- - Family Disowned Young Burmese Journalist
- - Appeal to Thai PM to Extend Work Permits
- - Burma’s Supreme Court hears final Suu Kyi appeal
- - Myanmar forms national association to boost rice exports
- - India- Myanmar to hold secretary level talks from Tuesday
- - Burmese whistle-blowers sentenced to death – BBC source
- - Burma’s High Court Sets Date for Suu Kyi Trial
- - Myanmar junta hikes salaries ahead of election
- - Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear Suu Kyi’s appeal
- - Than Shwe Confounds His Peers
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01/19/10 7:49 AM
- Family Disowned Young Burmese Journalist
- Appeal to Thai PM to Extend Work Permits
- Burma’s Supreme Court hears final Suu Kyi appeal
- Myanmar forms national association to boost rice exports
- India- Myanmar to hold secretary level talks from Tuesday
- Burmese whistle-blowers sentenced to death – BBC source
- Burma’s High Court Sets Date for Suu Kyi Trial
- Myanmar junta hikes salaries ahead of election
- Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear Suu Kyi’s appeal
- Than Shwe Confounds His Peers
Family Disowned Young Burmese Journalist
January 19, 2010 |
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By NAI NAI/BANGKOK/IRRAWADDY NEWS: The family of Hla Hla Win, who was sentenced in December to 27-years imprisonment for attempting to smuggle information to the exiled media, had publicly disowned her because of her political beliefs. Read more… »
Appeal to Thai PM to Extend Work Permits
January 18, 2010 | Email This Post
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Irrawaddy News: Thirty-six human rights organizations in Thailand have sent an open letter to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva expressing concern about the possible mass deportation of migrant workers if the government fails to renew work permits scheduled to expire soon. Read more… »
Burma’s Supreme Court hears final Suu Kyi appeal
January 18, 2010 | Email This Post
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BBC News: Burma’s Supreme Court is hearing a final appeal against the extended house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more… »
Myanmar forms national association to boost rice exports
January 18, 2010 | Email This Post
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Earth Times, Yangon: Myanmar has created a new national rice industry association in an effort to boost the country’s rice exports to rival those of Thailand and Vietnam, media reports said Sunday. The Myanmar Rice Industry Association (MRIA) was created on January 12 as a national body uniting three existing separate associations – the Myanmar Rice and Paddy Traders’ Association, the Myanmar Rice Millers’ Association and the Myanmar Paddy Producers’ Association, the Myanmar Times reported. Read more… »
India- Myanmar to hold secretary level talks from Tuesday
January 18, 2010 | Email This Post
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Big News Network, New Delhi: India and Myanmar are holding secretary level talks in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw from Tuesday. Read more… »
Burmese whistle-blowers sentenced to death – BBC source
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BBC News: The officials were also found guilty of leaking information about military tunnels allegedly built in Burma by North Korea, a source in Burma said. Read more… »
Burma’s High Court Sets Date for Suu Kyi Trial
January 3, 2010 | Email This Post
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VOA News: A lawyer for Burma’s democracy leader says the Supreme Court will review Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against her house arrest Read more… »
Myanmar junta hikes salaries ahead of election
January 3, 2010 | Email This Post
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Earth Times: Myanmar’s junta raised the salaries of civil servants and military staff on January 1, ahead of a general election planned this year, official sources confirmed Sunday. “We have obtained information for the raise of our salaries from Nay Pyi Taw (the military’s capital) Read more… »