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Up one levelChina wants stability at Myanmar border
September 2, 2009: China Tuesday urged the Myanmar junta to restore 'order and stability' at their border following unrest that triggered mass exodus of Myanmarese into the Communist country.
Gay beauty pageant for HIV/AIDS charity
September 1, 2009: The gay community organized a fund raising beauty pageant for HIV/AIDS patients on August 29 in Rangoon.
Myanmar to take part in int'l film festival in India next year
September 1, 2009: Myanmar will take part in the Mumbai international film festival to be held in India in 2010 to introduce the country's documentary, short and animation films, the local weekly Pyi Myanmar reported Tuesday.
Behind the doors of a Rangoon collector’s amazing library
September 1, 2009: The catalogue alone is a work of art, its pages edged with gold and packed with rare photographs, pictures and maps covering the history of Burma and Southeast Asia from the 16th century onward.
Economic Crisis Hits Burmese Migrant Women
August 31, 2009: The global financial crisis is threatening to shred the dreams of thousands of women from Burma, who have fled their military-ruled country over the past decade for better jobs in more prosperous Thailand, say activists.
Tunnel Construction Pictures Spark Questions
August 26, 2009: Is the North Korean involvement in advising and building underground tunnels in Burma concentrated on military-based activities, or does it also include hydropower projects which are scattered around the country?
Junta Warns Buddhist Monks Online
August 26, 2009: A military government Web site, “kyaymon” [meaning “the mirror”], which operates as an online daily newspaper in Burmese, on Wednesday criticized two well-known Buddhist monks’ organizations and warned that the Burmese military authorities will take action against them.
New Report on Cellphones and Brain Tumors
August 25, 2009, Coldfield, West Midlands, UK. Radiation Research Trust, a UK-based charity focused on the health effects of electromagnetic fields from wireless technologies, today released a report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone," along with other international health advocacy groups on two continents.
Burmese IT Contest to Aid Junta?
August 25, 2009: Burmese IT technicians and bloggers suspect a Burmese search engine contest was designed by the Burmese military junta in order to increase its internet restriction technology and ability to control websites and blogs.
Tata Sky satellite dish in Nasaka camps in Northern Arakan
August 24, 2009: The India satellite television company Tata Sky dishes have been installed on the rooftop of the Burma’s border security force (Nasaka)’s camp along the Burma – Bangladesh border, said an aide of Nasaka.
1st Japanese fashion show held in Myanmar
August 24, 2009: Well-known Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino presented her collections in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday in a fashion show jointly hosted by the Japan Foundation and the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar.
Censorship Board bans Phoenix
August 24, 2009: Burma’s Censorship Board banned the Rangoon-based Weekly Journal, Phoenix on August 21, citing violation of censorship rules and regulations.
‘Evidence lacking’ of Burma’s nuke plans
August 24, 2009: Information leaking out of Burma raises suspicions of a clandestine nuclear program in cahoots with North Korea but there’s no solid evidence, a new study says.
Irrawaddy hydropower project to displace many Kachin villagers
August 24, 2009: The Burmese military junta plans to shift ethnic Kachin villages around the hydropower project area in the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River (also called Mali Hka River in Kachin) in Burma’s northern Kachin State, said local sources.
Fake Burmese currency note in Northern Arakan
August 24, 2009: Maungdaw, Arakan State: Fake thousand Kyat Burmese currency notes were found in Maungdaw and Buthidaung Township in the first week of August, according to an official from Maungdaw.
Old currency notes can cause infection: Doctors
August 24, 2009: Old and worn out currency notes in circulation in Burma can cause serious health hazards through infection, doctors said.
Myanmar to hold mid-year gems emporium in Oct-Nov
August 23, 2009: Myanmar will hold a mid-year gems emporium here in October-November this year to encourage national gem traders to sell more quality gems, jade, pearl and jewelry, sources with the Central Committee for Holding Myanmar Gems Emporium said Sunday.
US monitoring Myanmar on N Korea sanctions
August 22, 2009: A top US diplomat said Friday Washington was monitoring Myanmar's stated commitment to enforcing UN sanctions on North Korea, after reports of possible nuclear cooperation between the Asian nations.
Yettaw Says Guards Let Him Enter Suu Kyi Compound
August 22, 2009: John Yettaw, the American man who made international headlines after he swam to the lakeside home of detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in May, said in an interview published on Friday that guards did nothing to prevent him from entering her compound.
Companies block Facebook: Social-networking sites considered to be bad business
August 21, 2009: A growing number of employers are refusing to be Facebook's friend.
China wants stability at Myanmar border
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