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Censorship prevails in ‘new’ Burma, despite reform talk – PBS Mediashift

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/09/censorship-prevails-in-new-burma-despite-reform-talk256.html BANGKOK – A handful of protestors gathered outside the Burmese embassy in Bangkok last Friday to vent their anger...

US cables hinted at border guard farce – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22021 BANGKOK – US officials viewed Burmese Government’s Border Guard Force (BGF) plans as a strategic cul-de-sac likely to...

Activists link Burma’s resource investments to ethnic fighting – The Irrawaddy

Burmese environmentalists say that dozens of foreign investment projects linked to the country’s natural resources drive the recent increase...

Burmese Gov. said that NLD could take part in election – The Irrawaddy

Burma’s Foreign Minister told the Cambodian Ambassador that Aung San Suu Kyi’s party would be allowed run in the...

Cables Reveal US, Canada in Sync on Burma – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21224&Submit=Submit With Canada’s Conservatives set to retain power according to preliminary results of the country’s General Election, a series...

Embassy Donates to Migrant Crash Fund – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21103 BANGKOK—In a departure from policy, officials from the Burmese embassy in Bangkok have made a small official contribution...

After an earthquake, confusion over storms in Burma – RTÉ World Report

http://www.rte.ie/news/player.html?worldreport#programme=World%20Report “We all ran outside, our windows fell in, the walls are cracked, most of the buildings in the...

Burma Sanctions Debate Intensifies- The Irrawaddy

Despite recent calls from international think tanks for an end to sanctions on Burma, Western governments remain reluctant to...

Talking to dead people – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20323 US Embassy cables released by Wikileaks show that Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew scorned Burma’s “stupid” junta,...

New Burmese Government in 3 months, says Abhisit – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddymedia.com/article.php?art_id=20026 Concerns raised about refugee repatriation amid more fighting inside Burma BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva believes...