Posted in WORLD Digest on Oct 6th, 2010 2 Comments »
- Shahid Javed Burki
Shahid Javed Burki is a former Minister of Finance of Pakistan, and a former Vice President of the World Bank.
LAHORE – Pakistan’s former president, Pervez Musharraf, has decided to [...]
Posted in Burma News on Oct 6th, 2010 1 Comment »
Dear Friends,
We’ve added a new section, “ Constituencies”, to our 2010 Election Watch. This section provides information on all constituencies for the 7 November polls.
The section includes maps of:
330 constituencies in the People’s Assembly
168 constituencies in the National Assembly
673 constituencies in the State and Division Parliaments, including ethnic constituencies
The areas where the elections are cancelled
Please [...]
Posted in Burma News on Oct 6th, 2010 No Comments »
UPI – France shrugs off Suu Kyi release claims
Reuters – Factbox: Myanmar’s shift to democracy
Reuters – Thirty killed in Myanmar boat accident, many missing
Reuters – Can an “election of generals” help reform Myanmar?
AP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sues to keep her party intact
CP - Asia, EU leaders call on Myanmar to [...]
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Oct 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Dear All,
HERO and ZERO.
Best
Mr Creator
http://picasaweb.google.com/mr.creator2008/MrCreator#
Posted in Burma News on Oct 6th, 2010 No Comments »
FBR REPORT: Shan State, Burma 29 September, 2010
Dear Friends,
The Burma Army killed one of our Shan relief team members on September 14th 2010 as he was giving humanitarian assistance to people in need in Shan State, Burma. While on a relief mission Sai Yod [...]
Posted in Burma News on Oct 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 30, covering 28 September – 4 October:
Developments
The SPDC Election Commission rejected the Difference and Peace Party’s transcript for its TV and radio campaign message. It also censored the campaign messages of the All Mon Region Democracy Party, the Chin National Party, and the Shan Nationals [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Oct 5th, 2010 No Comments »
- Nina L. Khrushcheva
Nina Khrushcheva, author of Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics, teaches international affairs at The New School and is senior fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York.
MOSCOW [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Oct 5th, 2010 No Comments »
- Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall is a National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellow at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
BRISBANE – What will happen if Californians [...]
Posted in Burma News on Oct 5th, 2010 No Comments »
AFP – Europe woos Asia to boost global role
Asian Correspondent – Deputy Prime Minister of Britain encourages freedom fighters of Burma
Liberal Democrat Party – Clegg backs campaign to raise awareness of political prisoners in Burma
International Herald Tribune – Myanmar’s Sham Election
International Herald Tribune – The Case for a Burmese Vote
Australian [...]
Posted in Feature Articles on Oct 5th, 2010 2 Comments »
Waihnin Pwint Thon Speaks for Burma and Political Prisoners at the UK Labour Party Conference
The issue of Political Prisoners and Burma has taken centre stage today at the annual British Labour Party conference being held in Manchester, UK. The short film made about this political prisoner work was shown as an introduction to [...]
Posted in Articles in English on Oct 4th, 2010 2 Comments »
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/opinion/04iht-edclegg.html
I.H.T. Op-Ed Contributor
By NICK CLEGG
Published: October 3, 2010
We are now a month away from the first elections in Burma in 20 years. That should give us cause to celebrate. Sadly, that is wishful thinking. Burma’s 55 million people continue to suffer brutal oppression. Abject, needless poverty is, for most, a daily reality. These elections will [...]
Posted in Book Club on Oct 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
This book is a damning account of the twists and tricks of racists in Burma, including the SPDC, to pervert the history of Arakan to dehumanise the Rohingya people. It comprises a number of scholarly and assorted articles by Dr. Abid Bahar who has researched the plight of the Rohingya people since 1978, when he [...]
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Oct 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Dear All,
Than Shwe said,” I can do it ..I can do it..look like her..but no chair..just table”
Best
Mr Creator
Please site
http://www.bmycharity.com/V2/jumpforfreedom
and also
http://www.baymyanmar.com/2010/09/blog-post_380.html
Posted in Burma News on Oct 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Reuters – Bomb explodes in Myanmar election office: report
AFP – US lawmaker sees ploy in Suu Kyi release plan
AP – Myanmar abuzz over possible release of Suu Kyi
CNN News – Lawyers skeptical about Myanmar releasing Suu Kyi
VOA News – Activists Demand Australia Condemn Burma Abuses
The New Kerala – Coast Guard [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Oct 1st, 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 WORLD Digest on Oct 1st, 2010 No Comments »
- Brahma Chellaney
Brahma Chellaney is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi and the author of Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan.
NEW DELHI – [...]
Posted in Burma News on Oct 1st, 2010 No Comments »
01oct10 September 2010 Burma Bulletin
Dear Friends,
Please find attached the September 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 September 2010 issue you will find:
* Ethnic voters and candidates [...]
Posted in Editorials & Op/Eds on Oct 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Attempt to Smother Truth & News
Kanbawza Win
Dictators of the world, almost without exception, are always attempting to smother “Truth & News”. They are especially afraid of the internet news which in split second reaches its thousands of destinations. The raison d’être of the dictators to smother or block off the truth and [...]