Military Grip on Burma backed by China and India – The Irish Catholic
Cracks in army needed to unseat Generals The Buddhist-led anti-military protests in Burma have faded as an army crackdown...
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The greed behind Burma’s agony – Sunday Business Post
http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/09/30/story26992.asp Corruption is endemic in the military-dominated Burmese economy, and army cadres have been enriched using the country’s natural...
Burma: Colonels vs clerics – ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=53840 The coming days will be crucial in Burma (Myanmar) depending on how the military junta chooses to respond...
Pol Pot’s Deputy To Face Trial – Village
The most senior surviving member of the genocidal Khmer Rouge leadership has been arrested at his home in rural...
Malaysia marks 50 years as a nation – The Irish Times
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2007/0901/1188336566052.html Simon Roughneen in Dili MALAYSIA:As one of the world’s most successful post-colonial states celebrates a half-century of independence,...
East Timor: Bishop sees hope after the elections – The Irish Catholic
The old saying “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church” might seem to be a...
Philippine escalation may spark wider war – ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=53659 Recent clashes between government troops and militants spark fears that the Philippine’s move to quell insurgency in the...
Philippines teeters on brink of total war – Asia Times
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IH17Ae01.htm The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have launched a new military campaign against radical Muslim insurgents in...
EU envoy: Malay policy ‘discriminatory’ – ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=53480 EU envoy’s comments on Malaysian economic and social policies cause furor and focus attention on alleged discrimination in...