Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 21st, 2010 No Comments »
- Masahiro Matsumura
Masahiro Matsumura is Professor of International Relations at Momoyama Gakuin Daigaku (St Andrew’s University), Osaka.
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OSAKA – Perhaps no other sport is pursued as religiously as sumo wrestling. Before a [...]
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Jul 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Dear All,
If you haven’t booked your tickets for the Burmese Arts Festival Fundraiser here at the Free Word Centre on Friday 30 July yet, here are some great reasons to do so now!
We are delighted to be screening exclusive excerpts from ‘THIS PRISON WHERE I LIVE’ – a film about [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2010 No Comments »
AFP – India blasted by rights group over Myanmar visit
AFP – ASEAN in drive to boost regional disaster relief
IPS – Loophole Gives Junta Room to Go Nuclear in Secrecy
People’s Daily Online – Thai PM puts off visit to Myanmar second time
People’s Daily Online – Mine blasts kill [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 19, covering 13-19 July:
Developments
The SPDC granted permission for the pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) to dissolve. All USDA assets have been transferred to the Union Solidarity and Development Party, led by SPDC PM Thein Sein.
Democratic Party (Myanmar) Chairman Thu Wai complained about [...]
Posted in Feature Articles on Jul 20th, 2010 No Comments »
Dear GJC Friends and Supporters,
On July 17th the world celebrated International Justice Day, the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court.
In honor of this important landmark, the Global Justice Center reaffirms its commitment to enforcing these international human rights laws to [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 20th, 2010 No Comments »
Reuters – Myanmar neighbours concerned over fairness of polls
AP – ASEAN urges Myanmar to hold free, fair election
AFP – N.Korea, Myanmar dominate ASEAN meet
AFP – Myanmar shuts major border checkpoint with Thailand
Bloomberg – Asean Presses Myanmar to Allow Its Observers at 2010 Election
Bernama – Plan For Asean Observer [...]
Posted in Articles in English on Jul 20th, 2010 No Comments »
Tue, 2010-07-20 01:16 — editor: By – Zin Linn
ASEAN’s credibility is at stake unless it failed to support freedom of expression and other fundamental rights ahead of the elections planned in its military-ruled member Burma or Myanmar, Amnesty International said on 18 July.
“Southeast Asian nations should press the Myanmar [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 19th, 2010 No Comments »
- Simon Tay
Simon Tay, Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and Co-Chairman of the Asia Society Global Council, is the author of Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post-Crisis Divide from [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 19th, 2010 No Comments »
- Guy Sorman
Guy Sorman, a French philosopher and economist, is the author of Economics Does Not Lie.
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PARIS – In the Western part of Europe – the part that former US Secretary [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Reuters – North Korea and Myanmar top agenda for Asia security meet
Reuters – UK minister doubts Myanmar election will be fair
AFP – Free vote needed in Myanmar: Asian security forum
AP – World War II Museum features animals of war
AP – Ceremony for Myanmar’s assassinated Gen. Aung [...]
Posted in Burma News on Jul 19th, 2010 No Comments »
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Posted in Documentary Photos on Jul 17th, 2010 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike
Burma Liberation Front in London is carrying out international awareness campaigns by distributing flyers about Burma’s current political situation and collecting signatures for Help Liberate Burma petition from international visitors at tourist attraction sites all over London every weekend.
The petition with the international supporters’ signatures will be sent to the United nations [...]
Posted in Documentary Photos on Jul 17th, 2010 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike
Burma Liberation Front is carrying out Multi-Faith Prayer Actions for Burma, saying multi-faith prayers and making best wishes for the people of Burma _ may they be peaceful, prosperous and free from persecution.
When military regime finish the fake election 2010, and install their lackey Union Solidarity & Development Party as the [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Jul 17th, 2010 No Comments »
17Jul10 PDF – _350_Show Your Fight Peacock’s Courage
Ko Ko Aung
Posted in Burma News on Jul 16th, 2010 No Comments »
CSM - Elections in Burma (Myanmar) won’t be fair, but they will be significan
CanadaEast – Former Suu Kyi aide, freed after 14 years in jail, vows to help Myanmar political prisoners
IRIN – MYANMAR: A fragile trust between junta and aid workers
Sify – India building infrastructure in northeast to [...]