Sunday 5th February, 2012
US scrambles back into Burma in a race for influence
Photo: Getty Images THE Americans are returning to Burma. Jostling in hotel lifts with Chinese engineers who are here to build pipelines across Burma are new faces: US senators, business leaders and ...
VOA editorial calls for political prisoners’ freedom
The continued detention of more than 1,000 prisoners of conscience remains a major concern. The government of Burma has taken several steps toward government reform and becoming a more open nation. ...
The Associated Press: Suu Kyi galvanizes once-repressed Myanmar politics – Aye Aye Win, Todd Pitman
DAWEI, Myanmar -- Euphoric seas of supporters waved opposition party flags and offered yellow garlands. They lined crumbling roads for miles and climbed atop trees, cars and roofs as Aung San Suu ...
International Herald Tribune: Drive time in Myanmar – Mark McDonald
BurmaNetAung San Suu Kyi recorded a message upon receiving the Global Vision Award from the Asia Society. Encouraged by recent developments, she spoke of Myanmar being "on the verge of making a ...
AJC Calls UN Human Rights Report a Damning Indictment of Assad Regime
Interest! AlertNEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC urged the UN Security Council to convene soonest to adopt the strongest possible measures against Syria, following a damning report on ...
Myanmar poll a 'key test' of reform: UN envoy
West AustralianYANGON (AFP) - A top United Nations envoy on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Myanmar but said by-elections would be a "key test" of the army-backed regime's commitment to reform.UN ...
UN envoy says Myanmar may allow election observers
The Seattle TimesA U.N. human rights envoy said Sunday that Myanmar is considering letting foreign observers monitor April elections that are viewed as crucial for gauging the nation's much-heralded democratic ...
Pratt victorious in Burma Open playoff
SBSAustralia's Kieran Pratt won his first Asian Tour title at the Burma Open on Sunday with a birdie on the second playoff hole after the regulation four rounds ended in a three-way ...
Suu Kyi: the honorable member of Parliament
Mizzima News(Commentary) - Kawhmu Township on the edge of Rangoon will have the historic honour of electing Aung San Suu Kyi a member of the Burmese Parliament on April 1. A spokesman for the National League of ...
Asia Generating More Than Half of Online Attacks Observed Across Akamai Platform
Interest! Alert, the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today released its Third Quarter, 2011 State of the Internet report, ...
Ukraine & Poland are Top Travel Destination in Europe in 2012 - CNN
Interest! AlertKYIV, Ukraine, January 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The editorial board of the CNN special project - CNN Go, has published the list of the most attractive travel destinations in 2012. The Top 3 ...
ICT exhibition to be held in Yangon
People's DailyAn information and communication technology (ICT) exhibition will be held in Yangon next month, aimed at empowering people with IT knowledge and enabling them to get in close touch with modern IT ...
Pratt claims Myanmar Open
sportal.com.auAustralian Kieran Pratt birdied the second play-off hole to win his first Asian Tour title at the Myanmar Open in Singapore on Sunday.Pratt, compatriot Adam Blyth and Thailand's Kiradech ...
Myanmar's ambitious Dawei project faces uncertainty
General SourcesDAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Dusty roads and makeshift offices are the only hints of the ambitious $50 billion project slated for the thick jungles near Myanmar's southern city of Dawei, billed ...
Burma to introduce electronic visa applications
General SourcesRangoon - Burma will introduce an electronic visa application system next month to facilitate visits to the once isolated state, news reports said Sunday. "We are trying to introduce an ...
Burma: Homelands confiscation continues in Arakan
Green Left OnlineMap of the 36 Rohingya villages of the Kyauktaw township in the western Burmese Arakan state along the Kaladan River. Early in January, the Sa-Ka-Kha-9 military division based near the ancient Falom ...
Australians in Burma for business talks
ABC AustraliaBurma A group of Australians is in Burma for one of the first major business and academic gatherings since the Asian nation reopened its borders.Burma shifted to civilian rule in 2011, and is ...
Empire Post Media Contracts to Develop Multiple Entertainment Products Based on WWII Story 'In Searc
Interest! Alertannounces that it has entered into a contract to explore the a potential for a variety of media products based on the treatment "In Search of Yamashita's Gold," a true story about the ...
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