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World › U.N. chief Ban tipped to visit Myanmar again in December

japantoday.com     7 hrs ago   12 related          

Thursday 21st August, 05:57 AM JST YANGON — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will visit military-ruled Myanmar again in December, mainly to tackle the country’s political stalemate, Ban’s special advisor on Myanmar affairs...                    

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Footwear trade group spent $235,825 lobbying in 2Q

ibtimes.com     9 hrs ago   3 related          

The American Apparel & Footwear Association spent $235,825 in the second quarter to lobby on a number of issues including an extension to an amendment that requires the Pentagon to give preference to domestically made products,...                    

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ASEAN considers observer status for Burma civilian Govt (ABC)

yahoo.com     5 hrs ago   2 related          

ASEAN members meeting in Singapore this week will consider the admission of members of Burma 's civilian government-in-exile as observers of the group. A delegation of Burmese politicians living in exile has travelled to...                    

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Roundup: Myanmar makes efforts to revive tourism industry after storm

xinhuanet.com     3 hrs ago          

YANGON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The drop of the tourist arrivals has brought about much impact on all tourism-related businesses, the Tourism Entrepreneurs Association (TEA) said, adding that they are taking measures to overcome...                    

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Ship sinks

thenews.com.pk     6 hrs ago   3 related          

Thursday, August 21, 2008 DHAKA: A ship carrying more than 3,000 tonnes of rice from India sank near the outer anchorage of Bangladesh’s Chittagong port on Wednesday, port officials said. They said the Singapore-flagged vessel...                    

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Across the borderline ...

mediamatters.org     11 hrs ago          

By the twisted logic of Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, et al, every crime committed by an illegal immigrant is stand-alone evidence that we need to deport every undocumented immigrant and build a huge fence across the...                    

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The Last Hurrah: Southeast Asia

ourstory.com     1 hr ago          

One night (okay, like seven) in Bangkok. Boating in Halong Bay. Paddling down rivers in Vietnam. The Temples of Angkor. Thai cooking in Chiang Mai. The desolation of Laos. A quick border crossing into Myanmar. Beach time in Hoi...                    

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Irrawaddy: Earthquake raises concern over mega dams – Violet Cho

burmanet.org     2 hrs ago          

Frequent earthquakes in North Burma this year have raised more concern over the military government’s plan to build a series of mega dams on the Irrawaddy River to generate electricity. A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near...                    

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Irrawaddy: Children die in Chin state famine – Saw Yan Naing

burmanet.org     2 hrs ago          

More than 30 children have died in a famine in Chin state, western Burma, according to the Chin National Council, an exile rights group. The famine was caused by a plague of rats, which ate rice stocks in many of the state’s...                    

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Narinjara: Authority claims monks from Saffron Revolution are Impostors

burmanet.org     2 hrs ago          

Burmese military authorities in Arakan State produced a video related to last year’s Saffron Revolution and presented it on Sunday to senior monks in Sittwe, said an abbot. The video show was presented by authorities during a...                    

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