Activist (part 6)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Mar 29th, 2009 No Comments »
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Archive for March, 2009
Photo: 64th Burmese Resistance Day marked in London
Posted in Documentary Photos on Mar 28th, 2009 No Comments »
- photos by Thandar Htike; commentary by Thandar Htun
March 27, 2009 is 64th Resistance Day of Burma. 64 years ago this historic day, lead by General Aung Sun, Burmese patriots started their fight for freedom of Burma, against fascist Japanese Imperialist army’s occupation in Burma .
Resistance Day has been renamed as Armed Forces Days, [...]
Gen.Than Shwe – which way will you choose? (Burmese)
Posted in Editorials & Op/Eds on Mar 28th, 2009 2 Comments »
Photo: Demonstration in Tokyo on 64th Anniversary of Myanmar Revolution Day
Posted in Documentary Photos on Mar 28th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Htun
Pro-democracy activists in Japan, yesterday made demonstartions in front of Myanmar military regime embassy in Tokyo, to mark 64th Anniversary Day of Myanmar/Burma’s Revolution for Independence. They called for freedom of political prisoners and independence of the people in Myanmar/Burma.
Armed Forces Day Parade (cartoon)
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Mar 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Traitors (Burmese Poem)
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Mar 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Revolution Day Request to Myanmar Soldiers (Burmese)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Mar 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Clean the Rubbish (cartoon)
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Mar 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Myanmar leader warns on democracy
Posted in Burma News on Mar 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
(Photo: AFP)
After reviewing more than 13,000 troops from inside a moving convertible, as part of 64th Anniversary Armed Forces Day parade, Myanmar military junta leader Senior General Than Shwe gave a 20-minute speech that focused on elections scheduled for 2010.
(Photo: Reuters)
“Democracy in Myanmar today is at a fledgling stage and still requires patient care and [...]
Myanmar junta open to talks with US
Posted in Burma News on Mar 27th, 2009 No Comments »
According to Reuters (by Aung Hla Tun)
Myanmar’s military junta is open to talks with the United States, its information minister said after a rare visit by a top U.S. diplomat amid a review of Washington’s policy towards the regime.
“President Obama has pledged to make changes. I think that visit was just the beginning of the [...]
Junta earn $191 million from gem sales
Posted in Burma News on Mar 26th, 2009 No Comments »
According to AP news:
YANGON, Myanmar -Myanmar has earned more than 140 million euros, or $191 million, from sales of jade at its latest government-sponsored gem auction, despite a U.S. ban on their import, a merchant said.
More than 3,500 lots of jade were sold at the Jade, Gems and Pearl Emporium, said the merchant who participated [...]
Photo: Amnesty International’s demonstration in London for freedom of political prisoners in Burma
Posted in Documentary Photos on Mar 26th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike (courtesy of “Free Burma’s Political Prisoners Now!” campaign)
US official’s visit to Burma do not signal policy shift
Posted in Burma News on Mar 26th, 2009 No Comments »
According to AFP:
A surprise meeting this week between a senior US official and Myanmar’s junta does not signal a change in US policy towards the military-ruled nation, the State Department said Wednesday.
Stephen Blake, the State Department’s director of Southeast Asian Affairs, met Foreign Minister Nyan Win in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw on Tuesday, State Department [...]
EU may extend Myanmar sanctions
Posted in Burma News on Mar 26th, 2009 No Comments »
According to Reuters:
The European Union will wait until next month before deciding whether to extend sanctions against Myanmar, a special envoy said on Tuesday, although another EU official saw little prospect of them being lifted.
There has been an emerging debate in the international community over policies towards Myanmar after Washington said it was reviewing its [...]
Activist (part 5)
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Mar 26th, 2009 No Comments »
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The Ghosts of Summits Past
Posted in WORLD Digest on Mar 25th, 2009 No Comments »
By Harold James
Harold James is Professor of history and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University and professor of history at the European University Institute, Florence.
PRINCETON – The world is confronted by a dramatic financial crisis that many policymakers believe is more severe than the interwar Great Depression. Before 2008, experts said that [...]
The IMF’s Lending Overhaul
Posted in WORLD Digest on Mar 25th, 2009 No Comments »
By Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
The International Monetary Fund should be an essential port of call for emerging-market and developing countries facing financing needs. With its ability to mobilize large financial resources and buttress policy credibility, the IMF can help mitigate the large economic and social costs often associated [...]
The EU’s Hour, or Europe’s Darkest Hour?
Posted in WORLD Digest on Mar 25th, 2009 No Comments »
By Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen is a former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
COPENHAGEN – So far, Europe’s leaders seem to be mostly preoccupied with finding national answers to the global economic crisis. In particular, the leaders of “Old Europe” have been reluctant to open up their coffers for the countries of “New Europe.” If this [...]