World focus on Burma (30-10-2009)
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US to send top envoys to Myanmar next week: official
AFP –
WASHINGTON — Two senior US officials will travel to Myanmar next week in the latest move by President Barack Obama’s administration to engage the reclusive …
More to Burma than Aung San Suu Kyi
guardian.co.uk –
As the most senior level US delegation to visit Burma in decades is soon to touch down, it is worth reminding ourselves of the many problems in Burma that …
Myanmar: INGO office attacked after Arakanese nurse harassed
ReliefWeb (press release) – Wai Moe –
On Friday afternoon, NGOs and UN agencies operating in Burma held a meeting to discuss the incident at the office of the United Nations High Commission for …
Myanmar Junta Arrests Journos And Activists
Air America – Ron Mwangaguhunga –
“This is an important opportunity for the government in Burma to demonstrate that it respects its own laws and its own people.” Myanmar…
was–along with the
US to Send Highest-Level Official to Myanmar in 14 Years
Bloomberg – Janine Zacharia –
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Kurt Campbell, a top State Department official for Asia, will travel to Myanmar next week to hold talks with the …
Eastern Burma: another Darfur?
Mizzima.com –
… to bring stability as it will have no credibility without the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi and allow their participation. …
Refugee swell sparks clinic funding crisis
ReliefWeb (press release) – Francis Wade –
… to have almost three times as many years of education, and to spend and save eight times as much as someone born in neighbouring MyanmarBurma]”, … [
Myanmar arrests journalists, activists in crackdown
Reuters – Aung Hla Tun, Jason Szep –
“Burma’s military government claims to be moving toward democracy, yet it continues to routinely arrest and detain journalists,” Shawn Crispin, …
U2 finishes tour with sold-out Vancouver show
CTV.ca –
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and gave shout-outs to Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, and even a happy birthday to the world’s richest man, Bill Gates. …
Burma: Opposition Leader Unhappy About Visitor Restrictions
UNPO –
Detained Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unhappy about restrictions on the visitors she is allowed under house arrest, including members of her …
We need to push forward reform process: PM
India Business Blog (blog) –
India asks Myanmar to expedite their political reform New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Following the conviction of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi …
Burma: Authorities Detain Freelance Journalist
UNPO –
According to the exile-run Web site Mizzima, Pai Soe Oo is a former reporter with the Favorite and Pyi Myanmar weekly news publications as well as a blogger …
Include NLD, Ethnic Minorities in Dialogue: US Sen
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Lalit K Jha –
“According to news reports, in July of this year, just weeks before the unveiling of the new Burma policy, the state department at the highest levels …
Aung San Suu Kyi
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) –
It is not yet clear whether these terms will be honoured in full by the Burmese authorities, but our ambassador to Burma, as local EU presidency, …
Protesters call for suspension of China-Myanmar pipeline venture
Prdomain Business Register (press release) –
The project starts at Kyauk Phyu, a major city in western Myanmar’s…
Rakhine State, running through the central city of Mandalay to Ruili, in China’s Yunnan
It’s orchestrated showmanship, but still spectacular
Globe and Mail – Marsha Lederman –
There was also a tribute to Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, for whom Bono wrote the song Walk On. The sound was inconsistent, not surprising …
Thai Rath columnist Mae Lookjan:
Bangkok Post –
… of import tax among the 10 member countries, the Thai-Philippine rice tariff, free investment regulations, and the fate of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Chinese energy delegation in town
Mizzima.com – Moe Thu –
Rangoon (Mizzima) – A Chinese delegation arrived in Rangoon yesterday to discuss the gas pipeline project, which is to link western Burma’s …
Burmese Activists urge to halt Shwe Pipeline Project
Narinjara News –
The pipeline will be used to pump the oil, shipped from the Middle East and Africa and also the natural gas from the Shwe gas fields of BurmaMyanmar) to … (
Review ties with Myanmar: Experts
Express Buzz –
Experts expressed concern that China’s naval presence in Burma may allow it to interdict regional sea-lanes of communication. While Koshy stressed the need …
Protesters call for suspension of China-Myanmar pipeline venture
Alibaba News Channel – Zuo Xuan –
The project starts at Kyauk Phyu, a major city in western Myanmar’s…
Rakhine State, running through the central city of Mandalay to Ruili, in China’s Yunnan
Indian Ocean great power confrontation, geo-politics of the Sri Lankan civil war
Sri Lanka Guardian (blog) – Mahdi Darius –
Myanmar (Burma) is also part of this project and in many cases the pressure on the governments in both states is linked to their agreements to build Chinese …
HALLOWEEN PICTURES: Spooky Species Discovered This Year
National Geographic –
The fangs of D. dracula–discovered in March 2009 in MyanmarBurma)–aren’t actually true teeth. The line of fish that gave rise to the ghoulish species is … (
Alameda City Briefs
Alameda Times-Star –
Thailand and Myanmar (formerly Burma) are neighboring countries that are approximately the same size in area and population and have many cultural features …
Burmese authorities detain freelance journalist
CPJ Press Freedom Online –
According to the exile-run Web site Mizzima, Pai Soe Oo is a former reporter with the Favorite and Pyi Myanmar weekly news publications as well as a blogger …
Groups petition against Myanmar pipeline
United Press International –
“The escalation of abuses around a project when Burma army soldiers provide security is well documented” by the United Nations and other ngos, the petition …
Tooth Relic exposition for Myanmar President
Daily Mirror –
By LB Senaratne A special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic is expected to be held for a few hours for the President of Myanmar (former Burma), …
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