Posted on May 24, 2008 by sanooaung
Cyclone increases Myanmar army looting
By Biswajyoti Das, Sat May 24, 2008
KALAYMO, Myanmar (Reuters) – Cyclone damage to the Irrawaddy delta, Myanmar’s rice bowl, has caused a surge in looting in its restive border areas by poorly paid troops worried about food shortages, residents and human rights groups say.
In the northwest town of Kalaymo, which is reliant [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by sanooaung
Myanmar votes in cyclone-hit areas
The government says 92 per cent of voters were in favour of the charter during the first round, held a week after the cyclone.
Myanmar’s military government has pushed ahead with a second round of voting in its constitutional referendum, despite an international outcry.
Polling stations opened on Saturday across the main city [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by sanooaung
Burmese church leader calls for intervention
By: Toby Cohen
A BURMESE Christian leader has appealed for a United Nations military force to intervene in Burma (Myanmar).
The Rev Maung Doe, the principal of the Holy Cross Seminary, Insein, on the northern outskirts of Rangoon, said: “We hope the UN will invade with US support and EU support. We [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by sanooaung
Protect our freedom by protecting refugees
Cheah Kah Seng in Malaysiakini on May 23, 08
I refer to the Malaysiakini
report Don’t forget Burmese refugees here too, PM told.
Same today with the Burmese.
The Burmese military junta obviously could not respond rationally to foreign offers of help for this cyclone disaster because they have too much evils to hide.
As [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by sanooaung
Picture/Poster of
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
voting NO
A poster of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi stands outside the head quarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon(AFP/Khin Maung Win)
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by sanooaung
Spirit of University Student Union will last forever
Our Historic Thit Poke Pin can stand against cyclone
Symbol of Student resistant in Rangoon University curiously survive the onslaught of the Cyclone Nargis. Almost all the young, old, small, big trees in Yangon fell. But this seemingly DEAD, fragile, big old tree, which is long regarded as the [...]
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