UN Security Council update report on Burma
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19nov10 Update Report 17 November 2010 Myanmar
Archive for November, 2010
BURMA RELATED NEWS – NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Posted in Burma News on Nov 19th, 2010 1 Comment »
AFP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi and UN chief Ban speak by phone
AFP – Suu Kyi and UN chief make call for prisoner release
AFP – US House denounces Myanmar elections
AP – Myanmar democracy icon calls her detention illegal
AP – UN: Drug-resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Reuters – Drug-resistant malaria feared in Southeast [...]
ESSAY: BURMA’S “CARPE DIEM MOMENT”
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http://sightmagazine.com.au/stories/feature/burma15.11.10.php
18th November, 2010
BENEDICT ROGERS
From time to time, Burma hits the world headlines. It did so in September 2007, when Buddhist monks courageously led peaceful protests against the country’s brutal military regime, and faced a bloody crackdown. The following year, when Cyclone Nargis struck and the regime initially rejected international aid and [...]
One of the dogs of Than Shwe.
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To Lwin Moe
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BURMA RELATED NEWS – NOVEMBER 17, 2010
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BBC News – Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘has foot soldiers’ support’
AP – On the streets of Myanmar, little hope for change
AP – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi presses party’s case
AFP – Suu Kyi release could boost Myanmar’s economy
Reuters – FACTBOX-U.S. cites repression of religious freedom
CP - Myanmar’s ruling generals insist [...]
Burma democracy icon calls her detention illegal
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AP
YANGON, Myanmar -Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday that her recent release from seven years of detention was not a sign that the military regime is becoming moderate.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Suu Kyi called her detention “illegal” and said there was no other reason for her release other than [...]
Choosing Right Path and Real Politics (Part 17)
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17nov10 CRPRP17
On the streets of Burma, little hope for change
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On the streets of Myanmar, little hope for change
AP
YANGON, Myanmar -The shopkeeper, a thin, jittery man who has spent nearly half his life in prison, wishes change were coming to Myanmar.
But the recent elections were a sham, he says, and the promises of democratic reform are empty words. He celebrated the release of pro-democracy leader [...]
NOW Aung San Suu Kyi is free, world leaders must fight for real democracy.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/lets-not-miss-this-mandela-moment/story-e6frg6zo-1225954606832
Let’s not miss this Mandela moment
By Benedict Rogers and Joseph Loconte
NOW Aung San Suu Kyi is free, world leaders must fight for real democracy.
FOR years, the international community and human rights activists have campaigned for the freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s democracy leader and Nobel laureate. Watching her [...]
Cyclone Giri kills 100 in Arakan State
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FBR REPORT: Arakan State, Burma 16 November, 2010
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Cyclone Giri hits the Arakan coast
Forced labor in Arakan State
original report date: 9 November, 2010
Map showing area of report
Cyclone Giri hits the Arakan coast
At least 100 people have died after Cyclone Giri hit the Arakan coast near Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan [...]
The Lady: Release of imprisoned ethnic leaders my priority
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The Lady: Release of imprisoned ethnic leaders my priority
Wednesday, 17 November 2010 14:35 Hseng Khio Fah
Recently released Burma’s pro-democracy icon, Daw Aung San Su Kyi said, when meeting with ethnic representatives from United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) that the release of imprisoned ethnic leaders is one of her [...]
The Diarrhea Pioneers
Posted in WORLD Digest on Nov 16th, 2010 No Comments »
- Henry I. Miller
Henry I. Miller, a physician, molecular biologist, and fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, was the founding director of the Office of Biotechnology at the US Food & [...]
Before and after the elections: The crimes continue.
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Dear Friends,
Altsean-Burma has released a briefer titled “Before and after the elections: The crimes continue.”
In the 48 hours after the SPDC’s rigged elections, over 25,000 civilians fled to Thailand after fighting broke out between the SPDC Army and a breakaway faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army along a 150km stretch of the Thai-Burmese border. [...]
Quotable Daw Suu
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Dear Friends,
Altsean-Burma has released a briefer titled “Quotable Daw Suu.”
After her release from seven years under house arrest, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has spoken on a wide range of issues concerning the past, present, and future of Burma.
The briefer contains a summary of the statements she made in the 48 hours [...]
BURMA RELATED NEWS – NOVEMBER 16, 2010
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AFP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘ready to fight’ for disbanded party
AP – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi presses party’s case
Reuters – U.S. eyes talks with Myanmar after Suu Kyi release
Reuters – China says confident in Myanmar’s peace process
Yahoo News – Suu Kyi brings hint of change to Burma
Asian Correspondent – [...]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi presses party’s case
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi presses party’s case
AP
YANGON, Myanmar -Myanmar’s military government warned Tuesday against filing complaints over the Nov. 7 election — a move that could spell trouble for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has vowed to probe alleged voting irregularities.
The warning puts Suu Kyi on a possible collision course with the [...]
Legal or Not, A Civilian Government Must Work as A Civilian Government
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Min Khin Kyaw : 16-Nov-10
Well, now it’s time to think somewhat normally. Forget the military awhile and whoever controlling it. It’s time of civilian government and hopefully a new beginning. That is it’s time to start spending all income in the national reconstruction from being ruin to some dignified state. And [...]