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UN Best Hope for Change in Burma
Today, January 29, 2010, 8 hours ago
If the rumors are right, in about 10 months the people of Burma will be called to vote for the first time in 20 years. A new parliament and a new political class will be put side by side with the ruli…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi rejects minister’s release comment: lawyer
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Yangon — Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday described as “unfair” a minister’s comment that she would be released in November as it pre-empted.. .
Mongla killing a blow to ethnic cease-fire groups – Wai Moe
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Already under pressure from Naypyidaw over the Border Guard Force issue, the ethnic cease-fire groups faced a fresh blow as a key leader of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) based in Mongla…
Anti-Irrawaddy dam movement gathers momentum
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
With the anti-Irrawaddy Myitsone Dam movement gaining momentum, signatures collected demanding a halt to the project in Burma’s Northern Kachin State were handed over today by ethnic Kachins in Sing…
DVB reporter sentenced to 13 years – Phanida
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Reporter Ngwe Soe Lin of the Norway-based opposition radio station Democratic Voice of Burma was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment yesterday by the Rangoon Western District Court sitting inside Insei…
China a reluctant refuge for people from Myanmar
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Ruili, China – Ask residents of the dusty Chinese border town of Ruili what they think of their neighbour and supposed friend Myanmar and one word features prominently — “luan,”…
Armed groups to form parallel Burmese govt – Htet Aung Kyaw
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Several Burmese armed groups, including the Karen National Union, could soon merge with Burma’s government-in- exile to form a parallel government prior to elections this year.
Thailand concerned over agricultural smuggling from Burma – Usa Pichai
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Chiang Mai – Thailand has increased surveillance along the Thai-Burma border since the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) came into full effect early this month, over fears of agricultural smuggling,.. .
World Bank considering assistance for Burma – TimJohnston
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
The World Bank is considering providing Burma with assistance more than two decades after relations were frozen following the bloody suppression of the 1988 democracy movement.
Myanmar expands international rice market
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Yangon – Myanmar has been expanding its rice market to more countries, exporting the agricultural crop to Russia, Ukraine, Australia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in addition t…
UN still searching for Gambari replacement – Lalit K Jha
Today, January 29, 2010, 16 hours ago
Washington — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday he is still searching for a replacement for Ibrahim Gambari as the new special UN envoy for Burma.
Burmese Rebel Group Denies Responsibility for Tuesday Blasts
Today, January 29, 2010, 19 hours ago
ILO Extends Agreement to Monitor Labor Rights in Burma A prominent ethnic rebel group in Burma has rejected the government’s accusation that its members are responsible for two bomb explosions in a ce…
Slow funding hits Nargis recovery
Today, January 29, 2010, 19 hours ago
Poor funding support for recovery efforts after Cyclone Nargis has left hundreds of thousands in Myanmar vulnerable, many without durable shelters to withstand further disasters, the UN says. The c…
Indian activists to brainstorm Burmese junta’s intentions
Today, January 29, 2010, 20 hours ago
Guwahati (Mizzima) – Activists and journalists in Northeast India are preparing to hold a symposium on the planned elections in Burma scheduled for later this year.Burma Center Delhi, a group comprisi…
Burma to have first ‘Sculpture’ village
Today, January 29, 2010, 20 hours ago
Rangoon (Mizzima) – The Rangoon division commander has decided to set up the first ‘Arts and Sculpture’ village in the division to promote arts and culture, including sculpture. Khin Maung Aye, …
Why Thai and Karen Groups Want To Repatriate Refugees
Yesterday, January 28, 2010, 11:36:11 PM
Some of the groups pressuring more than 3,000 Karen refugees to be repatriated from Tha Song Yang District in Thailand’s Tak Province have their own agendas, according to sources in Mae Sot. Group…
Mother pleads for release of forcibly recruited son
Yesterday, January 28, 2010, 9:53:38 PM
A mother of a 14-year old boy persuaded to join the Burmese army speaks of her family’s ordeal with Mizzima. Sandar Win, the mother, says her son, Maung Kyaw Min Tun (alias Kyar Min) was recruited o…
Dissidents Reject Junta Terror Accusations
Yesterday, January 28, 2010, 9:51:44 PM
Two prominent anti-regime groups from Burma have rejected the accusations that appeared in a state-run newspaper on Thursday that accuses them of planning a bombing campaign in the former capital, Ran…
Opium production rending the fabric of ethnic communities
Yesterday, January 28, 2010, 8:24:24 PM
Mizzima News – Opium poppy cultivation in Burma is surging again in areas controlled by the country’s military, according to a report just published. More alarmingly, drug addiction is skyrocketin. ..
