NLD Reiterates Call for Dialogue |
| By WAI MOE |
| The opposition National League for Democracy has once again called for unconditional dialogue between Aung San Suu Kyi and junta chief Than Shwe. |
Than Shwe Meets Thai Army Chief |
| By WAI MOE |
| Burma’s No 1 meets with the Thai military leader to discuss the Rohingya boat people issue. |
Quintana Flies to Naypyidaw |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| The visiting UN human rights envoy has flown to Naypyidaw and is expected to meet Burmese premier Thein Sein. But it’s still not clear if he will meet with Suu Kyi or the NLD leadership. |
Wa Businessman Flees Drug Charges |
| By MIN LWIN |
| Aik Hawk, a Wa businessman accused of involvement in Burma’s drugs trade, has reportedly taken refuge in territory controlled by the United Wa State Army. |
Quintana meets Chief Justice in NaypyitawUnited Nations human rights envoy, Tomas Ojea Quintana, who travelled to Naypyitaw, Burma's new capital, on Wednesday met several Junta officials including the Chief Justice... |
Rohingya boatpeople's fate hangs in balanceThe fate of Rohingya boatpeople, who in recent months were stranded in Indonesia, India and Thailand, is still hanging in balance as authorities continue discussing what to do with them...... |
Prison terms commuted for two political prisonersTwo political prisoners put in prison for having contact with a Thai based opposition organization had their sentences commuted by 16 years each by a divisional court... | Thai Army Chief likely to discuss Rohingya issue with Than ShweThailand's Army Chief Anupong Paojinda is likely to discuss matters relating to the Rohingya migrants, during his meeting with Burma's military supremo Snr Gen Than Shwe in Naypyidaw, the new... |
| Clinton looks to boost US image in Asia The Associated Press Greater US engagement with ASEAN could pave the way for a fresh approach to promote reform in Myanmar, also known as Burma, whose military regime has a ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Operators defend Burma stance Travel Weekly UK - Sutton,England,UK Tour operators have defended their decision to send tourists to Burma despite being accused of supporting the country's brutal regime. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Bangladesh Business Team to Visit Burma Narinjara News - Dhaka,Bangladesh A Bangladesh business delegation will visit Burma tomorrow to discuss a direct banking arrangement and border trade to accelerate business between the two ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Clinton Arrives In Jakarta; Criticizes Myanmar's Military Junta AHN - USA Burma has been governed by a military junta since 1962. Its current government is headed by of Senior General Than Shwe. Its most well-known pro-Democracy ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Clinton heralds new era in Jakarta The Australian - Sydney,Australia She also announced that the two countries would be undertaking a review of strategies to encourage democracy in Burma, including working through the medium ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Are we going soft on Burma? Hot Air - MD,USA The US has imposed sanctions on the ruling junta of Burma for a number of years, hoping to dislodge the military junta ruling the Asian nation since 1962 in ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA The original Burma Road, circa 1937, supplied China through its "back door" during its conflict with Japan. Growing up in Burma, Charlie Sheh listened to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand By WAI MOE The Burmese junta believes information technology, particularly satellite TV, is a decadent threat that undermines nationalism and has warned the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Than Shwe Meets Thai Army Chief The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand Thai Supreme Commander Gen Songkitti Jaggabat visited Burma in January to talk with the junta on the Rohingya boat people issue. Songkitti met with Maung ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Clinton Arrives in Indonesia The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand Coinciding with Clinton's visit, the latest human rights issue in the region involves the Muslim Rohingya boat people from the Bangladesh-Burma border ... See all stories on this topic |
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| ENGLISH DEYEA NEWS: Burmese Workers’ Rights Group Attacked in Malaysia By ဒီေရ Irrawaddy: UN Envoy meets political prisoners – Saw Yan Naing · Mizzima News: UN Rights envoy meets diplomats in Rangoon – Solomon · Democratic Voice of Burma: Three activists arrested for rose campaign – Ahunt Phone Myat ... ENGLISH DEYEA NEWS - http://englishdeyeanews. |
| Has the UN forgotten there are two sides in Burma’s civil war ... By Shane News of the attack follows claims by the junta at the weekend that the Karen National Union (KNU) had fired shells at Myawaddy, across the border from Mae Sot (see: Junta claims KNU fired shells at Myawaddy). ... Words of Life - http://www.shaneabrahams.com/ |
