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Latest Developments In Burma -NY Times Article
Myanmar Election Could Spark Rise In Refugees By REUTERS: January 6, 2010 MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) – The rubbish dump outside the Thai town of Mae Sot steams with rancid rotting fish and other debris, a squalid haven for hundreds of refugees from Myanmar that aid groups say could swell in size this year. Aid [...]
HRW Report – US Should Complete Policy Review
Burma: US Should Complete Policy Review Principled Diplomacy, Aid, and Targeted Sanctions Can Spur Change (New York, September 9, 2009) – The Obama administration should promptly conclude its Burma policy review and adopt initiatives to make its policies on diplomacy, sanctions and humanitarian aid more effective, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Secretary [...]
Sen. Jim Webb: Op-Ed “We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar”
By JIM WEBB EIGHT years ago I visited Myanmar as a private citizen, traveling freely in the capital city of Yangon and around the countryside. This lush, breathtakingly beautiful nation was even then showing the strain of its severance from the outside world. I was a guest of an American businessman, and I understood the [...]
China Still Getting In The Way
Respect Myanmar sovereignty, China says after trial Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:05am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) – The world should respect Myanmar’s judicial sovereignty following the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months in detention, China said on Wednesday, suggesting Beijing would not back U.N. action against the country. A court in Yangon handed [...]
The Truth Behind Aung San Suu Kyi’s Conviction
Judicial Terror The conviction of Burma’s opposition leader doesn’t show clemency or compromise; it’s a sign of the regime’s desperation. By Melinda Liu | Newsweek Web Exclusive Aug 11, 2009 Some people are saying that Aung San Suu Kyi’s verdict today—18 months of house arrest, commuted down from three years of hard labor—is a sign [...]
In Myanmar (Burma), Two Hidden Worlds
Amid privations, its regime prospers by trading with China and India By WALL SREET JOURNAL REPORTERS Naypyitaw, Myanmar This grandiose new city has four-lane highways that are largely empty, a gems museum with sapphires and a zoo with air-conditioned Arctic habitats for penguins. Government officials reside in high-security compounds that can’t be visited by foreigners. [...]
