Posted on April 30, 2009 by sanooaung
‘No’ inside job in extorsion, bribery and close one eye incidences,
says Malaysian Immigration
Note: All are done by outsiders. We believe your words but just remember that Allah knows every thing. We all would know the truth on the judgement day.
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by tunaung
Living in a windowless house
For those who may see the comming ‘democratic’ election according to the seven step Road Map to ‘Democracy’ as the dawn of a new age, I have a different take on the matter. I learned this from a young age from reading the great Chinese writer, Lu Xin.
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by tunaung
Regional commanders from the Burmese military government met the leaders of several ceasefire groups on Tuesday for talks that likely centered on the groups’ participation in the 2010 election, according to sources at the Sino-Burmese border.
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by tunaung
Human Rights Watch Letter to
the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Note: Extracts related to foreigners only.
Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Haji Tun Abdul Razak
Pejabat Perdana Menteri
Malaysia
Re: Human Rights in Malaysia
Dear Prime Minister,
Congratulations on your April 3, 2009, appointment as Malaysia’s sixth prime minister. As you know, Human Rights Watch, a nongovernmental human rights organization that monitors human [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by sanooaung
The Art of War: Sūn Zǐ Bīng Fǎ
I will apologize to the original writer at a favourable time later. I am sure he understands our situation.
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by tunaung
The European Union (EU) renewed economic sanctions on Burma for one more year during a foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg on Monday.
The EU said it would continue to work to establish an open dialogue with Burma’s ruling generals in Naypyidaw, the capital. It also called for the junta to conduct a “genuine dialogue” with opposition [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by tunaung
The influential Shan composer Sai Kham Lait celebrated his 60th birthday in Mandalay on Sunday.
Mandalay figured in the song that made him famous— “A Shan Living in Mandalay.” The song featured on the album “Losing Heaven,” which Sai Kham Lait recorded with the late singer Sai Htee Saing.
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by sanooaung
Burmese migrants remain trapped in Malacca without jobs
After their agent left them without work in a factory and without any proper legal papers, at least 60 Burmese migrants remain trapped in Malacca of Malaysia.
Hla Myat Thu, a Burmese woman who is among the 60 people said, they were in a severe situation with no income [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2009 by sanooaung
US Senate beating on the
‘corruption and refugee’ allegations of Myanmar Refugees
There are many refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia today – FACT.
These refugees come mainly from Burma (Myanmar), Southern Thailand, Southern Philippines,…
Refugees normally just run for their life and liberty, and this means that many would have not left their country ‘legally’ or entered Malaysia [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2009 by tunaung
Deputy minister ‘catches’ off duty doctors lazing while patients wait
Comment: Problem with the Malaysian Indians and Chinese is once they got some power, they became irrogant, proud and rude. I am not condoning the lazy doctors but just giving my observation and informed remarks as a feed-back only.
Update: Now it is clear that he was [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2009 by sanooaung
Najib told to act on damning trafficking report
There is mounting pressure for newly-minted Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to take action in the wake of a damning United States Senate report on human trafficking in Malaysia.
New York-based Human Rights Watch has called on Najib “to protect the rights of refugees and victims of human trafficking.”
Meanwhile, [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2009 by sanooaung
Burmese refugees ‘treated like a commodity’
The mistreatment of Burmese migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Malaysia is the focus of a report released on Thursday by the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
MCPX
After receiving disturbing reports of trafficking in 2007, committee staff conducted a year-long review of the allegations.
The report, “Trafficking and Extortion of Burmese [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2009 by tunaung
Sources in Rangoon have confirmed that at least five people have died in an outbreak of diarrhea that hit Burma’s largest city just before the start of the Burmese New Year’s festival in mid-April.
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Posted on April 24, 2009 by sanooaung
SPDC Senior General Humpty Dumpty sitting on the wall
SPDC Senior General Than Shwe is going to have a great fall
Once broken, all the Tatmadaw generals and soldiers
would not be able to put him together again anymore
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