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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The United States has urged ASEAN nations to convince Burma to hold transparent general elections as US President Barack Obama leaves ...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The cabinet of the Thailand government has approved construction of the second Thailand – Burma Friendship Bridge on Moei River to give a leg up to border trade...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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A veteran Burmese politician on Wednesday appreciated Switzerland’s commitment to support the United Nations arms embargo on Burma’s military regime, even as campaigners...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The New York-based Human Rights Watch on Wednesday named a Burmese human rights activist, Bo Kyi, among four winners of the 2009 Alison Des Forges Defender Award...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The consul officer of the United States embassy met detained citizen Kyaw Zaw Lwin in Rangoon’s Insein prison on Sunday, and appointed two lawyers to take up...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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Takkatho Tun Naung, a pioneer of Burmese modern music, died of a heart attack in Thu Kha Kabar, a special clinic in Rangoon, at about 8 p.m. on October 6. He was 64. In 1970,...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The ongoing conflict between the Burmese Army and ethnic armed groups and Thailand’s energy dependence on its neighbour has significantly affected Thai security policy...
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Source > MyanmaThadin
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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Bangladesh has requested Burma to take the initiative to open letters of credit (LCs) with its commercial banks directly instead of going through any third country,...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The Chairman of the Ethnic Nationalities Council in exile, a coalition of ethnic political organisations, on Monday made it abundantly clear that the Council’s position does not support...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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Burma’s ruling military supremo Snr Gen Than Shwe, who was scheduled to pay a two-day visit to the Irrawaddy Delta, has postponed his trip to mid-October, at the eleventh hour,...
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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Thousands of women in Burma suffer daily at the hands of the ruling military junta. Rape, sexual violence, forced labor, torture, imprisonment and forced relocation are common ordeals.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta launches a worldwide petition for democracy in Burma, which also calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of the election due sometime in 2010.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The UN secretary-general writes to Snr-Gen Than Shwe expressing concern over the lack of progress in restoration of democracy in Burma and emphasizing the need for a credible and transparent election later this year.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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Rape victims seeking justice in Cambodia face serious obstacles such as police who demand bribes before making an arrest.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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The Burmese prime minister was scheduled to visit Muse on the Sino-Burmese border on Tuesday amid the junta\'s increased pressure on ethnic cease-fire groups to transform into border guard forces.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:12
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Burma\'s ruling junta will appoint the commission that will have final say over the country\'s first elections in two decades.
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Source > Aung Hla Tun/Reuters
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 22:01
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Faced with a shortage of small banknotes, people in Myanmar are resorting to bartering cigarettes, shampoo and other items. The bartering illustrates the effects of sanctions on one of the world's most isolated ...
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Source > BA KAUNG/The Irrawaddy
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:47
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Rangoon factory workers ended their sit-in strike on Wednesday evening after negotiations with their employers. However, tension remains high, according to sources in Rangoon...
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Source > SAW YAN NAING/The Irrawaddy
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:38
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While there are improvements in the Irrawaddy delta region, challenges still remain, according to a report released by the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) on Wednesday...
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Source > Min Thet/Mizzima News
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:35
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Fear of strikes by workers spreading has forced some factory managements in Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone to declare a holiday, an industrial zone official said...
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