Posts Tagged ‘Kokang’
World focus on Burma (8-9-2009)
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Burmese supporters optimistic over Suu Kyi appeal
Radio Australia News –
Activists hold protraits of Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they shout slogans during a protest at Burma’s embassy in Bangkok on May 31, 2009. …
Myanmar pro-democracy party wants offices reopened
The Associated Press –
YANGON, Myanmar — The pro-democracy party of detained Myanmar…
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the ruling junta Tuesday to allow it to reopen
Peng Jiasheng’s Fall from Grace
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Aung Zaw –
He was in touch with members of the Communist Party of Burma who were active along the China-Burma border. Peng Jiasheng spent time in Beijing and upon his …
GAIL may join consortium to lay Myanmar-China pipeline
MyNews.in –
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GAIL is a minority partner in the A-1 and A-3 offshore blocks, operated by South Korea’s Daewoo International, in Myanmar. Gas supply from the blocks is …
GAIL Head says co mulls joining proposed Myanmar-China gas pipeline
Stock Market Today –
by Prakash GAIL Head said that the company mulls joining proposed Myanmar-China gas pipeline, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting NW18. He said that the company has …
Lawyers Request Permission to Meet Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Ko Htwe –
Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi said they have sought permission to meet with the detained Burmese democracy leader ahead of an appeal hearing …
GAIL may buy stake in China’s CNPC
Economic Times –
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) is laying a 870-km pipeline in Myanmar to transport gas found in blocks A-1 and A-3 to mainland China. …
GAIL in talks to lay Myanmar-China pipeline
Reuters India –
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Gas firm GAIL (India) Ltd is looking at joining a consortium to lay a gas pipeline from Myanmar to China, its chairman said on Tuesday …
MYANMAR: Doing good in the Ayeyarwady River Delta
IRINnews.org –
Maung Sein, once a school drop-out, now a successful businessman in Yangon, former capital of Myanmar (Burma), has been wading barefoot through thigh-high …
Radstock teenage joins Bono on stage to highlight charity’s work
This is Somerset –
… concert U2 urged their fans to show support for jailed Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is the democratically elected leader of Burma. …
Forums to explore democracy’s challenges
Korea Herald – Hwang Jang-jin –
… affairs secretary of the Forum for Democracy in Burma, will deliver a special message on behalf of Myanmar pro-democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Suu Kyi to be released?
Straits Times –
YANGON- THE party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday it was hopeful that she would be unconditionally released after a court….
Kokang clashes hit internet and phone services
Mizzima.com –
The telephone lines are also from China but some telephones in Ching Shwe Haw are from Burmese service providers. On August 24, internet and telephone …
Suu Kyi’s party ‘hopeful for release’
Sydney Morning Herald –
The guilty verdict sparked international outrage and the imposition of further sanctions against Burma’s powerful generals, who have already kept Suu Kyi …
PEACEKEEPING: The Golden Triangle Syndrome
Strategy Page –
… and half a million Wa (a local group, with a language similar to Cambodian), came under pressure from the Chinese and Burmese (Myanmar) government. …
Gail talks up Burma-China pipe
Upstream Online – Anthea Pitt –
Partners in the project are operator Daewoo, India’s Oil&Natural Gas Corporation, Gail, Kogas and Burma’s national Myanmar Oil&Gas Enterprise (MOGE).
Rare turtle seen in wild for first time since 1908
Cosmos – Steve Platt –
… which measure less than 30 cm in length, have now been found by a WCS team working in a sanctuary in military-ruled Myanmar (formerly Burma). …
The Politics of Building a Gas Pipeline
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Jj Kim –
While the Western world continues to debate whether economic sanctions can make change in Burma, the sale of gas to China from the offshore Shwe …
India’s GAIL mulling Myanmar-China pipeline-chmn
Reuters – Nidhi Verma –
BO) is exploring possibility to lay a pipeline to China from Myanmar, where it has 10 percent stake in two blocks, the Indian firm’s chairman said on …
Propaganda war of Burmese junta on ethnic resistance forces
Shan Herald Agency for News –
Members of the Peace and Democracy Front – Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Chinese Kokang , United Wa State Army (UWSA) …
Rotary using GPS draw to raise funds for ShelterBox
Kings County Record – Jeanne Whitehead –
… boxes have been delivered to victims of 80 major disasters, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma). …
The Art and Craft of the Political Game of Renaming
New York Times – Clyde Haberman –
No less heroic is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner long kept under house arrest by the military thugs who rule Myanmar, as Burma is now …
Another birthday, another day behind bars for Suu Kyi
The Age – Graham Reilly –
AUNG San Suu Kyi turns 64 today, but the Burmese political leader and Nobel peace laureate has little to celebrate. Now behind bars in the notorious Insein …
Laura Bush praises Obama, bemoans excessive partisanship
CNN – Zain Verjee –
… of the government of Myanmar, also known by its former name of Burma, which has come under fire for imprisoning pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. …
World focus on Burma (6-9-2009)
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Frustrated citizens count on election
National – (Pictures can be seen in this story)
The NLD’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was effectively sidelined last month when she was sentenced to 18 months confinement at home. …
Power games
New Europe – Margot Wallstrom –
We insist on having Aung San Suu Kyi released as soon as possible. After her recent conviction she will be detained until after the May 2010 elections. …
CHINA: This Will Not End Well
Strategy Page –
Meanwhile, India has given up on Myanmar (Burma), which continues making war on tribal rebels in northern Burma, while ruining its economy. …
The Scandal of International Religious Persecution
Huffington Post –
Burma (or Myanmar) is a top contender on anyone’s list of most misgoverned lands. Conditions have worsened over the past year. …
The Road to Mandalay Returns to Cruise the Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar
About – News & Issues –
As before, the Road To Mandalay will offer a range of itineraries along Burma’s main artery giving passengers access to the very heart of the country. …
