A new proposal on Burma would directly involve the UN Security Council
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Paris: The Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental body to combat money laundering, said Thursday the Pacific island of Nauru had been removed from its list of uncooperative countries, where Nigeria and Myanmar remain.
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Daewoo is going to face protests from activists who are against its cooperation with the Burmese junta in the natural gas extraction on off shore gas fields in Arakan State.
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The UN has garnered more than US $42 million in pledges to create a new Democracy Fund (UNDEF) that would help countries transitioning from authoritarian regimes to free societies.
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will issue biometric identity cards to foreign workers by the end of the year as part of efforts to crack down on illegal migrant workers, local media said Thursday.
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Spokesman says many questions unanswered

The House police affairs committee suspects foul play in the death of three Karen drug suspects found hanged in a police cell in Lamphun early last week. Lamphun authorities have listed the deaths as suicide sparked by fear of the penalty for trafficking.
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Latest Myanmar Times setback highlights increased junta interference
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Yangon: In prose and poetry, Myanmar’s ruling junta has launched scathing attacks on two distinguished human rights advocates, Czech ex-President Vaclav Havel and retired South African archbishop Desmond Tutu, who both recently compiled a report critical of the military regime.
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Yangon: Myanmar technicians have successfully invented computerized unicode Myanmar language character system, contributing towards the development of information and communication technology (ICT) in the country, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday.
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A court in Kawmoo Township, Rangoon Division, has today sentenced Su Su Nway to one and a half year imprisonment, according to people who attended the court hearing.
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Two British men living in Rangoon and working for Bagan Cybertech are allegedly providing the company with the technical know-how for more effective internet filtering and censorship.
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