Monday, June 18, 2012

Daily Burm Related News (June 18, 2012)


(1) Suu Kyi: Nobel Prize 'Opened My Heart' : Source : RFA

2012-06-16

The Burmese democracy hero accepts the Nobel Peace Prize 21 years late. Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally delivered on Saturday her Nobel Peace Prize speech, saying the award she won 21 years ago while under house arrest "opened up a door in my heart" and fueled her campaign for democracy and


(2) Suu Kyi delivers eloquent plea for peace : Source : Mizzima
Saturday, 16 June 2012 18:29 Mizzima News
Aung San Suu Kyi delivered what Nobel Prize officials are calling one of the most historic addresses in the prestigious history of the awards in Oslo on Saturday.

(3) Myanmar vows ‘justice’ for victims of unrest : Source : Dailytimes
18-Jun-12

* 30,000 Buddhists and Muslims displaced in riots

* UN warned of hardship faced by thousands of families

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(4) Myanmar rapper-MP sings the changes : Source : Thesundaily

Posted on 18 June 2012 - 05:37am
YANGON (June 17, 2012): Once known as a rebel rapper with a penchant for electric guitars and dragon tattoos, Zayar Thaw now aims to be an agent of change as a parliamentarian in the stronghold of the Myanmar army that threw him in jail.

 

(5) Myanmar tourism industry determined to avoid traps : Source : Bangkokpost

18-Jun-12

The Myanmar tourism industry heard more warnings at the Mekong Tourism Forum last week to beware the downside of the gold-rush.
 

(6) Suu Kyi asks Myanmar refugees to seek ethnic unity : Source : News

18-Jun-12
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi paid a jubilant visit Sunday to the Norwegian city of Bergen, where she urged refugees from her ethnically divided homeland to build harmony and support cease-fires.

 

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