Asean Pledges to Protect Falling Currencies |
| By MICHAEL CASEY |
| Asean finance ministers agree to put up an additional US $40 million to address foreign reserve deficits. |
NLD Criticizes Gambari-Japan Joint-statement |
| By WAI MOE |
| A joint statement on the 2010 Burmese election by UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari and Japan’s foreign minister undermines the NLD position, say party leaders. |
Refugees to be Victims of Economic Collapse: UN |
| By ROD McGUIRK |
| The UN refugee chief warns that xenophobia will likely increase in Asia and refugees will be a target during the economic crisis. |
No tangible result of my visit: Gambari |
| By LALIT K JHA |
| The Special UN Envoy on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, Friday acknowledged that his recent visit to the country failed to yield any tangible results. |
'Bali Process' to take up Rohingya issue
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said that the issue of Rohingya migrants, who in recent months have been washed up on the coasts of neighbouring countries, needs greater discussion...US policy shift on Burma; can it bring change?
(Analysis) The United States on Friday said it is reviewing its Burma policy and is looking at various ways to engage the Burmese people. Gordon Duguid, deputy spokesman of the...UN envoy says his last Burma visit has not yet displayed tangible results
United Nations special envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, on Friday told the Security Council that his latest visit to military-ruled Burma, had so far not yielded any concrete results.Burma begins to release prisoners
Burma's military rulers on Saturday began releasing prisoners from prisons, across the country, as part of its amnesty to 6,313 prisoners, who the junta said had shown 'Good Conduct an- 19 political prisoners released click
- Myanmar forest fire crosses SW China border click
- FAO donates more poultry to Myanmar cyclone victims click
- Experts Divided on Pressing Chinese Reform click
- Burma nears high noon and still the UN falters click
Than Shwe family member to USA
IS US GOVERNMENT WELCOMING DICTATOR THAN SHWE FAMILY MEMBER IN USA?
By Thu Ye Kaung
Lt-Col Nay Soe Maung, retired army doctor and presently serves as a lecturer at the University of Public Health, Ministry of Health. He is son in law of Burma's most notorious dictator General Than Shwe and son of retired Major General Tin Sein.
All above credentials are more than enough for him to earn special privileges above others as now he is preparing to go to Harvard University. Accompanying him is Dr. Tin Min, Rector of same department and now they are preparing necessary documents to apply visa in US Embassy, Yangon. We wonder whether US Embassy and Government have no knowledge of their back ground or just ignore to please the junta and dictator of the most human rights abuser.
Lt-Col Nay Soe Maung is the father of notorious Nay Shwe Thway Aung (a) Pho La Pyae and husband of Kyi Kyi Shwe (a) Ma Aw. Now Kyi Kyi Shwe is the preferred mistress of Tay Za ( Htoo Trading and AirBagan ). Nay Soe Maung is also famous for his homosexual activity and he is openly declaring his status as gay. With all that good reputation, he will represent Burma and grab a chance to study in Harvard with help from the US Government.
Is the US Government already abandoning the Human Rights issue and collaborating with the dictator?
Original Source: Prosaic Collection in Burmese with photos
WHO helps Myanmar treat leprosy disease in N division |
www.chinaview.cn  2009-02-22 21:23:57 |   Print |
YANGON, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations is helping Myanmar cure nearly 600 leprosy patients in the country's northern Mandalay division annually, sources with the anti-leprosy authorities said on Sunday.
Mandalay division is a tropical region where infectious leprosy virus Myeo Bacterium can spread easily, medical experts were quoted by the weekly Voice as saying.
Myanmar has implemented anti-leprosy campaign for over half a century since 1952, introducing Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) in 1986 for treatment recommended by the WHO and paving way for the eradication of leprosy with integrated services expanding to more areas in the country.
Myanmar was once regarded as one of the countries where leprosy prevalence was high.
Due to decades' efforts in leprosy eradication, especially some measures taken by the government after the Third Meeting of Global Alliance for Elimination of Leprosy in 2003, the prevalent rate in Myanmar declined to 0.47 patient per 10,000 population at the end of 2006 from 0.6 per 10,000 population in 2003, according to official figures.
The figures also showed that over 260,000 cases were treated and cured between 1988 and 2005.
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