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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
Submitted 9 days ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |
Tin Aye: A Military Tycoon (www.irrawaddy.org)
Submitted 2 months ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |
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.
Submitted 2 months ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |
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.
Submitted 2 months ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |
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.
Submitted 3 months ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |
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
Submitted 3 months ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |
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.
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Burma | 0 Comments |
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.
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Burma | 0 Comments |
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
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Burma | 0 Comments |
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.
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Burma | 0 Comments |
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