Corruption rules in Saudi jails
guardian.co.uk –
In Jeddah prison I met hundreds of inmates from Burma (Myanmar). Thousands of Burmese Muslims from Arakan – often called Rohingyas – were offered permanent …
Refugees in desperate need for foster families
Lansing State Journal – Dawn Parker –
Particularly vulnerable are those from Burma, also known as Myanmar, who often come from families who are Christian and pro-democracy — a bad thing in a …
(Beyond Rangoon) 3 fine DVDs you might find entertaining
The Durango Herald – Charlie Langdon –
Patricia Arquette portrays Dr. Laura Bowman, who has recently lost her husband, as well as her young son, and takes a journey to Myanmar (formerly Burma). …
Myanmar: Explosives plant found near China border
Sin Chew Jit Poh –
AP NEWS Myanmar refugees receive medical care at a shelter in the Chinese border town of Mangka in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, Friday Sept. …
Over 12000 Myanmar border inhabitants return to Kokang after …
Xinhua –
6 (Xinhua) — Some 1365 more Myanmar border inhabitants returned to Kokang ethnic region from Chinese border area on Saturday after fightings ended in the …
UN Seeks Access To Recent Myanmar Refugees In China
Newsroom America –
Reports that up to 30000 refugees have fled in recent weeks, with many heading across the border to China, raised fears of an impending civil war in Myanmar …
Christians Arrested, Tried for Helping Sichuan Earthquake Victims
Christian Post – Derick Ho –
12 among 50 nations that are the worst persecutors of Christians under ‘severe limitations’ category along with countries like MyanmarBurma), India, … (
Myanmar rebel offensive troubles Beijing
National – Larry Jagan –
Myanmar was formerly known as Burma. “There has been an uneasy peace in the border areas ever since these ceasefires were agreed, with the armed groups …
Civil War Knocking At Burma’s Doors
Asian Tribune – Zin Linn –
… the Sino-Burma boundary. The junta’s offensive against the Kokang ethnic ceased-fire group or the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) is a …
Burmese Forces Seize Drugs Near China Border
Voice of America –
Burma launched an offensive against the rebel Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army last month, forcing more than 30000 people to leave their homes and …
Halt war on ethnic nationalities immediately
Mizzima.com –
by Mizzima News Mizzima News – The Burmese military junta is relentlessly mounting pressure on ceasefire groups to amalgamate them under the total control …
World focus on Burma (5-9-2009)
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Burma’s Attack against Ethnics Poses China Dilemma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Antoaneta Bezlova –
BEIJING – Preoccupied with ethnic tensions in Tibet and Xinjiang, Beijing was caught off guard when Burma’s military …
Panic grips northeast after four tremors
Economic Times –
All the four tremors shook houses and other structures in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura, besides being felt in Myanmar as well. …
Explosives plant found near China border
Philippine Star –
YANGON (AP) — Myanmar security forces found an explosives factory in an area near the Chinese border where fighting with an ethnic militia last month forced …
Time to Go ‘Down in Flames’ for Burma
AMERICAN.COM: A Magazine of Ideas, Online – Jean Geran –
After six months, the Obama administration’s review of US policy toward Burma still does not appear to have focused on the one measure with the best chance …
Suu Kyi’s appeal accepted by Myanmar Court
Merinews –
On Friday, a Myanmar Divisional court in Yangon accepted to hear an appeal by detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction that has …
Myanmar refugees at home with downtown church
NewsOK.com – Carla Hinton –
He said the Chin church members are among many refugees who came under persecution by the ruling military powers in Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
World datelines
Deseret News –
YANGON — A Myanmar court agreed Friday to hear an appeal by detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi of the criminal conviction that extended her house …
A Tangled Webb in Burma
The Weekly Standard – Michael Goldfarb –
… his break to conduct a tour of Asia, where he gained headlines for his foray into Burma or, as that country’s military junta and Webb call it, Myanmar. …
10731 Myanmar border inhabitants return to Kokang after fighting ends
Xinhua – Lin Zhi –
5 (Xinhua) — Some 1427 more Myanmar border inhabitants returned to Kokang ethnic region from Chinese border area on Friday after the end of the fighting in …
Moderate quake hits NE
E-Pao.net –
The earthquake, with its epicentre on the borders of the Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland with Myanmar, occurred at 01:21 am today (1951 GMT Thursday), …
Beauty and Bloodfaces.
4Hoteliers – Siew Hoon –
The book, a limited edition, is the first of its kind to portrait of what is left in contemporary Myanmar (Burma) of an ancient tribal practice which is …
Panic wave after quake
Calcutta Telegraph –
… north latitude and 94.6 east longitude on the Indo-Myanmar border. Experts attribute the series of earthquakes to slight movements in the “Burma plate”, …
State rocks
KanglaOnline –
832oE near Ingon of Myanmar, located at the bank of Chindwin River. The magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be 6.0 ML and focal depth is about 95 …
Burma – the Conflict Will Continue
KanglaOnline –
China hopes Burma “properly deal with its domestic issue to safeguard the regional stability in the China-Myanmar border area,†said the Chinese foreign …
Pope’s Missionary Intention for September
America Magazine (subscription) –
Sadly, small minorities are frequently the target of repressive governments such as those presently in control in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma), …
Scientists See Rare Turtle for First Time in the Wild
LiveScience.com –
A Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) team discovered five critically endangered Arakan turtles in Myanmar (Burma). Known only by museum specimens and a few …
Travelling man
Canada.com – Michael Mccarthy –
… China and Tibet), Solo in South America, Burma Bound (Vietnam and Burma, now known as Myanmar), and the upcoming Tales from Tanzania. …
Life of Intrigue
Packet Online – Lauren Otis –
Antique porcelain, sculpture and other artifacts from Thailand and BurmaMyanmar) sit among the teak furniture, while early 19th-century Bangkok … (now
UNHCR Seeks Access to Burmese Refugees in China
Voice of America – Lisa Schlein –
The UNHCR says it is concerned that more refugees might flee to China if the situation in Burma, also known as Myanmar, continues to deteriorate. ...
