Stand on the Truth
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Jun 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
03Jun10 PDF – _332_Stand on the Truth
Ko Ko Aung
Archive for June, 2010
Than Shwe lives in that building
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Jun 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
Mr Creator
EBO Election Monitor No. 25
Posted in Burma News on Jun 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
03Jun10 EMNo25-02-06-10
Please find attached EBO’s 25th 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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Burmese Crisis, Through the Alien Eyes
Posted in Feature Articles on Jun 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
Burmese Crisis, Through the Alien Eyes
Kanbawza Win
June 2, 2010
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 [...]
Israel’s Debacle at Sea
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jun 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
- Fania Oz-Salzberger
Fania Oz-Salzberger is Professor at Haifa and Monash Universities and the 2009/10 Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University’s Center for Human Values.
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HAIFA – [...]
Why Talk to Iran?
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jun 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
- Charles A. Kupchan
Charles A. Kupchan is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of How Enemies [...]
EBO: Report on over a decade of activities
Posted in Documentary Report on Jun 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
02Jun10 Euro-Burma Report Final
BURMA RELATED NEWS – JUNE 02, 2010
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AP – China’s Premier Wen Jiabao visits Myanmar
AsiaOne News – China, Myanmar to shore up ‘marriage of convenience’
People’s Daily Online – Envoy: Chinese firms can do more in Myanmar
EarthTimes – New Zealand Parliament calls for freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi
VOVNews.vn – Vietnam, Myanmar mark 35 years [...]
China’s premier Wen Jiabao visit Myanmar
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Jun 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
YANGON, Myanmar -Premier Wen Jiabao arrived Wednesday in military-ruled Myanmar for a two-day official visit, the first by such a high-ranking Chinese figure in almost a decade.
Wen is scheduled to meet junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Prime Minister Thein Sein and other top leaders Thursday in Naypyitaw, the country’s capital. The visit wraps up [...]
Do you need water???
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Jun 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
[Altsean-Burma] 25 – 31 May 2010 Election Watch highlights
Posted in Burma News on Jun 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 12, covering 25-31 May:
Developments
Two new political parties filed registration papers to participate in the upcoming elections. To date, a total of 42 parties – 37 new parties and five existing parties – have filed registration applications.
The SPDC Election Commission approved the registration of 10 [...]
May 2010 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin
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02Jun10 ALTSEAN_May 2010 Burma Bulletin
Dear Friends,
Please find attached the May 2010 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin.
The Burma Bulletin is a short month in review of events in Burma, particularly those of interest to the democracy movement and human rights activists.
In the May 2010 issue you will find:
* 2010 elections
* International [...]
News on Migrants & Refugees- 2 June, 2010 (English & Burmese)
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02Jun10 MR-News_020610
Sri Lanka’s False Dawn
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jun 1st, 2010 No Comments »
- Jamie F. Metzl , and Sharmila Silva
Jamie F. [...]
BURMA RELATED NEWS – MAY 29-JUNE 01, 2010
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AFP – Strong quake hits Andaman Islands: seismologists
Reuters – China’s Wen to talk energy, elections in Myanmar
Reuters – FACTBOX: Five facts about China-Myanmar relations
Bloomberg – China Guodian, Myanmar Sign Initial Hydro, Coal Power Agreement
IRIN – MYANMAR: Tricked by traffickers
IRIN – In Brief: Myanmar eliminates neonatal tetanus
IRIN – [...]
Myanmar boycott is misguided
Posted in Articles in English on Jun 1st, 2010 1 Comment »
The opposition movement would do better to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections. Protest from the sidelines rarely works.
LA Times | May 26, 2010 | Matthew Frankel
On the face of it, it’s easy to support the courageous decision of the beleaguered Burmese opposition to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections in Myanmar (formerly [...]
Up against the wall !!!
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Jun 1st, 2010 No Comments »