Will junta focus on agricultural reform?
Today, January 29, 2010, 55 minutes ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (Salai Pi Pi)
A United Nation’s report recently urged Burma to prioritize its agricultural sector in the fight against poverty, as it has considerable growth potential. However, economic experts have cast doubts that agricultural reform can be feasible…
Doctor provides gifts at pro-government election meeting
Today, January 29, 2010, 57 minutes ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (BNI)
In Ye Township residents have reported receiving unexpected gifts of mosquito nets and medical advice from an area doctor, at a meeting in which members of the local government administration urged villagers to support…
Dissidents want Suu Kyi released before election
Today, January 29, 2010, 58 minutes ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (Myint Maung )
The release of detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi before the 2010 election along with the initiation of a dialogue for national reconciliation is the talk of local…
Falam Township NLD Chairman dies
Today, January 29, 2010, 1 hour ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (BNI)
Zungluai, the Chairman of the National League for Democracy, Falam Township in Chin state western Burma, died on January 16. He was suffering from…
Life term for murderer of Filipino radio broadcaster- witness
Today, January 29, 2010, 2 hours ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (CMFR)
A local court in Cebu City, the Philippines has found guilty the accused killer of radio broadcaster Edgar Amoro, a key witness in the killing of his fellow Pagadian City-based broadcaster, …
DVB reporter sentenced to 13 years
Today, January 29, 2010, 22 hours ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (Phanida )
Reporter Ngwe Soe Lin of the Norway-based opposition radio station Democratic Voice of Burma was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment yesterday by the Rangoon Western District Court sitting inside Insein prison,…
20 refugees of Leda camp sent to Cox’s Bazaar jail
Today, January 29, 2010, 22 hours ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (BNI)
Twenty refugees of Leda unofficial camp were sent to Cox’s Bazaar jail by police of Ukhiya and Teknaf while they were returning to their camp after work on January 23, said a refugee leader from Nayapara camp requesting.. .
Nurse assaults patient in hospital in northern Arakan
Today, January 29, 2010, 22 hours ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (Tin Soe)
A patient was assaulted by a staff nurse in Maungdaw general hospital on January 25, a local from Maungdaw said.
The patient was Mrs. Nurul Saba (35) from…
Major bridge in Kawkare still broken, trade hindered
Today, January 29, 2010, 22 hours ago | zawpoezaw@gmail. com (Jaloon Htaw )
After a month of work, repair efforts to a bridge in Kawkare Township, along the vital trade rout between Mae Sot and Rangoon continue, according… .
Agence France Presse: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi rejects minister’s release comment: lawyer
Today, January 29, 2010, 17 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Yangon — Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday described as “unfair” a minister’s comment that she would be released in November as it pre-empted a court decision, her lawyer said.Home Affairs Minister Maung Oo reportedly told a meeting of local officials in central Myanmar last week that the release of the
Irrawaddy: Mongla killing a blow to ethnic cease-fire groups – Wai Moe
Today, January 29, 2010, 17 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Already under pressure from Naypyidaw over the Border Guard Force issue, the ethnic cease-fire groups faced a fresh blow as a key leader of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) based in Mongla in eastern Burma was killed on Wednesday.Min Ein, secretary-general of the NDAA was assassinated by unknown gunmen while he was doing regular
Kachin News Group: Anti-Irrawaddy dam movement gathers momentum
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
With the anti-Irrawaddy Myitsone Dam movement gaining momentum, signatures collected demanding a halt to the project in Burma’s Northern Kachin State were handed over today by ethnic Kachins in Singapore to the Chinese Embassy in the city-state, said anti-dam activists.The signature campaign letters were signed by 110 Kachins in the city-state and were handed over
Mizzima News: DVB reporter sentenced to 13 years – Phanida
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Reporter Ngwe Soe Lin of the Norway-based opposition radio station Democratic Voice of Burma was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment yesterday by the Rangoon Western District Court sitting inside Insein prison, close associates said.According to confidants, Ngwe Soe Lin (28), who lives in Rangoon’s South Dagon Township, was charged under the Electronic and Immigration Emergency
Reuters: China a reluctant refuge for people from Myanmar
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Ruili, China – Ask residents of the dusty Chinese border town of Ruili what they think of their neighbour and supposed friend Myanmar and one word features prominently — “luan,” or chaotic.Ask the Myanmar traders, in their sarong-like longyis and cheap plastic sandals, what they think of China and their answer is completely the opposite
Democratic Voice of Burma: Armed groups to form parallel Burmese govt – Htet Aung Kyaw
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Several Burmese armed groups, including the Karen National Union, could soon merge with Burma’s government-in- exile to form a parallel government prior to elections this year.According to a minister with the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), Khun Myint Htun, a new constitution is currently being drafted which will outline steps to integrate
Mizzima News: Thailand concerned over agricultural smuggling from Burma – Usa Pichai
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Chiang Mai – Thailand has increased surveillance along the Thai-Burma border since the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) came into full effect early this month, over fears of agricultural smuggling, particularly rice, entering the Kingdom.“The Ministry of Agriculture has asked cooperation from related authorities near the border with neighboring countries to raise surveillance on illegal
Financial Times (UK): World Bank considering assistance for Burma – Tim?Johnston
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
The World Bank is considering providing Burma with assistance more than two decades after relations were frozen following the bloody suppression of the 1988 democracy movement.James Adams, a senior World Bank official, told the Financial Times that officials from the bank and the Asian Development Bank had recently travelled to Burma to look at “possible
Xinhua: Myanmar expands international rice market
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Yangon – Myanmar has been expanding its rice market to more countries, exporting the agricultural crop to Russia, Ukraine, Australia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in addition to the present rice exporting countries, rice traders said on Thursday.Though the exported amount to these countries is negligible, Myanmar rice has won more markets in
Irrawaddy: UN still searching for Gambari replacement – Lalit K Jha
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
Washington — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday he is still searching for a replacement for Ibrahim Gambari as the new special UN envoy for Burma.“I would like to make it quite clear that there is no hiatus in my efforts to have this Myanmar [Burma] issue resolved as soon as possible,” Ban told
Irrawaddy: More differences between the Haiti-Burma disasters – Simon Roughneen
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
BANGKOK— Haiti President René Préval on Wednesday said that the country’s legislative elections would be postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the Jan. 12 earthquake. The change of plans stands in stark contrast to the Burmese junta, which didn’t let the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008 get in the way of
Institute for Science and International Security: A nuclear wannabe; Suspicious links to North Korea; high-tech procurements and enigmatic facilities – David Albright, Paul Brannan, Robert Kelley and Andrea Scheel Stricker
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
For several years, suspicions have swirled about the nuclear intentions of Burma’s secretive military dictatorship. Burma is cooperating with North Korea on possible nuclear procurements and appears to be misleading overseas suppliers in obtaining top-of-the-line equipment. Certain equipment, which could be used in a nuclear or missile program, went to isolated Burmese manufacturing compounds of
France Diplomatie: Situation of Aung San Suu Kyi
Today, January 29, 2010, 18 hours ago | editor, BurmaNet
France reacted with firmness to the further sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi on August 11, 2009 and the European Union toughened its sanctions.It continues to call for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and of all the Burmese political prisoners. This is an essential condition for the credibility of the elections planned
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