World focus on Burma (3-9-2009)
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Ban polythene bags countrywide: FREDA
Mizzima.com –
Once an environment activist and currently Director of the Rangoon based Myanmar Development Foundation Yuzana Maw Htun said, “Polythene bags can kill …
Junta Continues its Campaign against Burmese Diversity
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Simon Roughneen –
As K. Yhome, an analyst at the Observer Research Foundation in India, put it: “Political stability in Myanmar [Burma] is a major concern for Beijing, …
Suu Kyi’s Lawyer Lodges Appeal against Her Conviction
The Irrawaddy News Magazine –
By THE IRRAWADDY Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer lodged an appeal on Thursday against her conviction and sentencing for allegedly …
The 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees: Asia’s Modern-Day Heroes
Asianjournal.com –
… were Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, Deep Joshi of India, Yu Xiaogang of China, Ma Jun of China, and Ka Hsaw Wa of Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
Suu Kyi Appeals Extension Of House Detention
RTT News –
(RTTNews) – Lawyers for Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, have launched an appeal against the extension of her house arrest to a …
Suu Kyi’s lawyers submit appeal over her detention
Mizzima.com –
by Mizzima News New Delhi (Mizzima) – Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers on Thursday filed an appeal in the Rangoon divisional court …
Shan: Junta Sends Major Reinforcements to Shan State
UNPO –
The troop movements have come despite a report in the Burmese state newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, on Monday that said fighting in Kokang areas in …
Ancient primate shifts human origins
LabnewsOnline –
… been carrying out excavations in Asia, specifically in China, Thailand, Pakistan and Myanmar (formerly Burma), where they started exploring in 1999. …
MYANMAR: Analysis: US reignites debate over Myanmar sanctions
IRINnews.org –
“Clearly, the path we have taken in imposing sanctions hasn’t influenced the Burmese junta,” she said. The news was followed by an unprecedented meeting on …
Aid workers still stranded in Laogai
Shan Herald Agency for News – Hseng Khio Fah –
Today, local Burmese authorities are reported to have arranged transports to send those workers and Burma Army families to Lashio, according to an informed …
BURMA: Junta Targets Ethnic Rebels to Forge Unity Ahead of Polls
Inter Press Service – Marwaan Macan-Markar –
This eruption of hostilities has much to do with a promised general election next year that the oppressive rulers of Burma, also known as Myanmar, …
Suu Kyi to appeal conviction
Radio Australia News –
[AFP] Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is appealing her conviction for breaching the terms of her house arrest. …
Lawyers of Suu Kyi to appeal against her conviction
Thaindian.com –
Yangon (Myanmar), Sep 3(ANI): Lawyers of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have said that they will file an appeal against her criminal …
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi files appeal
Earthtimes (press release) –
Yangon – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday submitted an appeal against last month’s court decision that put her under house detention …
Lawyers submit Suu Kyi appeal
Democratic Voice of Burma –
Sept 3, 2009 (DVB)–Lawyers for Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have lodged an appeal against her sentencing and will appear in court tomorrow …
Thanksgiving service to be held for Wem fundraiser James Hawkins …
Whitchurch Herald –
James, who worked in therapeutic child care, sent us e-mails from various points such as Bangkok, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Cambodia. …
Burma’s Suu Kyi appeals conviction
The Age –
Lawyers for Burma’s detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi lodged an appeal on Thursday against her conviction on charges of sheltering an American …
CIA, Mossad Take Major Hits in Asian Covert Operations
Salem-News.Com –
Israeli criminal gangs operating methamphetamine labs in northern Burma( Myanmar), under the protection of a sizeable Israeli security and intelligence …
Lawyer for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi appeals house detention
Reuters India – Aung Hla Tun –
YANGON (Reuters) – Lawyers for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed an appeal on Thursday against her conviction for violating a …
Will Kokang occupation trigger Alamo-like stand?
Shan Herald Agency for News –
… leading to pacification and swallow up by the Burma army, as border security guards. Peace and Democracy Front is made up of Myanmar National Democratic …
Suu Kyi launches detention appeal
BBC News –
Daw is a Burmese term of respect for a woman. Nyan Win said the divisional court in Rangoon would decide on Friday whether to hear the appeal. …
Appeal over latest Suu Kyi conviction
Scotsman –
Burma: Lawyers for detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said they would file an appeal against the conviction that put her under house arrest for 18 …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi appeals against conviction
AFP – o
YANGON — Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday appealed against her conviction on charges of sheltering an eccentric American …
Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, outlining the Security …
ReliefWeb (press release) –
Ambassador Rice: Let me begin with Myanmar, which we call Burma, in my national hat. It’s in the footnotes because members of the Council, including the …
Amnesty offer to Kokang troops, leaders face manhunt
ReliefWeb (press release) – Min Lwin –
… Kokang area of Burma’s Shan State have offered an amnesty to troops of the Kokang ceasefire group Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), …
Myanmar refugees return as fighting cools
Washington Times – Michael Standaert, Simon Roughneen – 16 hours ago
On Tuesday, state-run Chinese media reported that about 2800 of the refugees had returned to Myanmar. According to the Burmese-exile newspaper Irrawaddy, …
UTSA photography exhibit shows traditional lives in South Asia
UTSA Today – Tim Brownlee –
For more than a decade, Brenda Davidson-Shaddox has photographed approximately 200 ethnic tribes of Myanmar (Burma). According to Sherer, whether going to …
At UN, Myanmar Languishes in Council’s Footnotes, Those Fleeing …
Inner City Press – Matthew Russell Lee –
Ambassador Rice replied that “Myanmar — which we call Burma… is in the footnote because a number of members of the Council, including the United States, …
On Being Watched in Burma
Houston Press – Mike Giglio –
It was less than a year before the ubiquitous monks in Burma (or Myanmar) would lead a peaceful uprising that its military dictatorship would quickly and …
Burma — the Conflict Will Continue
Khaleej Times –
China hopes Burma “properly deal with its domestic issue to safeguard the regional stability in the China-Myanmar border area,” said the Chinese foreign …
World focus on BURMA (2-9-2009)
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Beginning of the end
Mizzima.com –
