Handcuffed Than Shwe, the Genocide Criminal

Handcuffed Than Shwe, the Genocide Criminal   Than Shwe,                    Why did you arrest the Burmese Muslim leaders? This is the CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY amounting to a GENOCIDE. Do you understand the meaning of  Genocide? Just licking the BOOT of Obama could not erase your sins or AGAINST HUMANITY and GENOCIDE  If you fail to release [...]

Than Shwe’s secret home found. Pyinmana map via satellite

Myanmar government planning for another episode of Anti-Muslim riots

Myanmar government planning for another episode of Anti-Muslim riots               Dear Brother, I hope you can share the following news which is the part of a deliberate plan of the Military Junta of Burma to use its long term policy of using religious hatred to create the political environment [...]

Irrawaddy:Did Than Shwe’s Grandson Kidnap Model?

(left to right) Nay Chi Lin Let:Than Shwe’s favorite grandson,Nay Shwe Thway Aung ;Wut Mone Shwe Yee By:WAI MOE The Rangoon rumor-mill is frequently active, but this might be the juiciest story for years—a soap opera-style plot involving Than Shwe’s grandson, a celebrity model, a jealous ex-boyfriend and a sordid kidnapping. Read more>>

Than Shwe’s Dynastic Family Dream on Parade at State Function

    Distinguished guests at the Graduation Parade of 51st Intake of the Defence Services Academy. —MNA A highly publicized appearance by the family of Burmese junta leader Snr-Gen Than Shwe at an important military function is being interpreted in some circles as further evidence that the elderly general is creating a ruling dynasty of [...]

Irrawaddy:Two Names Tipped for Burma’s post-2010 Presidency

By WAI MOE Wednesday,October 15,2008 Burma’s ruling generals favor one of two candidates—a Than Shwe protégé and a hardline government minister—for the post of president after the 2010 election, according to intelligence sources. A source within the government-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) said members of the mass organization were discussing the chances of [...]

Irrawaddy:Desertions, Assassinations Plague Burmese Armed Forces

By MINN LWIN Thursday,October 9,2008 A soldier deserted recently from Burma’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 707, in Taikgyi Township, Rangoon Division, after murdering his commander—the latest sign of rising dissatisfaction among the lower-ranking members of the Burmese armed forces. The deserter, who fled with a number of weapons, was later killed in a manhunt. Desertions, [...]

CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT OBAMA

CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT OBAMA Dear Mr President,                        As a duly elected President of the United States of America, you are 101% sure to be inaugurated as the 44th US president on Jan 20, 2009. Contrary to your condition, our BURMA’S Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was elected as [...]

Bloomberg:Laura Bush Tells China, India to Press Myanmar Over Democracy

By Michael Heath Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) — U.S. First Lady Laura Bush called on Myanmar’s key allies China and India to press the military regime to make genuine democratic changes almost a year after it crushed anti-government protests led by Buddhist monks. The first lady spoke yesterday in front of the Statue of Liberty in [...]

Taking a Deep Breath

Monday,September 22,2008 from:Irrawaddy The Irrawaddy recently spoke with UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari about his meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi, his disappointments and his hopes for the future of Burma. Question: Several UN special envoys to Burma have come and gone over the past 20 years, each time leaving the country empty-handed. What is your [...]

Penguins and golf in Burma’s hidden capital

By Helen Beaton in Naypyidaw, Burma Friday,19 September 2008 A year ago this week, Burma saw its biggest uprising in decades when Buddhist monks and thousands of civilians poured onto the streets of Rangoon and Mandalay. But as the world watched, the targets of their fury were nowhere to be seen. The generals who rule [...]

DVB:What do the Thai demonstrations mean for Burma?

Sep 5, 2008 (DVB)–Political tensions are running high in Thailand, with demonstrators from the People’s Alliance for Democracy calling for the resignation of the government led by Samak Sundaravej.  While the likely outcome of the protests is not yet clear, any new developments could have a significant impact on Thai-Burmese relations and on the political [...]

Irrawaddy;Suu Kyi Refusal to Meet Envoy Sends a Strong Message, Say Observers

By SAW YAN NAING Monday,August 25,2008 Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s refusal to meet with United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari during his visit to the country last week has put a strong spotlight on the UN’s failed diplomatic efforts, said observers and members of the country’s opposition. “I think she sent the [...]

AFP;Suu Kyi’s party says UN Myanmar visit was a ‘waste of time’

YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday labeled a recent visit by a UN envoy “a waste of time” as the ruling junta continued to trumpet its own vision of democracy. Ibrahim Gambari, the United Nations’ most senior negotiator with Myanmar, left the country Saturday after failing to [...]