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Singapore: Singapore Urges Myanmar To Reconcile With Rivals
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged his Myanmar counterpart Tuesday (17 March) to reconcile with opponents, just hours after the ruling military junta cracked down on several pro… more →
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The Burmese struggle for democracy
nileenams wrote 1 day ago: International pressure on Burmese junta to give up anti-democratic rule and open political dialogue … more →
Pedro's Story. Peruvian Roots And Gold
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Man of Roma wrote 6 days ago: Andean Machu Picchu, Peru. Click for credits and larger picture [Second and last part of Pedro's sto … more →
Election is the key to reconciliation in Burma
southasiaspeaks wrote 1 week ago: Editorial – Bangkok Post After many years of what seemed an intractable situation in Burma, th … more →
Engaging the Junta: Strategic Diplomacy or Wasted Breath?
gpmanson3 wrote 2 weeks ago: By G.P. Manson This week in Myanmar (formerly Burma), Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian an … more →
VIDEO Al-Jazeera: China Bets Big on Guinea's Bauxite
$7 billion Chinese mining deal gives boost to Guinea military junta, analysts say
coalmountain wrote 1 month ago: JOHANNESBURG — Reviled internationally for gunning down unarmed pro-democracy protesters last month, … more →
Petition of the Day: Free Aung San Suu Kyi
freeamandafreenigel wrote 1 month ago: Nobel Peace Prize winner and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 months … more →
POLITICS-BURMA: Monks Silent and Simmering Two Years After Revolt
monkswb wrote 1 month ago: Article by Larry Jagan BANGKOK, Sep 28 (IPS) – Burma’s monks are silent but seething with ange … more →
France threatens total pull-out from Guinea
fleurdelys wrote 1 month ago: afrol News, 29 September – France has taken tougher measures against Guinea, announcing the su … more →
Protesters Shot in Guinea
Betsy Burtner Schuurman wrote 1 month ago: 58 people are dead after security forces fired on protesters in the African nation of Guinea today. … more →
Free Aung San Suu Kyi, Prisoner of Conscience
sarahjblige wrote 3 months ago: Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 14 of the last 20 years as a prisoner, though she has not committed any c … more →
Looking Forward: Elections in Myanmar
Betsy Burtner Schuurman wrote 3 months ago: Myanmar, a country in southeast Asia formerly called Burma before it was renamed by the military jun … more →
World focus on Burma (13-8-2009)
Lwin Aung Soe wrote 3 months ago: . US senator to meet Myanmar’s top leaders US official to meet Myanmar’s top leader Suu … more →
Women Who Are So Loved By Their People
secondlady wrote 3 months ago: Filipinos have Cory as their icon of democracy. Burmese on the other look at Suu Kyi as their inspir … more →
Corazon C. Aquino, 1986 -
powrpuff wrote 3 months ago: Growing up in the Philippines in the ’80s was fun. I remember the endless bus rides, the long … more →
BURMA - Another menacing nation
quierosaber wrote 3 months ago: A NEW MEMBER OF THE AXIS OF EVIL? Burma, also known as Myanmar, is regarded as one of the world’s mo … more →
Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country
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tomseymour wrote 4 months ago: The Saffron Stand A Burmese man, stood in front of a government building in the capital Rangoon, unf … more →
NEWS: Burmese Pagoda Inauspiciously Collapses
Natalie C Winslow wrote 5 months ago: The wife of Myanmar’s supreme leader, Senior General Than Shwe, blessed the Danok pagoda in a ceremo … more →
Thailand: Recent arrivals from Myanmar
shahrulpeshawar wrote 5 months ago: This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations pre … more →
