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Politics › Japan to give Y500 bil aid to Mekong region

Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 days ago

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Japan pledged 500 billion yen in new aid Friday to five countries along the Mekong River to fund development projects over the next three years.   Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama announced the aid at a meeting in Tokyo of leaders from the five Mekong countries—Thailand,...

Tags: Japan, Mekong River, Barack Obama, Tokyo, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Yukio Hatoyama

Reaching Out to Burma- Bertil Lintner

Yangon :: Myanmar | 3 days ago

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U.S. diplomats Kurt Campbell and Scot Marciel are visiting Burma this week to test the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement with authoritarian regimes. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has asserted this policy will “help achieve democratic...

Tags: Myanmar PM, U.S, Scot Marciel, Tokyo, Mekong-Japan, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Washington, assistant secretary, United States

Burmese Prime Minister Meets Campbell

Yangon :: Myanmar | 4 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a delegation led by US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell at Inya Lake Hotel in Rangoon for two hours today, according to US officials. US Embassy officials...

Tags: Burma, Kurt Campbell, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Mr Obama, leader aung, Rangoon, obama administration, U.S, Burmese

China Starts Work on Burma's Pipeline

Shanghai :: China | 5 days ago

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China's state-owned National Petroleum Corporation said Tuesday it has begun construction of a pipeline in Burma for transfer of Middle East oil. Officials say construction work started Monday on Burma's Maday Island in the Indian Ocean. The oil and gas...

Tags: Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese, assistant secretary, Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, China

US resumes talks with Burmese junta

Yangon :: Myanmar | 5 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Kurt Campbell, the US assistant secretary of state for east Asian and Pacific affairs, arrived in the Burmese capital, Naypyidaw, on Tuesday morning for a two-day visit during which he will meet government officials, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

Tags: Mr. Kurt Campbell, Burma, East Asian, assistant secretary, Rangoon, Burmese, Aung San Suu Kyi, US State Department, Barack Obama, Southeast Asian

Burma Opposition Head Unhappy About Visitor Restrictions

New York City :: NY :: USA | 9 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Burma —  Detained Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unhappy about restrictions on the visitors she is allowed under house arrest, including members of her legal team and an architect needed to help repair her dilapidated lakeside home. Nyan...

Tags: Burma

Radio Free Asia: ‘Wave of arrests’ in Burma

Bangkok :: Thailand | 9 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Thai-Burmese border region. “Amongst the journalists, we are certain at least 10 have been arrested,” he said. “They are journalists such as Ko Soe Moe, Ko Nyi Nyi Tun, and Khan Min Htet, who have been arrested in the last few days.” Reasons unclear While...

Tags: Burma

Voice of America: Engaging Burma – Editorial

Mumbai :: India | 10 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The United States is taking the next step in its efforts to promote democratic reform in Burma, sending a high-level diplomatic delegation there in the coming weeks for exploratory talks with the nation’s military rulers. For a more complete picture of...

Tags: Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi

ASEAN leaders allow Burma to get off scot-free

Sydney :: Australia | 10 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Thailand, where they successfully accomplished their main mission – to deflect international criticism and pressure, reveal nothing about the forthcoming elections and keep a very low-profile. For the first time in years, the issue of Burma did not dominate...

Tags: Burma, human rights, Aung San Suu Kyi, peaceful laureates, nobel peaceful

Campaigners exhort China to halt pipeline project

New Delhi :: India | 10 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Kyauk Phyu town in Arakan state with China’s Yunnan province, local people along the pipeline route will be subject to severe human rights violations that will in turn lead to internal instability campaigners said. Protesting against the pipeline project,...

Tags: China, Shwe Gas Movement, gas pipelines, Burma, pipelines project, India

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