Myanmar: Burma's Ambassador Dr Aung Naing Suddenly Dies (www.ashinmettacara.org)

Burma's ambassador to Cambodia, Dr Aung Naing has died of stroke at approximately 5: 30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dr. Aung Naing was one of the personal doctors of military leader, Sen. Gen. Than Shwe and... More

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Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi vs Ryan Giggs (www.ashinmettacara.org)

At the end of September Burma's democracy leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and Manchester United star Ryan Giggs are...

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An Interview with Canadian musician Jeremy Ledbetter (www.ashinmettacara.org)

Trinidadian singer/songwriter David Rudder and Canadian producer/musician Jeremy Ledbetter have teamed up again to produce a musical homage to the struggle for peace, democracy and freedom of the... More

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Political prisoners nearly double in Burma: activists (www.mizzima.com)

Two human rights groups say the number of political prisoners in Burma has nearly doubled to over 2,000 in the past year and have urged the United Nations to pressure the ruling junta for their... More

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Burma's Muslim Rohingya Minority Dwell at the "Brink of Extermination" (www.thecuttingedgenews.com)

It is not often you meet someone who tells you that he is from “a people at the brink of extermination.” But the testimonies from refugees in a remote corner of southern Bangladesh, on the border... More

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Burma opposition figure arrested (news.bbc.co.uk)

A prominent political ally of the detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been arrested in Burma.

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One Year On In Burma (www.irishtimes.com)

INTERNATIONAL commemorations marking last year’s brutal suppression of the popular revolt against Burma’s generals in recent days have had to acknowledge the disappointing progress made since then... More

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Burma slams ‘unfair and immoral’ sanctions (english.dvb.no)

Burmese foreign minister U Nyan Win told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that Burma could enhance regional energy and food security if sanctions against the country were lifted.

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8 Bangladeshi Fishermen Handed Over by Burma (www.narinjara.com)

Eight Bangladeshi fishermen were handed over on Monday to Bangladesh by Burma's border security force, Nasaka, 20 days after being taken into Burmese custody, according to a local official.

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