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Ban Ki-Moon
Abridge Article as appeared in “A World of Ideas” : Project Syndicate Conference in Copenhagen
As a community of nations we are facing 3 grave crises. The first is global climate change and there is an urgent need to curb the global warming. We need a deal that will extend, deepen, and strengthen [...]
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Abridged Article of Regulation Revisited in A World of Ideas
George SOROS
We are in the midst of the worst financial crisis since 1930s. This was generated by the financial system itself. A defect inherent is the system-contradicts the generally accepted theory that financial markets tend towards equilibrium and deviations from the equilibrium occur either [...]
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Abridged speech of José Manuel Borroso, President of the European Commission Speech, at the Project Syndicate conference on Copenhagen
Despite the recent efforts in New York, Pittsburgh and in Bangkok, I remain very worried by the prospects of a deadlock. Continuing business as usual means catastrophic climage chage of this century and we need an agreement [...]
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Kanbawza Win
Environment ministers and officials are meeting at a UN Conference in Copenhagen in Dec 7 for the UN Climate Conference to thrash out a successor of the Kyoto Protocol of a global deal on climate change. The talks are the latest in an annual series of UN meetings that trace their origins to the [...]
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Tayza Thuria
Burma Digest since its inception in 2005 has been running purely on a voluntarily bases with no budget of its own up to this day has gradually matured and now has taken a rightful place in the global media which is making the world a better place to live in. With a humble beginning, [...]
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Naomi Wolf – The Next Wave
NEW YORK – Last week, rumors from the world of print media were rife: a hundred reporters from The New York Times news desk to be bought out – or to lose their jobs if they refuse; steep cutbacks at British newspapers; staffs slashed at Condé Nast [...]
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George Akerlof and Joseph E. Stiglitz - I Dissent: Unconventional Economic Wisdom
BUDAPEST – The economic and financial crisis has been a telling moment for the economics profession, for it has put many long-standing ideas to the test. If science is defined by its ability to forecast the future, the failure of much [...]
Posted in Burma News on Oct 30th, 2009 1 Comment »
AP – Myanmar opposition head unhappy with restrictions
Reuters – Myanmar arrests journalists, activists in crackdown
Bloomberg – U.S. to Send Highest-Level Official to Myanmar in 14 Years
UPI – Groups petition against Myanmar pipeline
The New Kerala – ONGC to invest $174 mn in Myanmar
Forbes – ASEAN Addresses Natural Disaster Risk
Xinhua – [...]
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KNU, DKBA Hold Armistice Talks
Leaders of the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) held cease-fire talks on Oct 19 at an undisclosed location on the Thai-Burmese border, according to Karen source…
The Irrawaddy
Myanmar opposition head [...]
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Media in Burma still face repression and fear in election build-up, says BBC editor
FFSS Founder Defies Court Summons
Arrests of Burmese journalists on the rise
Myanmar to create Yangon as plastic-free city
Include NLD, Ethnic Minorities in Dialogue: US Sen
KNU, DKBA Hold Armistice Talks
A United, Collective Voice
Security threats in eastern Burma ‘increasing’
Burmese satirists could face death sentence
Nationality Verification [...]
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For Immediate Release: 30 October 2009
BURMA’S 2010 ELECTIONS WILL BRING MORE PROBLEMS TO REGION, SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP
Bangkok, 30 Oct. – The Burmese junta’s proposed 2010 elections, the first step in activating the 2008 constitution, will have disastrous impacts on Burma and the region.
In a briefer titled “2010 Elections: A Recipe for Continued Conflict,” regional [...]
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NEWS ON MIGRANTS
Passport Unpopular with Burmese Migrants
Nationality Verification of Burmese Migrants: A Meaningful Debate
NEWS ON REFUGEES
Eastern Burma ‘Comparable’ to Darfur: TBBC
Security threats in eastern Burma ‘increasing’
Media release: Rising Instability in Eastern Burma.
High-level delegation visits Burmese refugee camps
Living conditions for displaced villagers and ongoing abuses in Tenasserim Division
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Posted in Documentary Photos on Oct 29th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike
This evening at Burma Campaign UK office meeting room, pro-democracy activists from Burma made a seminar on Burma Constitutional Freedom (or, rather the lack of it). U Khun Sar from Ethnic Nationalities Council presented a comparison between military regime’s constitution and ENC’s federal constitution. Ko Tayza from NLD-UK presented the comparison [...]
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The Cowl – Amnesty International Raises Burma Awareness
HRW – Japan: Protect Burmese Rohingya Seeking Asylum
The Villanovan – STAND organizes week for genocide awareness
Modern Ghana – Myanmar: the Ultimate Threat to Democracy
JoongAng Daily – ?Obama inks bill for report on North’s terror status
Business Standard India – Govt allows OVL to invest [...]
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Oct 29th, 2009 1 Comment »
Mae Tao Clinic Bulletin
Posted by Eileen Kilgour
Letter from Dr Cynthia about the current funding crisis, please read and get involved. I visited with her two weeks ago and the crisis is real and needs funding. Any ideas welcome and please follow the advice below.
Eileen
October 27th, 2009
Dear Friends,
We are writing to ask for your help.
The Mae [...]
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Suu Kyi ‘Keenly Monitoring’ Campbell Visit
Eastern Burma ‘Comparable’ to Darfur: TBBC
Journalists, Volunteer Relief Workers Arrested in Rangoon
Passport Unpopular with Burmese Migrants
Is Burma softening its stance?
NLD re-circulates disciplinary regulation
China denounced by anti-pipeline protesters
‘Jungle girl’ gives voice to oppressed
Rights Groups Call for China to Halt Construction of Pipeline in Burma
AHRC: Burma Using Torture in Criminal Cases
Food security [...]
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by Yohei Sasakawa
- Yohei Sasakawa is WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Elimination of Leprosy, Japanese Government Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of People Affected by Leprosy, and Chairman of The Nippon Foundation.
TOKYO – Earlier this month, Father Damien was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. This religious and [...]
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PRESS RELEASE, 29 OCTOBER 2009 : RISING INSTABILITY IN EASTERN BURMA
Bangkok – During this sixtieth anniversary year of the Geneva Conventions, Israel’s military assault on Gaza and Sri Lanka’s refusal to distinguish between Tamil combatants and civilians have been high profile challenges to the relevance of international humanitarian law. Out of the media spotlight, the [...]