4.29.2010

Burma's News and World's News

From left: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, 
the International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn and German 
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, following a meeting with Ger
Photo: AP
From left: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, the International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, following a meeting with German lawmakers in Berlin, 28 April 2010

Debt Crisis Spreads Beyond Greece

European, Asian stock markets down as concerns grow about debt crisis that affects Greece, Portugal and now Spain; US markets mixed
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A ship attempts to collect oil on the surface of the Gulf of 
Mexico (28 April 2010)
New estimates from US officials suggest the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico is five times worse than previously thought.
Map Cigarette packets lining shop shelves
At least 28 children and three adults are stabbed at a Chinese kindergarten, the third such attack in a month.
 
The Australian government is set to announce new rules banning logos and colour from cigarette packaging.
Mourning altar at Pyeongtaek naval base Gordon Brown as the clip is played
A mass funeral is held for 46 South Korean sailors who died when their warship sank after a mysterious explosion last month.
 
Gordon Brown prepares for the final TV debate amid negative headlines for calling a pensioner "bigoted" on the campaign trail.
Hamid Karzai PlayStation 3 (file)
The US defence department says a quarter of what it regards as key regions in Afghanistan support President Hamid Karzai.
 
A 16-year-old boy in Chile is charged with killing his elder brother in a fight over the use of a PlayStation games console.

Junta Secretary 1 in Singapore for Health Reasons

By WAI MOE
The Burmese junta’s Secretary-1, Gen Tin Aung Myint Oo, who has been absent at state ceremonies in April, is reportedly hospitalized in Singapore.

Bomb Explodes in Loikaw Police Station

By KO HTWE
An explosion in the Loikaw police station kills a man allegedly arrested for trying to place a bomb in a Loikaw market

Thai Authorities Fire at Protesters near Bangkok

By THANYARAT DOKSONE
Thai security forces and anti-government protesters clashed on the outskirts of Bangkok, with troops firing both over and then directly into a crowd. At least 10 protesters and one soldier were wounded.

Artist Harn Lay Wins Hellman/Hammett Grant

By LAWI WENG
Harn Lay, The Irrawaddy's illustrator and cartoonist, has won a Hellman/ Hammett grant for his political cartoons and art penned against the military regime in Burma.

Experts Warn of Cyclones, Storms in Burma

By KHAING THWE
People along Burma's western coastal areas should pay attention to weather reports of cyclones and storms in the Bay of Bengal during the early monsoon season in April and May.
Karen ceasefire group apparently defies junta orders
The Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA) Peace Council, ...
New Mon State Party prepares for war
The New Mon State Party is making preparations in case war breaks out between ...

PM and cabinet ministers resign from military posts
Twenty-two of the junta’s cabinet ministers including Prime Minister Thein Sein ...
Pressure mounts on foreign energy firms in Burma to come clean
International pressure is mounting on multinational oil and gas companies operating ... Burmese get a whiff of UK elections thumbnail

Burmese get a whiff of UK elections

BBC targeting young Burmese 'who have never voted' in initiative aimed at showing the world how elections are done 'in a Western democracy' Karen army takes blame for grenade attack thumbnail

Karen army takes blame for grenade attack

Civilian casualities were 'unavoidable' in Tuesday's attack in Karenni state aimed at halting progress on a controversial dam Burmese blogger wins top US award thumbnail

Burmese blogger wins top US award

Nay Phone Latt honoured for 'paying the cost' of speaking out for the defence of freedom in Burma, one of the world's harshest media environments

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