Yangon: The whereabouts of Than Shwe, leader of Myanmar’s secretive junta, remained a mystery on Thursday, but rumours he had been ousted by the army chief were dying rapidly.
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Burma watchers on both sides of the Tachilek-Maesai border believe the military rulers of the country are launching a covert campaign on its own strongest ally against the Shan State Army:
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Chit Swe, a cartoonist and vice chairman of the National League for Democracy in Thanlyin Township, was released from prison today, a spokesperson for Burma’s main opposition party confirmed.
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August 24: Due to the ongoing banking problems, rapidly rising commodity price and political instability in Burma, fewer people have been donating food and other needs for orphans and poor children who are taking refuge in orphanages, monasteries and nunneries.
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Bangkok: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday that Thailand has discounted rumours of a coup in Myanmar which have circulated in the military-run country this week, causing the kyat currency to fall.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit the United States next month to deliver a speech at the United Nations and lobby for his deputy Surakiart Sathirathai to become UN secretary-general.
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Campaigners and Burma Pro-Democracy activists plan to stage a massive demonstration in Netherlands on October 14 to protest against the Total and Daewoo Company’s investments in Burma.
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The recent news of a coup in Burma turned out to be untrue. It seems to have been merely wishful-thinking, perhaps invented by some dissident Burmese living outside the country. But the question is: Would a military coup actually bring positive change in Burma? The answer is no.
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August24: RFA: Dear listeners. RFA learned that a meeting to discuss about the situation of Burma is going to be held in United Kingdom soon, as directed by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Tony Blair has directed (his Foreign and Commonwealth Office- FCO) to hold the seminars to review the situation of the countries at risk of instability and to brainstorm how to respond effectively to the negative impact from that countries. (more…)