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U.S. Marines with NATO forces keeps vigil as Marines and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers setup a joint military base in north of Marjah, city of Helmand province
NATO Says Operation Moshtarak is Making Progress
Meanwhile, NATO announced Sunday it has captured two militants, including a suspected Taliban commander
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 |  Without full participation, including the almost 2,200 prisoners of conscience, and an environment that allows people and parties to engage in the range of electoral activities, the elections will not be credible.  —Tomas Ojea Quintana, UN Human Rights Envoy to Burma |
Than Shwe's 'Discipline Flourishing Democracy' Fools No One |
| By DR ZARNI |
| The release from house arrest of Tin Oo has failed to impress the international community or the Burmese opposition, who view it as a calculated act of regime “magnanimity.” |
Junta Plans to Tighten Controls on Monks |
| By WAI MOE |
| Burma's military junta and the government-backed state monks committee plan to introduce new rules that will further restrict the activities of monks in the country. |
Japan and Southeast Asia Take Stock of China's Rise |
| By SIMON ROUGHNEEN |
| China's growing economic and political influence is forcing its Asian neighbors to seriously reassess security arrangements in the region. |
Weekly Business Roundup (February 20, 2010) |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| The large-scale hydroelectric dam proposed for the River Salween at Hatgyi might never be built—at least not by Thailand. |
UN Envoy “Regrets” Not Meeting Suu Kyi |
| By BA KAUNG |
| UN Human Rights Envoy Tomás Ojea Quintana concludes his five-day visit to Burma without meeting Aung San Suu Kyi. |
Swine Flu Reported in Nyapyidaw |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Cases of A/H1N1 swine flu are reported in Naypyidaw, the Burmese capital, following a similar outbreak in Rangoon earlier this month. |
Burma’s Election: Credibility at Stake |
| By HTET AUNG |
| If the junta fails to conduct a transparent and fair election in three key areas, the upcoming election will lack credibility in the eyes of the people and the international community. |
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The Thai government’s policy that threatens massive deportation of millions of ...
| UN expert warns of mass deportations of Burmese Feb 19, 2010 (DVB)-Jorge A. Bustamante, a UN expert on the human rights of migrants has expressed concern about the millions of migrants in Thailand who face deportation if they have not registered biographical data by the end of the month to governments in their nations of origin. - more |
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| UN envoy meets ministers but not Than Shwe Feb 19, 2010 (AFP)–A UN rights envoy held talks in Burma's remote capital with senior members of the military regime Friday but was not granted an audience with reclusive junta supremo Than Shwe, officials said. - more |
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| Charity Monk Jailed Feb 19, 2010 (DVB)–A Buddhist monk arrested last year at Rangoon's international airport was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by the Rangoon western district court on Wednesday. - more |
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