3.03.2009

Burma News

Laputta Villagers Face Water Crisis

By LAWI WENG
Some 78,000 villagers in coastal areas affected by Cyclone Nargis are facing a severe shortage of potable water as the dry season kicks in.

Cambodia PM Testimony Sought at Khmer Rouge Trial

By SOPHENG CHEANG
Attorneys have asked the UN-backed Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal for permission to interview Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and former King Norodom Sihanouk.

Burmese PM Agrees to Election Monitors

By MIN LWIN
Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein says the UN and developed countries can monitor the 2010 national election.
INTERVIEW

Mon Party Ponders the Constitution and Election

By THE IRRAWADDY
Naing Han Thar, general-secretary of the New Mon State Party, talked with The Irrawaddy about the party’s policies, the constitution and its view of the 2010 general elections.

Poppy cultivation in Burma up again: US state Department

A new report by the U S state department said opium production, cultivation of poppy and the number of opium farmers have once again soared in Burma since 2007,...

14th Asean Summit: A reality check

(Analysis) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ on Sunday concluded its 14th summit leaving the United Nations to handle a political crisis of a member state – Burma.
Burmese challenge minister over name
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Lincoln Tan Burmese campaigners are lobbying the New Zealand Government to call their home country by its former name of Burma - not Myanmar. ...
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Poppy cultivation in Burma up again: US state Department
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
The ‘2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report’ said Burma, which had slowly brought down poppy cultivation since 1996, is once again registering ...
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Singapore’s Lee Urges Burma to Engage Int’l Community
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By THE IRRAWADDY Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Burma’s military leaders to engage the international community during an interview at the ...
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Burmese PM Agrees to Election Monitors
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By MIN LWIN Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein reportedly said he would allow United Nations officials and developed countries to monitor the ...
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Burmese Anna Lindh-Prize Recipient Barred from ASEAN Summit
ScandAsia.com - Thailand
By Charlotte Lund Dideriksen Human right activist Khin Ohnmar of Burma, who last year was awarded the Anna Lindh Human Right Prize were – along with ...
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Australia signs ASEAN free trade area deal
Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
PERCY: How do you reconcile Australia's position against Burma, with some sanctions and the fact that Burma is a major member of the ASEAN countries and you ...
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Do We Need a ‘Diplomat Watch’
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
It is a shame and a disgrace in the history of Myanmar [Burma], and one day we will all remember. But these Asian diplomats should not be disappointed. ...
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Daily Guide
Drama At Burma Camp
Daily Guide - Accra,Ghana
For the second time since its formation, the Board of Inquiry (BOI) established to investigate the mode of selection of the first batch of potential 2008 ...
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Blogs Alert for: Burma news

Burma Insists Rohingyas are ‘Bengalis’ « San Oo Aung’s Weblog
By tunaung
Burma Insists Rohingyas are ‘Bengalis’. Posted on March 2, 2009 by tunaung. By WAI MOE. CHA-AM, Thailand — Burma is insisting at the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) summit in southern Thailand that the boatpeople now fleeing ...
San Oo Aung's Weblog - http://sanooaung.wordpress.com/
International Campaign for Freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma ...
By icfab8888@gmail.com (International Campaign...
BURMA NEWS: MYANMAR /TIBET NEWS , BURMA DISASTER NEWS, FREE BURMA / TIBET NEWS. Twenty eight migrant workers lied to by work permit agent · Myanmar remains the largest source of methamphetamine pills in Asia · Burma’s economy gasps ...
International Campaign for Freedom... - http://internationalcampaignforfreedom.blogspot.com/
AnimeNation Anime News Blog » Blog Archive » Ask John: Is There a ...
By John
Central Park Media initially released both episodes of the Harp of Burma anime adaptation on a subtitled VHS tape in 1994 as the second volume of its “Animated Classics of Japanese Literature” series. CPM re-released the two episodes on ...
AnimeNation Anime News Blog - http://www.animenation.net/blog/
Ghana News | General News | Drama at Burma Camp
Observers suggest that the current trend could mark the beginning of the end of the BOI as more embarrassing revelations are poised to pop up. Today's Headlines Previous Article in General News | Next Article in General News ...
General News - http://www.modernghana.com/
World focus on Burma (2 March 2009) « Save Burma
By Lwin Aung Soe
Asean Leaders Call for Political Reform in Burma. The Irrawaddy News Magazine -. “Nobody mentioned the name of Aung San Suu Kyi,” said Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. According to Badawi, Asean’s responsibility on Burma ...
Save Burma - http://saveburma.wordpress.com/

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