The naked truth of sex and olympics

 The naked truth of sex and olympics
Even the Olympics may be deemed too sexy
based on reports like the following report -
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MALAYSIA INTENSIFIES HARASSMENT OF BLOGGERS

MALAYSIA INTENSIFIES HARASSMENT OF BLOGGERS
 Committee to Protect Journalists
 
The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the recent harassment of popular bloggers Raja Petra Kamarudin and Abdul Rashid Bakar.
On August 15, Raja Petra, editor of the Malaysia Today news Web site, was ordered by a Malaysian Court to reveal the sources for three of his posted articles…….
The court also [...]

Irrawaddy;Gambari has Big Agenda during Visit

By SAW YAN NAING
Tuesday,August 19,2008
Burmese dissidents called for UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari to call for tripartite talks with opposition groups, the release of political prisoners and to deliver frank accounts of his meetings with opposition groups and Burmese officials
Bo Kyi, the joint secretary of the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), [...]

Irrawaddy;Is Suu Kyi Trying to Get the Message Out?

 
“All martyrs must finish their mission.”
By WAI MOE
Tuesday,August 19,2008
Neighbors of the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said a new message appeared last month on a large outdoor signboard in her compound, saying, “All martyrs must finish their mission.” 
The message appeared on July 19, Burma’s Martyr Day. The signboard, about 10 X 4-feet, is located [...]

Bronze Age and Iron Age artifacts unearthed in Myanmar

Bronze Age and Iron Age artifacts unearthed in Myanmar
New Delhi, August 18 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has unearthed ancient artifacts from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in Myanmar.
Found in Thazi township in the central Mandalay division by the Archaeological, Natural Museum and Libraries Department under the Ministry of Culture, the artifacts provide [...]

UN envoy to push for ‘peace’ in Burma

UN envoy to push for ‘peace’ in Burma
 By Hla Hla Htay
Yangon – Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a rare meeting with her lawyer on the eve of a UN envoy’s visit to push Myanmar’s/Burma’s regime to re-open a dialogue with her party, a spokesperson said on Monday.
The Nobel peace prize [...]

MacLean, MacLellan to headline benefit concert for Burma

MacLean, MacLellan to headline
benefit concert for Burma
The Guardian

Burma’s MPs in Exile Call for ASEAN Support

Burma’s MPs in Exile Call for ASEAN Support
Burmese MPs in Exile calls upon ASEAN to confront the junta effectively.
Below is an article published by Democratic Voice of Burma :
A five-member delegation from the Burmese exiled Members of Parliament Union attended an Indonesian parliamentary function to mark the 63rd anniversary of Indonesian independence on 15 [...]

XL Capital and Chubb pull out of Burma

XL Capital and Chubb pull out of Burma
INSURANCE TIMES
Pressure mounts on Lloyd’s as XL and Chubb withdraw.
Two major insurers are pulling out of Burma three weeks after the Burma Campaign UK published its report, Insuring Repression, highlighting how insurance companies have facilitated the flow of billions of dollars to the Burmese regime.
The companies, XL and [...]