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The Irrawaddy News Magazine Burma’s HIV/AIDS Crisis in Red Alert: MSF The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand By WAI MOE About 25000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2007 in Burma and 76000 out of an estimated 240000 people who are thought to be carrying ... See all stories on this topic

Burma: UN Resolution Barely Pushed Through UNPO - The Hague,Netherlands A United Nations resolution on human rights in Burma has been approved but faces diplomatic opposition. The United Nations General Assembly's Third ... See all stories on this topic

General Assembly approves Burma resolution, debate intensifies Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Mizzima News The United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee on Friday approved a draft resolution on the human rights situation inside Burma, ... See all stories on this topic

Tibetan Exiles’ Meeting Produces Comparisons with Burma The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand By WAI MOE The week-long meeting of Tibetan exiles in Dharmsala, India, has inevitably drawn comparisons with the activities of Burma’s own exiled ... See all stories on this topic

CNPC to invest in Sino-Burma oil, gas pipeline Your Oil and Gas News (press release) - Aberdeen,UK China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), parent of the country's largest oil and gas producer PetroChina will team up with Myanmar Oil and Gas ... See all stories on this topic

Remember, Aung San Suu Kyi's disengagement is not her choice guardian.co.uk - UK There are several misinterpretations and failures to contextualise in the article on Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Not such a hero after all, ... See all stories on this topic

آكي Burma: Rangoon strengthens trade ties with India آكي - Italy (AKI) - Leaders from India and Burma have strengthened bilateral economic ties after top level talks in Rangoon. India's Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shankar ... See all stories on this topic

India-Burma holds another round of bilateral talks Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Mungpi New Delhi - Burma and India on Sunday concluded the 9th foreign office consultation agreeing to cooperate in wide range of bilateral issues and to ... See all stories on this topic

Imprisonment of two Burmese lawyers 'arbitrary': rights group Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Salai Pi Pi New Delhi – A regional human rights body has condemned the Burmese military rulers for arbitrarily sentencing two lawyers, who were acting as ... See all stories on this topic

Another changing of the guards for Burma's junta Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Solomon New Delhi – An official within Burma's Ministry of Information has hinted there has been a changing of guards within the top ranks of the ... See all stories on this topic

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Burma: free speech crackdown accelerates By Padraig Reidy, News Editor The Burmese people are still experiencing the backlash from the Saffron Revolution, with more and more writers, satirists and dissidents being locked up. Read Index on Censorship and Article 19’s joint statement on the situation here ... The Free Speech Blog - http://blog.indexoncensorship.org/

The devastating failure of HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar (Burma) Thousands of people are needlessly dying due to a severe lack of lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar, says international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a report released today. ... Latest news from the MSF UK web site - http://www.msf.org.uk/news.aspx

Burma’s free speech crackdown-Article 19 By facthai From September onwards, Burmese news sites Mizzima and Irrawaddy have been targeted with electronic attacks and have their servers bombarded with denial-of-service attacks. October 2008. • Two judges involved in cases arising from last ... FACT - Freedom Against Censorship... - http://facthai.wordpress.com/

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Burma’s HIV/AIDS Crisis in Red Alert: MSF By WAI MOE An estimated 76,000 Burmese need immediate antiretroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS, but currently there are no humanitarian agencies in a position to offer help. Plight of Abused Burmese Women Highlighted on International Day By LAWI WENG The plight of Burmese women was highlighted in statements marking Tuesday’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. “Pull Them Out With Tweezers” By MIN LWIN Burmese comedian Zarganar, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison last week, lives by the maxim that fears must be plucked out at their roots. Tibetan Exiles’ Meeting Produces Comparisons with Burma By WAI MOE The week-long meeting of Tibetan exiles in Dharmsala, India, has inevitably drawn comparisons with the activities of Burma’s own exiled opposition community.

Regional Thai Govt in Hiding as Protesters Close In By AMBIKA AHUJA / AP WRITER The Thai government has insisted it is "fully functional," but refused to disclose where officials were working as protesters marched on Bangkok’s domestic airport. Singapore Rules Wall Street Journal in Contempt of Court By ALEX KENNEDY / AP WRITER Singapore's High Court ruled the Wall Street Journal Asia in contempt of court for publishing two editorials and a letter to the editor. China Shifts Tactics to Hold Tibet and Test the Dalai Lama By CHARLES HUTZLER / AP WRITER Seven months after suppressing unrest among Tibetan communities across western China, the authoritarian government is adjusting tactics. Police checkpoints and guard posts in place for months are being dismantled, only to reappear without warning days later.

Opinion CONTRIBUTOR Daewoo Aggravating Bay of Bengal Tensions By MATTHEW F. SMITH The limited attention that’s been paid to the dispute between Burma and Bangladesh over maritime boundaries in the Bay of Bengal has focused on the unsuccessful diplomatic talks and strained relations between the two states