10.march_Burmese border refugee sites with population figures: February 2009
The heavy weight on Than Shwe's conscience
Monday, March 9, 2009
HARN LAY / THE IRRAWADDY
Than Shwe’s New Pagoda Hides More than a Buddha Relic |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| A replica in Naypyidaw of Rangoon’s famous Shwedagon Pagoda has been consecrated amid speculation about its true significance. |
Economists Criticize Tripartite Core Group |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| An Australian university study says the “glacial” reconstruction effort in Burma’s Irrawaddy delta is “deeply flawed.” |
Row over Tibet Escalates |
| By ANTOANETA BEZLOVA |
| China has sealed off Tibet with troops and demanded that the international community recognizes the legitimacy of Beijing's historical claims over the Himalayan plateau. |
Thailand to Use Blimp to Survey Muslim Insurgency |
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Thailand's Cabinet approved the purchase Tuesday of a blimp to help survey the country's insurgency-plagued southern provinces. |
Electricity Shortages, Students and Unrest |
| By WAI MOE |
| As Burma’s military strongman attempts to demonstrate his permanent place in power, Burmese students are protesting over the people’s poor access to electricity. |
20 Reported Dead in Naypyidaw Funfair Disaster |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Twenty people are reported to have died when a Ferris wheel collapsed at a funfair during a festival marking the consecration of a replica Shwedagon Pagoda in Naypyidaw. |
Than Shwe offers golden lotus to Uppatasanti
The military Head of State, Senior General Than Shwe, on Monday made an offering to the newly built Uppatasanti (‘Peace’) Pagoda in the capital of Naypyidaw. The state media...Trading body fix a single measurement for trade
Authorities have issued a standard weight measurement – Viss (3.6 lbs) for all kinds of trading beginning from April, a national trade body said. The Union of Myanmar Chamber of...- UN refugee chief visits Myanmar click
- UNHCR chief in Myanmar click
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- Sea Level Rise Spells Increased Likelihood of Disaster for the World’s Poorest People click
- Chinese Venerable High Buddhist monk conferred high religious title by Myanmar click
- Tripartite Core Group prepares for second round of post-Nargis periodic review in Myanmar click
- UNHCR chief in Myanmar, to visit Rohingya area click
- Visiting the Rohingya, Burma's Hidden Population click
- Burma: Junta orders goons to reduce Rohingya community by 75 percent to 25 percent click
- QBE pulls out of Burma click
- European Union – Burma/Myanmar cooperation activities report 2006-2007 click
- China May Start Receiving Myanmar Gas Through Pipeline in 2013 click
- Norway NGO plans to build 6,000 houses in Myanmar cyclone-hit areas click
