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      Burma In Clouds

      Posted by Orato

      Burma has one of the world's most odious governments, and accordingly Burmese have watched their standards of living, welfare and general situation decline progressively since the 1950s and 60s. On top of a military dictatorship, the country is wracked by civil war, poverty, corruption and diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS. While this has happened and happens, the world has looked and looks away. I wanted to see and feel it for myself...

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      Don't Force Democracy in Burma

      Posted by Billbar from New York Times

      We incorrectly see Myanmar as a “democracy transition” problem, sort of a Velvet Revolution gone wrong. But it actually represents a post-conflict challenge, more like Afghanistan or the war-torn societies of sub-Saharan Africa — and therefore incredibly complex.

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      Asean gets tough with Burmese junta

      Posted by Billbar from Guardian UK

      After decades of turning a blind eye to the Burmese junta's authoritarian abuses, south-east Asian nations announced today that they could no longer defend the indefensible. "Asean now has reached a stage where it is not possible to defend its member when that member is not making an attempt to cooperate or help itself," Malaysia's foreign minister, Syed Hamid Albar, said in a speech at a conference of Asean legislators.

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      Myanmar minorities fear being dammed, and damned

      Posted by Billbar from Reuters

      The predominantly Christian Karen, who have been fighting for independence for more than 50 years, believe plans by Yangon's State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), as the junta calls itself, to dam the Salween river are designed to destroy their jungle homeland and culture. "The dams are one of the weapons the SPDC is using to clear us out," said Nay Tha Blay, 33, of Karen Rivers Watch, a pressure group operating out of a bamboo hut in a secret valley in rebel-held territory near the Salween.

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      Burma extends Suu Kyi's detention

      Posted by Billbar from BBC News

      Ms Suu Kyi's latest period under house arrest expired on Saturday, raising hopes that she would be released. On Friday UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed to the head of Burma's military junta to free Ms Suu Kyi. But within hours Burma said Ms Suu Kyi, 60, would remain in detention.

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      Tutu Presses Rice for U.N. Resolution on Burma

      Posted by Billbar from Washington Post

      He wants a binding U.N. Security Council resolution calling on the Burmese military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners and halt a counterinsurgency campaign that is targeting civilians. "The secretary is very, very concerned about the situation in Burma. She said they really want to do all they can," Tutu said in an interview after the meeting. "The situation is deteriorating very, very greatly."

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