Blood-sucker Generals (Burmese Poem)
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Archive for July, 2008
King of Death Taking Wrong People (Burmese Poem)
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Solidarity (Burmese Poem)
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Brutish Stupid Soldiers (Burmese Poem)
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Think before Deciding (Burmese Poem)
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What Kind of a Government (Burmese Poem)
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Health is First Priority (Burmese Poem)
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King Thar-Lun to King A-LOng-Si-Thu (Burmese Poem)
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Stop Zombies (Burmese Poem)
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E-Bombs for Than Shwe (Humour)
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
By Yebaw Day
1 August 2008 London – Burma Digest has learned that an unidentified Western power is developing a new E-Bomb which is specifically designed for the dictator of Burma, Than Shwe, living in his opulent palace in the jungle capital of Naypyidaw. The beauty of this bomb is that the materials can be […]
Photo: 8888 commemoration committee meeting in Fort Wayne
Posted in Documentary Photos on Jul 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
_ reported by Aung Myint Htun
The New Transatlantic Stalemate
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
_ by David P Calleo
[David P. Calleo is the Dean Acheson Professor and Director of European Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Barack Obama’s recent European tour hints that the Illinois senator is Europe’s choice to be America’s next president. But Europeans should not expect […]
Bush signs Myanmar sanction bill
Posted in Burma News on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Bush signs Myanmar sanctions bill
By JENNIFER LOVEN
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AP
WASHINGTON -President Bush signed legislation Tuesday to punish Myanmar’s brutal ruling regime by freezing assets of political and military leaders there and banning the importation of rubies and jade from that country into the U.S.
The military junta in Myanmar has been getting increased attention at the White House, particularly […]
Photo: Buddhist Waso Robe Offering Ceremony in Fort Wayne
Posted in CULTURE on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
_ by Aung Myint Htun
Video: Shan Lai Tai Kung Fu (Part 3)
Posted in CULTURE on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
By Antonio Graceffo
This is the next in a series of ‘Martial Arts Odyssey’ episodes shot inside of Burma, at Loi Tailang, the headquarters of the Shan State Army. While the army fights to help the Shan people survive and gain independence, Master Kawn Wan struggles to keep his people’s martial art alive, and to teach […]
Photo: Rakhaing Thingyan Festival in New York
Posted in CULTURE on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
_ report by Kyaw Tha Hla
_ photos by Dave JC, Htay Bu, Ledavida, Lee Snider, Mark Horn & S Turneltaub
On Sunday, July 13, 2008, from 11am to 4pm, ThinGyan Association - Burmese Arts and Culture held its Fourteenth Annual Rakhaing Thingyan - Burmese New Year Water Festival on New York’s Lower East Side.
Admission was […]
The Arakan
Posted in CULTURE on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
By Tun Hlaing
Arakan is geographically situated between the Burma state to the East, Bay of Bangal to the West with the Bangladesh and India bordering on the Noth-west. It had an area of 21,694 sq miles demarcation accordence with Yandabo Treaty in 1826. Its demarcation area as changing has created to decrease since alien expension […]
No easy way forward
Posted in Articles in English on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
It is increasingly evident to Burmese people that :
The regime will not reform. All talk of reform by the regime is intended to deceive.
They make cosmetic changes in an attempt to hide their ugly face.
Accept them, or fight them.
These are the two choices.
The United Nations Organisation is incapable of dealing with murdering gangs […]