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- Jeffrey D. Sachs
Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium [...]
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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.
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OXFORD – I confess: I do it, too. [...]
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International Drug Abuse Research Training Fellowships
The International Program coordinates National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) collaborative activities with scientists and government agencies in other countries and with international organizations. NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the U.S. Government. NIH [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jun 30th, 2010 No Comments »
ABC Radio Australia – IAEA to investigate Burma’s nuclear program
JOE.ie – Horror in Burma
APP – Dhaka shelves plan to explore oil and gas in Bay of Bengal
The Malay Mail – Five arrested for Myanmar kidnap, ransom recovered
Bernama – 13 Myanmar Nationals Arrested, 0.5Kg Heroin Seized
Channel NewsAsia – [...]
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30Jun10 EM_No_29_-_30-06-10
Please find attached EBO’s 29th 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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Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000 Brussels, Belgium [...]
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Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 16, covering 22-28 June:
Developments
The SPDC Election Commission issued Directive 2/2010, which imposes severe restrictions on the political parties’ freedom of expression, assembly, and movement.
Directive 2/2010 requires parties that want to hold gatherings outside their own headquarters to apply for permission a week in advance from [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Jun 29th, 2010 No Comments »
29Jun10 PDF – _346_Surrounding the Main Source
Ko Ko Aung
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29Jun10 MR-News_290610
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BWFd(WeBlog) – PROOF: BURMA’S MILITARY JUNTA LIED TO THE IAEA
AP – Rare white elephant captured in Myanmar jungle
Asia Times Online – Deception and denials in Myanmar
The Huffington Post – The Burmese Elections: Prolonging the Misery and Postponing the Inevitable
Xinhua – Four new Myanmar private banks to open in [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jun 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Taras Kuzio and F. Stephen Larrabee
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WASHINGTON, DC – United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Ukraine on July 4-5 provides an important opportunity to reassure Ukrainians that the US remains committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty and democratic evolution.
This signal is of critical importance, because Ukraine’s [...]
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- Brahma Chellaney
Brahma Chellaney is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi and the author of Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan.
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Posted in Burma News on Jun 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Mizzima News – EU cancels visit after request to meet Suu Kyi denied
The New Statesman – A light won’t go out in Burma
Defence Professionals – Rocket Artillery in Myanmar
Daily Dispatch Online – Burma poll will entrench brutality
People’s Daily Online – Over 10,000 jade lots attract visitors [...]
Posted in Editorials & Op/Eds on Jun 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Kanbawza Win
People having an interest in Burma may have come across of quite a comprehensive report on the coming unfair elections and equally dubious constitutions. The one sided prognosis, as published in Los Angeles Times and the release ICC report are just some of the classic examples. Of course, the people of Burma should thank [...]
Posted in Articles in English on Jun 27th, 2010 No Comments »
BURMA
Beijing’s interests: Natural gas and mining
The relationship: Burma has traditionally exported raw materials like timber and gemstones to China, but nowadays Beijing has its eyes on a much bigger prize: Burma’s estimated 21.19 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves. CNPC signed a 30-year natural gas deal with Burma in 2008, and [...]
Posted in Feature Articles on Jun 27th, 2010 No Comments »
When the military junta seized the state power after bloody crackdown on the nationwide uprising in 1988 the first message to the people was “no more 1988 rebellion happened again”. As they are soldiers they planned like military operations. It was the students who were at the forefront of most of all [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jun 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Reuters – G8 called on Myanmar’s military rulers to quickly release all political prisoners
The Japan Times – Indomitable Karen of Burma
Bernama – Myanmar Stresses Continued Efforts For Drug Elimination
ABC News – Burma burns $76 million worth of drugs
RDC – Protest tomorrow to seek end of abuses in [...]
Posted in Documentary Video on Jun 26th, 2010 No Comments »