In search of a Burmese rebel leader (news.bbc.co.uk)
After flying half-way across the world I finally arrived at a rebel camp on the Thai-Burmese border on my quest to track down the elusive leader of the Pao National Liberation Army, Khun Thurein.
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Burmese Monks Call for Peace (english.ntdtv.com)
Today is the International Day of Peace, but it's also the second anniversary of an uprising against Burma’s military junta led by Buddhist monks.
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Webb Goes on the Record on Burma (www.weeklystandard.com)
Josh Rogin sat down with Senator Jim Webb last week and tried to get some answers on Burma. According to Webb, everything that's been written about his botched Burma diplomacy is wrong, a lie, a... More
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Aung San Suu Kyi has low blood pressure (www.mizzima.com)
Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from low blood pressure, her doctor said, after a medical check-up on Sunday, the first since she came back to her lakeside home last... More
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Rights Group Says Burma Has Intensified Political Arrests (www.voanews.com)
Human Rights Watch says Burma's military government has doubled the number of political prisoners over the past two years. The New York-based advocacy group Wednesday said Burma is holding more... More
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Suu Kyi appeal ruling next month (news.bbc.co.uk)
A Burmese court will give its verdict on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against her extended house arrest next month, her lawyers said.
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Burma announces amnesty for 7114 prisoners (www.mizzima.com)
The Burmese military junta on Thursday announced amnesty for 7114 prisoners, saying it was on humanitarian grounds and to enable the prisoners to serve national interest. The announcement, which... More
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Burmese monks key to democracy process: rights group (www.radioaustralia.net.au)
Human Rights Watch says the US government is moving too slowly in announcing its new policy on Burma, with the delay giving the regime in Rangoon too much space.
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Webb, Clinton, and Burma -- Behind Closed Doors (www.weeklystandard.com)
Secretary of State Clinton will be delivering several speeches and attending three swearing-in ceremonies today including Kurt Campbell's, the new Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and... More
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Children, Families Forced To Work for Burmese Junta, Ethnic Troops (www.salem-news.com)
Children as young as 10 are being forced to work as porters for the Burmese military and ethnic minority Karen troops amid intensifying conflict near the border with Thailand, according to refugees in... More
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