Deadly double bombing in Karachi An explosion kills at least 10 people at a Pakistani hospital where victims of an earlier bomb were being treated, Karachi police say. Ship seized by pirates 'stormed' Danish special forces storm a ship captured by Somali pirates and free 25 crew members, an EU naval spokesman says.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
All refugee returns to Myanmar [Burma] must be voluntary. In our interviews with the [Karen] refugees, none expressed any desire to return home. —Kitty McKinsey, UNHCR spokesperson in Bangkok
As Thailand prepares to repatriate 30 refugee families, an Irrawaddy correspondent makes a predawn visit to their camp to hear them speak of the terror they feel as they await their imminent return to Burma.
A Burmese court will hear testimony next week on a dispute between the detained opposition leader and her brother over efforts to renovate her lakeside home.
Feb 5, 2010 (DVB)–The home of a senior Karen National Union politician and a neighbouring office belonging a Karen media group in western Thailand were raided by police yesterday. - more
Feb 5, 2010 (DVB)–A meeting is underway along the Thai-Burma border after Thailand yesterday suspended the forced return of some 3,000 Karen refugees back to Burma. - more
Health Source > IRINnews Thursday, 04 February 2010 21:15
Tolerance to artemisinin, the most effective anti-malarial drug available, is emerging in Myanmar and could pose a major challenge to regional malaria control, says the World Health Organization (WHO)...
National Source > Andrew Buncombe/Independent Thursday, 04 February 2010 21:00
In the time she has spent detained in her crumbling Rangoon home, the Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has endured isolation, frustration and grief...
National Source > Reuters Thursday, 04 February 2010 20:56
China will soon start receiving oil and gas through two controversial pipelines which run through military-ruled Myanmar. Here are some facts about the pipelines: ...
Tourism Source > Bernama Thursday, 04 February 2010 20:50
International airlines in Myanmar have extended their flight services starting this month due to the fall of peak tourism season, China's Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, ...
CPS statement on expenses
All refugee returns to Myanmar [Burma] must be voluntary. In our interviews with the [Karen] refugees, none expressed any desire to return home. 
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