The fate of Nobel peace prize winner peace and democracy activist Aang Sang Suu Kyi of Myanmar is in the hands of the junta.The latest development from the myanmar suggests that the ongoing trial ahs been postponed citing the reasons of administrative error.UN chief is on...
Many years ago I did a stint for Food not Bombs in San Francisco, while there I met a student activist from the Free Burma group. She was a cool gal. We were riding the bus back from taking the food...
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Burma's pro-democracy leader and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been detained at Insein prison in Rangoon and has been charged under section 22 of the State Protection...
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Its really wonderful that the disabled person are getting awards for there skills.on the ocassion of disabled day in mayanmar many disabled persons got the award." A total of 22 outstanding disabled persons in Myanmar were honored by the government for their wonderful...
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Pakistani police have arrested a taxicab driver for allegedly providing pick and drop facility to suicide bombers in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. "RAWALPINDI: A suspected handler of suicide bombers has been arrested from Rawalpindi on Thursday.According to the sources,...
Just ahead of anniversary of a military crackdown on the protest by Buddhist monks in the former capital Rangoon a suspected bomb blast outside the City Hall has been reported. And initial report confirms four people are injured.The explosion occurred around 10:30 a.m....
Military junta announced releasing of 9,002 prisoners on Tuesday. Now today Junta has announced to free seven political prisoner expecting them to participate in General election taking place in 2010. "Myanmar's junta has released at least seven...
It is begining or just an end, 19 year of jail has weakend him or prepared him for final solution.The spirit of freedom and constant struggle for that makes Win Tin a real winner." I will keep fighting...
" The people of Myanmar are marking exactly 20 years since a military crackdown on a student-led democracy uprising left an estimated 3,000 dead. But after last year's large-scale rallies that were also...
Offices of the pro Junta activists have been bombed today early morning. The group helps Burmese militia with its social welfare programme. " An explosion at dawn Tuesday rocked the office of a government-backed social welfare group whose members have been...
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The United Nations issued an urgent plea today to stress to the international community that more funding is still needed. The UN says it will be forced to ground helicopters that have been ferrying aid unless...
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"Myanmar — More than six weeks have passed since Cyclone Nargis swept through the Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar, leaving a trail of flattened villages and broken lives and arousing international sympathy...
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It's been more than a month since the cyclone that devastated burma hit, and the government has still not allowed the US and French military ships with aid docked just outside to come in. Now the US ship is leaving, and the Myanmar government has arrested yet another...
" Myanmar's most popular comedian, known for his jibes against the military regime and recently for helping cyclone victims, has been taken from his home by police, family members said Thursday.Maung Thura —...
The US Navy may remove its ships from Myanmar's coast as the military junta continues to stonewall aid efforts."Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he will make a decision within "a matter of days" to...
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