ပအို၀္းပါတီႏွင့္ လက္ကိုင္တပ္ဖြဲ႕ ေဒသခံမ်ားထံမွ အဓမၼ ေငြေကာက္ခံ
Sep 12th, 2010 by admin
The upside-down world of Hun Sen and Thaksin
Oct 27th, 2009 by admin
The Thai government prepared to fend off a “red shirt” army at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, mounting security measures designed to prevent a repetition of the embarrassing scenes that disrupted a similar Asean meeting in Pattaya. This time, the red shirts behaved well, unlike Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, who called the fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra his “eternal friend” and compared him to Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi. Continue Reading »
Myanmar opposition to decide later about 2010 poll
Apr 28th, 2009 by admin
Members of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party said Tuesday they will wait to see whether laws governing next year’s elections conform with democratic standards before deciding if they will contest the polls. Continue Reading »
Twin-Track Talks in Burma Raise Peace Hopes
Apr 24th, 2009 by admin
Thailand seeks to mediate peace talks between Burma’s ruling junta and the Karen ethnic group that it’s been trying to wipe out for 60 years. Norway, meanwhile, hopes to heal the rift between warring Karen factions. Continue Reading »
MYANMAR-THAILAND: Bringing the law to Burmese refugee camps
Apr 24th, 2009 by admin
MAE LA, 23 April 2009 (IRIN) - For decades or more remote Burmese refugee camps strung out along the Thai-Myanmar border have been in a kind of legal limbo, with camp leaders more or less administering justice on an ad hoc basis, say aid workers. Continue Reading »
Philippine leader calls on Myanmar to release Suu Kyi
Apr 20th, 2009 by admin
Manila, April 2009 (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo called on Myanmar to release detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a recent meeting with Prime Minister Thein Sein, the foreign department said Friday.
Learning from Poland’s Example
Apr 12th, 2009 by admin
Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa hasn’t been to Burma but he shares his full solidarity with its people. Walesa, the feisty and articulate electrician from Gdansk, led the Solidarnosc (Solidarity) movement that finally liberated the Poles from communism. Continue Reading »