Recently there has been a call for tougher sanctions for Aussie businesses wanting to deal in Burma. But how effective are sanctions when Burma’s military tentacles are wrapped so tight?
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Is Jetstar propping up Burma’s dictatorship?
Jetstar has come under fire for running flights into Burma, with critics claiming the airport fees and money the airline brings into the country are helping fund Burma’s repressive military junta.
Fiji no longer the ‘bula-bula-happy-clappy land’
Post Fiji’s 2006 military coup, the economy is collapsing, morale is low and leadership is a mess. “Fiji is on the same path that Burma and Zimbabwe and Nigeria went down”, writes discombobulated.
American rescued from Burma; Suu Kyi left to pay the price
John Yettaw, the American whose attempt to make contact with Aung San Suu Kyi cost the Burmese opposition leader an extra 18 months under house arrest has himself been released from imprisonment. Suu Kyi, meanwhile, remains under lock and key to pay the price for his stupidity.
Silent outrage as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains locked up
While there were no large-scale protests, there was a palpable sense of anger at the decision to continue Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest, freelance journalist Kyaw Kyaw writes from Burma.
Burma back in the international spotlight
Pressures from the international community are mounting on Burma’s junta, following the increase of Aung San Suu Kyi’s home detention sentence and concerns of nuclear weapons.
Buddhist monks are key in the battle for Burma
In light of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent re-sentencing, foreign leaders are once again speaking out against the country’s repressive military junta. But to win over the Burmese people, foreign powers must first win over the country’s Buddhist monks, says the Christian Science Monitor.
The solitary life of Aung San Suu Kyi
Reading and meditation, day in day out: such has been the life of imprisoned Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for the last 13 years, and with yesterday’s sentencing, one to which she will return for another 18 months.
Rogue state of Burma needs to be controlled
Burma’s close relationship with North Korea and possible nuclear facilities should be of serious concern to the West, writes Greg Sheridan.
Asia’s new Axis of Evil
North Korea and Burma are not natural allies, but sharing an identity as international pariahs and an interest in nuclear weapons could be bringing the two countries together.
Aung San Suu Kyi back on trial
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial has resumed after UN chief Ban ki-moon’s visit and attempted intervention last week, seen now as a “failure, even a humiliation” for the leader.
The bigger issues behind North Korea’s missile launch
North Korea’s Fourth of July fireworks show was fairly predictable — the bigger issue is the dictatorship selling their missiles to countries like Iran, Syria and Burma.
An historic day for Myanmar – or another false dawn?
Today, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon flies into Myanmar — at the invitation of the ruling generals. There is a lot riding on the visit, says Kyaw Kyaw, a Myanmar-based blogger.
Letter from...: Burma
As protestors gathered outside the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo on Saturday to call for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a 500-year-old pagoda close to the former capital Yangon collapsed, writes Kyaw Kyaw.
Media banned from Aung San Suu Kyi trial again
Burma’s military junta has again barred the media from the trial of the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Shady Burmese conglomerates, party donations and zero harm policy
One of Australia’s largest engineering companies is abruptly pulling out of Burma after an investigation by Asia Sentinel revealed that a subsidiary was working on the construction of a lavish new airport for the repressive junta in Naypyidaw, the generals’ reclusive capital.
Blogwatch: Update on China and Burma
Burma, China and the greater international community are still struggling to come to grips with the devastating natural disasters of recent weeks. The political landscape of both countries is coming into focus and changing in interesting ways.
Twitter fills the Myanmar/China media vacuum
The really interesting media story to come out of the media’s coverage of the China quake and the cyclone disaster in Myanmar? The role of twitter, writes Sophie Black.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
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Why can’t we just invade Myanmar?
As the stalemate between the international commnity and Myanmar’s junta continues, aid groups estimate as many as 1.5 million people are at risk. So why can’t we just invade?
Burma wrap: Junta still playing politics with lives
As the UN estimates that at least 1.5 million Burmese have been “severely affected” by Cyclone Nargis, most of the affected are still waiting for aid to not only arrive in the country but to arrive where it is needed most.
Burma: will aid just feed the junta?
Let’s be clear here, writes Damien Kingsbury, the Burmese military dictatorship does not exist to serve the Burmese people; the Burmese people exist in order to support the military.
Flint: Young Australians kill off Republic
The latest Morgan Poll shows a republic referendum will be lost on whatever model is put to the people. Oh dear, writes David Flint.
Burma the biggest loser as governments close wallets
How much aid does the USA, the world’s richest country, offer a decimated Burma? That would be $250 000 - the same amount received by the winner of the American version of The Biggest Loser, writes Jeff Sparrow.
