3.14.2010

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Photo: AP
Anti-government demonstrators gather Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Protest leaders have given the government until Monday at noon to accede their demands or face mass marches on key locations in Bangkok.
Red shirt protester in Bangkok, 14/3/10
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters march in Bangkok to press the government to call new elections.

Afghan attack 'a warning to US'
Bomb attacks on the Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to US and Nato forces not to target the region, the Taliban say.Fake invasion panics Georgia

Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report said Russian tanks had invaded and the president was dead.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Unless they release Suu Kyi and allow her and her party to participate in the elections, it’s a complete farce and therefore contrary to their road map to democracy,
—Alberto Romulo, foreign minister of the Philippines.


Burmese Reactors Close to Completion: Military Sources

By MIN LWIN
Burma's ruling junta has finished construction work on three nuclear reactors and will soon be ready to put them into operation, according to military sources.

Junta Bans Election News

By THE IRRAWADDY
In the latest sign that this year's vote will be neither free nor fair, Burma's rulers have ordered a ban on reporting of controversial election-related issues.

Seven Parties Ready to Register for Election

By KYAW THEIN KHA
At least seven political groups, including one established pro-government party, are preparing to register to take part in the upcoming election, according to the leaders of the groups.

Rohingyas Face Grim Future in Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM
Bangladeshi government discouraged aid groups from giving food to the undocumented Rohingyas, fearing it would attract a huge new influx of refugees.

Anti-govt Protesters Head for Bangkok

By DENIS D GRAY
Thousands of red-shirted, anti-government demonstrators converged on the Thai capital from the north and northeast Saturday, vowing to oust the government in a mass, do-or-die display of muscle.
A trap for the NLD
thakhin-chan-tuns(Interview) With the ruling junta having announced the electoral laws for its planned 2010 elections, ...
Political turmoil halts nationality verification in Thailand
The beginnings of political turmoil in Thailand has brought a halt to the process ...2010 election carries no weight
wintin-nld-party1s(Interview) With the Burmese military junta’s electoral laws effectively banning prospective ... 
Election analysis barred in Burmese publications
journal-myanmarsWeekly publications in Burma have been prohibited from publishing any comment or analysis ...

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