3.16.2010

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A protester holds a bottle of blood outside the gates of Government House
Thailand's red-shirts splash blood under the gates of Government House in a third day of protests to oust the government.
US envoy postpones Israel visit
US envoy George Mitchell puts off a visit to Israel amid a row over settlements, as clashes erupt in Jerusalem.
Chinese lawyer mystery deepens
Comments by China's foreign minister shed no light on the location of missing human rights lawyer Gao Xhisheng.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
The rest of Asean is shocked by Burma’s election law, which rejected Asean’s call for inclusiveness in the election. Asean countries might not know what to say.
— Debbie Stothard, the coordinator of the Alternative Asean Network

Reconciliation Needed for a United Burma

By NAW MAY OO
If the dream of a truly united Burma is ever to be realized, its peoples must learn toleration and peaceful coexistence.



Burma, North Korea Defend their Human Rights Records

By WAI MOE
Burma and North Korea join in defending each other's human rights records before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Election Campaign Begins in Karen State

By SAW YAN NAING
Since the release of the Burmese election laws, political campaigns have begun in Karen State.

Thai Princess Visits Naypyidaw

By KO HTWE
Burma's military chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe met with Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the daughter of the Thai king, on Monday in Naypyidaw, the capital of Burma.

Philippines: Burma Broke Promise to Democratize

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philippines urges Southeast Asian countries to push the Burmese junta to rescind a slate of new elections laws.

Thai Protesters Pour Blood at Government House

By DENIS D. GRAY
Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections






Philipino activists set three conditions for polls in Burma
Pro-democracy activists in the Philippines, keen to see democracy being ushered ...
Karen IDPs protest dam projects on Salween River
no-dam2sHundreds of men, women and children thronged the sand bank of Salween river ...

Revisiting the political significance of Aung San Suu Kyi
(Commentary) For 20 years Burmese politics has remained relatively static, ...
A one-sided and repressive law
(Interview) Election-related laws recently announced by Burma’s military junta ...
Rohingya ‘pushed out to sea’ by Thais thumbnailRohingya ‘pushed out to sea’ by Thais
Claims by Rohingya 'boat people' could mirror a similar incident in January last year which drew international condemnation of the Thai government



Dhaka to tackle Burma gas dispute thumbnailDhaka to tackle Burma gas dispute
Senior Bangladeshi team en route to Burma for talks aimed at resolving volatile dispute over claims to 14 trillion cubic feet of offshore gas Opposition party to decide on elections thumbnailOpposition party to decide on elections
Decision to be made among senior National League for Democracy party members on 29 March, in time for April election registration deadline
Burma and Iran: unity under a Western cloud
JOSEPH ALLCHIN
The two 'rogue states', both riding on the crest of anti-imperialist sentiment, share histories in which the hand of the West cannot be forgotten

Burma: to go or not to go?

HELEN BOND
The Burma tourism debate rages on, but much of the pro-boycott lobby fails to understand the benefits that outsiders can bring

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