Woman Military in Burma
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BURMA RELATED NEWS – JANUARY 05, 2011
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The Delta Optimist – Impassive Burma general keeps guard up
Daily News – Lanka donates corneas to Myanmar
US News Las Vegas – Myanmar’s swimming event kicks off in Yangon
Phayul – SEEKING THE POWER OF THE POWERLESS
The Malay Mail – Second school for Myanmar children
Lokyer & Brisbane Valley Star – Magic in [...]
Debt and Democracy
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 5th, 2011 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 [...]
Peace, Not Process
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- Daoud Kuttab
Daoud Kuttab is General Manager of the Community Media Network Palestine/Jordan, and a former professor of journalism at Princeton University.
RAMALLAH – The United States should stop pushing for the [...]
Buddha in Night Club
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05jan11 PDF – _411_ Buddha in Night Club
Ko Ko Aung
Myanmar People: Expectations and 2010 Elections (Part 1 & Part 2)
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Myanmar People: Expectations and 2010 Elections (Part 1 & Part 2)
05Jan11 Election Report Part 1
05jan11 Election Report Part 2
– Published by the Euro-Burma Office in cooperation with people in Myanmar who worked to make the 7 November 2010 elections as democratic, transparent and accountable as possible. We salute [...]
Is Cold War II Underway?
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 4th, 2011 No Comments »
- Yuriko Koike
Yuriko Koike, Japan’s former Minister of Defense and National Security Adviser, is now Chairman of the Executive Council of the Liberal Democratic Party.
TOKYO – Mesmerized by China’s vast military [...]
A New Democratic Agenda for Russia
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- Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was the last president of the USSR.
MOSCOW – When Russian President Dmitri Medvedev delivered his annual address to the Federal Assembly I was [...]
Industrial Policy Comes Out of the Cold
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- Justin Yifu Lin
Justin Yifu Lin is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics at the World Bank.
WASHINGTON, DC – One of the best-kept economic secrets was strongly reconfirmed in [...]
BURMA RELATED NEWS – JANUARY 04, 2011
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AFP – Myanmar says ‘aggressive countries’ seeking influence
AFP – India builds naval research centre
Pajamas Media – Burma: The World’s Next North Korea
VOA News – Burma Marks 63rd Independence Anniversary Amid Calls for Freedom
TAN Network – Karen Solider Nabbed after Hostage Drama
People’s Daily Online – Myanmar, India take supportive measures in [...]
December 2010 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin
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04jan11 December 2010 Burma Bulletin
Dear Friends,
Please find attached the December 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 December 2010 issue you will find:
* WikiLeaks and the junta
* War crimes in Eastern [...]
Even don’t want to buy Force to buy
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04jan11 PDF – _410 Even Don’t Want to Buy Force to Buy
Ko Ko Aung
2011 New Year Pray
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04jan11 PDF – _409_2011 New Year Pray
Ko Ko Aung
TBBC eLetter, Issue #12, Dec 2010 – Jan 2011
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04jan11 2011-01-eletter-12
Dear all,
The most recent TBBC eLetter, Issue #12, Dec 2010 – Jan 2011, should be attached. If not, you can download it and previous eLetters from http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/e-letter.htm.
Best wishes,
TBBC team
India’s Elites in Crisis
Posted in WORLD Digest on Jan 3rd, 2011 No Comments »
- Sanjeev Sanyal
Sanjeev Sanyal is the author of The Indian Renaissance: India’s Rise after a Thousand Years of Decline.
NEW DELHI – For a country with 1.2 billion people, India is ruled by [...]
BURMA RELATED NEWS – JANUARY 01-03, 2011
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Online Journal – Commentary: 10 great progressive moments of 2010
Summit Daily News – Burma: Bad government, great people
Mainichi Japan – Letter from Burma: Looking Back, Looking Forwards
Independent – Freedom from Fear, By Aung San Suu Kyi
Asia Times Online – Myanmar’s drug ‘exports’ to China test ties
The Malay Mail – Arrested [...]
Economist Intelligence Unit Country Report Myanmar – Main report: January 1st 2011
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03jan11 January 2011 Main Report
New Year Resolution
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Jan 3rd, 2011 No Comments »
03jan11 PDF – _408_ New Year Resolution
Ko Ko Aung