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There is no let up in the criticism from Burma's main opposition party – the National League for Democracy – on the United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari's latest visit to Burma. It is firm in its belief that he had 'wasted precious time' by me...
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In a campaign that seeks to challenge the legitimacy of the Burmese military junta's membership of the United Nations, opposition political parties in exile said they will send letters urging the UN to reconsider the junta's representation at the General ...
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A total of 35 student leaders of the 88 Generation Students were produced for trial inside Rangoon's notorious Insein prison for the first time on Wednesday.
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With the decline in the number of tourists to Burma, sales of gems and precious stones have dipped to an all time low, jewelry shop owners in Rangoon said.
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Burma's detained opposition leader and democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi continues to refuse food deliveries, even after nearly two weeks of receiving her last supply on August 15, her party leaders said.
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A left-wing political party of New Zealand on Friday said the country's free trade deal with ASEAN, which has military-ruled Burma as a member, is a 'disgrace' and a 'slow motion disaster' for workers in New Zealand and in Burma.
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Twenty seven Burmese children fell ill from food poisoning after eating physic nuts in 2007, a Rangoon based weekly journal reported.
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Burma's democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the 38th most powerful woman in the world, according to Forbes magazine.
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As news of democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's refusal to accept food supplies spreads among people, Burmese junta authorities are taking no chances. It rearrested five supporters of her party yesterday from their homes in Hlaing Thar Yar Township. The...
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Pirated VCDs and DVDs have dealt a body blow to the Burmese music industry. Singers and producers in Burma are unanimous in their complaint that the distribution of pirated VCDs and DVDs in former capital Rangoon and other areas is resulting in huge finan...
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Arab Insurance group (ARIG) has announced pulling out of Burma's insurance market after campaigners pointed out that its presence in the market helps the military rulers of the country profit, Burma Campaign UK said.
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Burma's Foreign Minister Nyan Win will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday evening to attend the foreign ministers meet of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
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Chaos laced with loss of revenue prevails following a new order by Rangoon's Mayor where outdoor advertising companies are being forced to remove all advertising hoardings ...
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A Cambodian Parliamentarian on Wednesday called on the Secretary Generals of the United Nations and Association of Southeast Asian Nations to fulfill their promise on Burma ...
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A fund raising concert for famine victims in Chin State will be held this evening in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Chin singers Sone Thin Parr, San Pii, Zam Nu from Burma and Mee Mee and Mar Som from Mizoram State, India will perform at the show from 6 t...
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United Nations Special Envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, today concluded a meeting with the President of Indonesia concerning his ongoing efforts toward brokering a political solution to the fractured country.
United Nations Special Envoy to Burma, Ib...
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The Myanmar Airways International, one of the few international airlines in Burma will hire a Fokker-100 aircraft from AirBagan, another airline, for its Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur flights.
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Irate protesters in Thailand stormed the Government House on Tuesday and seized the state television station.
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A high pitched demand has been tabled by the Rakhine State, Tungup Township National League for Democracy (NLD) that the military junta release all political prisoners before the fist anniversary of the Saffron Revolution. The demand was made on August 23...
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Burma's main opposition party – the National League for Democracy – on Monday lambasted the United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari for praising the activities of the 'Tripartite Core Group' saying the diplomat failed to see beyond the junta's pr...
