World focus on Burma (4 July 2009)
NB. Today’s world focus on Ban Ki-moon’s trip to Burma is separately posted in this link.
http://saveburma.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/un-chief-ban-ki-moon%E2%80%99s-visit-to-burma-4-7-2009/
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Lopsided Engagement Policy
Korea Times -
… the Russian Federation’s bilateral relation with the Union of Myanmar (also known as Burma) is unambiguously lopsided toward the ruling military junta. …
UK lauds RP for rights stand
Inquirer.net – –
… body and for its strong stand on the need for political reforms in BurmaMyanmar), specifically the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. … (
Myanmar snubs UN chief over Suu Kyi visit
Sydney Morning Herald – –
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has been ruled by the military since 1962. This story is sourced direct from an overseas news agency as an additional …
UN criticises Burma over Suu Kyi visit
The Age – –
“I believe the government of Myanmar (Burma) failed to take a unique opportunity to show its commitment for a new era of political openness. …
Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks on Burma
Mizzima.com –
by Mizzima News This is my second visit to Myanmar in just over a year. Both visits have been at critical times for the country’s future. …
Fossil Find in Burma Suggests Asian Origin for Missing Link
DigitalJournal.com – –
In 2005, Beard discovered a 37-million-year-old jaw fragment in the badlands of central Myanmar. The jaw belonged to an amphipithecid, which Beard and …
Scott Urbach in Myanmar; Retired Austin Travelers meet Wednesday
Austin American-Statesman – –
I recently returned from a journey to the misunderstood Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Myanmar has received nothing …
Big names back Sight For All blindness charity
Adelaidenow – Brad Crouch –
… it has grown out of the highly successful Vision Myanmar program that has restored the sight of thousands of people in Myanmar (Burma) by providing …
Myanmar links Suu Kyi’s US swimmer to exile groups
StarPhoenix –
Myanmar’s junta said Thursday that a U. s. man on trial for swimming to the house of Aung san suu Kyi had links with exile groups in Thailand, …
Citizens urge Govt to stop arms sales to Burma
Assam Times – Nava Thakuria –
The well-attended meeting, organized by the Burma Centre Delhi and Journalists’ Forum, Assam, also demanded immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all …
N Korea Using Malaysian Bank for Burmese Weapons Deals: Yonhap
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Arkar Moe –
North Korea sought payment through a bank in Malaysia for a suspected shipment of weapons to Burma being carried on a freighter tracked by the …
WITNESS – Overnight in Myanmar’s ghost town capital
Reuters India – Louis Charbonneau -
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – A green and yellow sign greeted us in English and Burmese with the words: “Welcome to Naypyitaw”. …
Thai PM to meet UN chief after his Burma visit
The Nation –
By The Nation Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is ready to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon who will be in transit from Rangoon to New York late …
Weekly Business Roundup (July 4, 2009)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – William Boot –
Hong Kong businesses invested just over US $500 million in Burma in 31 projects in 2008, the report said. The state-run Myanmar Gems Enterprise is …
UK hails RP for strong stance on Myanmar
Manila Bulletin – Charissa M. Luci –
“The UK is immensely grateful to the Filipino government for the leading role that [it] has played in the ASEAN on Burma (old name of Myanmar). …
Tips for the Senior General on environmental issue
Shan Herald Agency for News –
(Irrawaddy) Ban Ki-moon is returning to Burma to address three pressing issues: political prisoners, dialogue and setting the stage for credible elections …
Shan party meets UN chief, non-party activists might be released
Shan Herald Agency for News –
… of Burmese people,” according to the exile National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma. Ban Ki-moon met all the parties’ representatives, …
North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
Kuala Lumpur News –
A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar’s …
Muslim holidays work way to forefront in school systems
Utica Observer Dispatch – Jonathan Monfiletto, Rebecca Croniser –
Thousands of Muslim Bosnian refugees have been followed by Muslims from places such as Myanmar (Burma), the Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan. …
Old army maps find peacetime role
The Japan Times –
… River in what was Burma to support rescue activities after a major cyclone devastated Myanmar’s key rice-growing area, claiming more than 130000 lives. …
Building a closer RP-US partnership
Inquirer.net – Albert F. del Rosario –
Although Asean is hobbled by the problem of Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines must help convince the United States that Asean is an effective agency for …
North Korean-Burmese alliance grows closer
Hot Air – Ed Morrissey –
Burma, called Myanmar by the ruling military junta, sent its military leaders to North Korea for secret talks last year, resulting in a closer military and …
A response on Intangki Issue
MorungExpress – Naomei Konyak –
Tsunthiu talked too much of Nagas of Nagaland without realizing that, he has his brothers across the so-called Myanmar (Burma) and Arunachal Pradesh borders …
Myanmar’s frustrated generation looks abroad
Philadelphia Inquirer –
Two decades ago, it was very difficult to emigrate from the country then called Burma. Today it’s much easier, and every day long lines of people, …
A legacy of mismanagement: the state of Burma’s economy
Mizzima.com –
The government has long had a policy of having just one monopoly provider of rural credit in the form of the Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank, or MADB, …
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