23Aug10 PDF – _357_The Time to Remove Historical Obstruction
Ko Ko Aung

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22Aug10 PDF – _356_Even Same Human Difference Fortune
Ko Ko Aung

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July 28th, 2010 by Hla Oo, Guest Contributor

Cut off clean by a single sword stroke the severed head of 32-year-old Colonel Hata Kawashima of Imperial Japanese Army 15th Corps fell to the ground.
It bounced once and slowly rolled down into a small depression a couple of yards away and rested on blindfolded face. The [...]

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20Aug10 PDF – _355_ Will Reach Our Goal Soon
Ko Ko Aung

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AP – Myanmar pro-democracy leaders praise US decision
AP – Myanmar junta proxy party opens offices
AP – Myanmar lays down tough rules for upcoming polls
AFP – Myanmar opposition widens reach before poll
AFP – US raises Myanmar heat with war crimes panel call
AFP – ‘Bold plan’ for Mekong area rail link [...]

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For Immediate Release: 20 August 2010
ASEAN/REGIONAL COUNTRIES URGED TO SUPPORT A UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
The Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (Altsean-Burma), a regional network of human rights groups, reiterates its call for ASEAN members and other governments in the region to support moves to convene a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes [...]

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19Aug10 EM_No_36_-_19-08-10
Please find attached EBO’s 36th 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.
If you would like to be removed from or added to this list, please email bxl@euro-burma.be.
Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: (32 2) 280 0691 / 280 [...]

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AP
YANGON, Myanmar -Myanmar published Thursday stringent rules for November’s general election that demand candidates seek permission a week in advance to campaign, do not make speeches that “tarnish” the ruling military or shout slogans at processions.
The disbanded party of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dissolved for declining to register with the authorities, meanwhile [...]

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Mr Creator

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For Immediate Release
19 August 2010
AAPP welcomes the U.S.A’s endorsement of a Commission of Inquiry on Burma and urges other nations to take action.
[Maesot, Thailand] the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners- Burma warmly applauds the United States of America for their decision to support the establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry to investigate [...]

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- Luigi Zingales
Luigi Zingales is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and co-author, with Raghuram G. Rajan, of Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists.
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CHICAGO – [...]

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- Yuriko Koike
Yuriko Koike, a former Japanese Minister of Defense and National Security Advisor, is a member of the opposition in Japan’s Diet.
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TOKYO – Hillary Clinton’s recent trip to Asia may [...]

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- Bennett Ramberg
Bennett Ramberg served in the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs in the George H.W. Bush Administration. He is the author of several books on international security.
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LOS ANGELES – A strange [...]

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AP – White House: US to support UN inquiry in Myanmar
Christian Today – Christian group urges EU to support UN inquiry into Burma crimes
News.outlookindia – UN to Set Up War Crimes Commission Against Myanmar
IPS – U.S. Support Boosts Calls for U.N. War Crimes Inquiry
EarthTimes – Breakaway party expects to field 100 [...]

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AFP/File – Myanmar junta chief General Than Shwe reviews troops during a military parade in the new capital Naypyidaw …
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama will give US backing to the creation of a UN inquiry into alleged war crimes by Myanmar’s military rulers, a senior administration source [...]

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Press Release:
Date: 17th August, 2010
On behalf of the entire Rohingya community in Bangladesh, we undersigned Rohingya Youths from various countries are very much concerned and shocked by the recent inhuman treatment of Bangladeshi government and locals to toward innocent Rohingya refugees, who expect shelter of peace in Bangladesh escaping [...]

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Mr Creator

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Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 23, covering 10-16 August:
Developments

The SPDC Election Commission set the election date for 7 November and also established a two-week filing period that ends on 30 August for political parties to submit their list of candidates for review and approval.
The SPDC Election Commission designated constituencies for [...]

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