US Economy Grows for First Time in More Than a Year
New Department of Commerce report says GDP grew at annual pace of 3.5 percent in third quarter - faster than predicted
Obama Attends Return of Fallen US Soldiers From Afghanistan
US president travels to Delaware military air base to meet a plane carrying bodies of 18 US soldiers, civilian personnel
Afghanistan Increases Number of Polling Stations for Runoff
Afghanistan's independent election commission tries to ensure a credible process after auditors found more than one million fraudulent votes in the first round of elections
Iran Adds Caveat to Nuclear Cooperation Deal
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country is ready to work with West on UN plan for processing nuclear fuel but will never give up 'its nuclear rights'
Iraq Makes Arrests Over Deadly Blasts
Military says more than 60 security force members incarcerated in connection with recent series of bombings that killed 155 people
 |  | The US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, indicating its recession has ended. |
| Denmark warns about the risks to a global climate change deal being finalised in time, as EU leaders gather for a key summit. | | A British yachtsman tells how he and his wife were kidnapped by armed pirates while sailing in the Indian Ocean. |
Passport Unpopular with Burmese Migrants |
| By ALEX ELLGEE |
| Many Burmese migrant workers in Thailand are put off applying for short-term passports because of the costs and corruption. |
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Suu Kyi ‘Keenly Monitoring’ Campbell Visit |
| By WAI MOE AND KO HTWE |
| Suu Kyi’s lawyer says she is keenly monitoring the upcoming visit of Kurt Campbell and his delegation. |
Journalists, Volunteer Relief Workers Arrested in Rangoon |
| By WAI MOE |
| About a dozen people, including journalists and Nargis Cyclone volunteer relief workers, have been arrested by Burmese authorities in the past several weeks. |
Wa and Mongla Stand Firm on Border Guard Question |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| Leaders of the United Wa State Army have told Burmese government negotiators that regime troops must withdraw from Wa territory before discussions can proceed about the formation of a border guard force. |
Eastern Burma ‘Comparable’ to Darfur: TBBC |
| By LAWI WENG |
| At least 75,000 people in eastern Burma were forcibly relocated in the past year, according to the main humanitarian group at the Thai-Burmese border. |
Suu Kyi monitors US-junta direct engagement: NLD
Even as detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi continues with her fact-finding mission on the consequences of western sanctions, she is also observing the process of...Nobel Laureates call for action on Burma
Two Nobel Peace Laureates, Jody Williams and Mairead Maguire, on Thursday reiterated their call for the immediate release of fellow Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi,...Editorial, Opinion and Analysis
Burmese way of filibuster
(Commentary) On May 10, 2008 the military junta ruling Burma held a constitutional referendum to approve a new constitution. Perhaps the results of the referend...
ASEAN leaders allow Burma to get off scot-free
A smug Burmese delegation, led by Prime Minister and General Thein Sein, are back home after attending the 15th annual ASEAN summit in Thailand, where they successfully...NLD re-circulates disciplinary regulation
The ‘National League for Democracy’ (NLD) has reissued party disciplinary regulations, circulated six years ago, since activities of some party members have not been in keeping with...Campaigners exhort China to halt pipeline project
Severe human rights violations and internal instability stares military-ruled Burma in the face, as the regime prepares to construct a dual gas and petroleum pipeline across the country...Nargis volunteers, including reporter arrested
A number of members of a Cyclone Nargis volunteer group, ‘Lin Let Kye’, including freelance journalist Pai Soe Oo were arrested from Dagon Seikkan, Rangoon Division yesterday...| Japan ‘should protect’ Burmese Rohingya Oct 29, 2009 (DVB)–The Japanese government’s lack of protection for Burmese Rohingya seeking asylum in Japan is sending the wrong message to the Burmese regime, human rights organisations have warned Tokyo. - more |
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| China denounced by anti-pipeline protesters Oct 29, 2009 (DVB)–Protesters yesterday expressed “grave concern” about China’s multi-billion dollar gas and oil pipeline project in Burma that they claim poses serious risks both to Burmese citizens and regional security. - more |
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| Torture used on ‘ordinary criminals’ in Burma Oct 29, 2009 (DVB)–Victims of state-sanctioned torture in Burma range from the elderly to teenage girls who lack any sort of institutional measures to tackle the problem, an investigation has found. - more |
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