Jointly Issued by the US Campaign for Burma, Burma Campaign UK and Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma

Campaigners Organize Global Day of Action to Free World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient On Her 60th Birthday
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Consternation at home and abroad has greeted Sunday’s declaration of an independent Shan State by a group of elderly Shan activists in exile. (more…)

April 14: Brussels: Belgium is set to reopen an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed by French oil giant Total (TOTF.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) in Myanmar following a court ruling, the plaintiff’s lawyer said on Thursday.
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Wellington: New Zealand’s government on Wednesday ruled out trade sanctions against Myanmar (Burma), saying stopping its limited exports of milk powder would only hurt the general population.
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The US Congress is expected to put pressure on Thailand for stance towards Rangoon, treatment of refugees, The Nation reports.
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Human rights activists again called on the government yesterday to help alien workers affected by the Dec 26 tsunami as they were still in dire need of assistance.
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Manila: The Philippine Senate unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday calling for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strip Myanmar of the group’s chairmanship next year.
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Wei Hsueh Kang runs VCDs into Thailand

Drug kingpin Wei Hsueh Kang has diversified into producing pirated pornographic VCDs near Thailand’s northern border with Burma and customs officials are now trying to block their influx.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wants the national anti-drug agency to carry on crop substitution and farm projects at Yongkha village in Burma opposite Chiang Rai, while the agency wants to know Rangoon’s stance before spending 15 million baht more on this.
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Burma’s military government has strongly rejected Sunday’s Shan independence declaration by a group of exiles, saying the move jeopardized the country’s peace and stability.
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