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Zarganar: AI's Secret Policeman's Ball (March 4) |
| In this clip: Liam Neeson introduces Burmese comedian Zarganar who was put in jail in 2008 for criticising Burma\'s govenment.Stand up for free speech. Join Amnesty at http:///www.amnesty.org.uk/secret |
| Date: 16 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 2130 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 4.2 |
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Burma's Exiled Activists Consider Going Back |
| During decades of political repression in Burma, many activists fled abroad, building lives in exile while working for democratic change. Despite Burma\'s political reforms over the past year, many remain reluctant to move back. Reporter Steve Sandford spoke with Burmese activists living in northern Thailand. |
| Date: 12 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 964 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Poland's FM Radoslaw Sikorski and Aung San Suu Kyi hold a press conference |
| Poland\'s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi hold a press conference at her home in Rangoon on Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
| Date: 11 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 1373 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 3.5 |
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EP President Sculz meets with Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann |
| Schulz on the meeting with U Shwe Mann, Speaker of the Lower House of Burma |
| Date: 11 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 1212 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Asia's Water Wars |
| Brahma Chellaney, author of Water: Asia\'s New Battleground, says China controls the spigot for much of Asia\'s water. |
| Date: 08 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 965 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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SE Asia media under fire |
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| Date: 07 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 853 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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U.S. Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Aung San Suu Kyi hold a press conference at her home in Rangoon |
| Melanne Verveer, U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women\'s Issues and Aung San Suu Kyi holding a news conference at her home in Rangoon on Sunday, May 6, 2012 |
| Date: 06 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 1105 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Democracy Icon Enters Parliament |
| Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has completed a remarkable journey from political prisoner to parliamentarian. |
| Date: 04 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 1214 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Chinese Company Bets Big On Laos Casino Project |
| Near the famed golden triangle where Laos, Thailand and Burma meet, a Chinese company plans to turn huge tracts of jungle and farmland once associated with the opium trade into a tourism magnet. The company, Kings Romans, says it is building a new economy, anchored in part by a glittering new casino. VOA\'s Daniel Schearf reports from Bokeo, Laos. |
| Date: 04 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 843 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Burma-China Pipelines Bring Benefits, Complaints |
| In Burma, workers are building one of the most lucrative foreign-funded development projects in the country\'s history. Twin oil and gas pipelines will stretch from Burma\'s west coast to its northeast border and into energy-hungry China. They are expected to earn Burma about $1 billion per year, but, as VOA\'s Daniel Schearf reports from Mandalay, not everyone is a supporter. |
| Date: 04 May 2012 - Added by: Mizzima News |
| Views: 755 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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