12.20.2008

Burma News


Letters Land Prisoners’ Relatives, Guards in Jail

By WAI MOE
In two separate cases, the relatives of detained dissidents and prison guards have received prison sentences for attempting to exchange correspondence with political prisoners.

Where Children Count the Years Before They Rejoin Their Mothers

By SAW YAN NAING
The Burmese regime’s practice of sending condemned activists to prisons far from their homes is seen as a deliberate plan to break up families.

EU Donates More Funds to Aid Burmese

By SAW YAN NAING
The EU pledges more funds to aid Burmese in the Irrawaddy delta and along the country’s border.

Japan to Accept 30 Burmese Refugees from Thailand

By THE IRRAWADDY
Japan will accept about 30 refugees from among the more than one hundred thousand Burmese nationals now sheltering in camps in Thailand in 2010.


Business

Weekly Business Roundup (December 19, 2008)

By WILLIAM BOOT
A multimillion dollar boost to telecommunications between northeast India and Burma will be completed by next March.

Regional

Blogging Boom Faces Vietnamese Gov't Blockages

By HELEN CLARK / IPS WRITER
The Communist government in Vietnam is looking at ways to regulate blogs, particularly those that tend to be political rather than personal.

Opinion

COMMENTARY

These Shoes Are Made for More than Walkin’

By AUNG ZAW
Throwing shoes at a US president to show contempt for his Iraq policies has footwear parallels in Burmese history, too.

Burma likely to announce 'Election Law' on Independence Day

As a step forward along the roadmap to democracy, Burma's military junta will soon announce an Election Law that will set guidelines and criteria for the formation of political parties...

EU to give €40.5 million in humanitarian aid to Burma

The European Commission on Thursday said it will give another €40.5 million (US$ 58 million) of aid to Burma, particularly targeting victims of Cyclone Nargis, which swept through the country's...

Editorial, Opinion and Analysis

Will ASEAN's charter cure Burma's ills?

(Analysis) The ten country bloc known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday of this week announced that ...



World Citizen: A Year of Wisdom, Wiliness -- and Craven Stupidity
World Politics Review - USA
Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has obtained worldwide renown and even a Nobel Peace Prize. But the unavoidable truth is that her efforts ...
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Singapore News Alternative: Standard Chartered says Temasek ...
By sgnewsalt
Action from UN needed for Burma and Zimbabwe! - Hi Friends, Burma’s xenophobic dictators do not deserve to be treated with any civility. ASEAN has tried and failed miserably when it gave the junta “face”... 2 weeks ago ...
Singapore News Alternative - http://singaporenewsalternative.blogspot.com/
Bangkok Pundit: Predicting the Future
By Bangkok Pundit
... Not The Nation couldn't refer to itself/The Nation, but The Nation would write the editorial)? One can easily imagine the op-eds from Thanong (it was necessary) and Sopon now... h/t Absolutely Bangkok whose news feed is brilliant. ...
Bangkok Pundit - http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/
Kingdom Partners: The Word Made Flesh
By James W
The Stark Reality in Myanmar (Burma) · Update on Adele Booysen · New Feature -- Unreached People Group of the Day · Van Zoest Family · Pray for the Persecuted Church · Kingdom Partner Ministry Updates ...
Kingdom Partners - http://ncbcmissions.blogspot.com/
Pc jailed over blackmail attempts - BBC News « Current Awareness
Pc jailed over blackmail attempts - BBC News. Published December 19, 2008 news. “A former Metropolitan Police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison for blackmailing 11 sex offenders and suspected criminals.” ...
Current Awareness - http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/
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By kabrmakyay
"The Burmese are saying they have never seen anything like this, ever," she told the Associated Press news agency. Rescue workers have yet to reach some of the worst-hit areas of the country, including the low-lying Irrawaddy delta ...
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N E W S U P D A T E
MYANMAR NEWS UPDATE is a publication of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar ... The Burma Campaign UK today condemned the regime in Burma for failing to ...

From Burma to Thornton Heath: Couple celebrate 60th anniversary
Croydon Guardian - Croydon,England,UK
By Kirsty Whalley » A diamond couple who met in Burma at the end of the Second World War are celebrating their 60th Wedding anniversary. ...
Burma likely to announce 'Election Law' on Independence Day
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Mungpi New Delhi (Mizzima) - As a step forward along the roadmap to democracy, Burma's military junta will soon announce an Election Law that will set ...
EU to give €40.5 million in humanitarian aid to Burma
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Solomon New Delhi (Mizzima) – The European Commission on Thursday said it will give another €40.5 million (US$ 58 million) of aid to Burma, ...
Weekly Business Roundup (December 19, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By WILLIAM BOOT A multimillion dollar boost to telecommunications between northeast India and Burma will be completed by next March, according to media ...
Will ASEAN's charter cure Burma's ills?
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
In November 2007, ASEAN member countries, including Burma, ratified a charter containing commitments to the principles of good governance, the rule of law ...
2010 game plan: Clinging to power (Burma)
Himal Southasian - Kathmandu,Nepal
More bad news has emerged from Burma again this month. The junta is planning to showcase its so-called civilian government with their handpicked people by ...
Laura Bush surprised how far voice carried
USA Today - USA
President Bush showed up at the reception to praise his wife's work, citing Afghanistan and Burma in particular. "She could have come in and said, ...
Burmese Lawyer Flees, Speaks Out
Radio Free Asia - Washington,DC,USA
BANGKOK—A Burmese lawyer who fled to Thailand to avoid jail after representing 11 anti-government protesters has said authorities tortured evidence from his ...
Czech Republic, East Timor offer asylum to Burmese rebels
Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India
by Mungpi New Delhi (Mizzima) - East Timor and the Czech Republic have 'in principle' agreed to offer asylum to 34 Burmese ethnic rebels, who are currently ...
ANALYSIS: Burma's nuclear temptation —Bertil Lintner
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
All that is certain is that Burma has a nuclear programme. It may be years, if not decades, away from developing nuclear-weapons capability. ...

Blogs Alert for: Burma news

Czech Republic, East Timor offer asylum to Burmese rebels « San Oo ...
Soe Myint, Editor-in-Chief of Burmese Independent News Agency – Mizzima – who is appointed by the Calcutta court as interpreter for the rebels said, the two countries have agreed to offer asylum in order to avoid deportation to ...
San Oo Aung's Weblog - http://sanooaung.wordpress.com/
Burma Partnership: Burma Update: December 19, 2008
By Burma Partnership Secretariat
Greetings! WELCOME to the Burma Partnership Blog, one stop shop for news and information related to Burma! This site is best viewed with Mozilla Firefox. About Burma Partnership. Burma Partnership is a movement of organizations and ...
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Current Sitaution in Burma | Gandar Mount P.S.O
Current Sitaution in Burma · leave a comment ». The Burmese Junta has been always declaring and revealing about the seizure of heroin, opium and methamphetamines and the traffickers, who are mostly retailers, in Burmese news papers and ...
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Japan to accept refugees from Burma | Words of Life
Filed Under Burma news |. Japan will accept refugees from Burma for the first time starting in 2011. According to media reports around 30 refugees are to be initially resettled in the country following a recent cabinet decision to ...
Words of Life - http://www.shaneabrahams.com/
Real Cambodia, Khmer News: Friction with Cambodia over Preah ...
By Khateya
During his tenure, Thailand granted a 600-million-baht soft loan package to Burma to help upgrade its telecommunications. Miraculously, Thaksin's Shin Satellite won all the concessions. The company was offered the rights to be the only ...
Real Cambodia, Khmer News - http://realcambodia.blogspot.com/

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