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London, June 15 : Julia Roberts and Demi Moore are among 64 Hollywood celebrities who have, along with politicians like Gordon Brown, joined a ‘Twitter’ campaign calling for the release of the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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The Xinhua news agency reports that the Myanmar government is planning to raise the capacity of CDMA networks covering the country’s two largest cities of Yangon and Mandalay by 150,000 subscrib…
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Monday, 15 June 2009 15:31 New Delhi (mizzima) – More than 100 former political prisoners world wide, have put their signatures on a statement calling for the release of Burmese democracy icon Aung …
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Yangon, June 15 : Myanmar and Sri Lanka strengthened diplomatic relations over the weekend with the signing of two agreements that eased visa restrictions and pledged cooperation in the tourism sector…
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Karen refugees: In this photo taken on June 6, 2009, Karen civilians are taking shelter on the bank of the Moei river after fleeing the fighting between Myanmar soldiers and Karen guerrillas in Tha So…
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Myanmar’s second top leader Vice Senior-General Maung Aye left Nay Pyi Taw Monday for Beijing to begin a six-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. Aimed a…
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Karen villagers trying to reach the relative safety of Thailand after weeks of heavy fighting in Karen State are trapped and hiding in the jungle, as Burmese junta troops and their allies try to preve…
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Yangon – Myanmar-China trade reaced 2.6 billion dollars in 2008, and is expected to increase slightly this year thanks to efforts by Beijing to support the South-East Asian country, The Myanmar Times …
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Roman Catholic priest Rusk Saburo, center, speaks as Myanmar Buddhist monks Agga Na Na, left, and Pyinna Nanda listen during a meeting June 14 Koror, Palau. A group of 11 asylum seekers fled their hom…
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(AP) — BANGKOK – Hollywood star Julia Roberts and detained Chinese activists are among celebrities and political prisoners tweeting and signing petitions for the release of Myanmar’s democracy…
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6/13/2009, 8:31 p.m. EDT (AP) — As of Saturday, June 13, 2009, at least 4,312 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Pres…
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Taipei, June 14 (CNA) Taiwan has recently acted to strengthen its economic and trade cooperation with Myanmar as part of its efforts to seek closer ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
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For years, John Yettaw had experienced visions that warned him of events to come. Sometimes the Missouri resident ignored them and came to regret it. This time, though, he intended to act. In …
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June 13, 2009 · NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Anders Ostergaard, director of a new documentary, “Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country.” The film features footage taken by Burmese video journa…
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YANGON, June 13 (Xinhua) — An international music festival was launched at the French Embassy in Myanmar’s biggest city of Yangon Saturday. Musicians from Myanmar, France, Japan, South Korea and Ind…
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In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, many local residents scoured the reserved mangrove forest on Meinmahla Island in Bogalay Township for material to build makeshift shelters. (Photo: Tint Lwin)
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By picking the right battle strategy, David was able to strike down Goliath with a slingshot and use his powerful sword to slay the giant. The rule of thumb is to choose fighting strength against weak…
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Myanmar’s high court has set a date for a hearing on Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against a ban on two witnesses in her trial on charges of breaking her house arrest rules, the opposition leader’s party …
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Saturday, 13 June 2009 12:47 Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Chaiwut Bannawat, Thailand’s Deputy Education Minister on Friday said the government will introduce a new policy of providing equal educationa…
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YANGON, June 13 (Xinhua) — Prevalence of HIV in drug users in Myanmar’s two cities of Yangon and Myitgyinar increased by three times in 2008 compared with 2007, according to the health ministry Satur…
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English Language Center of Cache Valley volunteer Mariah Clark, left, helps Burmese refugee Ma Htwe Hla and other refugees learn English. Dozens of Burmese refugees have moved to Logan since last summ…
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The appeal cases of famous comedian and film director Zargan a.k.a. Thura and Sports Journal editor Zaw Thet Htwe has been admitted by the High Court.
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United Nations’ calls for urgent support for education in Burma have been reinforced by reports that schools in Rangoon are now reliant on donations from parents due to lack of government funding fo…
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A private travel company has introduced an online visa on arrival service system in Myanmar, designed to expedite arrival visa and other services for the promotion of the country’s tourism indus…
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Thailand’s condemnation of the Suu Kyi trial and the arrival of thousands of Burmese refugees has put relations between the two countries under “unprecedented strain”, according to a Bur…
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The Burmese junta’s number 2, Vice Snr-Gen Maung Aye, is to travel to China soon on a visit analysts say will include talks focusing on the regime’s uneasy relationship with ethnic ceasefire group…
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Singapore investors will likely wait until after Myanmar’s elections next year before pouring any more money into the country, former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said Friday, according to telev…
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Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout today received a petition in support of the release of political prisoners in Burma submitted to him by the People in Need group and the Burma Centre Prague, and pled…
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Indonesia has asked India and China to push for reform in the military-ruled Myanmar, whose trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sparked international outrage.
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“Blood tests of around 400 people from four villages have been carried out and the result shows that 130 persons have malaria. Now over 70 persons are suffering from malaria in Para, Ramri, Shao…
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The troops of the military regime and its ceasefire group, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, have launched sustained clashes since early June. In two weeks, the conflict has forced at least 4,000 Ka…
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AP , YANGON, MYANMAR Saturday, Jun 13, 2009, Page 5 The trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was adjourned yesterday for two weeks so that defense lawyers can call an additional witness …
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UNHCR ) said today it is working with the Thai Government to help meet the needs of some 2,000 Karen villagers who fled Myanmar in early June. UNHCR staff have now verified the number of recent arriv…
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Friday, 12 June 2009 18:28 Rangoon – Despite of promised by authorities to provide round-the-clock electricity supply in Rangoon, an official from Ministry of Electrical Power in Naypyitaw said, it …
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The European Union council under the Czech Presidency voiced serious concern at the growing Burmese military offensive against Karen rebels on Thursday, June 11, and called for an immediate truce.The …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) raised its alert on swine flu to the highest level on Thursday, in its first designation of a global pandemic in 41 years. The WHO has reported over 27,000 cases of…
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Friday, 12 June 2009 18:19 Aung San Suu Kyi has said “Fear is a habit” in Burma. And the fear the junta has incited among its own population has in turn come to increasingly provoke fear on the pa…
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Fast on the heels of the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi comes the SPDC’s offensive against the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Karen people. Unfortunately, these are calculated acts by the regime a…
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Moral authority in Myanmar By Charles McDermid HUA HIN, Thailand – When pro-democracy stalwart U Win Tin was unexpectedly freed after 19 years in Yangon’s Insein Prison in September 2008, he was…
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Friday, 12 June 2009 14:54 Chiang Mai – The German and French Heads-of-State, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, during a joint news conference Thursday in Paris declared they are trying to enlist t…
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Friday, 12 June 2009 14:48 Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The ‘Forum for Democracy in Burma’ (FDB) in exile has urged the UN Security Council to tackle the Karen refugee issue by taking action on the gr…
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in relief aid to Sri Lanka’s government to help those displaced by the recent defeat of the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, state media said Friday.
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SINGAPORE–Singapore’s new investment in Myanmar hinges on the progress of democracy there, Singapore Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has told the ruling generals during a recent visit, local media repo…
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WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today called on the military government of Burma to release human rights leader and…
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