IN OTHER WORDS Regional blot:The Burmese government, run by generals who brazenly ignored election results, put the winner under house arrest and plundered their unfortunate land, expects to assume the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian... 06 Apr, 2005
Myanmar attache in US absconds with family Agence France PresseYangon, April 3: A retired Myanmar army officer attached to Yangon’s embassy in Washington has absconded with his family in what the military junta described as a “betrayal to the state”, official media reported today.“U... Women 03 Apr, 2005
ASEAN turns its back on Burma Marwaan Macan-Markar The rumblings spreading through South-east Asian capitals against Burma’s military regime is taking on the quality of a long overdue confession — namely that a political principle considered sacrosanct by the region’s... 31 Mar, 2005
Junta for a ‘disciplined’ democracy Agence France Presse Yangon, March 27: Myanmar’s junta leader Senior General Than Shwe vowed today to work toward a democracy with “discipline” despite Western criticism, as the military staged a show of force to mark Armed Forces Day. In his... Women 27 Mar, 2005
Indian foreign minister meets Myanmar junta leader Agence France PresseYangon, March 26: Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh met Myanmar’s secretive junta leader, Senior General Than Shwe, today at a military guesthouse here, officials said. Neither side issued any remarks about the meeting.... Women 26 Mar, 2005
Myanmar textile workers hang on to survival by a thread Agence France Presse Yangon, March 23: Soe Soe, a 29-year-old woman working in Myanmar’s struggling garment manufacturing industry, can barely remember the last time she had a day off. March 2 was a national holiday, Peasants Day in Myanmar, but few... 23 Mar, 2005
LETTERS Welcome Takashi’s ideas:Takashi Miyahara, a Japanese development consultant living in Nepal for the last 38 years, has once again come up with a plan to develop the tourism sector. The news “Nepal-loving Japanese business doyen’s Vision 2005”... 21 Feb, 2005
Include Myanmar oppn in statute panel: UN Associated PressUnited Nations, February 19:Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Myanmar’s ruling junta to expand its constitution-drafting conference to include opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy and other political... Women 19 Feb, 2005
Myanmar reconvenes convention despite criticism Associated Press Nyaung-hna-pin, February 17:Myanmar today reconvened a constitution-drafting conference that Western nations and domestic opponents have denounced as a sham that will not lead to democracy as claimed by the military government.The... Women 17 Feb, 2005
The world over Detention extendedYANGON: Myanmar’s military rulers have told the detained deputy leader of the country’s main opposition party that he will remain under house arrest for another year, relatives said on Tuesday. National League for Democracy... Women 15 Feb, 2005
ONCE-OVER Dailies back in print:RUPANDEHI: Local dailies that had suspended publication for the last few days have resumed publication from Monday. Except for Daily Lumbini, other dailies published in the district — Jana Sangharsha, Mechi Kali Sandesh, Bhawana... Travel 10 Feb, 2005
West-trained saboteurs are sneaking into Myanmar, charges junta Agence France PresseYangon, February 1:Anti-government “destructionists” trained by Westerners are infiltrating Myanmar to commit acts of terror and sabotage in the run-up to a convention to draft a new constitution, the military junta said... Women 01 Feb, 2005
