2.09.2009

Burma News

Fight against drug menace with synergy

(Editorial)The apparently rising drug production is bad news and a menace not only for Burma, but the whole world. All organizations must tackle this problem with synergy.

Last call for forests in Northern Burma

(Commentary) Forests in Northern Burma, some of the last frontiers of Asia's rain forests, are facing a chronic threat. Logging is back in Kachin State under a new mask. Logging...

Group cracks jokes at Burmese junta's expense
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
By Matt O'Brien Performers from the Burmese performance group Thee Lay Thee enact a traditional puppet show during a performance Sunday, February 1, ...
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Last call for forests in Northern Burma
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Phyusin Linn Forests in Northern Burma, some of the last frontiers of Asia's rain forests, are facing a chronic threat. Logging is back in Kachin State ...
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Thailand casts adrift Burmese refugees
Green Left Weekly - Chippendale,NSW,Australia
A boat of Burmese refugees found off Indonesia claimed on February 3 that they had been towed out to sea and set adrift by Thai authorities. ...
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Group cracks jokes at Burmese junta's expense
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
By Matt O'Brien HAYWARD — Their jokes have grown sharper since the members of Burmese comedy troupe Thee Lay Thee left their homeland more than a year ago. ...
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SheWired
Angelina Jolie Spreads More Goodwill
SheWired - Los Angeles,CA,USA
With no foreseeable chance that these refugees will soon be able to return to Burma (Myanmar), we must find some way to help them work and become self ...
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The Japan Times
Burmese junta fuels influx
The Japan Times - Japan
Eri Ishikawa of the Japan Association for Refugees (JAR) attributes the rise — which included many applicants from Burma (which the military junta calls ...
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The Japan Times
Anxiety haunts a Burmese family left in official limbo
The Japan Times - Japan
By JEFF KINGSTON "All my Burmese friends are getting humanitarian visas, but not me," laments Hla Aye Maung, who has lived in Japan for the past 12 years. ...
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Thai sailors show a great future lies ahead after Royal Varuna success
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Indonesia's finest, Boby MH Sanjaya was 22nd overall and Burma No 1, (and first lady) Khin Nyo Lynn, was 24th. It was so refreshing to see all these young ...
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Indonesia Reverses Policy on Burma Refugees
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News Indonesia has reversed its position on Rohingya boat people fleeing persecution in Burma, saying they may qualify for refugee status. ...
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- Burma 'must stop Rohingya abuse'
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- U.S. wants Myanmar to stop persecution of Rohingyas click
- Myanmar rebels refuse to join polls click
- India asks Myanmar to act promptly on info on N-E insurgents click
- Indian Vice-President ends Myanmar visit click
- Burma: Thailand still in denial as Indonesia slams treatment of refugees click
- Bangladesh to build road, railway links with Myanmar click
- Plight of Myanmar’s unwanted people click

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