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Jane’s – Clouded alliance: North Korea and Myanmar’s covert ties
AFP – Myanmar’s cyber generation boots up for first-time vote
AFP – WWF calls for ‘roar of support’ for wild tigers
Asian Correspondent – Burma’s Junta-backed Party breaks its own Political Parties Registration Law
People’s Daily Online – Myanmar’s top leader to visit China
People’s [...]
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Supporting civilians that face ongoing military attacks The Burma Army continues to launch deliberate military attacks that target civilians and undermine humanitarian conditions in upland areas of Karen State, according to the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), which today released the report Self-protection under strain: Targeting of civilians and local responses in northern Karen State. [...]
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http://www.thebestfriend.org/2010/09/02/i-want-to-go-home/
“I want to go home. I want to see my parents.”
Life at Nu Po Refugee Camp. Nu Po Refugee Camp is located in an isolated part of Thailand six hours south of Mae Sot. The camp is sometimes called ‘Noh Poe’, which means ‘small lake’ in Karen. Almost 15,000 people live [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Sep 1st, 2010 No Comments »
- Ian Buruma
Ian Buruma is Professor of Democracy and Human Rights at Bard College. His latest book is Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents.
NEW YORK – Who were those flag-waving, [...]
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- Philippe Douste-Blazy
Philippe Douste-Blazy, a former French foreign minister, is the UN Under Secretary-General in charge of Innovative Financing for Development.
PARIS – The global economic crisis has claimed many victims [...]
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01Sept10 ALTSEAN_August 2010 Burma Bulletin
Dear Friends,
Please find attached the August 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 August 2010 issue you will find:
* 2010 elections: harassment, restrictions, [...]
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01Sept10 EM_No_38_-_01-09-10
All previous Election Monitors as well as other information on this year’s elections can be found on EBO’s Elections Page.
Best regards, EBO Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000 Brussels, Belgium [...]
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The Irrawaddy : By LAWI WENG : Tuesday, August 31, 2010
About 6,000 Burmese refugees in Malaysia including Burmese and Arakanese have been registered by the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), according to Burmese refugees in Malaysia.
Speaking to The Irrawaddy on Monday, Kyaw Kyaw Win, the general-secretary of Arakan Refugees [...]
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Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 25, covering 24-30 August:
Developments
Union Democracy Party Chairman Thein Htay said that the party had decided to field only three candidates nationwide to protest the SPDC election laws. National Democratic Force leader Khin Muang Swe said he would not stand for election because of the SPDC [...]
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By Nehginpao Kipgen Aug 31, 2010 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/41941/
With just a little over two months before the general election in Burma, which is scheduled for Nov. 7, the United States joined Australia, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia in calling for the creation of a U.N.-led commission to investigate alleged [...]
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01sept10 Executive Summary and ions ND Burma Arbitrary and Corrupt Taxation Report