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 | 25 may
11:02 | Suu Kyi traveling overseas
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel overseas next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Bangkok, her party said yesterday.
thestandard.com.hk 109 minutes ago |
 | 25 may
10:55 | 85 Rohingya Boatpeople Land in Mon State
An Indonesian navy officer counts Rohingya refugees at a naval base on Sabang island in 2009 after the refugees were found floating at sea on a wooden boat. (PHOTO: Reuters) Eighty-five Rohingya boatpeople who were picked up by Mon fishermen in the Andaman Sea have been landed at Aim Dein village in Ye Township, Mon State. “They were at sea for...
irrawaddy.org 115 minutes ago |
| 25 may
10:46 | Progress in Burma but Abuses Persist: US Report
Political Prisoners released in Rangoon on Jan. 13. (Photo: Irrawaddy) WASHINGTON D.C.—While taking note of positive developments in Burma during 2011, including the release of political prisoners and allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to contest parliamentary elections, the US State Department said in its annual report that significant human rights...
irrawaddy.org 2 hours ago |
| 25 may
10:42 | Brawl in the Ukrainian parliament, a deputy hospitalized
AFP – At least one member had to be rushed to hospital following clashes between the Ukrainian Parliament deputies dozens of pro-government and opposition who hung around a draft law on the status of Russian in this country, found an AFP journalist. Dozens of opponents were first blocked in the afternoon the parliamentary forum to try to prevent...
4wfca.com 2 hours ago |
| 25 may
10:14 | Protests present opportunity for Myanmar reformist govt
YANGON: Five days of street protests over chronic power shortages present Myanmar's reformist government with a headache and an opportunity. Police forcibly dispersed protesters in the central Myanmar town of Pyi on Thursday, a heavy-handed response reminiscent of the previous military junta that could fuel grievances among an impoverished and...
thehimalayantimes.com 3 hours ago |
| 25 may
09:58 | Indian PM to 'meet Aung San Suu Kyi' in Myanmar
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week during the first visit by an Indian premier to Myanmar in a quarter of a century, according to her party. India has faced international criticism in the past for its engagement with Myanmar's former junta, and Singh's...
wn.com 3 hours ago |
 | 25 may
09:50 | Myanmar - Rohingya Appeal to Suu Kyi
BANGKOK - An exiled Rohingya activist last night appealed to MPs and to National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi to assist the almost 2 million Rohingya living in Burma and elsewhere. “I would like to ask our beloved Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out of behalf of Rohingya people, and ask for the return of our lost rights, the...
yourviet.blogspot.com 3 hours ago |
| 25 may
09:27 | PM Manmohan Singh to meet Aung Suu Kyi in Myanmar next week - Economic...
CTV.ca PM Manmohan Singh to meet Aung Suu Kyi in Myanmar next week Economic Times YANGON: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week during the first visit by an Indian premier to Myanmar in a quarter of a century, her party said Friday. India has faced international criticism in the past ... Myanmar...
google.co.in 3 hours ago |
| 25 may
09:09 | Indian PM to 'meet Aung San Suu Kyi' in Myanmar
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week during the first visit by an Indian premier to Myanmar in a quarter of a century, according to her party. India has faced international criticism in the past for its engagement with Myanmar's former junta, and Singh's meeting with the veteran activist...
thehimalayantimes.com 4 hours ago |
| 25 may
09:00 | What are you reading now?
We writers drool over books the way people drool at the sight of food. I am sure I am one of the few people who goes gaga in bookshops and I just adore the smell and feel of new books. I am extremely possessive about my collection of books. Infact, friends who borrow my books have to suffer my frequent phone calls regarding how much they have read...
rachnachhabria.blogspot.com 4 hours ago |
| 25 may
08:56 | UN-SECURITY COUNCIL “Tired, Out of Step and Unfit”
Human Wrongs Watch The courage shown by protesters in the past 12 months has been matched by a failure of leadership that makes the UN Security Council seem tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose, Amnesty International (AI) said as it launched its 50th global human rights report with a call for a strong global Arms Trade Treaty...
human-wrongs-watch.net 4 hours ago |
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