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Aung San Suu Kyi meets elderly party leaders
Thaindian News —
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Yangon, Dec 16 (DPA) Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a rare outing Wednesday to meet the elderly leadership of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party, government and opposition sources said.In what was deemed a “positive sign” by political observers, Suu Kyi was taken ...1 day ago -
Washington changes gears on Burma
East Asia Forum —
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Author: Trevor Wilson, ANU One of the Obama Administration’s most politically radical yet strategically insignificant policy shifts has been to resume regular diplomatic contact with the Burmese military regime. Indeed, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific, Kurt Campbell, visited Burma in ...3 days ago -
New Evidence Shows Polands Ex-Dictator Jaruzelski Guilty Of High Treason (wanted Soviet invasion)
Stupidica —
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New Evidence Shows Polands Ex-Dictator Jaruzelski Guilty Of High Treason By Marcin Sobczyk What should a democratic state do with an ex-dictator, the leader of a military junta, who, due to a shady political deal with dissidents, has gone unharmed for twenty years after the collapse of his regime, and suddenly a ...1 week ago -
Burmese Military Junta Thrives On Cycle Of Corruption
democracy for burma —
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Written by KNG Wednesday, 09 December 2009 The Burmese military junta thrives on a cycle of corruption, which has spread its tentacles to all the government’s civil sectors as well, said locals. According to the International Corruption Perception Index-2009 released by Berlin-based Transparency International on ...1 week ago -
Guinea: on the verge of a civil war
Trends Updates —
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According to BBC breaking news, ‘Guinea’s vice-president has returned from business abroad to take charge of the country after an attempted assassination on the president. President Moussa Dadis Camara was flown to Morocco, where a spokesman said he underwent a “minor operation” after being shot on Thursday. ...1 week ago -
West Africa bloc calls for civilian rule in Guinea (AP)
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AP - A regional African bloc calls for Guineas military junta to immediately hand over power to civilians.1 week ago -
Guinea junta leader "out of danger": spokesman (Reuters)
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Reuters - Guineas military junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, is out of danger after an operation to treat injuries he sustained in a gun attack by his own soldiers, a spokesman said Saturday.1 week ago -
Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear Suu Kyi’s appeal
Thaindian News —
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Yangoon, Dec. 4 (ANI): The Burmese Supreme Court has decided to hear detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against the 18-month extension of her house arrest. The Nobel peace prize laureate was found guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest after she allowed an American citizen to stay when ...1 week ago -
Aide Shoots Guinean Leader In Head
Blogger —
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The head of Guinea’s military junta, Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, was being flown to Morocco for medical treatment after being shot in the head by an aide. Analysts say this suggests splits the ruling junta and comes weeks after the massacre of 157 people at a sports stadium.1 week ago -
Driver who killed teens loses appeal
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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A motorist who killed six teenage pedestrians in a crash near Mildura in north-west Victoria in 2006 has lost his application for leave to appeal against his jail term. Thomas Graham Towle was sentenced to 10 years jail with a minimum of seven over the crash at Cardross in which six teenagers died and four others ...2 weeks ago -
Burma’s Minorities Must Not Be Overlooked
Sinlung —
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Rohingya children from Myanmar (formerly Burma) in a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazaar, Aug. 17, 2009. Rohingyas, not recognized as an ethnic minority by Myanmar, allege human rights abuse by its authorities, saying they deprive Rohingya of free movement, education and rightful employment. (Andrew Biraj/Reuters) Before ...2 weeks ago -
Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...2 weeks ago -
Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...2 weeks ago -
Pedro’s Story. Peruvian Roots And Gold
Man of Roma —
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Andean Machu Picchu, Peru. Click for credits and larger picture As I said in the previous post I am impressed by Pedro’s personality, by his intelligence and extreme hardiness towards fatigue or any kind of climate. He has a lively and authoritative look. He’s pensive sometimes. Not the gloomy pensive, ...4 weeks ago -
Obama tells Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
Thaindian News —
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Singapore, Nov 15 (DPA) US President Barack Obama used a meeting Sunday with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to urge pariah state Myanmar to free pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.In what was the first meeting in 43 years between a US president and the leaders of ...4 weeks ago
