BURMA DIGEST (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dear Friends, Please find attached the November 2009 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin. The Burma Bulletin is a short month in review of events in Burma, particularly those of interest to the democracy movement and human rights activists. In the November 2009 issue you will find: * US presses SPDC on reforms * Daw Aung San Suu Kyi reaches out * [...]
CMS's Web Diary (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
... inevitably give in to corruption, and called for a "revolution of the spirit" ~ Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ေဒၚေအာင္ဆန္းစုၾကည္ကို ၂၆ ဦးေျမာက္ ကမၻာ့ အေတြးအေခၚရွင္အျဖစ္...
The Liberal Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
One of the most consistent signs of an authoritarian regime is its treatment of human rights activists. Aung San Suu Kyi , pro-democracy campaigner and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been detained for more than 11 of the past 19 years by the Burmese regime. Huang Qi , Chinese dissident who tried to help parents protesting after thousands of children died in schools too shoddily built to...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... as usual. The optimists point to recent engagement by the US, and nascent dialogue between Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese regime. Aung San Suu Kyi has recently written to Senior General Than Shwe offering to meet him to discuss how they can work together for the benefit of the people of Burma. Were it not for bitter experience, people might be getting ready to celebrate and preparing...
Causecast - Latest News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
by BRANDON BUCK , Causecast Video Producer 2010 will be a very important year for Burma and the fate of democracy in the country, as the first general election will take place in nearly two decades. In August, President Obama asked that all political prisoners in Burma, naming Aung San Suu Kyi specifically , be set free, which the Burmese court rejected and is currently being appealed by Aung...
The F-Word Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... out. I stand as a survivor and will continue to concentrate my efforts on never being defeated. Aung San Suu Kyi, our sister who is under house arrest for peaceful resistance in Burma, and a woman who I stand in solidarity with at this vigil today, spoke once of living with ‘grace under pressure’. She says: “Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through...
BURMA DIGEST (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... of National League for Democracy-NLD. (3) Release of all political prisoners including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo and Khun Tun Oo; This Congress consisted Central Committee and 7 members of Executive Committee including the leaders as following to implementing the programs laid down by 3rd Congress; 1. Mai Aik Phone – Chairman 2. Mai Bhone Kyaw – General Secretary 3. Ta Soo Myaim – Joint...
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Conflict in Burma dominated media headlines during the protests in the autumn of 2007. It was not the first time that the world took note of the division between state and society in that country. This conflict between society and the regime has been an issue of international concern since the 1990 election following which the military prevented the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung...
Art reviw Alex Stalenbertg (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Freedom & Art Tour Mirca Art Group’s first major exhibition tour now moves to its second venue, the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Newburgh, New York. Produced in response to Aung San Suu Kyi’s continued detention in Burma, where the military junta still refuse to permit her to take her elected post as president of the country, this curated show also supports Mirca’s recent book ‘Freedom & Art’...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... holding of free and transparent elections in 2010 and the release of political prisoners such as Aung San Suu Kyi, among others As co-founders of what is now the ASEAN, Indonesia and the Philippines are at the forefront of talks, albeit guarded, for an expanded Asian region, to be known as the East Asia Community (EAC) to include such powers as the United States. Natalegawa said that as...
