12.03.2009

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“Burmese urban refugees have held strike in-front of UNHCR, Cox’s Bazar branch office for World Refugee Day”

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Preparatory Meeting for the Nuclear Security Summit

December 2, 2009

  1. A Preparatory meeting for the Nuclear Security Summit scheduled to be held in April 2010 in Washington, D.C., the United States, will be held on December 3 (Thu) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  2. Forty-three countries, including Japan (the host country) and the United States (the chair country), and representatives from international organizations are scheduled to attend. Mr. Toshio Sano, Director-General of the Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will represent Japan.
  3. Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Assumption of Office of Mr. Yukiya Amano, Former Ambassador in charge of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Energy as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

December 1, 2009

  1. On December 1, Mr. Yukiya Amano, Former Ambassador in charge of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Energy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was inaugurated as the 5th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Amidst the current surge of momentum in the international community in the areas of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, I am both sincerely and profoundly pleased that the First ever Director General from Japan, as well as from Asia, will now lead the Agency which aims at both ensuring nuclear non-proliferation and encouraging peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
  2. The IAEA is faced with a variety of challenges including the nuclear issues in North Korea and Iran as well as the necessity to strengthen technical cooperation for nuclear energy in order to address global issues in fields such as medicine, food provision, and the environment. Japan expects that, as the head of the IAEA, newly-appointed Director General Amano will actively address these challenges and sufficiently fulfill his responsibilities.
  3. In order to support the efforts of newly-appointed Director General Amano, the Government of Japan intends to work together with other member states for the strengthening of the IAEA.

New US Afghan Strategy Raises Questions

Obama at West Point
Photo: AP

President Barack Obama speaks about his Afghanistan policy at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., 1 Dec 2009

Obama Faces Divided US Public, Congress on Afghanistan

Photo: Dario Lopez-Mills

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Charles M. Babington, leader of the 1st Platoon, Able Troop 3-71 Cavalry Squadron, points out as the men under his command arrive at the village of Baraki Rajn, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

US Lawmakers Debate New Strategy for Afghanistan

Photo: AP

From left, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, 2 Dec 2009

More Top News
A man wounded by the blast in Mogadishu, Somalia (3 December 2009)
A suicide bomber disguised as a woman kills at least 19 people, including government ministers, at a hotel in the Somali capital.

Putin to consider presidency run
Russian PM Vladimir Putin says he will think about running for president again in 2012, during a Q&A session.

E-mail row 'to impact on summit'
E-mails hacked from a research unit suggest climate change is not caused by human activity, a UN negotiator tells BBC News.



Open Letter


One-sided Engagement Won't Work

By AUNG ZAW
The Obama administration’s more conciliatory approach to Burma will be short-lived unless the country’s rulers act soon to reciprocate.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
I would like to say to the soldiers: “Look at the faces of the people! Don’t see the people as your enemies."
— ex Brig-Gen Kyaw Zaw, a founding member of Burma’s armed forces

Burmese Respond to News of Gambari's Departure

By ARKAR MOE
Opposition leaders await the appointment of a new UN special envoy to Burma to replace Ibrahim Gambari, who has been named a special representative to work on the Darfur issue.

Tatmadaw Founder Calls on Soldiers to Work for People's Sake

By WAI MOE
Former Brig-Gen Kyaw Zaw, a founding member Burma's armed forces, calls on the country's military to work for the sake of the people.

Funding Cuts Threaten Dr Cynthia's Clinic

By SAW YAN NAING
The Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand, is facing a 25 percent shortfall in operating costs as international donors reduce funding and distance themselves from cross-border aid projects.

US Teacher Deported

By BA KAUNG
Burmese authorities deport an American English Teacher.

Surgeon Suspended after Rangoon Girl's Death

By THE IRRAWADDY
The Myanmar [Burma] Medical Council (MMC), a Burmese government body, has ordered a five-year suspension of the license of a surgeon who performed an operation on a 15-year-old girl who subsequently died, according to Rangoon sources.
Looking for the Switch to Light Up Burma’s Cities
By WILLIAM BOOT
Efforts by Burma’s military regime to improve the country’s unreliable electricity supply ahead of promised national elections next year face big hurdles.

UN special envoy Gambari quits Burma job

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced that Ibrahim Gambari would stop being the special envoy to military-ruled Burma and a replacement...

British MPs call for inquiry into junta’s crimes

British Parliamentarians on Tuesday urged the British government to support its call to the international community, particularly, the United Nations to set up a commission of...

Editorial, Opinion and Analysis

Machinery of dictatorship

(Editorial) The 'Union Solidarity and Development Association' (USDA), the Burmese military junta's strategically set up pillar of strength to help cling to pow...

Burmese academic urges Netherlands to engage Burma

The Netherlands Foreign Ministry has said Minister Verhagen on Monday talked to Burmese academic Thant Myint-U over the international community’s engagement for change...

Aung San Suu Kyi listed among 100 top ‘Global Thinkers’

Burma’s detained democracy icon and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been listed among the 100 Top Global Thinkers of 2009 by the ‘Foreign Policy,’ a globally renowned...

Australia helps Burma in fighting HIV/AIDS

Australia 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...
Farming in delta remains underfunded

Dec 3, 2009 (DVB)–Urgent agricultural aid is still needed in Burma’s cyclone-stricken Irrawaddy delta, with farmers complaining that government funding for the sector is far from adequate. - more


11,000 Burmese granted UN refugee status

Dec 3, 2009 (DVB)–Refugee organisations have welcomed news that around 11,000 Burmese migrants in Malaysia have been granted refugee status by the UN, a move that significantly strengthens their security. - more


UN aid ‘loaned’ to Chin famine victims

Dec 3, 2009 (DVB)–Aid given by the United Nations to malnourished villagers in Burma’s northwestern Chin and Kachin states may be coming in the form of repayable loans, an investigation has found. - more


HIV/AIDS rates in Burmese prisons high

Dec 3, 2009 (DVB)–Medical negligence and lack of contraception in Burmese prisons are leading to high rates of HIV infection among inmates, a political prisoner support group has warned. - more


‘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


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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