Thai government to investigate Rohingya abuse claims(Analysis) Thailand's government has promised to investigate claims that the country's military authorities abused hundreds of Rohingya by pushing them back out to sea to die. |
Burmese refugees protest in front of UN office in MalaysiaNearly three hundred Burmese refugees on Wednesday demonstrated in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur,.. |
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Girl injured in Indo-Burma border gun battleAn eight year old Burmese girl in Bokkan village, Tamu Township along the Indo-Burma border lost her right arm in an explosion at her residence on Sunday evening, her mother... | NLD member jailed for two years for disturbing officialsA member of the National League for Democracy, Burma's main opposition party, was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison on charges of disturbing officials carrying out their duty |
OPINION
Burmese Hear an Echo of Their Own Hopes in Obama |
| By AUNG ZAW |
| Barack Obama’s first speech as president resonated with many who heard it in Burma. |
Malaysia Bans Hiring of Foreign Workers |
| By JULIA ZAPPEI |
| Malaysia has banned the hiring of foreign workers in factories, stores and restaurants to protect its citizens from mass unemployment amid the global economic downturn. |
Spirits Are Waiting for Us to Return |
| By SHA PAUNG |
| A Burmese refugee family in Australia has a new, safer life, but their spirits are still in their home country. |
Thai PM: Obama's ‘Politics of Hope’ May Help Asia |
| By AMBIKA AHUJA and DENIS D. GRAY |
| Thailand's new, youthful prime minister said on Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama's economic package, buttressed by a "politics of hope," may help Asia's battered economies. |
Obama’s Inauguration Attracts Big Interest in Burma |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| Burmese from all walks of life—including astrologers—watched the inauguration of US President Barack Obama with great interest. |
Chinese Youth Kidnapped in Burma |
| By LAWI WENG |
| Young Chinese gamblers at Burmese casinos on the northern border are reportedly being kidnapped and held for ransom. |
Imprisoned Monk Leader Transferred |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| The activist Buddhist monk, Ashin Gambira, who was sentenced to 68 years imprisonment, has been reportedly transferred to a remote prison in Sagaing Division. |
| Chinese teenagers kidnapped by Burma militants Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom At least 50 teenagers from the northern Chinese province of Shanxi have been kidnapped by Burmese militants. By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai According to ... See all stories on this topic |
| Obama’s Inauguration Attracts Big Interest in Burma The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand By SAW YAN NAING A Rangoon monk who watched the entire US presidential inauguration on TV summed up the feelings of countless Burmese when he said ... See all stories on this topic |
| Chinese Youth Kidnapped in Burma The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand By LAWI WENG Chinese reports say there have been numerous kidnappings of Chinese youth in northern Burma, where ethnic insurgent ceasefire groups allow ... See all stories on this topic |
| EU to Give Burma US $52 Million in Aid The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand By THE IRRAWADDY The European Commission will give €40.5 million (US $52.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Burma this year. €22 million has been allocated ... See all stories on this topic |
| Irish FM welcomes Burma Parliamentary Congress to Ireland ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TD, today welcomed Members of the Parliamentary Union (MPU) of Burma, the National Coalition Government of ... See all stories on this topic |
| John Gibson: Will Keith's Karma work in Burma? Scotsman - United Kingdom Cardinal Keith O'Brien yesterday began a two-week tour of Burma, checking out the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund's commitments there, ... See all stories on this topic |
| UN seeks access to Burma asylum seekers in Thailand ABC Online - Australia A spokesman for the says 80 asylum seekers from Burma are being held on an island off the Thai coast, but another 46 who were handed over to military ... See all stories on this topic |
| Mixed Reactions to Obama in Southeast Asia The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand One of the more difficult issues facing US relations with the region will be Burma. Although it remains to be seen whether the Obama administration will be ... See all stories on this topic |
| 'UNHCR unfair to Burmese refugees in M'sia' Malaysia Kini - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur has come under fire for being “unfair in its treatment of Burmese refugees”. ... See all stories on this topic |
| Burmese official downplays cold weather warning Democratic Voice of Burma - Oslo,Norway Jan 21, 2009 (DVB)–While meteorologists in India have forecast freezing temperatures in northern India and Burma, a Burmese official has denied that there ... See all stories on this topic |
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| Karen revolution and the legacy of General Bo Mya | Burma Bloggers ... The general was tired. He walked with a slow, unsteady gait and heaved sighs as he settled into his chair. General Bo Mya had been fighting against Burma's. Burma Bloggers' Network - http://www.burmabloggers.net/ |
| Chinese teenagers kidnapped by Burma militants | A Daily News ... At least 50 teenagers from the northern Chinese province of Shanxi have been kidnapped by Burmese militants. A Daily News round up with top... - http://news.whylose.com/ |
| Thailand refuses UN access to Burma boat people | KhmerNews.net ... This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 12:43 pm and is filed under Cambodia News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. ... KhmerNews.net | Cambodia News... - http://khmernews.net/ |
| THEATRE: The Burma Play: A Comedy of Terror, Contact Theatre, Jan ... The Burma Play is a story told with flair, biting humour, virtuoso performances and original live music. The action springs through the long history of the 20th century to bring the nightmare of Burma up to date as a popular entertainer ... Metro News - RSS feed - http://www.metronews.co.uk/ |
| Thai Navy did not abuse boat people's rights: Abhisit "This follows our expression of strong concern to the government last week over allegations that large groups of Rohingya boat people from Myanmar [Burma] were intercepted in Thai waters, towed out to sea and left to die. ... News about the boat people was broken last week by a group dedicated to the Rohingyas and widely reported overseas. Some survivors told Indian Coast Guards and international media their boat was towed out to sea by the Thai Navy and ... Asianewsnet.net - News - http://www.asianewsnet.net/ |
