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38 dead after ferry sinks in Burmese delta
About 38 people are dead after a ferry sank in a river in Burma yesterday afternoon.It sank in Burma's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta."The motorized ship sank in the Yway river in Burma, also known as Myanmar, Tuesday after water entered its stern section, the New Light of...
Myanmar: Passenger motor boat sank, 38 people killedm
Myanmar state run media today comfirmed 38 people have been killed in a motor boat sank in Yway river in Irrawaddy delta in this week. The motor boat named Myo Pa Pa Tun with 82 passengers left to Myaung Mya from... United Nations: Long On Talk, Short On Action
I like what I see in Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations. He says what he needs to say. He talks about food security, the importance of caring for the starving or malnourished, he is a protector of children.But, after the rhetoric disappears... Just say, "No" to Rugs
The Real Magic Carpet Ride, Drugs in Rugs NowPublic Writer, Barry Artiste said, When he read the title, he thought I was talking about "Hairclub" for men. Sorry Barry, we are... News from Insein prison
According to the Yangon source Zarganar, popular Burmese comedian and Zaw Thet Htway were sent to Khanti prison in Sagaing Division. Zay Yar Thaw and Kyaw Kyaw are also locked up in a tiny dark cell, in Insein... Blast hits pro-junta office in Myanmar
Offices of the pro Junta activists have been bombed today early morning. The group helps Burmese militia with its social welfare programme. " An explosion at dawn Tuesday rocked the office of a government-backed social welfare group whose members have been... Burmese Plea for Independent Tourist Support
Anyone who has been to Burma (Myanmar) over the last 15 years or so and visited the mystical Inle Lake situated on the high plateau of the Shan State would have stopped in at the most famous backpacker cafe in Nyong... Drug scandal from Myanmar most powerful leader’s family
Nay Shwe Thway Aung , the favorite grandson of Senior General Than Shwe is reportedly involved in using drug. He is known to be Than Shwe's favoured successor in the future. "He usually accompanies his grandfather on... Burma, 84,500 reported dead: aid and the online community
Death tolls are now at 84,500. Forcasted to grow larger, this number has a stunning effect. Though it is not in our own backyard, netizens the world over have demonstrated that we can help. "Burmese officials... Myanmar's two most powerful generals retirement from military
Myanmar junta leader Senior General Than Shwe and Vice Senior-General Maung Aye have reportedly announced retirement from controlling military power. According to military source Senior General was given to General... U.S. Hospital “Visits” Vietnamese In Need: How is That Possible?
We spoke by phone today with some friends in Vietnam who are being treated at home in Nha Trang by an American hospital. How could that be possible? The hospital is the floating hospital, the hospital ship USNS Mercy. She is anchored off the beach of Nha Trang in...UN issues urgent plea for more funding to Burma
The United Nations issued an urgent plea today to stress to the international community that more funding is still needed. The UN says it will be forced to ground helicopters that have been ferrying aid unless more...Junta’s Delays in Myanmar Are Less Costly Than Feared
"Myanmar — More than six weeks have passed since Cyclone Nargis swept through the Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar, leaving a trail of flattened villages and broken lives and arousing international sympathy that...75 Percent of Thailand's Foreign Workers From Myanmar, Many Sex Workers: Huma...
The ingredients are these: 1 nation oppressed by a cuel and relentless military junta that even pushed away international humanitarian aid after a natural disaster. The second country, a close neighbour, needs foreign workers and is tolerant of human trafficking and sex... Myanmar: How many of us have to die for your diplomatic game?
By Ashin Mettacara
The United Nations has been diplomatically trying to persuade Burma leaders for a long time. They tried by sending envoys. They talked with beautiful diplomatic words, but people have...
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