World focus on Burma (29 April 2009)
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Indonesia Still Shining Despite Gloom; Current ‘Miracle’ More …
Jakarta Globe –
… good enough to earn the praise of the international community and to be offered as a model for the reconstruction of cyclone-ravaged Burma. …
A Year After Nargis, Subtle Changes in Myanmar
New York Times –
Another 54000 people are still listed as missing, but everyone in the Burmese delta who survived Cyclone Nargis knows full well that “missing,” by now, …
Junta meets leaders of ethnic ceasefire groups
Mizzima.com –
by Myo Gyi Ruili (Mizzima) – In a renewed effort to persuade ceasefire armed groups to join them, Burma’s military junta on Tuesday met with six …
An interesting take on Philippine-British relations
Manila Times –
Miliband also praised Romu-lo’s strong statement on the need for political reform in the state formerly known as Burma, including a call for the release of …
Cyclone aid dries up in Burma
The Age –
Photo: Lwin Maung Maung SURVIVORS of cyclone Nargis are at risk of being abandoned one year on, as Burma’s junta threatens fresh curbs on foreign aid …
A year on, Nargis victims still lack adequate support
Mizzima.com –
… persuaded the junta to start allowing aid agencies to help. Since then, the Tripartite Core Group (TCG), formed with the UN, the Burmese government and …
North Korea is ‘Unique’ Rights Abuser, Says Expert
Christian Post –
By Michelle A. Vu WASHINGTON – It’s worse than China, Burma, Eritrea, Vietnam, declared a pro-democracy foreign policy expert. There is nothing like it in …
A Newspaper ‘to Serve Society, Not the State’: Russia’s Novaya …
International Press Institute (press release) –
Politkovskaya had gained a reputation for her daring reports on human rights abuses in Chechnya. She was posthumously given IPI’s World Press Freedom Hero …
Thai and migrant workers reeling under financial crisis
Mizzima.com –
Recently, the Thai government announced that they would open a new round of registration for migrant workers from Burma, Laos and Cambodia for 400000 …
Crossing the Great Divide
The Irrawaddy News Magazine –
… a Burmese colleague joked that it looked like Burma’s humanitarian workers were sharing the fate of the country’s political activists, who have long …
Mobile Applications Addressing Social Change and Community Action …
Market Wire (press release) –
“The work submitted to N2Y4 highlights the convergence of mobile technologies and 21st century activism,” said Billy Bicket, director of netsquared, …
Myanmar opposition sets conditions for joining 2010 polls
Earthtimes (press release) –
Yangon – Myanmar’s chief opposition party on Wednesday presented the ruling junta with a list of demands it must meet, including the freeing of democracy …
Rebuilding livelihoods remains key challenge for older people …
Reuters AlertNet –
Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author’s alone. …
Junta Commanders Court Ceasefire Groups
The Irrawaddy News Magazine –
… met with a delegation from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, a Kokang ceasefire group. Aung Kyaw Zaw, a Burmese military researcher based …
NLD in Dilemma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine –
By WAI MOE Key members of Burma’s main political opposition party, the National League for Democracy, have gathered in Rangoon—with little harassment from …
EU €1 billion “Food Facility” for developing countries …
Euroalert.net –
… Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, …
MINA KAZEMI EARNS ONTARIO VOLUNTEER MEDAL
Haldimand Review –
“Right now, we have some new girls coming from the Congo,” says Mina, adding other refugee youth arrive from places like Sudan, Myanmar, and Burma, …
Donor in the Delta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine –
The Irrawaddy speaks to the country director of Save the Children in Burma, Andrew Kirkwood, about the challenges of operating in the Irrawaddy delta. …
Country Guidance asylum cases v Home Office Guidance notes
New Zimbabwe.com –
By Taffy Nyawanza THE UK Asylum and Immigration Tribunal has promulgated a new Country Guidance case for Burma. It is the case of TL and Others (sur place …
Burmese junta’s mouthpiece says satellite TV “bad for people”
Southeast Asian Press Alliance –
… programs should be banned in Burma. A writer, who identified himself as Ko Gyi claimed in an article on the 24 April issue of the “New Light of Myanmar” …
Myanmar cyclone victims at risk one year on
AFP –
“Like everything in Burma it becomes a little bit political, some groups suggesting it’s not an appropriate place to put money,” Horsey said. …
Myanmar’s Cyclone Nargis, a year later
The Associated Press –
Key facts about Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar one year ago: Where: Originating in the Bay of Bengal, the cyclone swept into the Irrawaddy River delta …
This is intelligence?
