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.
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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
Burma and the media … the Republic debate … Brendan Nelson’s polling … Israel …
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.
Burma battling dual natural and political disasters
With the death toll rising and the scale of the devastation wrought by cyclone Nargis becoming evident, the situation in Burma is on a kinife edge. Here is how the world’s media is reporting it.
Burma asks for help, tentatively
The Burmese government has finallygone public to say it will accept international aid. But what does that mean?
‘I was stunned. I had never seen gunfire.’ A Burma traveller tells
We went to Burma for a holiday then stayed on when the shooting started, hoping to witness a revolution. It didn’t happen. Now, we
fear that perhaps it never will, writes Kate Morison.
Burma’s online insurgency, part 1: revolution in your facebook
This is what dissent looked like to the Rangoon user. At least it did until Burma’s ruling generals decided that ham fisted expurgation simply wasn’t doing the job. They finally found the internet’s off-switch on Friday.
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Burma … polls, election timing et al … drought relief … Christian Kerr v The Greens … new Magna Carta … Canberra airport development …
How Asian business gets behind the Burmese junta
While the world for the last three weeks has had China in its gunsights for its economic support of Burma’s repressive junta, the fact is that under the radar, half the countries in Asia are helping to prop up the dictatorship, either through government help or through the sub rosa support of their business communities.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
While bad things are still perpetrated by bad regimes, one important thing has changed for obnoxious despots — they can’t hide their bastardry from the rest of the world any more.
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NSW Nurses’ Association … Burma … Bob Collins … corporate agriculture … drought assistance … preferences and folly … Canberra airport …
Burma: An action plan starting with the UN
Things may get worse before they get better for the Burmese, but the UN has a major role to play … if they choose to play it.