… in Northeastern Shan State between the Burmese Army and ethnic Kokang rebels, which split the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), …
Nearly 6000 Kokang war refugees back home: Junta
Mizzima.com –
But Sino-Burma based military observer and analyst Aung Kyaw Zaw pointed out that only a few refugees have gone back to their homes to look after their …
Burmese troops move into Wa region
Democratic Voice of Burma – Francis Wade –
Tension remains high in Burma’s northeastern Shan state following fighting between Burmese troops and an ethnic ceasefire group, the Myanmar…
Peace and
UK Treasury warns banks to observe Zimbabwe sanctions
Zim Diaspora – David Benyon –
The letter reminds banks of the 15 sanctions regimes in place in the UK, including those against Iran, Burma (Myanmar), Zimbabwe, as well as against …
Clouds of War Move Over Shan State
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Wai Moe –
Burma’s state-run daily, The New Light of Myanmar, reported on Wednesday that 5811 refugees who fled to China had returned to the Kokang region. …
JS panel backs two AHN routes, amid dissent
Bangladesh News 24 hours –
But the BNP said the highway must enter Myanmar via Bangladesh with ultimate target of reaching China through the former Burma. The BNP and its allies say, …
Rangoon School Closed because of Swine Flu
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Min Lwin –
It is the first school closure in Burma because of the A H1N1 virus. The Web site of the International School Yangon [Rangoon] confirmed that five students …
Daewoo pegs Shwe spend at $3.2bn
Upstream Online – Anthea Pitt –
A Daewoo International-led consortium plans to spend 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) developing the Shwe, ShwePhyu and Mya gas fields off Burma, …
Rebel clashes along China-Myanmar border subside
KLTV – Han Guan, Jocelyn Gecker –
State-controlled media in Myanmar, also known as Burma, have not reported the violence. A statement Sunday from the Washington-based US Campaign for Burma …
Daewoo puts Myanmar gas fields investment at $3 bln
Reuters – Kim Yeon-hee, Ben Tan –
KS) said on Wednesday a consortium led by the energy developing company will invest 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) to develop Myanmar gas fields. …
UK Treasury warns banks over sanctions
OpRisk and Compliance (subscription) – David Benyon –
The letter reminds banks of the 15 sanctions regimes in place in the UK, including those against Iran, Burma (Myanmar), Zimbabwe, as well as against …
The Tatmadaw and electoral repercussions
Mizzima.com – Joseph Ball –
Mizzima News – The 2010 Burma elections will not be free and fair. Neither are they likely to witness the full participation of an empowered …
Asia’s daughters put dictators on notice
United Press International, Asia – Gaffar Peang-Meth –
11th, Burma’s iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, 64, was sentenced to another 18 months of house arrest because American John Yettaw of Missouri swam across a …
Issues: Letter: Suu Kyi’s participation in elections
Jakarta Post –
Aung San Suu Kyi never stood for the any election in Myanmar because she was not eligible to contest a seat. It was not this present military government or …
Kokang source: Struggle continues
Shan Herald Agency for News –
What more proof do you need when the Burma Army hasn’t been able to evacuate over 100 aid workers and their family members out of Laogai yesterday. …
Threat of attack raises Burma-China border tension
The Australian – Michael Sainsbury –
TENSIONS on the Burma-China border escalated today amid fears Burma’s…
military may attack a second well-armed militia force – the United Wa Army – as early
Burma: denial of fundamental rights
Scoop.co.nz (press release) –
Many other cases heard against opponents of the government in Myanmar…
also rest on inapplicable and baseless charges. The police, who may receive
Muslims in Bangladesh Seize Land Used by Church
Right Side News – Aenon Shalom –
The guerrillas had fought for autonomy in the hill and forest region bordering India and Burma (Myanmar) in a campaign that left nearly 8500 troops, …
Sri Lanka likely to lose EU trade concession
Daily Mirror – kumar soysa –
Wicky, as long as there are guys like kumar soysa, Ban, SL will always be like Libya, Iran, Burma etc etc. The poor civilians will never see the bright …
Wednesday, September 9
eTaiwan News –
1988 – Burma’s former Prime Minister U Nu, toppled in a 1962 military coup, announces formation of a rival government. Burma is now known as Myanmar. …
BAN KI MOON TELLS HIS NORWEGIAN CRITICS THAT HE HAS GOT HIS OWN …
Lankaweb – Walter Jayawardhana –
Norway’s senior diplomat at the United Nation’s Mona Juul in the memo attacked ban for his attitude regarding Burma and Sri Lanka, on the eve of the final …
Myanmar rebels head home ‘in disarray’
Peninsula On-line –
In a statement released Monday, the US Campaign for Burma said Myanmar’s junta had already installed a new provisional government in remote Kokang. …
China efforts to control water flowing south spur tensions with …
World Tribune –
“By annexing Tibet, China virtually controls the water supply of Pakistan, north and northeastern India, Burma and Vietnam,” he said. …
RM awardee fights for human, nature’s rights
Inquirer.net – Ceres P. Doyo –
Ka Hsaw Wa was only 18 when he had to flee the oppressive rule of the military junta in Burma (Myanmar). As a freedom activist, he experienced detention and …
China dismantles tents as Myanmar refugees return
Daily Times –
… groups as well as with Burma’s democratic opposition,” he said. The fighting broke out when Myanmar deployed troops to disarm ethnic insurgents. …
view: The Myanmar Orchestra —Simon Tay
Daily Times –
Might it be possible that the generals in Myanmar recognise that they are in a cul de sac? Could the regime be seeking ways out of its isolation in the …
Bay of Bengal: a potential giant gas-producing province
Gerson Lehrman Group –
In recent years, successful exploration in the waters of neighboring nations such as India and Burma has raised the confidence level about the giant …
The Show and Sham Trials of our Times
Global Politician – Saberi Roy –
The recent political trials in Iran and Burma have raised several questions on the motives of these trials. There could be several levels of analysis, …
Setting the standard
Inquirer.net –
… and Ka Hsaw Wa of Burma (Myanmar), awarded for Emergent Leadership for dauntlessly pursuing nonviolent yet effective channels of redress, exposure, …
China, Myanmar share responsibility to maintain border stability: FM
Pakistan Daily Mail –
… said 37000 border inhabitants comprising both Burmese and Chinese have so far fled into China after armed conflicts in Myanmar broke out last week. …
China says Myanmar promises border stability
MorungExpress –
Aung Din, executive director of the US Campaign for Burma, said Myanmar forces were continuing to pour into the northeast, as a prelude to more fighting. …
China invests further into Burmese transportation matrix
Mizzima.com –
In sum, the package includes five locomotives, 20 passenger coaches and 200 freight coaches, according to Burma’s state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar …
We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar
