2.26.2009

Burma News

Rights Groups Call on Asean to Focus on Human Rights

By THE IRRAWADDY
Human rights advocacy groups have called on leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to prioritize rights issues at this week’s summit in Thailand.

KNU Colonel Released by Thai Army

By MIN LWIN
Col Ner Dah Mya of the KNU is released on bail by the Thai army, after being charged with possessing illegal weapons and transporting migrants to Thailand.

Human Rights in Burma Appalling: US

By LALIT K JHA
Burmese citizens are denied basic human rights and the situation deteriorated further in 2008, the annual US State Department report on human rights says.

VOA: UDP Leader Threatens to Sue The Irrawaddy

By WAI MOE
The leader of the Canada-based United Democratic Party of Myanmar is threatening legal action against The Irrawaddy, according to an interview carried by the Voice of America.

Activists demand intensified global pressure on Burma

Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma (AAPP-B), urged the international community on Tuesday, to assert more pressure on Burma’s ruling junta to release...

EU presidency urges Burma to implement political reforms

The European Union’s current Presidency in a statement on Monday urged Burma’s military government to release all political prisoners, including detained opposition leader...

Jailed Burmese journalist honoured with ‘Kenji Nagai Award’

Rangoon-based 'Ecovision' reporter Eint Khaing Oo, who was arrested and sentenced to two years of imprisonment for reporting on victims of Cyclone Nargis, was honoured with the first 'Kenji Nagai...

NLD clarifies its statement

Burma's main opposition party the National League for Democracy on Monday clarified its statement issued on February 17, saying it is not to be misunderstood that detained party...

Activists demand intensified global pressure on Burma
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Solomon New Delhi (Mizzima) – Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma (AAPP-B), urged the international community on ...
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Burma Talks Security with Laos amid Ceasefire Tensions
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By LAWI WENG A leading member of Burma’s ruling junta traveled to Laos on Sunday to discuss cooperation on security in the volatile Golden Triangle region, ...
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Jailed Burmese journalist honoured with ‘Kenji Nagai Award’
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
At the award giving ceremony held at the Sixth 'Burma Media Conference, in Thailand’s Chiang Mai, organisers said, the award was named after a Japanese ...
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Challenging human rights in Burma
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Mizzima News The United Nations Human Rights expert Tomas Ojea Quintana, who recently concluded a six-day visit to Burma, said the release of 24 ...
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Changing patterns in Burma's media
Democratic Voice of Burma - Oslo,Norway
Feb 25, 2009 (DVB)–With one of the most strictly-controlled media environments in the world, Burmese journalists who oppose the military government are ...
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Northern Rivers Echo
Relief for Burmese
Northern Rivers Echo - Lismore,New South Wales,Australia
David Ellem with a photo of a young Burmese boy taken by local photographer Brenden Allen. There are more than 40000 Burmese people living in refugee camps ...
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Freed Burma MP Sees Struggle
自由亚洲电视 - Washington DC,USA
A Burmese dissident freed after serving more than 18 years in prison find dire struggles on the outside too. BANGKOK—A Burmese dissident just freed from ...
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Facing the grind of life in limbo
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland
These people are from Burma, but they are living in a refugee camp just across the border in northern Thailand. They’ve been here for up to 15 years. ...
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Translated Survey on Chinese Multinational Investment in Burma's
Earthrights.org - Washington,DC,USA
Ka Hsaw Wa, Executive Director of EarthRights International noted the importance of publishing the survey in the Burmese language, stating, ...
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Examiner.com
Myanmar (Burma), The Secrets Behind the Beauty
Examiner.com - USA
Not a lot is known about Myanmar previously named Burma. The government is a dictatorial authoritarian regime which is controlled by the military. ...
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Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam « Kay Tu Ma Ti
By admin
A witness who was driving past the airport moments after the crash told BBC News he saw the plane lying in a field just 60 metres from the A9 motorway, surrounded by large clouds of brown dust and grey smoke. ...
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Burma Newscasts: Changing patterns in Burma's media
By Jeg
Exiled news organizations in countries such as Thailand and India work covertly with networks of journalists inside Burma, receiving and publishing articles and commentary on political developments inside the country. ...
Burma Newscasts - http://burmanewscasts.blogspot.com/
Interview Quintana: Challenging human rights in Burma « democracy ...
By peacerunning
Interview Quintana: Challenging human rights in Burma. February 25, 2009 · No Comments. Mizzima News by Salomon. The United Nations Human Rights expert Tomas Ojea Quintana, who recently concluded a six-day visit to Burma, ...
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Rohingyas “As ugly as ogres” « Fifty Viss
By Aung Kyaw
In recent news (give or take a week), a Burmese diplomat by the name of Ye Myint Aung at the Burmese Consulate in Hong Kong used very politically incorrect language in describing the Rohingyas, an Muslim ethnic minority that has created controversy for the Burmese government, ... This perhaps reflects prevailing trends in Burma, where light skin color remains fashionable (probably a product of Westernization and colonial rule), as in the rest of Southeast Asia. ...
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HummingBird: Dalai Lama 50 Years in Exile
By HummingBird
News from Ashin Mettacara. Burma, Myanmar: The Secrets Behind the Beauty · Myanmar: Burma to host International Theravada Buddhist universities conference · Heath Ledger wins posthumous Oscar · Complete list of Academy Award winners ...
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