Oct 29, 2007 (AP), Sanctions against Burma’s junta for cracking down on democracy protesters should be coupled with incentives to encourage a better response from the regime, France’s foreign minister said Monday, suggesting an international fund for development. The European Union and the United States have pressed for expanded sanctions against Burma in recent weeks, …
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WFP official claims humanitarian aid is failing to meet needs
Oct 19, 2007 (DVB), A senior United Nations World Food Programme official has said that at least five million people in Burma are short of food, and urged the Burmese government to take immediate steps to tackle poverty and hunger in the country. In a press statement released yesterday, Tony Banbury, WFP's Regional Director for …
Myanmar junta forms committee to draft new constitution
Oct 18, 2007 (AP)Myanmar’s ruling junta claimed to have taken another step in its "road map" to democracy that is supposed to lead to free elections with the creation of a committee to draft the country’s long-delayed constitution. The announcement late Thursday came amid a barrage of international pressure on the junta to halt a …
Japan slashes aid to Myanmar over crackdown
Oct 16, 2007 (AFP), Japan on Tuesday cancelled nearly five million dollars in aid to Myanmar in its first action to protest against the junta’s bloody crackdown on demonstrations in which a Japanese journalist was shot dead. Japan, however, stopped short of saying it would end all assistance to Myanmar, keeping its position at odds …
From illegal timber to tiger skins, Myanmar is destroying its environment for a quick buck
Oct 14, 2007 (AP) – Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and elephant tusks. Further inland, the repressive military regime plans to dam one of Asia’s purest rivers, and allows gold and gem mines to tear up …
Security Council moving toward adoption of Myanmar statement
Oct 11, 2007 (AFP), UN Security Council envoys were expected to adopt a non-binding statement Thursday deploring the military crackdown in Myanmar, after the text was watered down to placate China and Russia. Ambassadors from the 15-member body were due to meet Thursday morning to consider reactions from their capitals to the latest draft put …