MorungExpress – Jim Webb –
We must talk to Myanmar’s leaders. This does not mean that we should abandon our aspirations for a free and open Burmese society, but that our goal will be …
Burmese Refugees Leave China
NTDTV – Yuan Zhishao –
Refugees who fled into China to escape conflict in northeast Burma continue to head home on Tuesday, September 1st. But most are worried about returning to …
Holy Father’s September Prayer Intentions
Examiner.com –
Laotian Christians number about 100000 Christians out of 7000000; Cambodian Christians number about 20000 out of 14000000; and Myanmar (formerly Burma) …
Burma death toll reaches 500
The Australian – Michael Sainsbury –
AS many as 500 people may have been killed in the first flair up of violence between the Burma’s ruling military junta and the Kokang ethnic minority …
Burma’s push to control border sends China into a spin
Mizzima.com – Larry Jagan –
“Myanmar [Burma] has promised to restore peace and stability along the border as soon as possible,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu told …
Over 30000 Myanmar refugees to return home from China
RIA Novosti –
BANGKOK, September 1 (RIA Novosti) – More than 30000 refugees who fled into China from Myanmar last week after an outbreak of hostilities between government …
Opium found in car parts
Mississauga News –
Opium is grown mainly in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Afghanistan. Highly addictive, opium is sold on the street as a powder or dark brown solid and is …
Kokang conflict ‘could spark bigger problems’
Democratic Voice of Burma – Naw Noreen –
Tension had been mounting between Burmese troops and the Kokang-based Myanmar Peace and Democracy Front (MPDF), following pressure from the junta on …
Refugees Returning to Burma, Many Fearful
Voice of America – Stephanie Ho –
Refugees are continuing to return to Burma from China, after about 30000 Burmese nationals fled across the border in recent days to escape …
Beijing dismantles tents, begins refugee repatriation to Kokang
AsiaNews.it –
Aung Din, executive director of the US Campaign for Burma, said Myanmar forces were continuing to pour into the north-east part of the country, …
China gifts railway package to Burma
Mizzima.com –
Burma’s state-run newspaper the New Light of Myanmar said China on Monday handed over the carriages as a gift. The function was attended by Chen Juemin, …
Myanmar refugees begin to return home from China
Myanmar refugees begin to return home from China
By NG HAN GUAN (AP) –
NANSAN, China — Myanmar refugees were heading home from China on Monday following the end of fighting between government troops and an ethnic militia, but some experts said the unrest could affect Beijing’s relations with Myanmar.
The initial flight across the border showed how Myanmar’s junta can sow instability that spills into China, prompting a rare request from Beijing at the end of last week that the generals stabilize the situation and protect the interests of Chinese nationals inside the country.
While fighting ended soon after with a quick defeat for the rebels, Myanmar’s decision to launch the attack so near the Chinese border was seen as a snub to Beijing by some analysts.
“The Chinese have learned that the Burmese regime are not as compliant as they assumed,” said Monique Skidmore, an expert on Myanmar at Australia’s University of Canberra. Myanmar is also known as Burma.
More than 30,000 civilian refugees had streamed into China to escape the fighting, which broke out last week after hundreds of Myanmar soldiers moved into Kokang, an ethnically Chinese region in northeastern Myanmar that borders China’s Yunnan province.
Myanmar is trying to consolidate control over several armed ethnic groups along its borders to ensure smooth conditions for next year’s national elections, the first in nearly 20 years. Several groups are resisting pressure to become border guards ahead of the vote.
The area is on the fringe of the drug-producing Golden Triangle region where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet, and much of the heroin and amphetamines produced there is smuggled into China where its sale funds the ethnic militias.
China has been working closely with Myanmar to stem the drug trade and is anxious to ensure that the other symptoms of the region’s unrest — like high crime rates and casinos — stay on Myanmar’s side of the border.
Beijing’s desire for stability along that border is partially behind its nearly unwavering support for the generals who run Myanmar, despite international concerns about the authoritarian regime, said Donald Seekins, a Myanmar expert at Meio University in Japan.
“Beijing is not 100 percent happy with the military regime, but it sees no viable alternative and will do everything it can to restore stability in the border area — including intensive negotiations and behind-the-scenes pressuring of the parties involved,” he said.
On Monday, hundreds of refugees who’ve spent at least the past week in China were transported from camps to the border, where they walked through the gate, clutching bags and blankets. Yunnan provincial government spokesman Li Hui said at least 4,000 refugees had returned to Myanmar by the end of the day Monday. About 9,000 remained in seven camps set up to house them in tents and makeshift buildings. The rest are believed to be staying with friends and family, or are staying in hotels, or have left the area.
In addition to the thousands of civilians, hundreds of Kokang rebels fled during the fighting, surrendering their weapons and uniforms to Chinese border police and crossing to safety after several days of skirmishes.
Myanmar’s junta said three days of clashes killed 26 government soldiers and at least eight rebels. It said Sunday night that the fighting had ended and “the region has now regained stability.”
Since abandoning overt support for anti-government rebels two decades ago, China has built strong relations with Myanmar’s ruling junta while Chinese investors, traders, and shopkeepers have swarmed into the country’s northeast.
The relationship has thrived through a tacit agreement under which Beijing provides economic opportunities and diplomatic support for the generals, who have been isolated internationally and face widespread condemnation over their human rights record and economic mismanagement.
In return, the generals ensured access to the country’s mineral wealth and tried to address China’s concerns over narcotics and unrest.
China’s Foreign Ministry had no comment on the situation Monday, and Chinese government-backed scholars dismissed the notion of a major rupture in ties.
“China will develop friendly relations with Myanmar taking the overall situation into consideration,” said Ma Ying, a professor at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Studies.
But the clashes could threaten China’s traditional arrangement with Myanmar, analysts say.
The conflict highlights the “imperviousness of the Burmese regime to international opinion, and the limitations of even China … to have much influence in a crunch,” said Sean Turnell, a Myanmar expert at Australia’s Macquarie University.
Associated Press Writer Ambika Ahuja in Bangkok contributed to this report.