Daily Press –
… it takes one fact, a pattern seen over generations from Paris to Burma to Berkeley: College campuses can be a nexus for activism. …
Riding for Freedom
Ukiah Daily Journal –
He rented a place near the Thai/Burma border and started shipping beads and goods back to the US “I began seeing people crossing over the border,” says …
Myanmar villagers still struggle year after storm
The Associated Press –
The xenophobic military regime that rules Myanmar, also known as Burma, was widely condemned for denying foreign aid agencies access for the first weeks …
Burmese cyclone survivors still living in squalor
Mail & Guardian Online –
… huddled with her sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother in a shack covered by a blue tarpaulin in the western Burmese village of Ka Nyin Kone …
Cyclone hit farmers face new plague – pests
Mizzima.com –
by Salai Pi Pi New Delhi (Mizzima) – A year after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma’s rice bowl, the Irrawaddy delta, farmers say they are plagued with …
Myanmar still struggling one year after cyclone Nargis (Feature)
Monsters and Critics.com –
By Kristina Rich Apr 29, 2009, 3:16 GMT Yangon – One year after Cyclone Nargis, few traces of the worst natural catastrophe in Myanmar’s history are visible …
Is there anything new to say about business in Myanmar?
CSR Asia –
New investment in military-ruled Myanmar’s oil and gas sector could actually cost a company more than to stay away from the country, and effective CSR …
US to keep Myanmar sanctions in review: official
Khaleej Times –
US President Barack Obama’s administration has launched a review of policy on Myanmar, also known as Burma, and has pledged to coordinate more closely with …
Mannao Journal A Gift Bowl Serves Victories to a Village
New York Times –
In 1961, Mr. Zhou arrived in the area during the Water-Splashing Festival to meet with U Nu, the prime minister of Burma, now called Myanmar. …
Women in East Timor Unite in the Fight for Justice and Equality
RH Reality Check –
Both Indonesian activist Gadis Arivia, and Maria Barreto, of the Timorese NGO Fokupers (The East Timorese Women’s Communication Forum), also raised the …
UMCOR Hotline for April 28, 2009
Reuters AlertNet –
When Cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawady Delta in southern MyanmarBurma) on May 2, 2008, it left more than 150000 people dead or missing. … (
US not to lift Myanmar sanctions in review: official
AFP –
The junta has kept pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for nearly 20 years. The Nobel laureate led her party to victory in 1990 but the …
Burma: an interview with Iqbal
On Line opinion –
The National League for Democracy (NLD) leader was asked by Clements how Burma could achieve a democratic revolution through non-violence and overcome a …
Sanction is an essential for Orwellian Regime of Burma
Asian Tribune –
May 30 of the year 2003 is a black mark in the contemporary history in Burma. The junta’s crackdown on the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s motorcade …
Burma’s NLD holds election summit
BBC News –
The party of Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is meeting to discuss whether to contest a general election scheduled for 2010. …
Detained Burmese comedian allowed treatment
Mizzima.com –
by Phanida Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – With the health of famous comedian and film director Thura aka Zarganar, serving 35 years in prison, deteriorating, …
Myanmar opposition to decide later about 2010 poll
The Associated Press –
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Members of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party said Tuesday they will wait to see whether laws governing next …
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