Burmese generals pocket $5bn from Total oil deal (www.independent.co.uk)
The Burmese military junta has earned almost $5bn from a controversial gas pipeline operated by the French oil giant Total and deprived the country of vital income by depositing almost all the money... More
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An `Election' Burma's people don't need (www.delawareonline.com)
Much attention has been focused on Sen. James Webb’s recent visit to my country and his meetings with Senior Gen. Than Shwe and incarcerated Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi. I... More
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Civil war imminent in Burma: Observers (www.mizzima.com)
After capturing the Kokang area, the Burmese Army is reinforcing its troops and equipping them with heavy armaments, along the Sino-Burma border, leading military analysts to believe that another war... More
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Burmese Forces Seize Drugs Near China Border (www.voanews.com)
Burmese state media say security forces have seized drugs, drug-making equipment and weapons near Burma's border with China, where troops recently targeted rebel militias. Media reports say troops... More
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Burma Could Face ASEAN Expulsion If It Goes Nuclear (www.dvb.no)
Burma may be forced to revoke its membership of a regional Asia bloc if it is found to be building a nuclear plant for weapons, the bloc’s chief said last week. Although no hard evidence has... More
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Another birthday, another day behind bars for Suu Kyi (www.theage.com.au)
AUNG San Suu Kyi turns 64 today, but the Burmese political leader and Nobel peace laureate has little to celebrate. Now behind bars in the notorious Insein prison in Rangoon, she is being tried for... More
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Lawyers Request Permission to Meet Suu Kyi (www.irrawaddy.org)
Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi said they have sought permission to meet with the detained Burmese democracy leader ahead of an appeal hearing scheduled for September 18.
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Burmese Court Agrees to Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal (www.voanews.com)
A Burmese court has agreed to hear an appeal from detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her criminal conviction last month for violating her house arrest.
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Beijing Limits Information on Burmese Refugees Remaining in China (www.nytimes.com)
Chinese officials imposed an information blackout on Tuesday on the situation along its border with Myanmar and began taking down tents that had sheltered an estimated 30,000 refugees who fled into... More
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Security Tight on Anniversary of Monk-led Uprising (www.irrawaddymedia.com)
Burma’s military junta has tightened security in several cities around the country this week as it seeks to prevent a revival of the monk-led protests that led to a massive pro-democracy uprising... More
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