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World focus on Burma (31-8-2009)
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BURMA: SUU KYI – BUILDING WORK TO REPEL INTRUDERS
AGI – Agenzia Giornalistica Italia –
(AGI) – Rangoon, 31 August – Aung San Suu Kyi will soon be having re-building work done on her house on the outskirts of Yangon, the ancient Burmese capital …
Myanmar refugees begin to return home from China
The Associated Press – Han Guan –
Myanmar is also known as Burma. More than 30000 civilian refugees had streamed into China to escape the fighting, which broke out last week after hundreds …
Burmese Refugees Warily Leave China
NTDTV – Li Xiaoquan –
Burmese refugees are returning home today after weeks of intense battling between government forces and a local militia. Refugees say their biggest concern …
Fighting abates as Kokang Army splits
Mizzima.com –
… the New Light of Myanmar. But Aung Kyaw Zaw, a Sino-Burma based observer said while heavy fighting had ceased, sporadic battles between the two sides …
Border Guard Force plan leads to end of ceasefire
ReliefWeb (press release) – Wai Moe –
It’s failure prompted the SPDC to send thousands of troops to northeast Burma and led to the armed clashes that ended a two-decade ceasefire. …
Junta sends major reinforcements to Shan State
ReliefWeb (press release) – Yan Naing –
The troop movements have come despite a report in the Burmese state newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, on Monday that said fighting in Kokang areas in …
Magsaysay awardees inspire hope–Zobel
Manila Times – Angelo Cantera –
Myanmar’s Ka Hsaw Wa was awarded for “dauntlessly pursuing nonviolent yet effective channels of redress, exposure and education for the defense of human …
UN leader defends leadership style amid criticism
The Associated Press – Doug Mellgren –
… wrote that Ban and the United Nations were “notable by their absence” in many of the crises facing the world, such as in Myanmar, formerly called Burma. …
Myanmar illegals located inside truck in border region
ANA –
Seventy illegal immigrants, most from Myanmar (Burma), were detected in truck that had just entered Greece on Monday and was traveling in the extreme …
Junta briefs KIO on Kokang war
Mizzima.com –
… clashes between the junta’s forces and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), 11 were killed and 31 injured on the Burmese…
Army’s side.
UN Chief Defends Leadership Style, Citing Efforts in Myanmar
Bloomberg – Josiane Kremer, Marianne Stigset –
Ban persuaded the junta in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to accept international aid last year in the wake of the cyclone, which killed about 138000 …
Name-change challenge
Sydney Morning Herald – Fiona Parker –
A few years ago, newsreaders stopped saying Burma and started saying ”Myanmar”, because it was supposedly closer to the true Burmese name and the …
Zoo life harmful to elephants: Research
Canada.com – Jordana Huber –
… living in European zoos have approximately half the average life span of elephants born into the logging industry in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. …
Myanmar activist among Magsaysay award winners
MSN Philippines News –
… and education for the defence of human rights, the environment and democracy in Burma”, the awards committee said, using the old name for Myanmar. …
Magsaysay awardees
Jakarta Post –
From left are Krisana Kraisintu, Deep Joshi of India, Yu Xiaogang of China, Antonio Oposa Jr. of the Philippines, Ma Jun of China, and Ka Hsaw Wa of Myanmar …
Suu Kyi to boost house security
BBC News –
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi intends to renovate her house to stop intruders, after a US man’s visit led to her house arrest being extended. …
UN leader defends leadership style amid criticism
Examiner.com – Doug Mellgren –
… wrote that Ban and the United Nations were “notable by their absence” in many of the crises facing the world, such as in Myanmar, formerly called Burma. …
Economic crisis hits Myanmar’s migrant women
Asia Times Online – Marwaan Macan-Markar –
BANGKOK – The global financial crisis threatens to shred the dreams of thousands of women from Myanmar who have fled their …
Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi to renovate home-cum-prison
Monsters and Critics.com –
No renovation work has been done on the house since Suu Kyi began living there in 1988, when she returned top Myanmar, also called Burma, after spending …
Weapons Seizure Turns Spotlight Onto Two Rogue States
CNSNews.com – Patrick Goodenough –
… in 2007 and the suspected program in Myanmar [Burma], there is little doubt that North Korea is a key supporter of illicit nuclear programs,” it said. …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to renovate home to stop trespassers
YANGON — Myanmar’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to renovate her crumbling lakeside home to keep out trespassers, her lawyer said Monday …
Letters: Suu Kyi’s participation in elections
Jakarta Post –
Aung San Suu Kyi never stood for the any election in Myanmar because she was not eligible to contest a seat. It was not this present military government or …
World focus on Burma (29-8-2009)
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Bangkok Post : The forgotten political prisoners
Bangkok Post – Phil Thornton –
He is serving his sentence in a one square metre cell, in the remote Myitkyina Prison, in Kachin state, northern Burma. NO TRESPASSING: Myanmar security …
Thousands of Burmese Refugees Flee Fighting in North
Vatican Radio –
(29 August 09-RV) China has asked the ruling military regime Myanmar to resolve the conflict between the army and an ethnic Shan rebels in the North that …
Fightings keep on in Myanmar’s Kokang region
TMCnet –
YANGON, Aug 29, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Fightings kept on in Myanmar’s Kokang ethnic region or Shan State Special Region-1 in the northeastern part of …
Battle Between Burmese Army And Kokang Intensifies
Axis of Logic –
By Peace Running The battle between Burmese troops and ethnic Kokang rebels is becoming fiercer and intensifying in the rebel territories along the …
Zimbabwe eastablishes diplomatic ties with Burma junta
Harare Tribune –
Myanmar has established diplomatic ties with Zimbabwe at ambassadorial level, bringing the total number of countries in the world with which Myanmar has …
New Myanmar clashes leave 1 dead, dozens injured
The Associated Press – Tini Tran –
Myanmar is also known as Burma. At least 25 people had been admitted to China’s Zhenkang County People’s Hospital for injuries related to the fighting as of …
Saskatoon man’s deportation order quashed
Ottawa Citizen – Jason Warick –
Nay Myo Hein’s final legal appeal of his deportation to his native Myanmar, also known as Burma, …
Fresh violence near China-Myanmar border
Times of India – Saibal Dasgupta –
BEIJING: Stability on the China-Myanmar border was seriously threatened as fresh violence broke out in the border Kokang region of Myanmar, …
US man says dream led to Suu Kyi
ABC Online –
The American man who swam to the lakeside home of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi earlier this year said he had a dream she was going to be …
Myanmar ethnic leader says 30 govt troops killed
Reuters –
BEIJING, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The leader of forces fighting against Myanmar government troops said his fighters had killed more than 30 government soldiers …
New Myanmar clashes leave 1 dead, dozens injured
The Associated Press – Tini Tran –
BEIJING — Fresh fighting erupted Saturday in northeastern Myanmar after days of clashes between government troops and ethnic rebels drove tens of thousands …
UN Voices Concern As Fresh Fighting Breaks Out In Northeastern Burma
AHN – Siddique Islam –
… a pro-democratic Burmese news agency, reported. Trouble between the Kokang, also known as the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance and the junta …
China asks Myanmar to cease fighting on the border
SamayLive – Noor Khan –
Beijing, Aug 29 As upto 30000 people streamed into its territory for refuge after fresh fighting erupted on the border, China today told Myanmar to cease …
‘Fresh fighting’ breaks out in Myanmar’s north
AFP –
The Washington-based US Campaign for Burma, which uses Myanmar’s former name, also said late Friday around 30 junta soldiers had been killed with another 40 …
Q+A: Will fighting in northern Myanmar escalate?
