Global Crisis Hits Junta’s Pockets as Gas Prices Fall |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| The Burmese regime’s income from selling natural gas is likely to suffer dramatically from falling prices triggered by the global financial crisis. |
Karen Girl, 7, Raped and Killed: KWO |
| By LAWI WENG |
| A Karen women’s group has reported that a seven-year-old girl was recently raped and murdered by a Burmese soldier in Pegu Division. |
OPINION
Editorial: Suu Kyi Issues a New Year Challenge |
| While a mood of pessimism greeted the New Year in Burma, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi reminded the nation and the international community of her heroic father’s call for “decisive action.” |
 | New Year’s Resolutions for the NLD |
| By MIN ZIN | |
| The Stories We Missed in 2008 |
| By AUNG ZAW |
Did Than Shwe’s Grandson Kidnap Model? |
| By WAI MOE |
| Rumors abound that Than Shwe’s favorite grandson was involved in the kidnapping of a Hip-Hop star’s girlfriend. |
NGOs Question Thai Government Freeze on Migrant Registration |
| By LAWI WENG |
| A Thai government decision to suspend registration of new migrants for one year has come under fire from Thai non-government organizations. |
Burma’s Potential for Growth |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| An international business consultant has tipped Burma as “the largest untapped market for consumer goods in the world.” |
Top Bush Aide Hopes Obama Will Push Burmese Cause |
| By LALIT K JHA |
| A top aide to US President George W Bush said he hopes the incoming Obama administration will continue to push for democracy in Burma. |
Humanitarian crisis in Chin state likely to escalate in 2009: NGO
With crop yields declining due to severe weather conditions and the devastation caused by rat infestation, a humanitarian crisis is imminent for western Burma's Chin state in 2009, a leading...Burma's fight against polio continues
With the help of donations from international organizations the Burmese Health Ministry said it will administer polio vaccinations to more than 7 million children across the country.
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand But economist Sean Turnell, a professor at Australia’s Macquarie University who specializes in monitoring Burma’s economy, said the situation is likely to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| 200 boat people found in Indonesian waters Radio Australia News - Melbourne,Australia Local navy commander Yanuar Handwiyono says the boat carried 174 people from Burma and 19 from Bangladesh. The vessel was found at sea by fishermen off the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| ROBERTS: Score one for the first lady Galesburg Register-Mail - Galesburg,IL,USA Not so Burma. In May 2008, it was no "prim" first lady who broke all precedent by going to the White House press room herself to condemn the military regime ... See all stories on this topic |
Blogs Alert for: Burma news
| Bangkok Pundit: BURMA: Home to 50 million forgotten consumers By Bangkok Pundit Here is some other news about Burma: this is a country where live not only 200 generals and one Lady, but also 50 million ordinary people, 50 million consumers who have developed very similar consumption habits to their neighbours in ... Bangkok Pundit - http://bangkokpundit.blogspot. |
| 2 M’sians jailed in Vietnam for credit card fraud « San Oo Aung’s ... A court in the capital yesterday sentenced the two - identified as Tan Wei Hong, 26, and Cham Tack Choi, 23 - after they were arrested in Hanoi in December 2007, said the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Read all in Malaysiakini ... San Oo Aung's Weblog - http://sanooaung.wordpress. |
| GlobalTalk 21: Joseph Nye, Ambassador to Japan, Not Good News for ... By Jun Okumura Joseph Nye, Ambassador to Japan, Not Good News for the Ozawa DPJ. According to an Asahidispatch from Washington, Joseph “Soft Power” Nye will replace John Thomas “Tom” Shieffer as ambassador to Japan. The article repeats earlier media ... GlobalTalk 21 - http://son-of-gadfly-on-the- |
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| Inner City Press: Vietnam Outlaws News Blogs, Claims Foreign ... By Matthew Russell Lee The Vietnam government stated that services such as Google and Yahoo will help them enforce these "no news on blogs" rules. While Yahoo did turn in a Chinese dissident blogger to the government in Beijing, and Google has a history of ... Inner City Press - http://innercitypress. |
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