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Will ASEAN's charter cure Burma's ills? |
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by Salai Pi Pi
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Friday, 19 December 2008 16:08 |
(Analysis) The ten country bloc known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday of this week announced that its recently drafted charter has come into force.
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Burma and the farce of women's rights |
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by Myint Myat
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Thursday, 06 November 2008 15:31 |
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(Analysis) When I ask my Burmese friends about women's rights in Burma, they often joke that the Burmese military tortures both women and men equally. In fact, before colonization by the British, Burmese women enjoyed greater property rights and literacy rates than women in any country between Lebanon and Japan. |
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Cyclone Nargis leaves millions in misery six months later |
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by Larry Jagan
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 15:39 |
(Analysis) Six months after devastating cyclone Nargis struck Burma, more than a million people are still living in misery. There is an acute lack of clean water and growing fears of food shortages, while thousands remain living in makeshift shelters. And on top of that, there are increasing reports of human rights abuses.
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Burma's economy: Does sanctions hinder development? |
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by Mungpi
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 22:01 |
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(Analysis) Poverty and the slow-pace of economic development in Burma, which was once known as the 'Rice Bowl' of Southeast Asia, is not the result of the current economic sanctions imposed by western nations but because of the ruling junta's mismanagement and inept economic decision making, said an economic expert. |
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Undeterred: The People's Desire |
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by Mungpi
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 21:05 |
(Analysis) In an effort to prevent yet another peoples' uprising, Burma's military government has stepped up security measures, ordering police forces to remain overnight at local ward administrative offices, sources said...
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Analysis
"When we look at the next 20 years, I do not see this military mechanism having a smooth transition. But it is not to be discouraged but to understand the reality as it is," 