Reuters – Martin Petty –
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Fresh fighting in Myanmar’s northeast Shan state erupted on Saturday after days of clashes between ethnic fighters and …
Need to re-engage Myanmar in diplomacy: US Senator
Zee News –
Washington: Advocating that economic sanctions against Myanmar be lifted, a US Senator who recently visited the country has said the need to immediately …
Fresh Myanmar fighting erupts, one dead in China
Reuters India – Chris Buckley –
NANSAN, China, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Fresh fighting in northeast Myanmar…
erupted on Saturday after days of clashes that killed at least one
Biodiversity photo contest extended
Newsbreak –
Open to all residents of ASEAN Member States Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, …
KRISTINE KAISER: Democrats should begin identifying future leaders
High Point Enterprise (subscription) – Kristine Kaiser –
Jim Webb, D-Va., recently secured the release of American John Yettaw from the Myanmar government. The former veteran was held for making an unexpected …
30000 Refugees Flee from Burma
Change.org – Alan Haggard –
Burma’s regime has lauched a military offensive against ethnic minorities living near its northern border with China. As a result, 30000 refugees have fled …
Recall ambassador from Honduras
DesMoinesRegister.com –
… condemned the further imprisonment of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and called for further sanctions on the military coup regime in Myanmar. …
Myanmar, the regime’s policy of “divide and conquer” against …
AsiaNews.it –
The military junta in Myanmar – the nation consists of the majority Burmese and many ethnic minorities – has launched an offensive on rebel movements, …
Us Congressional Staffers Meet With Burma Opposition Leaders
Journal of Turkish Weekly –
Lynne Well, communications director of the US House of Representatives, talks to journalists after holding talks with the Burmese opposition party’s leaders …
China urges Myanmar to end border conflict
英文中國郵報 –
… according to the US Campaign for Burma. The Washington-based lobbying group said several police officers were killed. Myanmar’s military rulers and the …
Ottawa sends 13 to Myanmar
Canada.com –
… with the Canadian Border Services Agency said 13 refugee claimants during the past five years have been deported to Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
China backs Myanmar as western nations fume
Canada.com –
China urged the world Wednesday to respect Myanmar’s judicial sovereignty, suggesting Beijing would not back any United Nations action against the junta for …
Suu Kyi visitor tells of ‘sorrow’
BBC News –
“I had been researching Myanmar (Burma) and researching about the internally displaced families and about the numbers of people who had been murdered and …
Asean Biodiversity Photo Contest Deadline Extended
Bru Direct –
The contest is open to all residents of Asean member states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar / Burma, Philippines, …
US Congressional Staffers Meet With Burma Opposition Leaders
Voice of America –
By VOA News Members of Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy have met with staff members of a key US congressional committee. …
Crackdown on royal critics deepens in Thailand
Christian Science Monitor – Simon Montlake –
News coverage of political prisoners in Southeast Asia usually means Burma (Myanmar), which is rightly excoriated …
US should engage Burma
The Japan Times – Brahma Chellaney –
By rendering its sanctions instrument blunt through overuse, Washington has dissipated its leverage against Burma, North Korea and Iran, …
What now, Sudan?
Kansas City Star – Tom Ryan –
The industry learned lessons from public relations disasters like Total’s (the French oil company) in Myanmar (Burma) in the mid-90s, when the company was …
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world focus on Burma (27-8-2009)
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to file appeal on case next week
Hillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com –
AP (AP) — YANGON, Myanmar – Lawyers for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday they will file an appeal next week against the criminal conviction that put …
Ceasefire group split sparks tension
Democratic Voice of Burma – Htet Aung Kyaw –
Aug 27, 2009 (DVB)–An influential ceasefire group in northern Burma has split after pro-junta members announced the formation of a new committee, …
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to file appeal against conviction
GulfNews –
AP Yangon: Lawyers for Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi say they will file an appeal next week against the criminal conviction that sent her back …
Fighting unabated between Kokang and Burmese Army
Mizzima.com –
by Mizzima News Ruili (Mizzima) – Another clash broke out between the Kokang and Burmese Army near the Sino-Burma border on Thursday evening. …
BRANDED DOCUMENTARIES: CASE STUDY – The Co-Operative
California Chronicle -
… of Burma VJ, a film showcasing footage by independent journalists who risked their lives to document the Myanmar uprising, led by Buddhist monks, …
US man wept ‘every day’ over Suu Kyi trial
I’m going to free a political prisoner in Burma,” the retired bus driver and Vietnam War veteran said. “It’s about stopping the killings. …
Day in pictures: Of Asian heroes, hungry ghosts and silky sail
MSN India –
… Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, Ma Jun of China, Antonio Oposa Jr. of the Philippines, and Ka Hsaw Wa of Myanmar, also known as Burma. Source: AP.
