Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 21st, 2011 No Comments »
- Mohamed A. El-Erian
Mohamed A. El-Erian is CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, and author of When Markets Collide.
NEWPORT BEACH – I don’t know about you, but whenever I am in an airplane experiencing turbulence, I draw comfort from the belief that the pilots sitting behind the cockpit’s closed door know what to do. [...]
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Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2011 No Comments »
Sin Chew Jit Poh – US House renews Myanmar sanctions
AP – Myanmar set to privatize Yangon commuter train
AP – A look at the top issues at Asian security meeting
Asian Correspondent – Is Burma attempting to colonize Kachin state?
Bernama – Myanmar man gets jail, fine for bribery
The Nation – Search for [...]
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Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2011 No Comments »
Calcutta News.Net – Clinton pushes India to promote democracy in Myanmar
Asian Correspondent – Burma uses development as a weapon to smash ethnic rebels
Asian Correspondent – Burma opposition calls for dialogue on 64th Martyrs’ Day
Bangkok Post – Victims of first helicopter crash airlifted out
The Scotsman – Democracy supporters out in force on [...]
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Posted in Burma News on Jul 21st, 2011 No Comments »
Please find attached EBO’s 21st Political Monitor report.
21jul11 PM_No._21_-_20-07-11
All Political and Election Monitors as well as other information on the 2010 elections can be found on EBO’s Elections Page.
If you would like to be removed from or added to this list, please email bxl@euro-burma.be.
Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000 Brussels, Belgium [...]
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Posted in Poems in Burmese on Jul 20th, 2011 No Comments »
20jul11 PDF – _521_ the Life of Country Run Away Persons
Ko Ko Aung
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Posted in Poems in Burmese on Jul 20th, 2011 No Comments »
20jul11 PDF – _525_ One Time Earner SPD Lier
Ko Ko Aung
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20jul11 PDF – _523_ People and Government Hand to Hand
Ko Ko Aung
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20jul11 PDF – _524_ SPDC Treat Benefactor Ungrateful
Ko Ko Aung
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Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 20th, 2011 No Comments »
- Emma Bonino and Marco De Andreis
Emma Bonino is vice-president of the Italian Senate and a former European Commissioner. Marco De Andreis is Director of Economic Research at Italy’s customs agency and a former EU official.
ROME – The euro contagion triggered by Greece’s sovereign-debt crisis has now infected Italy. Silvio Berlusconi’s government, [...]
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Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 20th, 2011 No Comments »
- Kemal Dervis
Kemal Dervis, Turkey’s former minister of economic affairs and former head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is Vice President and Director of the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution.
WASHINGTON, DC – Greece’s GDP, at about $300 billion, represents approximately 0.5% of world output. Its [...]
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Posted in Poems in Burmese on Jul 20th, 2011 No Comments »
20jul11 PDF – _521_ the Life of Country Run Away Persons
Ko Ko Aung
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Posted in WORLD Digest on Jul 20th, 2011 No Comments »
- Allen Frances
Allen Frances MD was Chair of the DSM IV Task Force.
SAN DIEGO – Not long ago, autism was among the rarest of disorders, afflicting only one child in every 2,000-5,000. This changed dramatically with the publication in 1994 of DSM IV (the manual of psychiatric diagnosis widely used around the [...]
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KACHIN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION THAILAND
P.O.BOX 415, CHIANG MAI 50000, THAILAND
July 19, 2011
Press release by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand
Aid urgently needed for refugees fleeing spreading fighting and “orders to rape” in Kachin State
Over 16,000 refugees fleeing escalating fighting and systematic sexual violence in Kachin State and sheltering in [...]
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Posted in Burma News on Jul 19th, 2011 No Comments »
AP/CP – Suu Kyi leads supporters’ march in memory of her father, Myanmar independence hero Aung San
The Age – Burma ‘hit squad’ in Australia
The Age – More from Burma hit squad in Aust: refugee
Asian Correspondent – UN Commission of Inquiry should help decide Burma’s ASEAN fate
Monsters and Critics – ASEAN gives Myanmar [...]
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Dear Friends,
ALTSEAN-Burma has released a briefer titled “Post-election Burma: Impunity still reigns, women and children more vulnerable to crimes.”
19jul11 Post-Election Burma – Impunity Still Reigns Women and Children More Vulnerable to Crimes
Since the 7 November elections, Burma’s regime has continued to perpetrate crimes against humanity and war crimes with total impunity. Reports of serious [...]
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Posted in Burma News on Jul 19th, 2011 No Comments »
AFP – Suu Kyi ‘to attend’ Myanmar memorial for hero father
The Australian – I’m a war criminal, says Burmese refugee who claims to have carried out 24 executions
The Age – Burma refugee says he was a killer
Herald Sun – Australian Federal police to assess Burma war crime claim
Asian Correspondent – Burma [...]
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Posted in Burma News on Jul 19th, 2011 No Comments »
Updated July 18, 2011 22:34:55
Photo: Han has admitted to taking part in war crimes, saying he personally executed at least 24 “enemies” of the Burmese regime. (AAP Image: Mike Hedge)
A Burmese refugee living in Australia says he committed 24 executions while working undercover for the Burmese military regime and says he was involved in at [...]
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Posted in Feature Articles on Jul 17th, 2011 No Comments »
17jul11 KNLAjune1to18
http://www.dictatorwatch.org/KNLA/KNLAjune1to18.pdf
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