Sitmone is back ! (Together with Daw Suu)

Sitmone is back ! Read here_http://sitmone.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/lwin-moe-kyaw-thu-and-democracy-of-burma/ I consider most of the readers to this post as non Burmese. Thus I decided to introduce Lwin Moe and Kyaw Thu, to those who are unfamiliar with Burmese celebrities, before continue writing the post. Both Lwin Moe and Kyaw Thu are Burmese celebrities. Both of them are and [...]

Malaysia also helps financing the Burmese Junta

Comment. Thanks you John Doe for this article. But please may you kindly forgive me for editing out sensitive (for me, as a foreigner here, it is quite dangerous) words and sentences. My trip into Burma was riddled with sadness. The general population live below the poverty line, and food, if any, scarce, and expensive. Fuel [...]

Myanmar refugees find hope in Thai garbage dump

Myanmar refugees find hope in Thai garbage dump

Rohingya Genocide

Source_The Reflective Heart : Rohingya Genocide , Thoughts and Spiritual Scribblings by Azril Mohd Amin Among the unjust borders that the western powers drew after World Wars I and II, the border between Arakan and South Thailand is among the cruelest. The Muslims of Rohingnya were cut off from the Malay Muslims of South Thailand, as well as the Muslims [...]

K’s blog:Internet Sensation

Thank you again Kay Thwe (Please forgive me for purposely left the Burmese custom of putting MA or DAW in front of your name as I regarded your name as a Pen Name of an Author). The problem with me is whether I know the source or not, I like your articles so I even republished or [...]

AP:Myanmar junta’s media lauds US senator’s visit

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s government-controlled newspapers on Tuesday lauded the visit of U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, who secured the high-profile release of a jailed American, as “the first step” toward improving relations with Washington. Read more >>

AP:Myanmar migrants stuck in Malaysia detention camps

In this photo taken on Thursday, July 23, 2009, an immigration department guard un-cuffs detainees at the Lenggeng detention center, south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The choice is a tough one _ face the possibility of being sold by an unscrupulous agent or linger in an overcrowded detention center. As Malaysia is cracking down on [...]

The Star:Spurned man turns friend’s wife into a sex slave

A MAN made a friend’s wife his “sex slave” for four months after she spurned his advances. Harian Metro reported that to prevent her from escaping when he went out to work, the man would tie the victim’s hands and legs to a table in his flat.

The Star:700 illegals involved in ruckus moved to another depot

By NURBAITI HAMDAN and ISABELLE LAI Staff of Amnesty International visiting the immigration depot in Sepang.

N. Korean ship tracked by US Navy reverses course

WASHINGTON, July 1 — A North Korean ship suspected of carrying weapons has reversed course after being tracked by the US Navy under a new UN monitoring program, a US official said yesterday.

From praise to shocking disgrace

After years of lobbying by rights activists and the international community, Malaysia passed an effective and comprehensive law in 2007 against human trafficking with provisions for protection, shelter and return of trafficked person to their home countries.

AP:Myanmar asylum seekers find safe haven in Palau

By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA Roman Catholic priest Rusk Saburo, center, speaks as Myanmar Buddhist monks Agga Na Na, left, and Pyinna Nanda listen during a meeting with The Associated Press in Koror, Palau, Sunday, June 14, 2009. A group of 11 asylum seekers fled their homes in Myanmar to Malaysia to the Philippines and finally [...]

Asia Times:Moral authority in Myanmar(Interview with U Win Tin)

By Charles McDermid HUA HIN, Thailand – When pro-democracy stalwart U Win Tin was unexpectedly freed after 19 years in Yangon’s Insein Prison in September 2008, he was then Myanmar’s longest-serving political prisoner. Just hours after his release, he was still wearing his blue prison overalls and had already resumed speaking out against the military [...]

Requesting Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Tun Dr Mahathir to give pressure on Myanmar SPDC to stop terror against Islam

Five Myanmar Islamic Organizations’ official complaint letter to the Senior General Than Shwe