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Hip-hop Star Banished to Remote Prison

Yangon :: Myanmar | 11 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Seven political detainees, including popular hip-hop star Zayar Thaw, were transported to prisons in remote areas around Burma on Wednesday, said sources in Rangoon. Zayar Thaw, 27, who received a six-year prison sentence on November 20 for his participation...

Tags: national league for democracy, human rights, political detainee, freedom, Burma, prime minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, Myanmar, political prisoners, world leaders

Eye specialist examines Aung San Suu Kyi

Yangon :: Myanmar | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

An eye doctor has visited Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at her home, where she has been detained for most of the past two decades, her party said on Friday. The specialist accompanied the Nobel peace laureate's general physician and his...

Tags: burma, political detainee, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma Media Association, eye specialist, Ohn Kyaing

If Wishes Were Horses …

Posted by: BossKitty  | 

Austin :: TX :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 2

Myanmar hints at Suu Kyi release Myanmar's military government has hinted that it could free Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's detained opposition leader, within six months.    The suggestion, reportedly made by Myanmar's foreign minister,...

Tags: ASEAN, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Human Rights, Mismanagement, Myanmar, National League for Democracy, Politics, house arrest, political detainee

Burma cyclone survivors suffer food shortage

Singapore :: Singapore | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Almost a third of households in the cyclone-hit Irra­waddy delta say they have no food stocks, while a further fifth say they have just enough for a day, highlighting the urgent need for continuing food aid. The widespread shortage of food is one of the...

Tags: house arrest, political detainee, politics, foreign ministers, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, southeast asian, Singapore, ASEAN, leader aung

Burma ratifies Asean charter: Singapore minister

Singapore :: Singapore | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Military-ruled Burma has ratified a charter by Southeast Asian nations that aims to create an economic bloc of half a billion people, Singapore's foreign minister said in remarks published on Friday. "Burma has recently ratified it and will be announcing...

Tags: asean, political detainee, human rights, house arrest, Iran, Singapore, foreign minister, ministerial meeting, Tehran, Myanmar

Myanmar ratifies ASEAN charter: Singapore minister

Singapore :: Singapore | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Military-ruled Myanmar has ratified a charter by Southeast Asian nations that aims to create an economic bloc of half a billion people, Singapore's foreign minister said in remarks published on Friday. "Myanmar has recently ratified it and will be announcing...

Tags: political detainee, human rights, Myanmar, Singapore, political detainees, Burma, ASEAN, foreign ministers, Aung San Suu Kyi, senior southeast

Prince Charles meets Burmese students

London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

For the first time, Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday met students, alumni and staff from Prospect Burma, an educational trust that funds the education of young Burmese students. Prince Charles, next in line for the British throne and future king...

Tags: burma, political detainee, Prospect Burma, Burmese, Charles, Prince of Wales, Charles

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