2 July 2009, 12:57 pm
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to meet senior members of the party of Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits Myanmar this week but has no plans yet to see the opposition leader, a party spokesman said. Ban is set to arrive in the military-ruled nation on Friday for a two-day visit focused on pressing ... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:56 pm
North Korea is suspected to have illegally exported weapons to Burma via overland routes through China to avoid naval detection or interception, a South Korean newspaper said yesterday. The news follows reports that the North Korean ship, the Kang Nam 1, being tracked by the US navy on suspicion tha... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:56 pm
A meeting of health officials and migrant workers came after increasing fears about swine flu spreading in public places. Migrant workers were advised about safety precautions, and employers were urged to provide ID’s that would allow migrants to access hospitals. On June 30th, a Thailand’s mini... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:55 pm
The tripartite Core Group is urging donors to contribute US$ 157 million for rebuilding schools in cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta of Burma. The TCG, formed with the United Nations, the Burmese regime and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), formed in the wake of the deadly Cyclone Nargis, to... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:55 pm
Eight Burmese detainees were wounded after a small riot broke out at the Semenyih Immigration camp near Kajang Township, in Malaysia on Wednesday. Speaking to The Irrawaddy on Thursday, Aung Lwin Oo, one of the detainees involved in the riot at the camp, said the trouble started at 8pm after camp au... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:54 pm
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he was embarking on a “very difficult” mission to Myanmar aimed at obtaining political results from the ruling military, but pledged to do his best. Speaking to reporters in Singapore on the eve of his trip, Ban said he had not received any confirmation... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:54 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits Burma Friday to push for the release of political prisoners and national reconciliation. His visit comes as Burma’s military rulers seek to jail democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Rights groups and Burma’s government in exile hope the U... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:53 pm
The British embassy in Jakarta will display a giant image of jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to call for her release and that of other political prisoners in the military-ruled country. The image will be projected onto a banner installed at the perimeter of Bundaran HI traffic circl... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:52 pm
There is little hope for a release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the country tomorrow. So far, the ruling military junta has ignored all calls by the international community for a negotiated solution to the country’s poli... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:52 pm
To critics of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Burma has long served as proof of the organization’s ineffectuality. For decades, the country’s ruling junta has suppressed democracy, oppressed its people, and ignored global calls to observe human rights. ASEAN member na... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:41 pm
If the secretary general’s visit has little impact on the junta, it risks further damaging the UN’s credibility around the world. The UN chief Ban Ki-moon is tiptoeing across a sheet of thin ice as he makes his way to Naypyidaw this week, with the UN in a precarious position as it attemp... Read More »
2 July 2009, 12:40 pm
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General will visit Burma on Friday. And during his two-day stay, Ban has sought a meeting with Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and the ruling junta’s military Chief Senior General Than Shwe. According to a UN statement, the world leader will urge Burma t... Read More »
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