Myanmar police arrest six after drugs haul: Official
Times of India –
YANGON: Myanmar police have arrested six people after a drugs haul earlier this week that an official confirmed Thursday was much smaller than state media …
Magsaysay Award goes green: 4 Earth activists get awards
GMA news.tv – Joseph Holandes Ubalde –
The region’s equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded lawyer Antonio Oposa Jr. from the Philippines, Ka Hsaw Wa from Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Yu …
‘Thousands flee’ Myanmar into China
Aljazeera.net –
The US Campaign for Burma, a Washington-based advocacy group, said the problems began on August 8 in Kokang when hundreds of Myanmar troops were deployed in …
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to appeal
Monsters and Critics.com –
Yangon – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has agreed to appeal a recent court decision that put her under house detention for the next 18 months, …
Myanmar – Refugees
Radio France Internationale –
Since 8 August, tens of thousands of people have fled over the Chinese border to escape fighting between the Burma junta and Kokang ethnic rebel groups in …
Clashes push more refugees to neighboring area
Shan Herald Agency for News – Hseng Khio Fah –
Today, many more refugees have been fleeing into China in order to escape clashes of the Burma Army and Kokang that have taken since this morning, …
Thousands of civilians flee conflict between Burmese army and Shan …
AsiaNews.it –
The refugees accommodated in camps set up by the Chinese government in Nansas, a town near the border between Myanmar and China. The Burmese army launched …
More fighting feared as thousands flee Myanmar: activists
AFP –
… 8 after Myanmar’s junta deployed troops in the mainly ethnic Chinese region, said the US Campaign for Burma (USCB), which uses Myanmar’s former name. …
Indian- Burmese military officials in bi-annual meet
Mizzima.com –
“The India-Myanmar Border Liaison Meet is a landmark event, where representatives of both the armies interact and coordinate on border management activities …
Myanmar activist says China ignores junta’s graft
The Associated Press – Jim Gomez –
International watchdogs have consistently ranked Myanmar, also known as Burma, among the world’s most corrupt nations. Transparency International’s 2008 …
Will polls bring change to army-ruled Myanmar?
Reuters –
A glance at the new constitution leaves little doubt the military will run the show in the former Burma, and few expect the Burmese people will get much say …
Democratic Senator’s Call to Drop Burma Sanctions Draws Fire
CNSNews.com – Patrick Goodenough –
Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP Photo/Myanmar News Agency) Webb’s visit also secured the release of an American, John Yettaw, …
Myanmar military moves to crush Kokang Chinese
Monsters and Critics.com –
The Kokang are an ethnic Han Chinese minority group who have lived for centuries in north-eastern Myanmar, once known as Burma. They formed one of the core …
Japanese FM exhorts Burma to release Aung San Suu Kyi
Mizzima.com -
Nakasone said, for the general elections slated for 2010 to be acceptable by the international community, “Japan strongly expects that MyanmarBurma] … [
Myanmar police arrest 6 suspects after drug bust
The Associated Press –
Myanmar, also known as Burma, produced an estimated 410 tons of opium in 2008, enough to make about 40 tons of heroin, according to United Nations figures. …
Thousands of Myanmar refugees flowing into Yunnan
GoKunming –
An attempt by Myanmar’s ruling military junta to bring rebel ethnic fighters under its control has led to escalating tensions, reports of fighting and a …
MediaWATCH: Two ‘Turned TAT into Piggy Bank’
Phuketwan –
Some 10000 people have entered China from Burma’s north-eastern Shan state this month, according to Chinese media. Hundreds of government troops are …
Kokangs victim of junta’s old tactics: observers
Mizzima.com –
by Mungpi New Delhi (Mizzima) – Burma’s military rulers have yet again resorted to a divide and rule policy to break up the Kokang ceasefire armed group, …
China seeks closer ties with Myanmar
United Press International –
Myanmar, formerly called Burma, has been under military rule since 1962. The crackdown on pro-democracy movements in the country and the continued detention …
Thai couple arrested for drug trade in Myanmar border town
Xinhua – Li Xianzhi –
27 (Xinhua) — The Myanmar authorities arrested a Thai couple for drug trade with local drug traffickers in Tachilek,a border town in Myanmar’s eastern Shan …
US senator lashes Myanmar sanctions
AFP – 13 hours ago
The United States and European Union have imposed sanctions on Myanmar, earlier known as Burma, due to its refusal to recognize the last elections in 1990 …
Korean-Led Group to Supply Burmese Gas to China
조선일보(영문판) –
Smaller members of the group include Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, Indian gas company GAIL, and Korea’s KOGAS. The group says it will build offshore …
Falcon resident discusses his swim in Myanmar
KY3 – Gene Hartley –
John Yettaw of Falcon, Mo., says he didn’t know a visit to Myanmar’s government-opposition leader would get her and him arrested. …
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: The Saga of Tad Nagaki
The Rafu Shimpo – Wimpy Hiroto –
Myanmar it is today but I’m sure it will forever be a memorable Burma as far as you are concerned. WT Wimpy Hiroto can be reached at wimpyhiroto@att.net. …
NLD Leader Wants More Security
Radio Free Asia – Khin Maung Soe, Nyein Shwe -
A lawyer for Burma’s opposition leader says she never discussed anything sensitive with the American whose unwanted visit brought her 18 more months under …
There’s More to Senator Webb’s Burma Fizzle Than Meets the Eye
Heritage.org –
Throughout his Op-Ed, Senator Webb refers to Burma by its junta-designated name, “Myanmar.” That is certainly pleasing to the ears of the generals. …
‘Thousands flee Burma violence’
BBC News –
Thousands of people have fled across the Burmese border into China in recent weeks amid violence between ethnic groups and the government, reports say. …
Burma Reports Huge Drug Bust Near Thai Border
Voice of America –
By VOA News Burmese state media reported Wednesday that border police seized a large quantity of heroin and other illegal drugs near the border with …
Thousands flee Myanmar into China after standoff
Press Trust of India –
The US Campaign for Burma, a Washington-based advocacy group, issued a statement saying the problems began when hundreds of Myanmar troops were deployed in …
Better than Halong Bay, Vietnam?
Newsweek – Sean O’Neill –
He has authored over two dozen guidebooks, including Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia, Colombia, Trans-Siberian Railway, and his own online guidebook to …
Save Burma 