HIV/AIDS Risk High Among Political Prisoners |
| By MIN LWIN |
| Political prisoners in Burma run a high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS because of unhygienic medical treatment, according to reports from inside several of the country’s prisons. |
Burma’s National Day Fading from Memory |
| By MIN LWIN |
| Tomorrow is the 88th anniversary of the student-led protests that ignited Burma’s struggle for independence from British rule, but few young people seem to care. |
Weekly Business Roundup (November 21, 2008) |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| China’s plan to build oil and gas pipelines in Burma has triggered alarm among human rights campaigners of heightened risks of abuse. |
Seniors on the Streets |
| By AUNG THET WINE |
| It’s becoming a common sight in Rangoon—elderly people begging in the streets. Once upon a time, the community would have taken care of them. Now they are fending for themselves. |
Junta directs UMFCCI to probe pulse-bean scam
The military junta has directed the 'Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry' to probe the future trade scandal of big wholesale traders, which is currently being...| China inks pipeline deal with Burma Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom China has signed two deals that will allow it to use ports in Burma to unload its oil and gas supplies rather than shipping them through the pirate-infested ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Voice of America - USA President Bush met Friday with Chinese President Hu Jintao on issues involving Iran, North Korea, Burma, Zimbabwe, and Sudan. The White House says Mr. Bush ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Burma Eats Its Young New Yorker - United States These two leaders of Burma’s 88 Generation students, now in their forties, have spent almost their entire adult lives in prison for organizing pro-democracy ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Myanmar Junta Jails Comedian for 45 Years New York Times - United States By SHARON OTTERMAN A secret court run by Myanmar’s military leadership sentenced a prominent Burmese comedian and activist to 45 years in prison on Friday, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Myanmar jails comedian for 45 years Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada Police seized his computer and several banned films, including the latest Rambo movie, featuring the US Vietnam War veteran taking on the former Burma's ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Leading Distributor In Burma Visits ASUS Booth In ComMart Thailand ... 1888 Press Release (press release) - Alief,TX,USA ... Ltd. and Mr. Pakorn Puttiboonsakul (1st from right), Senior Account Management Manager brought the leading distributor from Burma including; ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Human rights calls Bangkok Post - Thailand Asean governments will be urged next month to call for a Commission of Inquiry on Burma by the UN Human Rights Council. But the new Asean Human Rights Body ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Comedian sentenced to 45 years prison in Burma Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Two men were also jailed by the military-ruled courts for their work in aiding the victims of Cyclone Nargis which devastated Burma in May. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Burma jails comedian for 45 years Independent - London,England,UK By Phoebe Kennedy in Rangoon ap Secret courts in Burma have sentenced a popular comedian and a hip-hop star to hefty jail terms as the military regime ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Burma: Cyclone-hit monasteries in need Spero News - USA By IRIN Scores of monasteries in cyclone-affected Myanmar are in urgent need of repair almost seven months after the category four storm struck. ... See all stories on this topic |
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| Today News: Three NLD women attempted to see Daw Aung San Suu Kyi By BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT(BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT) BDD. Three NLD women members were marching to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's residence and tended to read the NLD's National Day Statement before her residence this afternoon. A dozen of SPDC's security police blocked three before they ever ... BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT - http://burmadd.blogspot.com/ |
| Burmese woman shares escape story ... fishing boat out of their homeland to risking suffocation while crossing additional borders in the trunk of a passenger car, Suisi Bawitlung and her family faced seemingly insurmountable odds when fleeing their native Burma, or Burma. Vietnam RSS News Feed by Intellasia.Net - http://www.intellasia.net/ |
| Comedian sentenced to 45 years prison in Burma Burmese comedian Zarganar has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Radio Australia News : Latest - http://www.radioaustralia.net. |
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| Burma: Prison trials insult-RSF By facthai Nicknamed the “Burmese Chaplin” and known for his outspoken comments, Zarganar was arrested on 4 June after talking to the BBC World Service and other foreign news media about the delays in the humanitarian relief organised by the ... FACT - Freedom Against Censorship... - http://facthai.wordpress.com/ |
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