Posted in Burma News on May 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Reuters – U.S. says troubled by Myanmar developments
Bernama – Some 230 Die Of Heat Stress In Myanmar
Global Post – Myanmar: Hip-hop’s revolution
Xinhua – Cyclone Laila assumed not moving towards Myanmar
The Irrawaddy – One More Political Prisoner Dies in Jail
The Irrawaddy – USDA Continues to Harass Water [...]
Posted in Burma News on May 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 10, covering 11-17 May:
Developments
NLD members in Mandalay, Sagaing, and Magwe Divisions distributed leaflets that urged people not to vote in the upcoming elections.
SPDC Election Commission Chairman Thein Soe said that SPDC PM Thein Sein is legally allowed to form a political party to contest [...]
Posted in Campaigns & posters on May 19th, 2010 No Comments »
19May10 The 52th Anniversary of Shan State People Resistance Day
Posted in Editorials & Op/Eds on May 19th, 2010 No Comments »
by Kanbawza Win
Following a seven-month policy review, the American administration launched a “policy of pragmatic engagement with Burma,” while President Barack Obama formally extended sanctions for another year, Assistant Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell of East Asian and Pacific Affairs said that “The United States stands by the Burmese people in their desire [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 18th, 2010 No Comments »
AFP – Chinese PM Wen to visit Japan
IRIN – MYANMAR: Funding crucial to battle malaria
IRIN – GLOBAL: IDP numbers peak at 27 million, says new report
EarthTimes – Myanmar gets respite from record heat wave
DefenceWeb (press release) – Parliamentary Question: DIRCO: Myanmar
OfficialWire – Myanmar Upstream Oil & Gas [...]
Posted in Burma News on May 18th, 2010 No Comments »
AFP – Obama extends sanctions on Myanmar
AP – Writer combines love, criticism of dictatorship
Reuters – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi irked by NLD breakaway group
Reuters – HIV among gay, bisexual men at alarming highs in Asia
Scoop – National Emergency with Respect to Burma
Asia Times Online – US engagement with Myanmar [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on May 17th, 2010 No Comments »
17May10 PDF – _328_Do You Want to Live This Way
Ko Ko Aung
Posted in Burma News on May 17th, 2010 No Comments »
FBR REPORT: Burma Army shoots at and beats villagers: Patterns of Abuse in Dooplaya District, Karen State Karen State, Burma 12 March, 2010 [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on May 16th, 2010 No Comments »
16May10 PDF – _327_Save Life With One Drop of Water
Help who really need help.
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Death Toll Rises in Bangkok as Civil War Fears Grow
Lauren Frayer
Contributor
AOL News (May 15) — Booming explosions and the crackle of gunfire signal ongoing clashes today between Thai troops and anti-government rioters in besieged Bangkok, where one of Southeast Asia’s glitziest shopping districts has morphed into a war zone where 22 people have been [...]
Posted in Campaigns & posters on May 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on May 15th, 2010 No Comments »
15May10 Alt NLM 11may2010
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15May10 Following is the Appeal Letter No2
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Posted in Feature Articles on May 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Not many Burmese nowadays can remember and think of Bogyoke Aung San and reflect his philosophy and approach to Burma’s freedom and unity. Especially in time of the current political crisis facing Burma today, many in large number have forgotten who he was and what he stood for.
But why so many of us did not [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on May 14th, 2010 No Comments »
- John Delury
John Delury is director of the China Boom Project at the Asia Society, New York.
NEW YORK – Kim Jong Il’s visit to China this week was a gentle reminder [...]
Posted in Burma News on May 14th, 2010 No Comments »
14May10 EM_No_22_-_12-05-10
Please find attached EBO’s 22nd Election Monitor report.
All previous Election Monitors as well as other information on this year’s elections can be found on EBO’s Elections Page.
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Posted in Burma News on May 14th, 2010 No Comments »
The Irrawaddy – COMMENTARY: USDP Illegal under Constitution
AFP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says US envoy’s visit beneficial: lawyer
AP – UN elects rights violators to Human Rights Council
RTTNews – Myanmar Apex Court Allows “Special Plea” For Suu Kyi
The Wall Street Journal – The Long Flight From [...]