News Source: Zee News
| about 1 month ago
Junta chief Updated on Saturday, October 10, 2009, 14:41 IST Yangon: Myanmar's military supremo has confirmed that a General Election is scheduled for 2010, state media reported on Saturday. "Elections will be systematically held in 2010 for...
News Source: Asian Tribune
| about 1 month ago
It is neither sanction nor engagement by itself that has hampered the democratization process in Burma, but the conflicting approaches...Neither are the sanctions of the Western nations producing the intended results. Engagement or appeasement is...
News Source: The Age
| about 1 month ago
A renewed global campaign by activists has reignited the debate, writes Sarah Thomas. Sean Turnell came across a telling image of Burma on a trip to Mae Sot on the Thai-Burmese border in July. While the debate rages over the ethics of encouraging...
News Source: BurmaNet
| about 1 month ago
Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is not a saint; she is more than a saint. Since Suu Kyi entered politics in 1988, Burma’s international profile has risen from relative obscurity to the status of one of the world’s most...
News Source: BurmaNet
| about 1 month ago
Saskatoon, Canada — Nay Myo Hein and his common-law wife couldn’t sleep Friday night. The Saskatoon man was scheduled for deportation to his native Myanmar, also known as Burma, this week. Supporters believed that as an army military deserter in...