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AP – Aung San Suu Kyi verdict set for Friday in Myanmar
AP – Aung San Suu Kyi trial enters final day in Myanmar
Reuters – Myanmar court hears final arguments in Suu Kyi case
NASDAQ – Thai PM’s Myanmar Trip Postponed Over Suu Kyi Trial
Human Rights Watch – Burma’s Amnesty Claim Sure To [...]
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AP – Nyan Win, lawyer of Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, speaks to reporters at a press briefing …
YANGON, Myanmar – The defense team for Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivered its final arguments Tuesday, closing the case days ahead of a verdict the Nobel laureate [...]
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by Ian Buruma
- Ian Buruma is the author of Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance. He is a professor of democracy, human rights and journalism at Bard College. His latest book is the novel The China Lover.
NEW YORK – In the afternoon [...]
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Verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi case expected Friday
A verdict in the trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for violating the terms of her house arrest is expected to be delivered Friday, her lawyer Nyan Win said.
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Aung San Suu Kyi faces new lawsuit
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San [...]
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Aung San Suu Kyi verdict on July 31
Myanmar central bank to replace some old banknotes with new ones
Myanmar strengthens co-op with foreign countries on energy
Thai PM postpones visit to Burma
Thai PM To Visit Myanmar Friday – Government
A chink may yet be appearing in Burma’s obstinacy
Suu Kyi Verdict Set for Friday in Burma
Influenza cases rise to [...]
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By Nehginpao Kipgen
Mon, 2008-07-07
http://www.indigeno usportal. com/Politics/ A-Nation- Under-Different- Nomenclatures. html
When invited to write an article for the ‘The Chin Student Journal’ on the topic I am passionate about, varying thoughts begirded my mind. Of the umpteen important issues, the impact of nomenclatures on the Chin-Kuki-Mizo people was one unparalleled subject.
Historically, our people were independent from [...]
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YANGON, Myanmar – A Myanmar government official says the court presiding over the trial of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver its verdict on Friday.
Judge Thaung Nyunt announced the date Tuesday as the high-profile trial concluded with Suu Kyi’s defense lawyers giving their closing statements, said the official who spoke on condition [...]
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Timeline: Aung San Suu Kyi trial
Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi
The court presiding over the trial of Burma’s detained opposition leader [...]
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AP – Suu Kyi trial enters final phase in Myanmar
AP – Myanmar democracy leader wins top Amnesty honor
AFP – Prosecutors give final arguments in Suu Kyi trial
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel – As AIDS spreads in Burma, donors rethink sanctions
New York Daily News – Malaysian official accused of human trafficking, plan to [...]
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL : PRESS RELEASE
00:01 27th July 2009
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Amnesty International’s “Ambassador of Conscience”
(Dublin) — Amnesty International today announced that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is being awarded its most prestigious honour – the “Ambassador of Conscience” Award for 2009.
This year’s award will be presented in Dublin by Amnesty International [...]
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By SHAWN POGATCHNIK : Monday, July 27, 2009; 6:18 AM : The Associated Press
DUBLIN — Myanmar’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Monday was named the recipient of Amnesty International’s highest honor, the Ambassador of Conscience Award. The human rights watchdog said it hoped this would help protect her as [...]
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by Ban Ki-moon
- Ban Ki-moon is Secretary-General of the United Nations.
NEW YORK – A light bulb may not be the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about revolutionary technology. Yet science and smart policy have the potential in today’s world to transform an ordinary household object into a revolutionary innovation.
Recently, I [...]
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by Peter M Sandman
- Peter M. Sandman is a risk communication consultant based in Princeton, NJ, USA. Further advice can be found on his website, www.psandman.com.
PRINCETON – No one knows how the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic will evolve. Will it keep spreading, or will it fizzle? Will it retreat during the northern hemisphere’s [...]
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by Chris Patten
- Chris Patten is a former EU Commissioner for External Relations, Chairman of the British Conservative Party, and was the last British Governor of Hong Kong. He is currently Chancellor of Oxford University and a member of the British House of Lords.
LONDON – In her brilliant book, [...]
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Suu Kyi trial enters final phase in Myanmar
(AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Riot police officers stand guard at a check point on the approach road leading to the main entrance of notorious Insein prison where the trial of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leade…
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Myanmar democracy leader wins top Amnesty honor
DUBLIN (AP) — Myanmar’s [...]