Posted in Feature Articles on Apr 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Burmese Intellect in Exile (Part 2) Will Democracy ever come to Burma?
By Antonio Graceffo
“In Burma, the uprising could happen any time, and form anywhere. All of the people are angry. Now, we are afraid. But like a volcano, it could explode at any time.” Burmese intellect in exile.
Antonio: Why did SPDC release Aung San Suu [...]
Posted in Burma News on Apr 18th, 2011 1 Comment »
AP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi welcomes US envoy nomination
AP/CP – Suu Kyi cautiously optimistic that Obama envoy will help bring democracy to Myanmar
AFP – Obama nominates special representative on Myanmar
AFP – Myanmar gays seek Thai-style acceptance
ABC Radio Australia – US prepares doors to open in Burma
VOA News – Burma Sanctions Debated After Change in Government
Monsters [...]
Posted in Articles in English on Apr 18th, 2011 1 Comment »
o The Guardian, Saturday 16 April 2011
Burma’s tireless political campaigner talks about rebuilding the National League for Democracy, the revolutionary power of social media and her love of The Grateful Dead
But it has been enough to allow neo-liberal Western economists to call for compromise and the lifting of sanctions, accusing her of stubbornness. “They say [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Apr 18th, 2011 No Comments »
- Mohamed A. El-Erian
Mohamed A. El-Erian is Chief Executive of PIMCO and author of When Markets Collide. This article is based on a lecture he gave at Princeton University’s Center for Economic Policy Studies.
NEWPORT BEACH – Three years after the global financial crisis, the global economy remains a confusing place – and for good [...]
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BURMA
Shan community denounces atrocities against civilians
Published on April 12, 2011
Shan human rights groups on Tuesday denounced widespread atrocities against civilians inside Burma, one day after the Thai National Security Council (NSC) talk about repatriating more than 100,000 Burmese refugees back to the trouble-plague country.
The Shan community groups “strongly denounce the current [...]
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Apr 17th, 2011 No Comments »
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Apr 17th, 2011 No Comments »
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Ko Ko Aung
Posted in Documentary Photos on Apr 17th, 2011 No Comments »
FBR REPORT: 16 April, 2011
Dear friends,
The following is a photo essay by ethnic Arakan, Chin and Kachin FBR team members providing humanitarian relief in Western Burma. These teams risk their lives to help people oppressed by the Burma Army.
God bless you,
Western Burma FBR Teams
Displaced children living [...]
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Poison Letters and Septuagenarian Scoundrels
Dear Alumni
Not surprisingly, the dirty tricks streak in the DNA of the septuagenarian scoundrel is expressing in full again. It comes in the wake of a poison pen letter by one anonymous Gamani which is reminiscent of calls for Phyote Htoke Thut or attack articles often [...]
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Apr 15th, 2011 No Comments »
Dear All,
New government in Burma without Military uniform.
Best
Mr Creator
Posted in Articles in Burmese, Feature Articles on Apr 15th, 2011 No Comments »
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Please find attached EBO’s latest analysis paper No. 2/2011 – President Thein Sein’s Inaugural Speech.
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Please find attached EBO’s 13th Political Monitor report.
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All Political and Election Monitors as well as other information on the 2010 elections can be found on EBO’s Elections Page. [...]
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Khin Ma Ma Myo
Posted in WORLD Digest on Apr 14th, 2011 No Comments »
- Aryeh Neier
Aryeh Neier, the president of the Open Society Institute and a founder of Human Rights Watch, is the author, most recently, of Taking Liberties: Four Decades in the Struggle for Rights.
NEW YORK – Justice Richard Goldstone was condemned by many apologists for Israel’s human-rights record for his conclusion that Israel intentionally [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Apr 14th, 2011 No Comments »
- Ma Jian
Ma Jian’s most recent novel is Beijing Coma.
LONDON – The grim news that Ai Weiwei, perhaps China’s most famous contemporary artist, has been arrested and jailed – his family and friends have not seen or heard from him since – makes me think anew about Ai’s 100 million hand-painted porcelain [...]
Posted in Feature Articles on Apr 14th, 2011 No Comments »
http://mizzima.com/edop/opinion/5149-grasping-at-straws-icgs-latest-report-is-ill-informed-unsubstantiated-and-wrong-headed.html
Thursday, 14 April 2011 18:48 Benedict Rogers
The latest report from International Crisis Group (ICG), Myanmar’s Post-Election Landscape, is one of the most extraordinary documents I have read in a long time. Rarely have I seen such naïve and ill-considered analysis from an otherwise highly-respected and intelligent organisation.
Riddled with inconsistencies [...]
Posted in Burma News on Apr 14th, 2011 1 Comment »
AsiaNews.it – Bangkok wants to close Burmese refugee camps as it discusses the issue with Myanmar
Bangkok Post – Opinion: Conditions must be right for refugees to go
The Nation – EDITORIAL: Always looking for an excuse to get rid of refugees
The Nation – Border trade climbs 14.7% in two months
PR Newswire – [...]