer. NewsOnFeeds.com Asia News - http://www.newsonfeeds.com/ |
Nobel Laureates call for Aung San Suu Kyi release By noreply@blogger.com (zichi) If it wasn't for people like my "online friend" and Burmese monk Ashin Mettacara who lives in self-imposed exile in Sri Lanka and makes a blog about Burma, or publications like, Mizzima News, we wouldn't get any real value news about ... Zichi Lorentz Artosphere - http://zichi.blogspot.com/ |