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Burmese websites attacked by hackers
Shanghai :: China | over 2 years ago
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Three Burmese news websites operated by activists and exiled journalists have been attacked by hackers on the anniversary of the Saffron Revolution. The sites' journalists believe the Burmese regime is behind the attacks. Websites operated by The
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Critics decry Norinco outlay on Ivanhoe’s Burmese mine
Monywa :: Myanmar | over 2 years ago
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Critics decry Norinco outlay on Ivanhoe's Burmese mine Chiang Mai (Mizzima) Critics of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines say that a recent report in Burma's state-controlled media that Chinese weapons firm Norinco is to spend nearly US$1 billion to develop the
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Democratic Voice of Burma: How the CIA bedded down in Burma – Joseph Allchin
Shanghai :: China | over 2 years ago
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US goals of peace, democracy and reconciliation in Burma.- US Congressional Statement, October 2009. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) chief was asked to come to the transmissions room in the US embassy in Rangoon. It was 1992 and Richard Horn had
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Canada urged to probe Ivanhoe over ‘arms-for-copper’ deal
Vancouver :: Canada | almost 3 years ago
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The deal was first reported by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), in which the Burmese regime was alleged to have exchanged copper from Monywa for howitzers built by Chinese weapon's manufacturer China North Industries Corporation (Norinco).
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Deception and denials in Myanmar
Bangkok :: Thailand | almost 3 years ago
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Myanmar's military government issued pro-forma denials after al-Jazeera aired an investigative report by the Oslo-based Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) alleging that Myanmar is attempting to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. But as the
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AI Launches Radio Campaign for Burma
Oslo :: Norway | almost 3 years ago
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AI called on its readers and members to donate 12.50 (US $18.50), which the London-based rights group said is the cost of one radio. Calling the campaign Break the Silence, AI said it hopes to collect enough donations to buy 4,000 radios, 60 walkie-
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Foreign Policy: Hapless doesn’t mean harmless – Christian Caryl
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | almost 3 years ago
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If you're interested in international security, I strongly recommend that you check out a new documentary titled Burma's Nuclear Ambitions. The film comes from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), an Oslo-based nongovernmental organization that has
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Secret Myanmar nuclear program underway, says defector
Yangon :: Myanmar | almost 3 years ago
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Myanmar accused of nuclear weapon aspirations A defector from Myanmar's military says that while he was a General in the army he saw first-hand that Myanmar was developing infastructure for the building of nuclear weapons. [read story] International
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Oil Companies Financing Nuclear Threat in Burma, Refusing Transparency
Bangkok :: Thailand | almost 3 years ago
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The world has a new nuclear threat on its hands; the first ever in Southeast Asia. Burma (Myanmar) is "mining uranium, converting it to uranium compounds for reactors and bombs, and is trying to build a reactor and or an enrichment plant that could
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PM's Party Granted Registration
Yangon :: Myanmar | almost 3 years ago
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Election Commission to contest in the upcoming general election, the state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported on Tuesday. Thirty-two of the 33 new parties which have applied for registration have been approved, and the remaining party is
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