Archive for October, 2009

The mistake wave

Ko Ko Aung

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AP – Japanese destroyer collides with South Korean ship
Miadhu – Maldives speaks out against human rights abuse in Palestine,Myanmar
Little About (blog) – Myanmar nationals protest against Chinese gas pipeline project
New York Times – Europe Ends Its Attempt to Penalize Uzbekistan
Unicef – UNICEF teams up with traditional folk groups to teach [...]

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Protracted Displacement and Militarization in Eastern Burma
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NEWS ON MIGRANTS
Large numbers of migrant workers in Mahachai return to Burma

NEWS ON REFUGEES
25 percent of Shan families forcibly relocated
Concern over forced relocation of 60 Kachin villages
TBBC’s latest IDP report: Protracted Displacement and Militarisation in Eastern Burma

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Myanmar nationals protest against Chinese gas pipeline project
New Delhi, Oct. 28 : Myanmar nationals living in India staged a protest against the proposed Chinese gas pipeline in their country on Wednesday in New Delhi.
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Protect Burmese Rohingya Seeking Asylum
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- reported by Thandar Htike
Human rights activists in London made demonstrations today in front of Chinese embassy in London to protest against China’s investment in Shwe Gas Project in Burma in collaboration with murderous burmese military regime.

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Waiting for Obama

by Simon Tay
- Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and a fellow of the Asia Society.
This is the season for Asian gatherings. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Thailand in late October brought all the key players of Asia together. Come mid-November, almost [...]

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NLD Elder Holds Out for Constitutional Review
U Win Tin is a founding member of the National League for Democracy (NLD), which was formed in 1988. He is also a well-known journalist in Burma. He was detained in 1989 and [...]

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Source: Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB)
Date: 27 Oct 2009
More than a quarter of families in Burma’s northeastern Shan state were forcibly relocated in the past year, while nine percent of families had at least one member injured by a landmine, a US health academic said.
A further 24 percent of families had one member taken by [...]

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NEWS ON MIGRANTS
Phuket Work Permit Crackdown Starts Next Week

NEWS ON REFUGEES
Thousands Supported Dallas Chin Food Aid Concert

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Phuket Work Permit Crackdown Starts Next Week
By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison, Wednesday, October 28, 2009
FROM November 1, [...]

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October 28, 2009 : Embargoed Press release for October 28, 2009
115 civil society organizations and political parties from 20 countries today submitted an open letter to China’s President Hu Jintao calling for the suspension of oil and gas pipelines through Burma in order to prevent rights abuses and regional instability, avoiding financial and image risks [...]

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NLD Elder Holds Out for Constitutional Review
Politicians call for media freedom before 2010 polls
ZNC demands review of constitution before contesting polls
Women Still Sidelined in Economic Decision-Making
Playing With Super Powers
Rangoon to ban plastic bags
Sweden scrutinizes US policy to Burma
Thai police raid Karen National Union homes
Wives ignore party divide to support Suu Kyi
Asean needs to push Burma [...]

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Grumpy Old Men

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 – Having reached pensionable age, [...]

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AFP – Clinton lambastes global ‘anti-defamation’ trend
Reuters – U.S. sees “mixed picture” on world religious liberty
The Justice – Burmese monks address human rights abuses
Aljazeera News – Rohingya forced to build fence
UPI – ASEAN members to focus on more free trade
UPI – Where are ASEAN’s moral values?
Asian Tribune – ASEAN’S Human [...]

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Burma
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
International Religious Freedom Report 2009
October 26, 2009
Highly repressive, authoritarian military regimes have ruled the country since 1962. In May 2008 the Government announced voters had approved a new draft Constitution in a nationwide referendum. Democracy activists and the international community widely criticized the referendum as seriously flawed. The new [...]

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FBR REPORT: Free Burma Ranger training camp Karen State, Burma 24 October, 2009
“My husband died for his people, I will take his place on the FBR team.”
– P’Saw Paw (Dew Flower), age 26, [...]

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