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Myanmar: How the Regime Hides Its Billions
Source: The Irrawaddy

The SPDC spends greatly in excess of its revenue and, like many such regimes through the ages (and Zimbabwe in the present), resorts to the printing presses to finance its spending.

Burning down Myanmar's Internet firewall
Source: Asia Times

Myanmar maintains some of the world's most restrictive Internet controls, including government-administered blocks on foreign news sites and the use of popular e-mail services.

STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN BURMA :: Harold Doan and Associates Ltd. :: News when you need it.
Source: harolddoan.com

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today issued the following statement on the human rights situation in Burma:

US circulates UN draft calling for release of political detainees in Myanmar
Source: bakutoday.net

US circulates UN draft calling for release of political detainees in Myanmar UNITED NATIONS AFP 14/12/2006 06:39

People's Daily Online -- Myanmar denies military shake-up
Source: english1.peopledaily.com.cn

Myanmar denies military shake-up A Myanmar military sources denied Friday night that there has been high-level shake-up in the military, saying that the was no change with the military posts of the present state leaders.

Myanmar Issue Undermines Asean Credibility - Asean Sec-Gen
Source: bernama.com

By Jackson Sawatan SINGAPORE, July 16 (Bernama) -- Asean foreign ministers are expected to come up with a "position" on Myanmar when they meet in Kuala Lumpur for the 39th Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM) end of this month.

Burma Regime Predicts "Tragic End" Of Aung San Suu Kyi...
Source: OSNews

Burma Regime Predicts "Tragic End" Of Aung San Suu Kyi...

Power passes to next generation of Myanmar generals -DAWN - International; July 02, 2006
Source: dawn.com

Power passes to next generation of Myanmar generals By Larry Jagan

Myanmar opposition rejects UN proposal
Source: dailyindia.com

Myanmar opposition rejects UN proposal By DPA Bangkok, June 9 (DPA) Myanmar's main opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) Friday rejected a UN proposal to take part in national efforts to draw up a new constitution.

US to pursue landmark UN resolution against Myanmar
Source: wanadoo.jo

01-06-2006 / 10:08, The United States will pursue an unprecedented UN Security Council resolution calling on Myanmar's military junta to change its alleged repressive policies.

US to call for Burma resolution at Security Council - Text Only
Source: abcasiapacific.com

US to call for Burma resolution at Security Council 01/06/2006 14:19:06 The United States says it will push for a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on Burma's military government to change its repressive policies.

a further year of house arrest on opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
Source: Reuters

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta imposed a further year of house arrest on opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday despite stiff international pressure for her release, a government source said.

IOL: '127 activists die in Burmese custody'
Source: breakingnews.iol.ie

At least 127 pro-democracy activists have died in the custody of Burma's ruling junta, most of them after torture and ill-treatment in the country's network of prisons and interrogation centres, a report by an opposition group released today said.

Top UN envoy meets Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Source: Channel NewsAsia Singapore

YANGON : A top United Nations envoy on Saturday met Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the final day of a three-day mission aimed at pressing the military government on reforms.

Crisscross - News - Myanmar party asks U.N. official to meet with Suu Kyi
Source: crisscross.com

Myanmar party asks U.N. official to meet with Suu Kyi Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 06:13 EDT YANGON — Myanmar's main opposition National League for Democracy has asked U.N.

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