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Vote NO, We will Win
The Referendum explained to The World
Burmese Military’s Constitution: Perpetual Military Authoritarianism
The four R in this referendum
The Theatre of Burma
Referendum: “NO” momentum
In a kind of Darkness
To Change The Course Of The Burmese Generals
The Draft Constitution of Burma’s Military Rulers
The people of Burma have no alternative
The True Colours of the […]

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By WAYNE ARNOLD
Published: November 21, 2007
SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 — Southeast Asian leaders signed a charter here on Tuesday that was drafted as a watershed document to bind the region together in a European-style economic community, but the pact has instead exposed the sharp divisions over one of its members, Myanmar.
The Asean charter establishes […]

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An Asean timeline for Myanmar
Wednesday, 21 November 2007 :: Kazi Mahmood
SINGAPORE (WFOL) Alienating the Myanmar will make it harder for the Asean in its aim at becoming an EU style block. Myanmar should remain a member of the Asean and it should be given a democratic ‘road map’ timeline by the Asean. The […]

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By JIM GOMEZ,
AP
Posted: 2007-11-21 04:27:41

SINGAPORE (AP) - The president of the Philippines took a parting shot at Myanmar’s junta Wednesday, deploring the pace of democratic reforms in the Southeast Asian nation as she hastily returned home to oversee preparations for a looming tropical storm.
“Let me be very clear. We … remain concerned about the pace […]

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By EDITH M. LEDERER,
AP
Posted: 2007-11-21 01:02:38

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. General Assembly committee approved a draft resolution Tuesday strongly condemning the Myanmar government’s crackdown on peaceful protesters and calling on the military junta to immediately release political prisoners.
The vote in the assembly’s human rights committee was 88-24 with 66 abstentions. The resolution now needs […]

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By WILLIAM FOREMAN,
AP
Posted: 2007-11-21 02:37:46

SINGAPORE (AP) - There were hopes that China could use its growing clout this week at a summit of Southeast Asian leaders to get Myanmar to end an often brutal crackdown on dissent and allow reforms in the isolated, impoverished nation.
But the expectations for progress with Myanmar quickly fizzled at the […]

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By EILEEN NG,
AP
Posted: 2007-11-20 04:55:26
SINGAPORE (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders adopted Tuesday a blueprint to transform the region into a European Union-style economic bloc that can counter China and India - though analysts warn of a tough road ahead.
The roadmap sets targets and timelines to fuse the 10 disparate economies of the Association of Southeast […]

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
From JOTMAN

Leaders of ASEAN, these Burmese monks have a message for you.
This is the first report of the escape of these monks to appear in the […]

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AP
Posted: 2007-11-20 04:23:14

SINGAPORE (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders adopted Tuesday a landmark charter to integrate the region as a legal organization bound by one set of rules, but failed to include a mechanism for enforcing human rights.
The charter only calls for a new agency to review human rights among the members of the 40-year-old Association […]

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AP
Posted: 2007-11-20 02:26:34

SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Kyodo) - Japan on Tuesday expressed its dissatisfaction over Myanmar’s failure to fully account for the fatal shooting of a Japanese journalist in September, with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura warning his counterpart that Tokyo may further cut aid to Myanmar depending on its handling of the matter.
In talks with Myanmar […]

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AP
Posted: 2007-11-19 13:11:56

SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Kyodo) - (EDS: ADDING MORE INFO)
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to abandon earlier plans to have U.N. special adviser Ibrahim Gambari brief either the ASEAN Summit or the broader East Asia Summit on the political situation in […]

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Posted: 2007-11-19 11:10:12

SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Kyodo) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations late Monday issued a special statement on the political situation in Myanmar, seeking the release of political prisoners and national conciliation.
The statement was made public by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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By CONSTANT BRAND,
AP
Posted: 2007-11-19 08:18:54

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union nations increased the pressure on Myanmar’s Asian neighbors on Monday to apply tougher measures against the country’s military leaders to force democratic reforms and talks with opposition groups.
A meeting of EU foreign ministers gave their final go-ahead to implement several additional European sanctions against the […]

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AP
Posted: 2007-11-19 10:50:48
SINGAPORE (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders on Monday abruptly canceled a scheduled address by U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Myanmar after the military-ruled country objected to the perceived interference by the United Nations during an annual summit of Asian leaders.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had invited Gambari to address the East Asian […]

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AP
Posted: 2007-11-19 10:27:29
SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Kyodo) - Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations decided here Monday that U.N. special adviser Ibrahim Gambari should not give any briefing at the ASEAN or East Asia summits on his assessment of ways to defuse the tense political situation in Myanmar, according to informed sources.

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