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AP – Myanmar deny lawyers access to Aung San Suu Kyi
AP – House approves sanctions against Myanmar
AFP – Clinton presses NKorea on denuclearisation, Myanmar links
AFP – Clinton urges Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
NASDAQ – Asean Should Consider Myanmar Expulsion – Clinton
Reuters – U.S. fears North Korea nuclear ties to [...]
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Clinton says ASEAN should consider Myanmar’s expulsion
Clinton urges Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
Clinton Declares the US ‘Is Back’ in Asia
Myanmar authorities forbid Suu Kyi’s lawyers from meeting her
Crackdown on Passport Brokers Linked to Leaked Photos?
Monks harassed by authorities
US House Approves Extension of Ban on Imports from Burma
US seeks allies’ aid on Burma
Compromising – even on [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Clinton condemns Myanmar’s treatment of Suu Kyi
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday condemned the Myanmar junta’s imprisonment of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and raised worries about Pyongyang-Myanmar military ties.
Big News Network.com
Indian lawmakers call for Suu Kyi’s release
New Delhi, July 22 : A forum of Indian lawmakers has urged [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
YANGON, Myanmar – The legal team of Myanmar’s jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was denied access to the 64-year-old Nobel laureate on Wednesday, two days before her trial is to resume for final arguments, her lawyer said.
Authorities in the military-ruled country denied permission for Suu Kyi’s lawyers to meet her to finalize the [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
1. Indian Parliamentarians extend Support for Democratization in Burma
2. Clinton concerned by NKorea-Myanmar military links
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Statement 21 July 2009
Indian Parliamentarians extend Support for Democratization in Burma
We, the parliamentarians from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha belonging to different political parties in India gathered today at the Constitution Club to promote awareness of the situation [...]
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Jul 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
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Posted in Burma News on Jul 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
AP
WASHINGTON -The House has voted to renew sanctions meant to penalize the junta that runs the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, also called Burma.
The resolution approving the reauthorization of the sanctions now goes to the Senate for consideration.
The resolution renews sanctions targeting imports from the military government in Myanmar. It also maintains a ban on [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2009 No Comments »
By ROBERT BURNS
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AP
BANGKOK -On her second trip to Asia as U.S. secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is carrying a no-nonsense message about American intentions.
“The United States is back,” she declared Tuesday upon arrival in the Thai capital.
By that she means the administration of President Barack Obama thinks it’s time to show Asian nations that [...]
Posted in Burma News, WORLD Digest on Jul 21st, 2009 No Comments »
Reuters – Myanmar, North Korea arms links would be a worry: Clinton
AP – Is Myanmar going nuclear?
AFP – Gandhi trust awards Aung San Suu Kyi peace prize
AFP – Clinton in Thailand for talks on N.Korea, Myanmar
AFP – Trafficking syndicate: Malaysia busts officials
EarthTimes – Clinton condemns Myanmar junta’s treatment of Aung [...]
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Clinton worried about North Korean ties to Myanmar
Burmese Opposition Leaders Reject FM’s Comments
Amidst poverty illegal lottery flourishes in Myanmar
Indonesia leads Asean Burma fears
Indonesia criticizes military-ruled Myanmar
Asean Calls for Inclusive Election; Release of All Political Prisoners
Burma may join nuclear club: experts
Is Myanmar going nuclear?
Trafficking syndicate: Malaysia busts officials
Clinton to SE Asia for talks on NKorea, Burma
Burma [...]
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Gandhian award in South Africa for Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmarese pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace here.
Big News Network.com
Is Burma going nuclear
The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2009 No Comments »
By THE IRRAWADDY : Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Burma Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Peace and Reconciliation (MAGI award) in Durban, South Africa, on Monday night.
Sein Win, who is a cousin of Suu Kyi and the head of Burmese government in exile, accepted the prize, which was given [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2009 No Comments »
By Glenn Kessler : Washington Post Staff Writer : Tuesday, July 21, 2009; 9:30 AM
BANGKOK, July 21 — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States is taking “very seriously” reports of growing military cooperation between North Korea and Burma.
“We know that there are also growing concerns” about such cooperation, Clinton told reporters [...]
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Saturday, 18 July 2009 17:04 : S.H.A.N.
A week has passed since the biggest seizure in the Golden Triangle has been made by junta authorities in Tachilek, opposite Thailand’s Maesai, yet the big question is still being left unanswered, who or what tipped off the authorities, according to sources on the border.
While many believe it was [...]
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 16:28 S.H.A.N.
All Burma Army units patrolling the countryside in Southern Shan State have been withdrawn leaving the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ free to roam all areas outside heavily barricaded towns and villages, following a 7-hour fight between the two sides last week.
Col Yawdserk
Reasons for the surprise move by the Burma Army [...]
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: by Lachlan Carmichael : 21st July2009
AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here in New Delhi, has arrived in Thailand for a regional …
BANGKOK (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Thailand on [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2009 No Comments »
The Independent : Tuesday, 21 July 2009 : By Phoebe Kennedy in Rangoon
People living on just $3 a day spend half of their incomes on illegal wagers
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BBC News
Burma, a member of Asean, is likely to face some awkward questions
Indonesia’s foreign minister has said Burma’s elections cannot be free and fair unless detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is free.
Hasan Wirayuda was speaking as regional foreign ministers gathered in Thailand for an Association of South East Asian Nations [...]