Daw San San’s criticisms on NCGUB (Burmese)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Jan 20th, 2009 3 Comments »
Archive for January, 2009
Myanmar Maternal mortality remains high
Posted in Burma News on Jan 20th, 2009 No Comments »
YANGON , 20 January 2009 (IRIN) – According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in Myanmar an estimated 3,800 women die in pregnancy and childbirth each year, mainly from post-partum haemorrhaging, infection, unsafe abortion, eclampsia and obstructed labour.
“Maternal mortality remains high,” Pansy Tun Thein, UNFPA’s country representative, told IRIN.
“It’s not an easy job,” San San [...]
Political Criticism in Good Faith on NCUB
Posted in Articles in English on Jan 18th, 2009 3 Comments »
Politics of NCUB (National Council of the Union of Burma)
General Secretary of NCUB anticipated that ‘Credential Challenge’ campaign would surely be successful as he already put other leaders of NCUB under his control and got their support. Nevertheless, he got it completely wrong as the campaign did not produce any good outcomes as in Yadanar [...]
Hamas’s Real Enemies
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 17th, 2009 No Comments »
By Barry Rubin
- Barry Rubin is director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA). His latest books are The Israel-Arab Reader, The Truth About Syria, and The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy [...]
A Relationship Strengthened by Crisis
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 17th, 2009 No Comments »
By David H. McCormick
David H. McCormick is Under-Secretary of the US Treasury for International Affairs.
NEW YORK – In recent years, emerging-market countries, including those in Asia, have made impressive strides in strengthening their fundamentals, accelerating their economic growth and cushioning themselves against external shocks. Nevertheless, as the events of recent months have shown, emerging [...]
Why Another Insane Government?
Posted in Articles in English on Jan 17th, 2009 No Comments »
By Prof. Kanbawza Win
The New Year declaration of the National Council of Burma (NCUB) has convinced the international community that the saying of “Putting two Burmese together will produced three political parties.” The majority of the international observers who has been scrutinizing the people of Burma in the peripherals and in Diaspora of how [...]
U.S. tightens sanctions on Myanmar Military Regime
Posted in Burma News on Jan 16th, 2009 2 Comments »
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (AP) – (Kyodo)—The Treasury Department said Thursday it has slapped additional sanctions on key financial backers of the military-led government in Myanmar.
“Congress and the administration have made clear the need to apply vigorous sanctions against the Burmese junta as long as it continues to suppress democratic dissent,” said Adam Szubin, director for [...]
Political Prisoners Dying in Labour Camps in Burma
Posted in Burma News on Jan 15th, 2009 No Comments »
- report from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
15 January 2009
Political prisoner Zaw Naing Htwe is in danger of losing his life at Four Mile Labor Camp near Taungoo Town in Pegu Division, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). He is currently being held in iron shackles whilst being forced to perform [...]
Political Criticism in Good Faith on NCUB (Burmese)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Jan 15th, 2009 4 Comments »
Sayargyi Maung Htin Centenary (Burmese)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Jan 15th, 2009 No Comments »
Chinese digging for uranium in Myanmar
Posted in Burma News on Jan 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
A Chinese company has been constructing roads even as it digs for nickel and uranium in the mountains of Mwe Taung in Chin state, Myanmar.
Nickel and uranium have been discovered around Teddim Township in upper Chin state. Now about 50 villagers are working on constructing a 12 feet wide road, which can help to carry [...]
Photo: Dr Saw Mara Aung Memorial in London
Posted in Documentary Photos on Jan 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
- reported by Thandar Htike
Pro-democracy activists from exile/UK branches of Arakan League for Democracy ALD and Burma’s main pro-democracy party the National League for Democracy NLD, together with Burma Campaign UK, made a memorial ceremony on Tuesday this week in rememberance of Dr Saw Mara Aung.
Dr Saw Mara Aung, the leader of Arakan Democracy League [...]
Student Activist given 104 years jail sentence in Burma
Posted in Burma News on Jan 14th, 2009 No Comments »
- report from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
A member of the Upper Burma (Mandalay) branch of the All Burma Federation of Students Unions has been sentenced to a total of 104 years in jail, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) can confirm. Bo Min Yu Ko aka Phyo Gyi, in his early 20s, [...]
Renewed Protest Sparks Security Clampdown
Posted in Burma News on Jan 14th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Terry Evans
The Burmese junta have tightened security in and around Rangoon after anti-junta leaflets were distributed last week. 2009 has heralded a renewed campaign by dissidents, with the widespread distribution of leaflets carrying the message, “As people we have not attained freedom yet, we must continue our struggle.”
Riot police and soldiers have [...]
A Politician of Myanmar origin becomes a Minister in Bangladesh
Posted in Burma News on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Some Rakhine ethnic people, originally from Myanmar(Burma), are now living on Bangladesg side of Burma-Nangladesh border, as Bangladesh citizens; and the newly appointed Industrial Minister in Ms. Hasina’s Awarmi League government, Mr. Dhilli, is one of them.
Mr. Dhilli is a graduate of Law from Dakkha University in Bangladesh. He has been involved in Bangladeshi politics [...]
R2P, Credential Challenge, NUG & Villains in History (Burmese)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »
DPNS wants NCUB to reconsider its plans (Burmese)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Chee Performance Troupe (cartoon)
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »