BMA appeal on religious harmony
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26Jan10 BMA Appeals on Religious Harmony
Archive for January, 2010
Guilty Democrats
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 25th, 2010 No Comments »
- Ma Jian
Ma Jian’s most recent novel is Beijing Coma.
LONDON – When former Czech President Václav Havel knocked on the door of the Chinese embassy in Prague to demand the release of the writer Liu Xiaobo, I had an eerie sense of déjà vu. Thirty-three years ago, Havel helped initiate Charter 77, [...]
Opium cultivation surging under junta’s control in Burma
Posted in Documentary Report on Jan 25th, 2010 No Comments »
A new report released today by Palaung researchers reveal that opium cultivation in Burma’s northern Shan State has been increasing rapidly over the past three years in areas under the control of the ruling military government.
Poisoned Hills by the Palaung Women’s Organization documents that areas under opium cultivation increased up to five-fold in Mantong and [...]
BURMA RELATED NEWS – JANUARY 23- 25, 2010
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AP – Myanmar party plays down Suu Kyi release report
Reuters – Myanmar says Suu Kyi to be freed in November: witnesses
Reuters – China casts nervous eye at erstwhile ally Myanmar
Reuters – Bangladesh, Myanmar to resolve border dispute-Dhaka
Reuters – Q+A – What do we know about Myanmar’s election?
Reuters – Five facts [...]
Reconstructing Haiti
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 25th, 2010 No Comments »
- Jeffrey D. Sachs
Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also a Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals.
NEW YORK – The horrors of Haiti’s earthquake continue to unfold. The quake itself killed perhaps 100,000 people. The inability [...]
News on Migrants & Refugees- 25 Jan, 2010 (English & Burmese)
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Recent Burmese News – 100124/25
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Karen flee Burma army attacks
Yesterday, January 24, 2010, 9:39:16 PM
Aid groups on Sunday expressed concern for more than 2,000 ethnic Karen villagers hiding in the eastern Burma jungle after they fled their [...]
Burma party plays down Suu Kyi release
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Myanmar party plays down Suu Kyi release report
AP
YANGON, Myanmar -Reports that a top Myanmar leader said detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be released in November, when her house arrest ends, have only served to lower hopes that she might be freed ahead of this year’s elections, her party said Monday.
Nyan Win, a [...]
Myanmar minister says Suu Kyi to be freed November
Posted in Burma News on Jan 25th, 2010 No Comments »
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be freed when her house arrest ends in November, according to a government minister quoted by witnesses on Monday, but critics said that may be too late for this year’s elections.
Home Minister Major General Maung Oo told a January 21 meeting of local officials [...]
New longyi for Burmese Woman
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Jan 25th, 2010 No Comments »
Open Letter to Aung San Oo by Buddhist Monks
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Burma : Open Letter to Aung San Oo by Buddhist Monks
3rd Anniversary of Poet Tin Moe
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Karen flee Myanmar army attacks: rights groups
Posted in Burma News on Jan 24th, 2010 No Comments »
AFP/File – Karen refugee orphans walk around, outside their temporary shelter on the Thai-Myanmar border at the …
BANGKOK (AFP) – Aid groups on Sunday expressed concern for more than 2,000 ethnic Karen villagers hiding in the eastern Myanmar jungle after they fled their homes to escape attacks by government soldiers.
The exodus [...]
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Over 2,000 Karens flee Myanmar army raids-aid group
Today, January 23, 2010, 2 hours ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) – More than 2,000 ethnic Karen people have fled their villages in eastern Myanmar after deadly attacks [...]
BURMA RELATED NEWS – JANUARY 22, 2010
Posted in Burma News on Jan 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
AFP – Myanmar junta worse than Cyclone Nargis: IPU official
AP – Myanmar verdict on American man expected next week
AP – Myanmar Air Force jet crashes near Yangon airport
IRIN – MYANMAR: Chin children vulnerable to disease
CSM – OpinionFreedom vs. security: How far can Obama push Iran?
The Irrawaddy – Junta Puts More [...]
UPDATE OF BURMA ARMY ATTACKS, MURDERS, DISPLACEMENT AND FORCED LABOR IN KAREN STATE, BURMA
Posted in Documentary Report on Jan 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
FBR REPORT:
Report relayed directly from the field by FBR Relief Teams in Karen State 21 January, 2010
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
On January 17: Keh Der village in Ler Doh Township [...]
How to Undermine an Alliance
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
- Yuriko Koike
Yuriko Koike, Japan’s first female Minister of Defense and a former National Security Advisor, is currently an opposition member of the Diet.
TOKYO – 2010 marks the 50th anniversary [...]
News on Migrants & Refugees- 22 Jan, 2010 (English & Burmese)
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