April 30: At the beginning of the third millennium our global society is, thanks to modern technologies, able to easily communicate with anyone anywhere in the world. We are all becoming part of a larger spiritual dialogue that is further evolving our civilisation. Everyone has a right to become a meaningful and authentic part of this dialogue.
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Refer to East Asia whatever way you want because it does not matter anymore. By December, East Asia will be East Asia only in name, once events in Kuala Lumpur lead to the conception of a broader Asia. This new, emerging Asia will be the key mover and shaker of the decades to come.
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April 29: It has been learned that private discussions on whether to seek political asylum among officials from Burmese embassies abroad have increased.
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April 30: Washington: Deputy US Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said Friday he would make a 10-day visit to Southeast Asia beginning Monday to discuss free trade, counterrorism, maritime security and reconstruction of tsunami-hit economies.
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April 30: ‘Shwe’ means gold to the Burmese people, who are great admirers of the yellow metal for a long time. They take pride in calling their nation ‘Shwe Myanmar’ as they describe oil and gas–’Shwe Mae’–meaning black gold, to signify their value to life. ‘Shwe Mae’ is a major source of foreign exchange earning for the country under the Burmese military regime.
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Bangkok: Myanmar has told other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations it will decline to chair ASEAN, diplomatic sources said.
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May 3: Efforts to prevent narcotics flowing into Thailand across the border with Myanmar in the country’s northern province of Chiang Rai are bearing fruit, according to the head of the government committee responsible for monitoring the prime minister’s orders.
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May 1: Yangon: Myanmar is seeking tourism markets in the Middle East, striving to promote the country as a travel destination, a local press reported in Monday’s issue pre- published Sunday afternoon.
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Yangon: The Myanmar Health Department will conduct the first nationwide survey on maternal mortality starting later this month to help draft a strategic plan to bring down the death rates of mothers and children, a local weekly journal reported Monday.
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April 30: Oslo: It has been learned that the case against the 10 detained Shan leaders including SNLD [Shan Nationalities League for Democracy] Chairman U Khun Tun Oo was heard at Insein Jail for three consecutive days on 27-29 April.
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May 1: Yangon: Military-ruled Myanmar attacked the European Union and the United States on Sunday for depriving thousands of its people of jobs through sanctions.
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