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 …