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- Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf is a political activist and social critic whose most recent book is Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries.
NEW YORK – Barack Obama, however mixed his [...]
Posted in News in Burmese on Apr 30th, 2010 No Comments »
30Apr10 A Detainee Bombs Police Station-kills Self in Burma
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Burma Army reported attacked by ceasefire Shan Army
Friday, 30 April 2010 17:30 Hseng Khio Fah
A Burma Army unit was reportedly attacked by an unknown group yesterday 29 April, killing one and wounding one while it was on the way to reinforce troops in Shan State [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Apr 29th, 2010 No Comments »
29Apr10 PDF – _316_If You Want Your Concept Clear
Ko Ko Aung
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29Apr10 News on Migrants & Refugees- 29April, 2010 (English & Burmese)
Posted in Book Club on Apr 29th, 2010 No Comments »
AFP – Suu Kyi asks court to stop party dissolution
AP – US panel names 13 countries as religious violators
AP – Myanmar TV says pro-junta group registers for vote
UPI – Activists say Myanmar still too repressive
Reuters AlertNet – Repression continues, humanitarian space narrowing in Myanmar – report
EarthTimes – [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Apr 29th, 2010 No Comments »
- Mkhaimar Abusada
Mkhaimar Abusada is Professor of Political Science at Al-Azhar University in Gaza.
GAZA CITY – With dueling authorities running Gaza and the West Bank, the Palestinian people find themselves in [...]
Posted in Burma News on Apr 29th, 2010 No Comments »
AP – Detainee bombs Myanmar police station, kills self
AP – French leader stresses Iran nukes on China visit
AP – Myanmar leaders shed uniforms ahead of vote
UPI – U.S. energy bill could affect Myanmar
Reuters AlertNet – Myanmar: Two years after cyclone Nargis – Malteser International: Ongoing reconstruction and [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Apr 29th, 2010 No Comments »
29Apr10 PDF – _315_Longing for Two Years Nagis Anniversary
Ko Ko Aung
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
YANGON, Myanmar -A man detained at a police station Wednesday in eastern Myanmar detonated a bomb, killing himself and wounding at least four policeman in the latest in series of blasts apparently linked to political discontent.
A security official said Wednesday the man had been taken to a police station in Demawso, in Kayah State, 200 [...]
Posted in Burma News on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
28Apr10 EBO Election Monitor No. 20
Please find attached EBO’s 20th Election Monitor report. New! We have now created an Elections Page on our website where all of our Election Monitors as well as other information on this year’s elections can be found. [...]
Posted in Articles in English on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
28Apr10 Unsung Hero – u Myint Thein 432010 1(Aa).
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
28Apr10 PDF – _314_Baby Chicken Fight Back
Ko Ko Aung
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28Apr10 PDF – _313_Are You Sure My God Father
Ko Ko Aung
Posted in Burma News on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 7, covering 20 – 26 April:
Developments
The Chin National League for Democracy said it would not participate in the upcoming elections because the SPDC was dishonest.
Three new political parties and one existing political party filed registration papers to participate in the upcoming elections. To date, [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Apr 27th, 2010 No Comments »
- Chris Patten
Chris Patten, the last British Governor of Hong Kong and a former EU Commissioner for External Affairs, is Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
LONDON – I don’t mean to [...]
Posted in Articles in English on Apr 27th, 2010 No Comments »
DICTATOR WATCH
(www.dictatorwatch.org)
Contact: Roland Watson, roland@dictatorwatch.org
There has been a lot of speculation about who was behind the terror attack on April 15th in Rangoon, that occurred at the X2O Thingyan (New Year) pavilion sponsored by Than Shwe’s grandson. One plausible explanation, though, has not yet been mentioned.
An obvious initial [...]
Posted in Burma News on Apr 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Reuters – Myanmar ministers to resign from military: government source
AFP – Pariah states show warm, fuzzy side at Shanghai Expo
Sin Chew Jit Poh – Four wounded in grenade attack at Myanmar power project
Epoch Times – The Saffron Revolution Caught on Film: ‘Burma VJ’ Debuts on HBO
VOA News [...]