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Myanmar

Kaladan News Network: Junta’s new protection plan from cyclone in Arakan

burmanet.org
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General Tint Swe, the Arakan State Peace and Development Officer and the Transport Minister has formulated a new ‘protection plan’ to check damage from cyclones for all townships in the State. The plan comes into effect from...

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Goldpetrol Spuds Yenangyaung Well in Myanmar

rigzone.com
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Interra wishes to inform shareholders that its jointly controlled entity, Goldpetrol Joint Operating Company Inc., commenced drilling a deep development well, Yenangyaung 3232, in the Yenangyaung oil field in Myanmar on October...

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09.10 - Burma: government bans five educational newspapers

nieuwsbank.nl
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Donderdag 9 oktober 2008 | Reporters Without Borders ] Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association condemn an education ministry ban on five educational newspapers - Educator, Prime, Digital Way, Nyein and Pain...

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Persephone Miel: Burma, Kenya and the role of the Internet

harvard.edu
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A new case study over at Internet & Democracy, The Role of the Internet in Burma’s Saffron Revolution, has given rise to a discussion at the I&D blog, where Veronica Alfaro has challenged what she sees as its overly pessimistic...

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un.org: Tomas Ojea Quintana, Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar un.org

'Myanmar human rights situation challenging'

hindu.com
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United Nations (PTI): Terming the human rights situation in Myanmar as challenging, a UN envoy has called upon the military junta to conduct the 2010 general elections in a "credible" manner. "Respect for international human...

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Disasters kill more in 2008 than in tsunami: UN

terradaily.com
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Geneva (AFP) Oct 8, 2008 - More people died from natural disasters in the first six months of 2008 than in the Asian tsunami of 2004 due mainly to the earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar, the United Nations said Wednesday.

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Myanmar leader's visit to Bangladesh opens new window of greater bilateral ties

xinhuanet.com
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DHAKA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Senior Vice-General Maung Aye Thursday ended his three-day whirlwind but fruitful visit to Bangladesh as the two neighboring countries promised to expand political and economic ties for the...

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Dubai's non-oil trade with Asean countries increases 30.4%

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The non-oil trade between Dubai and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) countries, which includes Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Brunei and Laos,...

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voanews.com: Tomas Ojea Quintana from Argentina, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma (file photo) voanews.com

UN Expert Outlines Steps for Improving Human Rights in Burma

voanews.com
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The United Nations human rights envoy for Burma is calling on that country's government to substantially improve human rights before the 2010 elections. In a report Wednesday, envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana said that if the...

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Yemen retreats in international corruption index by 10 places (Local)

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SANA’A, Oct. 6 — Yemen dropped 10 places from last year and 30 places from 2006 in Transparency International's (TI) new Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) issued last month at the organization's headquarters in Berlin. The CPI...

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