Rangoon, Burma: Myanmar announced on Monday that it is releasing 514 prisoners under a new amnesty that reportedly includes more than 80 political detainees and some foreigners.
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Cover-Up Democracy of Burma
Posted on September 19, 2012 by matupi
Aung San Suu Kyi To Attend Award Distribution In US
Posted on September 11, 2012 by matupi
Yangon: Aung San Suu Kyi will receive the Congressional Gold Medal—the highest civilian award of the US Congress—at the Capitol on Sept. 19 amongst many other honors during next week’s historic tour of the United States.
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Will the Norwegian Government able to persuade Burmese Generals into a “U” turn?
Posted on August 12, 2012 by matupi
by Jonathan Thang, Office Assistant at Sørlandet UN Office, Norway
(Jonathan Thang har jobbet som praktikant ved FN-sambandet Sør. Han er selv fra Chin-folket, en av Burmas etniske minoritetsgrupper. Foto: Privat)
Burma has been moving forward in terms of democratization and international relationships. Unexpected moves followed by releasing a lot of prominent political prisoners, allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to contest by-election to be held in April, start doing cease-fire talks with ethnics arms groups, and so on.
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Is That Real Cange In Myanmar/Burma?
Posted on November 27, 2011 by matupi
Why should Hillary Clinton go to Myanmar? The short answer is to encourage the best chance at real political change in a country that effectively cloistered itself under harsh military rule for nearly five decades. Myanmar, or Burma, has been the virtual political ball and chain of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which it joined in 1997. Secretary Clinton plans to visit on December 1–2, becoming the first U.S. secretary of state to do so since John Foster Dulles 50 years ago.
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Burma Will Release Over 6000 Prisoners
Posted on October 11, 2011 by matupi
Military regime back government is claiming to release political prisoners soon. Myanmar’s state-controlled television on Tuesday announced an amnesty for more than 6,300 prisoners, but did not say whether political detainees would be included.
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Two Years Marriage Contract
Posted on October 3, 2011 by matupi
Mexico city lawmakers want to help newlyweds avoid the hassle of divorce by giving them an easy exit strategy: temporary marriage licenses.
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World’s first “Fat Tax” imposed in Denmark
Posted on October 3, 2011 by matupi
According to Danish official news, Denmark on Saturday became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects. “We have had to stock up with tonnes of butter and margarine in order to be able to supply outlets,” Soeren Joergensen of Arla Distribution said.
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