Parties slam sanctions, McCain disagrees
Disagreement during meeting between US senator and eight Burmese parties over whether the west should change its economic policy
Burma parties wary of US sanctions
Candidates complain that US sanctions will do little to affect repressive laws that govern how parties approach Burmese elections this year
Benedict Rogers: ‘Than Shwe pips Mugabe’
Last month Foreign Policy magazine ranked Burmese junta chief Than Shwe as the world’s third worst dictator, behind Robert Mugabe and Kim Jong-il. Than Shwe has ruled Burma since 1992[…]
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Suu Kyi ‘would snub US senator’
Opposition leader would likely refuse to meet with US senator Jim Webb this week on account of his ‘soft’ stance towards the Burmese junta, Win Tin says
Chinese premier to visit Burma
Wen Jiabao due in Burma next month as two countries sign additional trade ‘corridor’ deal that will further cement bilateral economic ties
ILO to begin Burma child soldier campaign
Feb 12, 2010 (DVB)-The International Labour Organisation will begin circulating leaflets on forced labour and child solider recruitment across Burma, but not before it is passed through the regime’s notorious[…]
UN rights envoy to visit Burma in February
Jan 29, 2010 (DVB), Tomas Ojea Quintana, United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, is planning to make a visit to the country in February.[…]
