Burma

Source: www.ft.com --- 2 days ago
Japanese police arrest three men over an alleged attempt to ship high-tech arms-making equipment to Burma at the behest of North Korean agents ...

Source: www.dagbladet.no --- 17 hours ago
Vil forsøke å få opposisjonsleder Aung San Suu Kyi fri. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 day ago
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon begins a high-risk trip to Myanmar on Friday, where he will press the military junta to release all their political prisoners and prepare for credible elections next year. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 12 hours ago
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has been holding talks with Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, at the start of a two-day visit to the country. ...

Source: www.undispatch.com --- 7 hours ago
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is en route to Burma/Myanmar to press for the release of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.  Evelyn Leopold, a long time United Nations correspondent, previews the trip and the political gamble that the Secretary General is undertaking.    Also, see this interview with Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis (IL) IL:  It is a tough mission.  We believe in the man, we believe in his office and we believe if ever there was a test of the United Nations relevance Burma is that test.  That’s why we’ve been strongly supportive of the mission, that’s why we believe he’s doing absolutely the right thing and it’s also why our Prime Minister for example only recently spoke directly to the President of China because it’s very important that Burma’s friends and neighbours also send a clear and strong message about the abuse, human rights abuses, and also about political prisoners. [Question:]  I suppose the trouble is that the Burmese ruling military junta has not in the past proved very susceptible to international pressure and there has been a lot of pressure on them. IL:  Well the message via the Secretary General from the international community is that Burma has a choice.  That choice is to continue contravening human rights, to continue imprisoning political prisoners, or to come in to the main stream, to be part of the international community.  And in a sense this mission by the Secretary General is a crucial piv ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 4 days ago
Delhi Police today claimed that the banned Manipuri outfit Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) was running three training camps abroad, including two in Bangladesh. Police, which arrested Raj Kumar Raghunath Singh (37) from south Delhi yesterday, also ...

Source: networks.org --- 3 days ago
(16:31 UTC) VOA : UN Chief Calls on Burma to Release Political Prisoners ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 4 days ago
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Source: www.rte.ie --- 15 hours ago
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Burma on a mission to try to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 19 hours ago
UN chief Ban Ki Moon is going to Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ...

Source: www.vindy.com --- 2 days ago
For two weeks, the world has been transfixed by images of Iranians taking to the streets to demand ...

Source: www.newstrust.net --- 16 hours ago
Burma-irishblog.blogspot.com - By BrianClarkeNUJ, IrishBlog, - Jul. 03 (News Report) - The BBC has some excellent reporters but unfortunately their editors and sub editors run a regime of brutal censorship. For some strange reason their censorship policy does not apply to Burma otherwise known as Myanmar. This is an example of one of their better reporters who in this instance was not censored. NewsTrust Rating: 4.6 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It         Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer ...

Source: www.newstrust.net --- 16 hours ago
BBC News - Jul. 03 (News Report) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Burma's military junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners. NewsTrust Rating: 3.3 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It         Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer ...

Source: www.commondreams.org --- 2 days ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2009 Human Rights Watch United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his trip to Burma should press the ruling generals to publicly commit to the release of all political prisoners and to engage in a dialogue with the opposition that leads to genuine political reforms, Human Rights Watch said today. Ban should not accept the return of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest or vague statements about political reform as signs of a successful visit. read more ...

Source: www.hrw.org --- 2 days ago
(New York) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his trip to Burma should press the ruling generals to publicly commit to the release of all political prisoners and to engage in a dialogue with the opposition that leads to genuine political reforms, Human Rights Watch said today. read more ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 5 days ago
For two weeks, the world has been transfixed by images of Iranians taking to the streets to demand the most basic human freedoms and rights. Watching these courageous men and women, I am reminded of a similar scene nearly two years ago in Burma, when tens of thousands of Buddhist monks peacefully marched through their nation's streets. They, too, sought to reclaim basic human dignity for all Burmese citizens, but they were beaten back by that nation's harsh regime. ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 4 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to press military government to release all political prisoners and start dialogue with opposition ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 6 days ago
Ibrahim Gambari left after two-day visit to prepare for possible trip by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk --- 18 hours ago
Burma's leaders paid a secret visit to North Korea at the end of last year and pledged to expand cooperation in arms production according to a leaked document. ...

Source: abc.net.au --- 3 days ago
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Burma to free all political prisoners, including detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, days ahead of a visit to the military-ruled country. ...