Posted in Articles in English on Feb 16th, 2008 1 Comment »
Rangoon University Students Union
RUSU
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The political movement and the struggle for national liberation have a unique character in Burma as the students were always seen as the mobilizing force at the forefront of the struggle for freedom of Burma. The student movement is inseparable from the historic struggle for Burma’s independence from both colonial power […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
Burmese Chinese
The Burmese Chinese or Chinese Burmese are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Burma (Myanmar).
Although the Chinese officially make up three percent of the population, this figure may be underestimated because of _
intermarriage between them and the ethnic Bamar,
and because of widespread discrimination against minorities (which compels many to declare […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 10th, 2008 No Comments »
AI Malaysia’s concern for
Refugees & Migrants
Amnesty International Malaysia
Every day people make decisions to leave their homes, communities and countries. Some leave because they are – · afraid for their lives, · and for the lives of their children · and loved ones. Others leave because their social or economic situation has compelled them to do […]
Posted in Statements on Dec 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
14 December 2007
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11335
OBV/677
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
SECRETARY-GENERAL,
IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE, STRESSES
migrants should not be seen as burden
but assets to society
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Migrants Day, observed 18 December:
Today marks the eighth International Migrants Day, an occasion that grows more meaningful with each […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 10th, 2007 No Comments »
Foreign workers face campaign of brutality
Posted by: Raja Petra
By Seth Mydans
International Herald Tribune
Kang Long, 43, is an ethnic Chin refugee from Myanmar, one of as many as three million foreign workers whose labor on farms, factories and construction sites and in service industries supports the economy of this bustling Southeast Asian nation. About […]