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Tutu Dismisses Election as 'Charade' ()

In a message of encouragement to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, South African Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu said he looks forward to traveling to Rangoon... More

Tags: aung san suu kyi,desmond tutu,burma,junta,elections,election fraud

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No Sign of Progress in Burma (www.asiantribune.com)

Feelings are running high with people of Burma because of a sad story. Tin Tin Htwe, 38, from Bahan Township in Rangoon, reportedly died of a heart disease.

Tags: burma,monks,crackdown,prisoners

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Burma to buy Russian MiG planes (news.bbc.co.uk)

Russia has signed a contract to deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter planes to Burma, Russian media reports say.

Tags: burma,junta,russia,weapons sales

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Secret video reveals Burma's crackdown on monks (www.abc.net.au)

A hidden camera has provided a rare glimpse inside Burma's mental health system which is used to incarcerate opposition figures and politically active monks.

Tags: burma,democracy movement,resistance movement,aung san suu kyi,junta,monks,mental institutions,prisoners

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Kowtowing Holds Up Political Progress in Burma (www.irrawaddy.org)

Megalomania on the part of the authorities and obsequiousness on the part of the people who serve them are salient features of any authoritarian system, where signs of complete submission and personal... More

Tags: burma,democracy movement,resistance movement,aung san suu kyi,junta,indonesia

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British Firm Attacked Over Burma Dams (www.guardian.co.uk)

The British construction company that helped to build two dams in Burma has been condemned by human rights campaigners amid reports that the projects led to the forced relocation of villagers.

Tags: british,yeywa dams,burma,human rights,relocation

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Jetstar Denies Propping Up Burma's Junta (www.abc.net.au)

Budget airline Jetstar has rejected claims that airport fees paid to Burmese authorities are helping to support the country's military junta.

Tags: autrailia,junta,burma,jetstar,constructive engagement

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China’s Dilemma: Junta Oil and Wa Refugees? (www.irrawaddy.org)

As the October deadline nears for ethnic cease-fire groups to capitulate to the Burmese regime’s demands to join its border guard force, it appears unavoidable that, sooner or later, major fighting... More

Tags: burma,china,uwsa,junta

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Burma Documentary Shows Secret Struggle (www.radioaustralia.net.au)

A new documentary shows Burmese civilians recording anti-government protests in 2007, and smuggling the footage out to the rest of the world.

Tags: documentary film,burma,struggle

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