2.15.2009

Burma News

UN rights expert arrive Burma, but oppositions hopes grim

As the United Nations Human Rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana arrives Rangoon on Saturday for a second visit, Burma's opposition party and rights activists said they do not expect significant...

Burmese group deported to Bangladesh by BSF

A group of 10 alleged Burmese nationals, including 4 children, have been arrested and detained by the police at Badarpur Railway Station in Southern Assam's Barak Valley in Northeastern India,...

Ad industry in Burma in doldrums

The global economic meltdown has dealt a body blow to the advertisement industry in Burma which has recorded a slump of 25 pert cent, sources in companies said. "It is...
Voice of America
Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Urges UN Action in Burma
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party in Burma is reported to have urged the United Nations Saturday to take action against human rights abuses in ...
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Burma Urges Citizens to Report Bombers
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News Authorities in military-ruled Burma have called on people to report terrorists, following two explosions and the discovery of a mine in Bago ...
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UN rights expert arrive Burma, but oppositions hopes grim
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Solomon New Delhi (Mizzima) - As the United Nations Human Rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana arrives Rangoon on Saturday for a second visit, Burma's ...
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Burmese group deported to Bangladesh by BSF
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Mithu Choudhury Guwahati/Assam - A group of 10 alleged Burmese nationals, including 4 children, have been arrested and detained by the police at Badarpur ...
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Myanmar jails opposition MPs ahead of UN envoy visit
Reuters - USA
Last week UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari failed to make headway in efforts to bring the former Burma's military junta and Suu Kyi's NLD closer to talks on reform. ...
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Ad industry in Burma in doldrums
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Phanida Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The global economic meltdown has dealt a body blow to the advertisement industry in Burma which has recorded a slump of 25 ...
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'Hero' of Kohima battle passes away
Times of India - India
Martin was commissioned into the Indian Army aged 18, and served in Burma with the 2nd battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles. He fought in the Battle of Imphal ...
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Junta's business crony to build Nature Park in northern Burma
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
The butterfly park in the project will have over 50 rare species of butterflies from Burma especially from Kachin State with over 1500 varieties and will ...
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International Documentaries Make Their Mark on West
Voice of America - USA
Burma VJ is another documentary that won acclaim at Sundance. Danish director Anders Ostergaard chronicles the revolt in Burma two years ago against the ...
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Urging Justice for Detained Burmese in India
AssamNet - Guwahati,Assam,India
The pro-democracy Indian civil society groups and the exile Burmese in India came one and all to raise voice for the detained 34 Burmese freedom fighters in ...
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bdfact: Troops Movement Along Bangla-Myanmar Border?
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The deployments were reported by Khine Mrat Kyaw in the Bangladesh-based Narinjara news agency on Wednesday. Khine Mrat Kyaw also reported that aircraft landing strips had been constructed in Buthidaung Township, near the border of Burma’s Arakan ... The envoy contrasted the "dark brown" Rohingya complexion with the "fair and soft" skin of people from Burma, according to the newspaper. Meanwhile, the US has assured Bangladesh of its support in patrolling its sea borders. ...
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Myanmar blogger jailed for 20 years « Com News blog
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Until then, newspaper published by exiles demonstrations led by the monks from Myanmar, which is also known -- who are highly respected in as Burma. The government the predominantly Buddhist exercises strict controls over country -- had ...
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Myanmar activists jailed for 65 years: family, opposition (AFP ...
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Filed under: dot news — admin @ 4:26 am. YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar on Tuesday applies to students who led the sentenced 23 activists arrested doomed uprising 20 years ago, which during anti-junta protests last year was crushed by the military ... The sentences came a day (Burma) said in a statement. The after a court handed a 20-year military regime changed the prison term to a prominent blogger country's name from Burma to Myanmar who was arrested after the 2007 in 1989. ...
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Burma Extends Detention of NLD Leader. February 14, 2009. Irrawaddy News: Burma’s military government on Friday extended the house arrest of Tin Oo, the deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party. ...
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