2nd Anniversary of Burma’s Saffron Revolution Protest at Union Square, N.Y.C
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Archive for September, 2009
AASYC’s Statement on the SPDC’s Terrorism Accusations
Posted in Statements on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
“Junta Uses the Global Terror Threat as a Tool for Political Oppression”
AASYC’s Statement on the SPDC’s Terrorism Accusations (English)
AASYC’s Statement on the SPDC’s Terrorism Accusations (Burmese)
Date: September 25, 2009
Reg.: AASYC/ GHQ/ Release/ 09/ 09
Claims from the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) this week that members of the All Arakan Students’ and Youths’ Congress (AASYC) [...]
Interview with 88 Generation Student member Myo Yan Naung Thein
Posted in Interviews on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Unofficial AAPP translation of interview with Democratic Voice of Burma 23 September 2009
88 Generation Student member Myo Yan Naung Thein was released by the military government along with other prisoners. He was released from Thandwe prison in Arakan State. 35 year-old Myo Yan Naung Thein has suffered severely from a [...]
Accounting for Gaza
Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
by Mary Robinson
- Mary Robinson is a former President of Ireland and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
New York – This week the United Nations Human Rights Council will debate the report of the fact-finding mission led by Judge Richard Goldstone on human rights violations in the Gaza [...]
BURMA RELATED NEWS – SEPTEMBER 26 – 28, 2009
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AP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi seeks to meet Western diplomats
AP – UN urges Asian nations to get tougher on Myanmar
AP – At UN, Myanmar blasts sanctions, pledges democracy
AP – Security tight on anniversary of Myanmar crackdown
AP – 200 Myanmar refugees flee Indonesian shelters
AFP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi party calls for [...]
Burma Suu Kyi seeks to meet Western diplomats
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi seeks to meet Western diplomats
YANGON, Myanmar -Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seeking permission from Myanmar’s government to meet with Western diplomats about having their countries lift sanctions against the military regime, her party said Monday.
The request came in a letter she sent Friday to junta leader Senior Gen. Than [...]
News on Migrants & Refugees-28 September, 2009(English & Burmese)
Posted in Burma News on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
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NEWS ON MIGRANTS
6 Burmese Migrants Die in Malaysia Detention
Confusion Surrounds Burmese Migrant ‘Passport’
Extortion a Problem for Migrant Workers Applying for Temporary Passports
Thai nationals sentenced to death
Paper plane boy needs to be Thai for scholarship
Migrant health care a critical issue
NEWS ON REFUGEES
China sets up three refugee camps for Burmese in anticipation
Patrols, movement restrictions [...]
Recent Burmese News – 090928
Posted in Burma News on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
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Jetstar will talk about Burma concerns
THE airline Jetstar says it is prepared to talk about its presence in Burma after trade unions and campaigners accused it of indirectly propping up the country’s military regime.
The Daily Telegraph
Tensions on the rise inside refugee camps
Monday, [...]
News & Articles on Burma, Monday 28 September, 2009
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Suu Kyi Sends Letter on Sanctions to Than Shwe
Border Guard Deadline Nears
Monk Renews Call for Apology or Boycott
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pushes sanctions talks
Jetstar prepared to talk about Burma concerns
Indonesia lauds US policy shift on Myanmar
Joint United Nations-Association of Southeast Asian Nations press statement
People Asked To Be Confident In Using Newly-Introduced Currency [...]
Evil Mara Than Shwe : cartoon by Feraya
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Reading recent Sino-Burma exchanges
Posted in Feature Articles on Sep 28th, 2009 3 Comments »
The Sino-Burma news of last one month was not so good but it did not come out of blue. An influential intellectual analysis report by ICG tried to tone down the real Chinese influence over Burmese junta ever existed. Even Burmese dissidents who studied China’s importance agreed with the foreigners’ observation.
However China has [...]
They love each other.
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Political Prisoners’ Rights Group: “Torture is state policy in Burma”
Posted in Burma News on Sep 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Media Statement – for immediate release
28 September 2009
Political Prisoners’ Rights Group: “Torture is state policy in Burma”
[Mae Sot, Thailand] The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) today strongly condemned the widespread ongoing use of torture against political detainees in Burma. http://www.facebook.com/l/f6f2b;[http://www.aappb.org]
New testimony from political prisoners released under a general amnesty in Burma last week [...]
Now is Our Time
Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 27th, 2009 No Comments »
by Ban Ki-moon
- Ban Ki-moon is Secretary-General of the United Nations.
New York – Every September, the world’s leaders gather at the United Nations to reaffirm our founding Charter – our faith in fundamental principles of peace, justice, human rights, and equal opportunity for all. We assess the state of the world, engage [...]
5,000 kyat currency and Toilet Papers with Thanshwe.
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Sep 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
The Burmese regime is to issue a new 5,000 kyat currency and Toilet Papers with Thanshwe.
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British firm attacked over Burma dams
Posted in Burma News on Sep 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Villagers raped and killed during construction of huge projects, claim human rights campaigners
Rajeev Syal & Daniel Pye
The Observer : Sunday 27 September 2009
The British construction company that helped to build two dams in Burma has been condemned by human rights campaigners amid reports that the projects led to the forced relocation of villagers.
Malcolm Dunstan [...]
Recent Burmese News – 090927
Posted in Burma News on Sep 27th, 2009 No Comments »
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Myanmar oppn unsure on election boycott
BANGKOK: Myanmar’s junta has not yet fixed the dates for elections in 2010 but the opposition is already debating whether to boycott them and lose all influence or take part in what critics say is a s…
Times of Oman
Burmese refugee life filled with hardships [...]
The Mirror
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Date: 2009/9/26