1.01.2009

Burma News

Win Tin Denies NLD Divided Over 2010 Election

By MIN LWIN
Prominent opposition leader Win Tin rejected claims that he had told a visiting diplomat his party was divided over an election slated for 2010.

UN Offers Development Aid in Exchange for Political Prisoners

By WAI MOE
The UN has reportedly offered the Burmese junta development aid in exchange for the release of political prisoners and progress toward democratic change in the country.

Burmese Migrants Earning, Learning in Thailand

By SAW YAN NAING
Shan migrant workers are grateful for good incomes and the support they receive from migrant labor NGOs.

Nine NLD Members Arrested in Rangoon

By MIN LWIN
A group of NLD members conducting a peaceful demonstration calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi were arrested by security forces on Tuesday.

New Year’s Event Spotlights Sexual Orientation Issues

By VIOLET CHO
A group of Burmese lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender migrant worker activists in Ranong held an event to highlight the challenges facing their marginalized community.

Venue of Government’s Policy Speech Changed

By DENIS D. GRAY
The new Thai government again tries to make its first policy speech, in spite of thousands of protesters calling for new general elections.

Burmese woman reunites with her mother
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Syracuse,NY,USA
Mike Greenlar /The Post-StandardThidar Thuta of Burma at left, now living in Eastwood, has finally been reunited with her mother Daw Yin Yin Maw of Burma ...
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Protest takes a holiday
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Kungyangon (AFP) - With tents still serving as homes and schools seven months after Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma, survivors say they are struggling to ...
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BURMA: Junta Determined to 'Guide' 2010 Polls
Inter Press Service - Rome,Italy
By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Dec 31 (IPS) - Burma’s military regime ended 2008 with greater resolve to steamroll over opposition voices in order to pave ...
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UK vet dies 68 years after "posthumous" honor
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA
He went on to more service in Africa and Burma. Two years ago, he commented: "'What is bravery? I don't know. You just did what you had to do."
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Korsang, a surprising deportee haven
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
Perched behind a computer terminal, tucking her feet beneath her and wearing a "Free Burma" T-shirt, with a head of short, gray, spiky hair, ...
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Burmese Migrants Earning, Learning in Thailand
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By SAW YAN NAING A 56-year-old ethnic Shan migrant worker, Sam Htun, is typical of many Burmese who live in Thailand, grateful for the opportunity to work ...
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The Stories We Missed in 2008
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand
By AUNG ZAW As I was preparing to take a break for the New Year, a Burmese colleague who has extensive sources in Burma walked into my office. ...
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Report: Fewer Journalists Killed in 2008
Voice of America - USA
The report highlights an increase in Internet repression, with bloggers facing imprisonment in many countries, including Burma, China, Iran and Syria. ...
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UK vet dies 68 years after "posthumous" honor
The Associated Press
He went on to further service in Africa and Burma. His family was notified in August 1940 that he was killed while staying with his machine gun, ...
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Don't Panic List Time!
Columbia City Paper - Columbia,SC,USA
Burma’s military junta – When Category 4 Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma in May, the goons who run Burma like their plantation were not only unprepared, ...
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Burma’s Bleak Prospect in 2009 NEWS ANALYSIS « democracy for burma
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Burma's military government has signed a deal with a consortium of four foreign firms to pipe natural gas into neighbouring ...
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Rev. Danny Fisher: AP: Nine Activists Calling for the Release of ...
By Rev. Danny Fisher
The Associated Press reports that nine activists--one woman and eight men--from the National League for Democracy party were arrested Tuesday in Rangoon, Burma, during a march calling for the release of Prime Minister-elect and Nobel ...
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