Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 7th, 2010 No Comments »
- Heizo Takenaka
Heizo Takenaka was Minister of Economics, Minister of Financial Reform, and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi; he is currently Director of the [...]
Posted in Documentary Report on Sep 7th, 2010 No Comments »
FBR REPORT: Karen State, Burma 6 September, 2010
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Tha Dah Der rebuilds
Man killed in Toungoo District
Extortion and abuse in Dooplaya District
THA DAH DER UPDATE
On July 23rd the village of Tha Dah Der, in northern Karen State, eastern Burma, was mortared and burned to the ground by the Burma [...]
Posted in Burma News on Sep 7th, 2010 No Comments »
AP – Myanmar military ruler visits China, seeks support
AFP – China lauds ‘friendly’ Myanmar as junta leader arrives
Reuters – Five facts about China-Myanmar relations
BBC News – China urges support for Burma’s general election
CNN News – What does Myanmar’s Than Shwe want from Beijing?
ABS-CBN NEWS – Myanmar poll encounters apathy, [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Sep 7th, 2010 No Comments »
Myanmar military ruler visits China, seeks support
By TINI TRANAP
BEIJING -Military-run Myanmar’s top leader Gen. Than Shwe arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit to his country’s closest ally ahead of contentious national elections this fall.
China strongly backs Myanmar internationally and provides it with key economic and diplomatic support. Myanmar’s ruling junta has [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 6th, 2010 No Comments »
- Harold James
Harold James is Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University and Marie Curie Professor of History at the European University Institute, Florence. His most recent book is [...]
Posted in Burma News on Sep 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Yawdserk: The real struggle will come after the elections
Monday, 06 September 2010 13:57 S.H.A.N.
According to the leader of the anti-Naypyitaw Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ Lt-Gen Yawdserk, the real struggle for freedom will begin only after the elections and not before or during the polls, when the ruling [...]
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http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=19382
From activist to humanitarian worker to documentary filmmaker, Sam was always passionate about his livelihoods. In 1993, his pioneering vision led to him founding Images Asia –among the first NGOs dedicated to visual documentation of the humanitarian plight of ethnic minorities and democracy activists from Burma.
http://democracyforburma.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/sam-kalayanee-passed-away/
Groups from Burma will host the [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Sep 6th, 2010 No Comments »
06Sept10 PDF – 359 Ko Ko Aung
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Min Khin Kyaw
http://aminor-amajor.blogspot.com/
Would Burma ever get peace? Even after the military regime is toppled? Ever become peaceful?
Made of 103 ethnics, a small land nowadays called Burma, with different names in dispute, has never been really peaceful. Peace comes and peace goes; never staying long. Although generous and peace-loving, Burma has been a war-torn land. But [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
- Kenneth Weisbrode
Kenneth Weisbrode is a historian at the European University Institute, Florence.
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FLORENCE – Dean Acheson, US President Harry Truman’s Secretary of State, liked to quote a friend who said that being [...]
Posted in Burma News on Sep 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
Dear Friends,
We’ve updated the “ Political parties” section of our 2010 Election Watch to include a more comprehensive overview of the parties participating in the upcoming elections.
This updated section includes:
Policies and background information
Relevant developments
Party leadership
Party symbols
Registration details
Party headquarters
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Posted in Burma News on Sep 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
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The Best Friend
Stolen Futures: The Stateless Children of Burmese Asylum Seekers
On the day that the child of a Burmese asylum seeker is born in a Thai hospital, the birth record is removed. In most countries infants are registered at birth. Since citizenship and nationality are necessary prerequisites for individuals to enjoy [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
- Hannah Koep
Hannah Koep is a Senior Africa Analyst at Control Risks, an international business risk consultancy.
LONDON – Central Africa has lately been attracting some unfamiliar attention. Discoveries of large mineral deposits [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
- Eric Chivian , Aaron Bernstein [...]
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Sep 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PUBLIC STATEMENT
3 September 2010
AI Index: ASA16/011/2010
Myanmar: UN General Assembly should call for commission of inquiry
Amnesty International is calling on the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution ensuring the urgent establishment of an international commission of inquiry into serious human rights violations committed in Myanmar, including crimes against humanity and possible war [...]