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Published Date: July 25, 2009 YANGON: The trial of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi entered its final stage yesterday as the ruling junta denounced criticism of her ongoing detention and…
Kuwait Times |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July 24 /PRNewswire/ — Scientists from the United States and other nations including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Myanmar, the Philippines and Indonesia are meetin…
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THE Three Disease Fund (3DF) is calling for grant proposals from qualified healthcare organisations involved in the fight against malaria, tuberculosis and HIV in Myanmar.
BurmaNet
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Silchar – The Mizoram government, in an attempt to establish a durable trade link with Bangladesh, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industrie…
BurmaNet |
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Chiang Mai – The demand to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners is “nonsense and unreasonable,” said Burma’s state-run newspaper the ‘New Light of Myanmar’ in its issues pu…
BurmaNet |
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The Nobel Peace laureate said Australia had turned a “blind eye to blatant human rights abuses” during Indonesia’s 24-year occupation of East Timor and should not repeat the mistake….
BurmaNet |
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An article published in the US and reprinted in a Burmese state-run newspaper that appeared to criticise Aung San Suu Kyi’s political tactics has been met with alarm by Burmese politicians and exile…
BurmaNet |
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Rangoon—While stocks of preventive medicines for influenza are diminishing in Rangoon, prices are soaring, with anti-seasonal flu injections costing up to 200,000 kyat (US $200) at some clinics.
BurmaNet |
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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva indicated that ASEAN was not willing to discharge Myanmar from the group and would not be able to force its government to release the opposition leader, Ms Aung San Su…
BurmaNet |
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The US Senate has approved a one-year renewal of sanctions banning the import of Burmese goods to the US, and will now look to Congress for an extension to the boycott.
BurmaNet |
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Co-option strategy, however, is a double-edged sword. It presents the risk of being swallowed by the dominant establishment, or at least having one’s reputation damaged, but it also conceals great p…
BurmaNet |
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Yangon – Any recent repeat traveller to Myanmar would have noticed the change. Compared to just a few years ago, there are more paved roads, including a modern tollway connecting the central city of M…
BurmaNet
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United Kingdom and United States to Chair UN Body in August, September (Washington, DC) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today praised leaders in the U.S. Congress for passing a measure maintaining U.S….
BurmaNet |
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Thursday that his legislation to renew sanctions against the Burmese government has passed the Senate and is now on …
BurmaNet |
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The U.S. Senate has voted to renew sanctions meant to penalise the junta that runs Myanmar. The resolution approving the reauthorisation of the sanctions now goes to President Barack Obama for signat…
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Friday, 24 July 2009 17:23 Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Despite suffering from ill-health, veteran journalist and prominent National League for Democracy (NLD) personality Win Tin on Friday arrived outsid…
Mizzima News |
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Burmese authorities are closely monitoring all new arrivals from abroad after four travelers were discovered with the A H1N1 virus after clearing immigration at Rangoon International Airport. The four…
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reported on July 23 that 22 soldiers of Battalion 18 under Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Brigade 6, including high-ranking officers such as Capt Saw Lay Ke, had surrendered to the Burmese army…
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