(1) Petition campaign launched to free imprisoned activist : Source : DVB
26-Sep-12
Human Rights Defenders and
Promoters Network has launched a petition campaign calling for the release of
the group’s leader and founder Aye Myint who is serving a life sentence after
being charged with plotting a bomb attack in Rangoon four years ago.
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(2) Rice association denies role in stockpile scandal : Source : DVB
26-Sep-12
Mandalay’s Rice Industry Association claimed
that it was not involved in the alleged misappropriation of rice reserves that
was reported in The Voice Weekly news journal on 24 September.
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(3) Ruling party to elect new leaders : Source : DVB
26-Sep-12
Burma’s ruling party will elect new
leaders next month, its general-secretary said Tuesday, amid pressure to remain
relevant as it prepares to take on the huge popularity of Aung San Suu Kyi in
2015 polls.
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(4) U.S. Eases Import Ban on Burma : Source : RFA
2012-09-26
Secretary of State Hillary Cinton
informs President Thein Sein that restrictions on imports of Burmese goods will
be lifted.
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(5) After Decades of Waiting, Refugees Grow Anxious about Return : Source : Irrawaddy
26-Sep-12
KAREN
STATE and MAE HONG SON, Northern
Thailand — After living for years in Thailand,
thousands of ethnic Hmong refugees from Laos were forced back to their
country by the Thai authorities in 2009.
(6) Land Grabs Probe Travels Across Burma : Source : Irrawaddy
26-Sep-12
Burma’s parliamentary Land Investigation
Committee started visiting different parts of the country this week including
Arakan, Mon and Karen states plus Tenasserim (Tanintharyi) Division to probe
alleged illegal confiscations.
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(7) Arakan Public Forum Draws 3,000 Spectators : Source : Irrawaddy
26-Sep-12
An estimated 3,000 people packed into a Buddhist monastery in Rathedaung, some 20 miles north of the Arakan State capital Sittwe, to listen to a two-day public forum focused on resolving the sectarian tensions between Arakanese Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in the region, and discussing ways for the two
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(8) Chin Protesters Demand Closure of CNF Liaison Office : Source : Irrawaddy
26-Sep-12
More than 200 locals from Tedim,
northern Chin State, held a protest in front of the
town’s Chin National Front (CNF) liaison office on Tuesday to demand its
closure.
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(9) Lifting Burma Import Ban Close: US Official : Source : Irrawaddy
26-Sep-12
The United
States is considering lifting the Burma import
embargo, a structured bilateral dialogue, ramping up investment in the former
pariah nation and starting a military relationship, a senior White House
official revealed on Tuesday.
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(10)
Thein Sein’s China-US balancing act : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 12:30 Mizzima
News
Burma’s President Thein Sein’s mission in New
York City this week is to present the new face of Burma to a
worldwide audience when he addresses the UN General Assembly on Thursday,
stressing his government’s commitment to democracy.
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(11) Suu Kyi Tells US Exiles to Look Back to Burma : Source : Irrawaddy
26-Sep-12
FORT WAYNE, Indiana—Myo
Myint lost most of his right arm and right leg and several fingers fighting for
the Burmese government army before he began working against the military and
became a political prisoner.
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(12)
Yingluck, Thein Sein to discuss Dawei in New
York City : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 12:41
Mizzima News
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck
Shinawatra and Burma’s
President Thein Sein will discuss the Dawei deep-sea port project in New York on the
sidelines of the UN 67th General Assembly meeting on Thursday.
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(13) Indonesia Floats South China Sea Draft at UN : Source : Irrawaddy
26-Sep-12
UNITED NATIONS—Indonesia is circulating among Southeast Asian
nations a draft code of conduct for the South China Sea,
hoping for progress before a regional summit in November, its foreign minister
said on Tuesday.
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(14)
Suu Kyi is midway through US
tour : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 13:20
Mizzima News
Aung San Suu Kyi spoke to about 5,000 Burmese natives in the heart of the
US on Tuesday in Fort Wayne, Ind., midway
through her 17-day US
tour. She delivered her speech in Burmese, which was translated into English
via video.
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(15)
Dismantling a dictatorship Burmese style : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 13:33
Myat Thu Pan
(Commentary) – To dismantle a dictatorship of
half a century is a task far greater than resurrecting the Titanic.
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(16)
Britain, Canada to share Rangoon embassy : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 13:46
Mizzima News
Canada and Britain
have agreed to share embassy space in Rangoon,
officials announced in Ottawa
on Monday. Currently, Canada
has no embassy in Burma.
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(17) Mae Tao Clinic urges Govt to get official before next meet : Source : Karen
26-Sep12
The Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai Burma border
treats as many as 150,000 migrants and refugees each year, has now called for
the Burma
government to make the restructuring of its worn-out health system a funding
priority.
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(18)
Does Aung Min pay for his peacemaking trips? : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 15:44
Mizzima News
A key adviser to Burma’s
president who heads up the peace negotiating team is paying his own expenses
while on peacemaking missions to ethnic armed groups, according to a report on
the Shan Herald website on
(19) Nationalism may ‘run counter’ to AEC : Source : Panglong
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 12:22 S.H.A.N.
Unabated nationalism, tinged with
xenophobic outlooks, may be running counter to the successful establishment of
the ambitious Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, barely 3 years from now,
said participants at a seminar held in Chiangmai yesterday.
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(20) Kachin group asks UN to take ‘action’ to stop conflict : Source : Mizzima
26-Sep-12
The Kachin National Organization (KNO), which
represents Kachin political exiles, has called for the UN to take action to end
the fighting in Kachine State in northeast Burma, which has claimed thousands
of lives in renewed fighting since June 2011.
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(21)
Democratic nations ‘prosper’ Shwe Mann tells Singapore officials : Source :
Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 14:33
Mizzima News
Speaker of the Burmese Lower House
of Parliament Shwe Mann met the acting president of Singapore
and the prime minister on Monday to express appreciation for Singapore's support of Burma’s reforms
and economic development.
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(22)
World Bank to grant community-controlled loans to Burma : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 14:22
Mizzima News
The World Bank is preparing two
grants, totaling US$ 85 million, to rural areas in Burma through community-driven
development programs.
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