11.20.2008

Burma News in English

Asian (con)Fusion: Exclusive - Inside Burma's notorious jails
Independent - London,England,UK
I have lots of days like that in regard to Burma. Who really knows what is going on in this secretive, isolated country? Because foreign journalists are all ...
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BBC News
UN experts condemn Burma trials
BBC News - UK
By Jonathan Head A team of United Nations experts has condemned the trials of dozens of political activists in Burma. The trials, conducted in great secrecy ...
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Burma’s Youth Drown Their Sorrows
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
A private distiller estimated that 75 percent of “imported” spirits for sale in Burma are counterfeit. The moonshine industry has spawned a market in ...
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Global Financial Crisis Hits Burmese Markets
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By WAI MOE The first signs of the global financial crisis hitting Burma have emerged as marketplace prices of goods such as rice, beans and palm oil plummet ...
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BERNAMA.COM
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Burma Partnership, a movement of organisations and individuals promoting freedom, democracy and human rights in Myanmar, said the nine Asean members should ...
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Three Bangladesh Tribal Leaders Killed Near Burma Border
Narinjara News - Dhaka,Bangladesh
An unidentified group with weapons shot and killed three Bangladesh tribal leaders on Monday in the border area near Burma, reports a local resident. ...
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Burma Sentences 5 More Activists
Voice of America - USA
They were convicted of inciting public unrest under Burma's emergency act. The ethnic minority leader who reported their sentencing won a parliamentary seat ...
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Burmese Refugees Preserve Culture Through Music
NPR - USA
Many Burmese musicians haven't seen their home in years. This young thana player, like many others, was born in the refugee camp, a citizen of no country. ...
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No room for extra elephants in council's big plan
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Bernard Orsman Auckland Zoo elephants Kashin and Burma could become the last elephants in a New Zealand zoo as a result of Auckland City Council budget ...
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White House deplores recent sentencing of Burmese activists
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by Mizzima News Stressing that the international community and United Nations Security Council can ill afford to remain silent, the White House on Monday issued a condemnation of the recent convictions of scores of Burmese pro-democracy ...
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Burma Crackdown on Prominent Monks and Activists Continues; More ...
[Prominent Buddhist Monks were jailed for 35 years by the brutal fascist regime.
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Burma News in English
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Burma News in English By saffrontoward(saffrontoward) Making a prison out of Burma Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Mizzima News Gagging the voice of protests and imprisoning dissidents for an incredible 65 years, pairs Burma's ...
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Rights Group Urges Ban Ki-moon to Visit Burma
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In 2006, an estimated 27000 members of the predominantly Christian Karen tribe were forced from their homes in eastern Burma, according to UK’s Telegraph newspaper. According to the Free Burma Rangers, at least 12 villages have been ...
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