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President Barack Obama speaks about his Afghanistan policy before cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 01 Dec 2009
Obama: 30,000 More US Troops To Afghanistan By Mid-2010 
After several months of deliberation, President Obama announces his plan for deploying additional troops to Afghanistan
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UN in Malaysia Grants More Burmese Refugee Status |
| By LAWI WENG |
| About 11,000 Burmese refugees in Malaysia were recognized by the UN refugee agency in 2009, making them eligible for resettlement in third countries. |
News of Stiglitz Visit Arouses Hopes but also Doubts |
| By BA KAUNG |
| News of the forthcoming visit to Burma by Nobel Economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz has been greeted with a mixture of hope and doubt among Burmese and foreign economists. |
Mekong Media Forum |
| By ZARNY WIN |
| A conference called the Mekong Media Forum will be held in Chiang Mai in Thailand on Dec 9-12. |
Thailand Bans Booze in Holiday Gift Baskets |
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| The ban on booze-filled baskets is the latest attempt by Thai government to curb drunken revelry around the holidays that result every year in hundreds of road deaths. |
Marcos joins Pacquiao, Arroyo in run for Congress |
| By HRVOJE HRANJSKI |
| Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos filed her candidacy for next year's congressional elections. |
Cross-Country Ties an Obstacle to East Timor Justice |
| By MATT CROOK |
| East Timor’s leaders say bringing to justice perpetrators of atrocities committed during the Indonesian army’s occupation would sour relations between the neighboring countries, but not everyone is so keen to forgive and move on. |
Australia helps Burma in fighting HIV/AIDSAustralia will provide $ 3 million to Burma, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea as part of its effort to help reduce the spread of HIV in Asia-Pacific region. The Australian... |
Court charges four women activistsFour women activists, who were arrested on October 3 for offering alms to Buddhist monks, had been charged by a district court on Monday under section 505(b) of the Penal... |
| ‘Prayer’ activists face sedition charges Dec 2, 2009 (DVB)–Four women, including an opposition party politician, have begun a trial in Rangoon in which they face charges of sedition after praying for the release of political prisoners in Burma. - more |
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| Tension rises as stallholders stay put Dec 2, 2009 (DVB)–Around 700 market vendors in southern Burma’s Irrawaddy division are defying orders from local authorities to move their market through fear of losing business in the cyclone-stricken delta. - more |
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| Experts to debate sanctions on Burma Dec 2, 2009 (DVB)-A group of experts on Burma will tonight debate the efficacy of controversial Western sanctions on the country, following renewed international engagement with the ruling junta. - more |
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| Renovation to begin on Suu Kyi’s house Dec 2, 2009 (DVB)–Renovations on the house-cum-prison of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could begin this week after being approved by government authorities, Suu Kyi’s lawyer said. - more |
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| Suu Kyi ranks 26th on ‘100 Top Global Thinkers’ Dec 2, 2009 (DVB)–Detained Burmese Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has ranked 26 on an annual table of ‘100 Top Global Thinkers’, released yesterday by the US-based Foreign Policy magazine. - more |
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