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Palestinian youths throw stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes in the East Jeruslaem neighbourhood of Issawiya, 16 Mar 2010
Palestinians Riot in East Jerusalem
Angered by Israel's consecration of a synagogue in East Jerusalem, demonstators threw rocks and set tires ablaze
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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 |
Pro-democracy activists in the Philippines, keen to see democracy being ushered ...
Karen IDPs protest dam projects on Salween River
Hundreds 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 ThaisClaims by Rohingya 'boat people' could mirror a similar incident in January last year which drew international condemnation of the Thai government
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Opposition party to decide on electionsDecision 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
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
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