Photo: Rakhine Women Union 3rd Conference
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Naing Naing (Sittwe)
Archive for February, 2009
Photo: 61st Chin National Day celebrated in Korea
Posted in CULTURE, Documentary Photos on Feb 23rd, 2009 2 Comments »
- reported by Salai Kyaw Kyaw
Chin Diaspora from Myanmar/Burma, on Sunday 22.02.09 celebrated the 61st Anniversary of their Chin National Day in Puchon, South Korea. (Full news report in Myanmar language follows the photos below.)
CSW’s Thai-Burmese Border Visit Report
Posted in Book Club on Feb 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
During the three-week fact-finding visit to Thai-Burma border, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) visited refugees and Internally Displaced People in Karen State, and heard first-hand testimony from victims of forced labour and forced relocation. CSW also met several defectors from the Burma Army, who confirmed reports of human rights abuses.
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Water shortages loom in Myanmar delta
Posted in Burma News on Feb 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
According to a report from IRIN :
Aid agencies working in the cyclone-hit Ayeyarwady Delta are scrambling to provide tens of thousands of people with water as the peak of the dry season approaches.
The delta’s water storage ponds, which traditionally tided villagers over the dry season, were contaminated with salt water when Cyclone Nargis hit on [...]
Ban Ki-Moon is Kidding (cartoon)
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Feb 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Save Political Prisoner Thiha Win Tin (Burmese)
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Feb 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Slumdog Oscar
Posted in WORLD Digest on Feb 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Updated Version
By Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor, an acclaimed novelist and commentator, is a former Under-Secretary- General of the United Nations.
NEW DELHI – Indians haven’t often had much to root for at the Oscars, Hollywood’s annual celebration of cinematic success. Only two Indian movies have been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category in the last [...]
Electric Bulbs & Candles for Burma (Burmese)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Feb 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
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Peacock’s Way (Burmese Poem)
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Feb 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Only 24 out of 6300 released are political detainees
Posted in Burma News on Feb 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
- report from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
Yesterday the ruling military regime announced that it would release 6,313 prisoners from 21 February.
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) confirmed that very few political prisoners, so far only 24 (9monks, 1 nun, 11 men & 3 women), have been released from Burma’s prisons.
Those released included [...]
Burma War & Peace Poem (Burmese)
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Feb 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
How “Mrauk-U” was translated into Monkey’s Egg
Posted in Book Club on Feb 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
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A few political prisoners among junta’s release (Burmese)
Posted in News in Burmese on Feb 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
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UN panel blast Myanmar & Gambari
Posted in Burma News on Feb 21st, 2009 No Comments »
According to German Press Agency DPA:
France and Britain on Friday strongly criticized Myanmar’s military regime for failing to implement democratic reform, whilst there is an uncertain over how many of the 6300 prisoners to be released by the regime are political detainees.
France’s UN Ambassador Jean Maurice Ripert said Ibrahim Gambari, the special envoy of UN [...]
Uncertainty over how many of the 6300 prisoners to be released are political detainees
Posted in Burma News on Feb 21st, 2009 No Comments »
According to AFP & AP news reports:
The military regime of Myanmar/Burma is releasing a total of 6,313 prisoners so they would be “able to participate for the benefit of the state, like other citizens, in coming 2010 free and fair elections”, state television said; it did not mention if any of the country’s estimated [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi & her party welcomes a visit by UNSG
Posted in Burma News on Feb 21st, 2009 No Comments »
According to a report from Associated Press:
Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her National League for Democracy party, and others have written a letter welcoming a possible visit by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Burma/Myanmar “to discuss a broad range of issues,” U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari told reporters Friday after briefing the Security [...]
Photo: Protesters denounce Japanese FM’s Stance on 2010 elections in Burma
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 20th, 2009 No Comments »
-reported by Kay Thi
Human rights activists in Japan today protested in front of Japanese Diet Parliament denouncing Japanese Foreign Minister’s stance which apparently is too favorable on 2010 elections planned in Burma under a pro-military constitution which was forcibly approved by the military regime amidst a devastating cyclone crisis last year.
Japan FM Hirofumi Nakasone, [...]
United Nationalities Alliance slammed 2010 elections
Posted in Burma News on Feb 20th, 2009 No Comments »
The United Nationalities Alliance (UNA), a coalition of 12 ethnic political parties in Burma which contested and won (67) seats altogether in the 1990 general elections, today announce their position on the planned 2010 elections in Burma/Myanmar.
They ask for a meaningful and time-bound dialogue between the ruling military regime, known as State Peace and Development [...]