Posted in CULTURE on May 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike
Burmese Buddhist expartiates in UK, led by pro-democracy Buddhist monastery Sasana Ramsi, held a Burmese traditional Buddha Day ceremony today at Ealing Townhall, London.
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on May 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on May 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Poems in Burmese on May 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Burma News on May 1st, 2009 No Comments »
Asia-Pacific News
May 1, 2009, 6:36 GMT
Yangon – Myanmar’s junta has declared the Burma’s Lawyer Council (BLC) ‘unlawful,’ claiming the organization was ‘hurtful to the rule of law in the Union of Myanmar, stability of the state and community peace,’ state news reports said Friday.
Major General Maung Oo, minister of Home Affairs, declared the Burma Lawyers [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on May 1st, 2009 3 Comments »
By Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is an Indian feminist and environmental activist. She is the founder/director of Navdanya Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology.
NEW DELHI – An epidemic of farmers’ suicides has spread across four Indian states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Punjab – over the last decade. According to official [...]