Myths versus Realities
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Reconciliation Needed for a United Burma
Posted in Articles in English on Mar 17th, 2010 No Comments »
By NAW MAY OO
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=18051
Historians know well that every story has many sides, many aspects, and many dimensions to explore. When a story is about such a topic as faith or politics, emotions can quickly become charged.
Politics and history often intertwine, and inextricably connect, as individuals advocate for beliefs and ideas important to [...]
CSW & BURMAINFO RETURN FROM THAILAND-BURMA BORDER WITH FRESH EVIDENCE OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Posted in Articles in English on Mar 12th, 2010 No Comments »
09 March, 2010
CSW & BURMAINFO RETURN FROM THAILAND-BURMA BORDER WITH FRESH EVIDENCE OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
A Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and BurmaInfo (Japan) team returned from a fact-finding visit to the Thai-Burmese border last week with fresh evidence of gross human rights violations in eastern Burma that amount to “crimes [...]
U.S. BURMA POLICY – THE CURTAIN PARTS
Posted in Articles in English on Mar 5th, 2010 1 Comment »
DICTATOR WATCH
(www.dictatorwatch.org)
Contact: Roland Watson, roland@dictatorwatch.org
March 4, 2010
I have previously commented that nations regularly have multiple foreign policies on any given issue: The policy that the leaders announce publicly, for show, and the real policy that is kept secret behind closed diplomatic doors. For example, for the United [...]
The Struggles of Dalai Lama and Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted in Articles in English on Mar 4th, 2010 No Comments »
March 04, 2010 By Nehginpao Kipgen
There are a number of similarities the two individuals share in common that have earned them international respect. http://www.thebangl adeshtoday. com/archive/ March%2010/ 4-3-2010. htm#viewpoints
The politics of a nation is strengthened by the participation of the people who run the government and the opposition who [...]
Reality Check: Burma’s Oscar Moment
Posted in Articles in English on Mar 4th, 2010 No Comments »
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/03/03/reality_check_burmas_oscar_moment?print=yes&hidecomments=yes&page=full
Forget Avatar, The Hurt Locker, and all the rest for a minute. Here’s the story of the film that deserves to win big.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 3, 2010
Over the next few days we’re going to be hearing a lot about big blue aliens and George Clooney and bomb-disposal experts in the Iraq war. [...]
For Us Surrender Is Out of the Question
Posted in Articles in English on Mar 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
Living with the crazy, fearless young men who risk life and limb to document Burma’s genocide.
— By Mac McClelland
March/April 2010 Issue
“DO YOU WANT A CIGARETTE?” I ask Htan Dah, holding up a pack of Thai-issue Marlboros. We are sitting on opposite sides of a rectangular table, talking over the spread: [...]
Burma’s continued tricks: the same old story
Posted in Articles in English on Feb 19th, 2010 No Comments »
The Nation – Published on February 19, 2010Opinion EDITORIALBurma’s continued tricks: the same old story
The junta will delay and rig its proposed election once international observers are out of the way
No country in the world today spends more time hatching new political ploys, on a day to day basis, to fool the world, as much [...]
World must not be misled by Burma’s sham elections
Posted in Articles in English on Feb 13th, 2010 No Comments »
The Nation – Published on February 13, 2010 : Opinion
THIS WEEK in 1947, our ethnic leaders signed the historic Panglong Agreement, which envisioned a free Burma in which our people could live together in peace. Within a year, Burma gained its independence from the British. Yet, half a century later, Burma is still not [...]
Burma’s ethnic minorities the key to peace
Posted in Articles in English on Feb 12th, 2010 No Comments »
By NEHGINPAO KIPGEN February 12, 2010
http://www.smh. com.au/opinion/ politics/ burmas-ethnic- minorities- the-key-to- peace-20100211- nunj.html
A Karen boy near a ruined church. Burma’s ethnic groups, such as the Karen, are the key to the country’s future. Photo: AP
Today (February 12) is the 63rd anniversary of Burma’s “Union Day”. It was this day in 1947 when 23 representatives [...]
Understanding Burma’s ‘Union Day’
Posted in Articles in English on Feb 11th, 2010 No Comments »
February 11, 2010 By NEHGINPAO KIPGEN http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=17784
On Friday, Burma will celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Union Day. It was on this day in 1947 when 23 representatives from the Shan states, the Kachin hills, the Chin hills and Aung San, the head of the interim Burmese government, signed an agreement in Panglong in Shan State [...]
Nelson Mandela’s Captive Audience: My Hero, Page by Page
Posted in Articles in English on Feb 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Briefing: From UN Watch in Geneva Vol. 217 | February 8, 2010
Link to this briefing: http://www.unwatch.org/cms.asp?id=934316&campaign_id=63111
The New York Times published the op-ed below by Burmese dissident Ko Bo Kyi, one of many human rights heroes who will be gathering on March 8-9, 2010, for the 2nd Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy. In what will [...]
January 2010 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin
Posted in Articles in English on Feb 1st, 2010 1 Comment »
01Feb10 January 2010 Burma Bulletin
Dear Friends,
Please find attached the January 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 January 2010 issue you will find:
* SPDC’s economic mismanagement
* 2010 elections news
* Military [...]
Engagement the way forward on Burma
Posted in Articles in English on Jan 27th, 2010 No Comments »
By NEHGINPAO KIPGEN
January 22, 2010
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/engagement-the-way-forward-on-burma-20100122-mpt9.html
Photo: Ben Doherty
On January 20 last year, the first African-American was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. I was one among the hundreds of thousands of people braving the wintry weather at the National Mall in the heart of Washington, DC.
Like millions around the [...]
Junta’s electoral law: More deception ploy afoot than surprise element
Posted in Articles in English on Jan 26th, 2010 No Comments »
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 14:51 : by-Sai Wansai : S.H.A.N.
The making public of junta’s electoral law, governing 2010 elections, looks more and more like a circus clown pulling out pigeons and rabbits out of the hat, at unexpected time. It is meant to surprise the people of Burma and international community.
While the intended surprise element [...]
Ethnic tension and minority perspective on Burma’s problems
Posted in Articles in English on Jan 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
By Nehginpao Kipgen
Asian Tribune – April 25, 2008
http://www.kukiforu m.com/component/ content/article/ 261.html
When exploring the probable solution for the Union of Burma’s problems, any analysis based exclusively on the present political development is inconclusive. Burma has never been an ethnically and politically unified country since independence from the British in January 1948.
Nehginpao Kipgen speaking [...]
The Other Ticking Nuclear Clock
Posted in Articles in English on Jan 20th, 2010 No Comments »
The Other Ticking Nuclear Clock
Rajeev Sharma : The Diplomat
January 19th 2010
Reports that Burma’s military junta has received assistance with constructing nuclear facilities from North Korea and Pakistan are causing a headache for Indian strategists, reports Rajeev Sharma. And, although global attention is fixed firmly on Tehran and Pyongyang, the ticking of this newest nuclear [...]
Resilience in Karen State, Burma. January 2010
Posted in Articles in English on Jan 18th, 2010 No Comments »
FBR REPORT: Karen State, Burma 16 January, 2010
Dear friends.The following is a photo essay that reflects what we see here in Northern and Western Karen State. We are on our fourth month of missions here and there is more good news than bad.
There is all around us [...]