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- Chris Patten
Chris Patten, the last British Governor of Hong Kong and a former EU Commissioner for External Affairs, is Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
LONDON – To the surprise of [...]
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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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Shan party expects to win majority votes in areas along the Thai-Burma border
Thursday, 30 September 2010 16:34 Hseng Khio Fah
Shan National Democratic Party (SNDP) members in Shan State East’s Mongton township, opposite Thailand’s Chiangmai, are saying that they are confident to achieve majority votes in [...]
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New York Times – An Election Not Worthy of Support
AP – Myanmar courts sentence activists, monk to jail
AFP – Myanmar to free Suu Kyi days after election: officials
MCOT News – Thai PM to visit Myanmar after Nov 7 general election: FM Kasit
Asian Correspondent – Will Aung San Suu Kyi free beyond [...]
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30sept10 PDF – _369_Die Rather Than Live
Ko Ko Aung
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AsiaNews.it – Ban Ki-moon says elections a sham without the release of Aung San Suu Kyi
AFP – Citizens bank on gold in Myanmar’s troubled economy
AFP – Myanmar diplomat dismisses election critics
Asian Correspondent – Will Drug Traffickers take seats in Burma’s Parliaments?
AP – Myanmar’s prime minister issues election warning
People’s Daily Online [...]
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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.
NEW YORK – Can furry puppets in Day-Glo colors provide [...]
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Burmese regime way behind drug free target: Drug report
Wednesday, 29 September 2010 22:51 Hseng Khio Fah
With drug production on the rise in the country, there is no indication that Burma’s ruling military regime will meet its drug-free deadline, according to Shan Drug Watch 2009-2010 report [...]
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29sept10 PDF – _368_The Dictator’s Life is Power
Ko Ko Aung
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29sept10 MR-News_280910
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29sept10 EMNo41-22-09-10
Please find attached EBO’s 41st 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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Please find attached EBO’s 40th Election Monitor report.
29sept10EMNo40-16-09-10
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 2452
Fax: [...]
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AP – Key nations say Myanmar must free Suu Kyi
AP – Myanmar: working for ‘free and fair’ vote
AFP – UN casts doubt on Myanmar vote without Suu Kyi
BBC News – UN chief backs call for ‘inclusive’ Burma election
BBC News – Japan welcomes Burmese refugees
CP – First of 90 Myanmar refugees arrive [...]
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http://conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright/2010/09/dont-make-burma-a-partisan-issue-david-miliband.html
Don’t make Burma a partisan issue, David Miliband
Just before
David Miliband’s speech to the Labour Party conference, a very brave and inspiring young Burmese democracy campaigner whose father is in prison delivered an incredible speech. Wai Hnin Pwint Thon spoke passionately about her father, Ko Mya Aye, serving a 65 year prison term for pro-democracy [...]
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Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 29, covering 21-27 September:
Developments
The SPDC Election Commission rejected the transcripts for the TV and radio campaign messages of the Union of Myanmar Federation of National Politics, the 88 Generation Student Youths (Union of Myanmar), and the Democratic Party (Myanmar).
The Kachin State Progressive Party announced its [...]
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Announcement
Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:00 S.H.A.N.
Press release
September 29 2010
Shan analysts: Junta militias emerging as new drug lords in Burma
Pro-junta militias operating in Shan State are now the main players in the drug trade, according to new findings by local Shan analysts.
The latest Shan Drug Watch [...]
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- Vaclav Havel
Václav Havel is a former President of the Czech Republic, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, HRH El Hassan Bin Talal is Chairman [...]
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- Yoon Young-kwan
Yoon Young-kwan, South Korea’s foreign minister in 2003-2004, is currently Professor of International Relations at Seoul National University.
SEOUL – The long-delayed meeting of North Korea’s ruling Worker’s Party [...]