Posted in Burma News on Aug 21st, 2011 No Comments »
The Irrawaddy – By KO HTWE Friday, August 19, 2011
Human rights violations committed by Burmese government troops in Lecha Constituency in Southern Shan State have been documented and sent to the cabinet of the new government by Sai Maung Tin, a Lower House MP from Lecha Township.
In his letter, he [...]
Posted in Feature Articles on Aug 21st, 2011 No Comments »
http://www.dictatorwatch.org/burmaconflictblog.html
BLOG: BURMA CONFLICT SITUATION REPORT
(www.dictatorwatch.org/burmaconflictblog.html)
1. Burma is in a state of war, and has been since January 1949. This is when Ne Win, who became the first modern dictator of the country, had his private army commit atrocities against the Karen people (Burma’s second largest ethnic group), and attack their political organizations [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Aug 21st, 2011 No Comments »
PDF – _564_ if You Really Want to Develop the Country%
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Posted in Poems in Burmese on Aug 20th, 2011 No Comments »
PDF – _563_ Don’t Get Into Boa’s Snake Charm
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Posted in Burma News on Aug 20th, 2011 No Comments »
New York Times – Aung San Suu Kyi Meets With Myanmar President
IRIN – MYANMAR: Food concerns rise for Kachin IDPs
RTT News – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi To Attend State-Sponsored Forum
RTT News – UN Human Rights Envoy To Visit Myanmar Next Week
The Age – After all this time, Burma’s Lady is not for [...]
Posted in Editorials & Op/Eds on Aug 20th, 2011 1 Comment »
The Union Perspective
Blue Print for Standing Together
Kanbawza Win
International Scene
Burma has been a pariah nation since 1988, shun by the civilized international community. The Burmese army is reviled domestically and around the world. This is galling to the men in uniforms and naturally these Generals want to sit smart in the community of the [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Aug 19th, 2011 No Comments »
PDF – _562_Bad Mouth Promissory Words
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Posted in Burma News on Aug 18th, 2011 No Comments »
AP – Myanmar’s president says country facing hardship
AP – Myanmar invites armed ethnic groups to peace talks
ABC Radio Australia – Burma’s diaspora cautious about regime’s invitation to return
ABC Radio Australia – Burmese refugees winners in Australia’s people swap deal
Asian Correspondent – Facebook’s ‘mini-revolution’ gains momentum in Burma
Asian Correspondent – False [...]
Posted in Cartoons & Humour on Aug 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Cartoon by Feraya.
Thein Sein welcoming back Burmese citizens who live in foreign countries to come back home to Burma.
The invitation is for them to work for the development of the nation.
Posted in WORLD Digest on Aug 17th, 2011 No Comments »
- Jaswant Singh
Jaswant Singh, a former Indian finance minister, foreign minister, and defense minister, is the author of Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence.
NEW DELHI – Like monsoon flurries, recent events in the Indian subcontinent have sent conflicting signals. Has Indian diplomacy finally awakened after its long summer siesta, or is this just [...]
Posted in Burma News on Aug 17th, 2011 No Comments »
Reuters – Myanmar papers lift slogans attacking foreign media
Asian Correspondent – Burma allows a visa to the UN Envoy this time, why?
ASIAONE – Taiwan’s opposition visits Aung San Suu Kyi
KETK 56 Tyler – Nacogdoches ISD to discuss preparations for Burmese students
Bernama – Indonesians Lead In Biometric Registration
Asian Tribune – Sri [...]
Posted in Feature Articles on Aug 17th, 2011 No Comments »
BURMA: Comprehensive peace deal possible through tripartite dialogue
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 13:09 Sai Wansai
By: Sai Wansai
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Fresh after the second meeting with minister Aung Kyi, the Pegu or Bago day trip visit of Aung San Suu Kyi have been a success, both in terms of [...]
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Aug 16th, 2011 No Comments »
KWAT Press Release on Growing Numbers of Displaced Kachin Suffer From Burmese Regime’s Blockage of Aid
Posted in WORLD Digest on Aug 16th, 2011 No Comments »
- Rakesh Mani
Rakesh Mani is a former investment banker and Teach for India Fellow.
NEW DELHI – Ernest Hemingway’s collection of stories, Men without Women, examines tense gender relationships. In a particularly poignant story, a young man convinces his partner to have an abortion, viewing their unborn child as a hindrance to the status [...]
Posted in WORLD Digest on Aug 16th, 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 – Central bank purists are confused. How can the European Central Bank, a Germanic institution, now be in the business of buying government bonds issued by five of its 17 members? Why is this [...]
Posted in Burma News on Aug 16th, 2011 No Comments »
AFP – US ‘encouraged’ by Myanmar’s allowing Suu Kyi to travel
UPI – Energy companies silent in Myanmar
Asian Correspondent – Shan urges Burma to value Panglong principles
VOA News – UN Rights Investigator to Visit Burma Next Week
IANS – Myanmar exempts commercial tax to promote export
ASIAONE – Woman gave birth in a taxi [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Aug 15th, 2011 No Comments »
PDF – _561_ the Biggest Turtle
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Posted in Burma News on Aug 15th, 2011 No Comments »
Reuters – Myanmar cuts export tax to help offset currency strength
New York Times – Myanmar Dissident Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Flood Victims
Aliran Online – Kachin women denounce Burmese Army offensive, atrocities
Asia Sentinel – Factional Fighting in Burma’s Military?
VOA News – Burmese Dissident Leader Draws Crowds Outside Rangoon
Strategy Page [...]