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READING, WRITING, MATH? Burmese monks are adopting teaching methods used in secret refugee schools in Thailand, to break out from robotic learning in state schools. " Mae Sot, Thailand; and Rangoon, Burma - Deep in... Bush in Thailand Ahead of Olympics
President Bush has arrived in Thailand ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. The president will also be meeting with Burmese exiles. "Mr. Bush and Mr. Samak are scheduled to have a working dinner in Bangkok Wednesday, the second leg of the president's...Fifth of Burmese aid cash lost to exchange rate trick
The situation in Burma after getting hit by Cyclone Nargis is back in the headlines. This time, it has much to do with money issues. " International aid agencies helping the victims of the devastating cyclone in Burma are losing as much as a fifth of the money that they...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... Activists send female underwear to Burmese embassies
Allrighty then..." Activists exasperated at the failure of diplomacy to apply pressure on Burma's military regime are resorting to a new means of protest against the regime's recent crackdown: sending female... Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors
As if things couldn`t get any worse for the survivors of the cyclone in Myanmar, now heavy rains are pelting the homelss people waiting for aid to arrive that is already delayed due to political matters. It is... Burma is on its own
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI seriously for a rare time at a loss for words, Burma's misplaced pride after the fall of a hundred thousand of it's dead, pretty much says it all of a country who place...First US Aid Plane Touches Down in Burma, Government Refuses Help After Cyclone
Amid increasing criticism, the ruling military junta in Burma continues to ignore aid agencies and refuses to fast track visas to allow aid to reach areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. The first US aid flight landed... Burmese Name Dropping: "Gee "Who Didn't See That One Coming?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs I mentioned previously in posts, the only reason for Burmas Military Junta to not allow Aid workers to distribute food to the starving masses is one reason and one... Burma migrants suffocate in lorry - survivors are jailed
UPDATE: 11:24PM EST - April 11The survivors of the people-smuggling have been sentenced to three days in a Thai jail."The survivors of a people-smuggling accident which left 54 illegal migrants from Myanmar dead have... Burma's Uprising: People Power, Not Political Puppetry
"Burma's Uprising: People Power, Not Political Puppetry By Cynthia Boaz t r u t h o u t | Report Thursday 01 November 2007 In the past month, amid the flurry of reports and commentary in international... US President George W. Bush Announces New Sanctions Against The Myanmar Junta
"US President George W. Bush has announced new sanctions against the Myanmar junta, the announcement came following the president's address at the UN general assembly where he focussed the attention of the international community on the need to take action against the Burmese... Petition Stand with the Burmese Protesters
To Chinese President Hu Jintao and the UN Security Council: We stand alongside the citizens of Burma in their peaceful protests. We urge you to oppose a violent crackdown on the demonstrators, and to support genuine... Chevron's Pipeline Is the Burmese Regime's Lifeline
This article shows the tangled web of commerce as always ignoring moral and ethical concerns. The world needs not a corrupt George Bush, it needs a Ralph Nader to lead the way and organise massive international... Courageous Burmese Protesters Defy Government Crackdown
"Oct 1, 2007 (DVB)–Government security levels remained high in Burma yesterday as smaller-scale protests were held around the country. In Moegok, Mandalay division, soldiers and police officers cracked down on a protest group of about 200 monks and 3,000 civilians, severely...
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