Burma and North Korea, Brothers in Arms
| Commentary Source > AUNG ZAW/Wall Street Journal Asia Friday, 10 July 2009 |
| The North Korean ship that tried to steam to Burma last month isn’t the only problem facing the U.S. and its allies. There’s a much broader military relationship growing between the two pariah states — one that poses a growing threat to stability in Asia-Pacific… |
| World Source > VOA News Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Major industrialized nations have issued a call for Burma to free all political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Leaders from the Group of Eight welcomed the United Nations secretary-general’s efforts … |
| Human Rights Source > WorldNetDaily Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service, has discovered how the world’s most famous peace activist, Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in “gulag-like conditions” while she is on trial for allegedly breaching her house arrest conditions … |
| World Source > The Press Association Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Richard Gere has backed a campaign urging the release of five video journalists jailed in Burma. The Golden Globe-winning actor has called on the UN and business leaders to support the Co-operative’s Free The VJs drive … |
| Health Source > Xinhua Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Myanmar’s first flu-infected girl patient has been discharged from hospital after recovering from illness, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday… |
| Politics Source > Myint Maung/Mizzima News Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Burma’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has refused to comment on the just concluded visit of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, after she was briefed by her legal team, who met her on Wednesday… |
| Health Source > Phanida/Mizzima News Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Some tea products, which were banned earlier, were given clearance certificate by Burma’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it was learnt on Thursday… |
| Human Rights Source > Wai Moe/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is denied access to a radio during her time in Rangoon’s Insein Prison, according to her lawyer, Nyan Win. Suu Kyi was able to keep in touch with world events by listening to the radio … |
| Health Source > Ko Wild/Mizzima News Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| A 13-year old girl, who was diagnosed as the first human case of the A (H1N1) virus in Burma, has recovered and has been discharged from hospital, the state-run media reported on Thursday… |
| Regional Source > Mizzima News Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjejiva proposes to visit neighbouring military-ruled Burma later this month, sources in the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said… |
| War Source > Mizzima News Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| After a month-long fierce military offensive, the joint forces of the Burmese Army and Karen splinter group – the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) – have taken possession of much of the 7th Brigade base … |
| World Source > Francis Wade/DVB Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| The United States has expressed concern over the possibility of an emerging nexus between North Korea and Burma that would see the two countries trade in material for nuclear proliferation… |
| Environment Source > LAWI WENG/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| At least 30 people have died in a massive landslide that swept away homes, blocked roads and cut communications in Burma’s northern Kachin State. No official death toll has been released. Reuters news agency put the toll at 30 … |
| Crimes Source > Myo Gyi/Mizzima News Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Two armed men looted a famous gold shop near No. 1 Central Market in Bamo town of Kachin State in Northern Burma on July 6 and fled with gold ornaments and jewellery worth Kyat 6 million (approximately USD 6,000), local residents said… |
| World Source > EDITH M LEDERER / AP WRITER Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
| Midway through his five-year term, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he isn’t concerned that he’s not a household name. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon looks at a map with Bishow-Parajuli … |
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