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FBR REPORT: West Central Karen State, Burma 29 August 2009
On August 26th 2009, Burma Army troops and soldiers of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) shot and severely wounded Ma Kin Kyi, 34, a woman from Htee Pa Doh village in Thaton District, west central Karen State. According [...]
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Impotent China
‘Fresh fighting’ breaks out in Myanmar’s north
Q+A-Will fighting in northern Myanmar escalate?
More refugees pour into China amid fighting in Burma
Situation in Myanmar’s Kokang region remains
Fresh Myanmar fighting erupts
China Urges Burma to Bridle Ethnic Militia Uprising at Border
Myanmar establishes diplomatic ties with Zimbabwe
Q+A-China’s complex relationship with Myanmar
Weekly Business Roundup (August 22, 2009)
Cooking Oil Ban Rescinded [...]
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New Myanmar clashes leave 1 dead, dozens injured
Fresh fighting erupted early Saturday in northeastern Myanmar after days of clashes between government troops and ethnic rebels drove tens of thousands of people into China, and a bomb tossed across t…
The Miami Herald
Fresh Myanmar fighting [...]
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AP – Chinese paramilitary police patrol the grounds of a temporary refugee camp set up by the Chinese government …
By NG HAN GUAN, Associated Press Writer Ng Han Guan, Associated Press Writer
MENG PENG, China – Fighting subsided Sunday along China’s southern border after days of clashes between Myanmar government troops [...]
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Play Video Reuters – Myanmar residents flee to China
AP – In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, refugees fleeing from Kokang in Myanmar arrive at the …
By TINI TRAN, Associated Press Writer Tini Tran, Associated Press Writer
BEIJING – [...]
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S.H.A.N. : Saturday, 29 August 2009 09:36
Hostilities that broke out on Thursday (27 August) continued for the second day yesterday but on a lower intensity probably due to China’s intervention, according to sources.
The main clashes took place in:
• Yanglongjai, just south of the Laogai-Nansan cross border checkpoint, according to a report by [...]
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By Bryon Wilfert, August 26, 2009
The Embassy Magazine (Canada’s Foreign Policy Newspaper)
I recently had a chance to meet with members of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus in Pattaya City, Thailand. I was there as the head of the Canadian delegation for the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) Asian Inter-parliamentary Assembly Meetings.
During the visit, [...]
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To : The President
National Democratic Front of Union of Burma
P.O. Box – (101) , Maesod, Tak. 63110,
Dear Mr. President and Secretary General,
Subject: Burma democratic activities with deliberate exclusion of Rohingyas
I kindly like to draw your attention with reference to the above subject. My name is Enayet Ullah, a Rohingya activist for restoration of genuine [...]
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Friday, 28 August 2009 22:40
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The internet has revealed more and more statements relating to forming of anti-junta secret organizations by monks.
The statements issued by the All Burma Students Union said branch organizations under the aegis of the underground All Burma Monks Organization were formed in Pegu, Irrawaddy and Rangoon Division. [...]
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Expanding Military, Shrinking Citizenry and the New Constitution in Burma
Susanne Prager Nyein
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 1752-7554, Volume 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 638 – 648
For some two decades, the military regime in Burma has described itself as a
transitional government that will lead Burma to democracy and national reconsolidation.
With a new constitution in hand, it [...]
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BBC News : Saturday 29th August 2009
John Yettaw said he did not believe Ms Suu Kyi would be arrested
The man who swam to the lakeside home of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has spoken of his sorrow that his action led to her arrest and trial.
John Yettaw told the BBC that [...]
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Myanmar fighting poses border challenge for China By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, AP
posted: 46 MINUTES AGOcomments: 0PRINT|E-MAILMOREText SizeAAABEIJING -China has told Myanmar to put an end to fighting with an ethnic militia that has sent 10,000 people fleeing across their border, a strong response underscoring the Communist country’s concerns about potential instability.
People were continuing to cross from [...]
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Play Video Reuters – Myanmar residents flee to China
AP – In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, refugees fleeing from Kokang in Myanmar arrive at the …
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Writer – 28 August 2009
BEIJING – China has told [...]
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by Jamie F. Metzl and C. Christine Fair
- Jamie Metzl is Executive Vice President of the Asia Society and Project Director of the Asia Society Task Force on Afghanistan-Pakistan. Christine Fair teaches at Georgetown University. Both served as observers during the Afghan elections.
NEW YORK – Although the outcome remains uncertain, [...]
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AFP – UN says 30,000 flee Myanmar amid fears of civil war
AFP – Myanmar fighting raises civil war fears: analysts
AP – China sheltering refugees from Myanmar fighting
AP – China urges Myanmar to end conflict in border area
AP – Ethnic group in Myanmar said to break cease-fire
Bloomberg – Myanmar Takes Rebel-Held [...]