Posted on July 8, 2008 by sanooaung
Jul 7, 2008 (DVB)–Supporters of U Win Tin have called for his release from prison as the veteran journalist and National League for Democracy member marked 19 years behind bars on 4 July.
Ludu Sein Win, a close friend and colleague of U Win Tin, paid tribute to his friend’s integrity and commitment.
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by sanooaung
Long, long time ago, there was democracy in the Union of Burma, even though it was quite short-lived, under the democratically elected Prime Minister Thakin Nu or U Nu. Democracy seems a distant utopia now but it was really present during U Nu’s days. Younger generations of nowadays may not know any other system of [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by sanooaung
By Saw Yan Naing
Monday, July 7,2008
The Burmese opposition group, the National League for Democracy (NLD), was challenged by the military government on Sunday to form a political party to contest the 2010 national election and to forget the results of the “illegal” 1990 election.
An article, “Goodbye 1990 Election Results,” published in the state-backed New Light [...]
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