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	<title>Burmanet</title>
	<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news</link>
	<description>A listserv covering Burma</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: UN&#8217;s Ban to meet Suu Kyi party members: spokesman</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/irrawaddy-uns-ban-to-meet-suu-kyi-party-members-spokesman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Inside Burma</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to meet senior members of the party of Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits Myanmar this week but has no plans yet to see the opposition leader, a party spokesman said.
Ban is set to arrive in the military-ruled nation on Friday for a two-day visit focused on pressing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: North Korea exporting weapons overland to Burma – Francis Wade</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/democratic-voice-of-burma-north-korea-exporting-weapons-overland-to-burma-%e2%80%93-francis-wade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/democratic-voice-of-burma-north-korea-exporting-weapons-overland-to-burma-%e2%80%93-francis-wade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Inside Burma</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Korea is suspected to have illegally exported weapons to Burma via overland routes through China to avoid naval detection or interception, a South Korean newspaper said yesterday.
The news follows reports that the North Korean ship, the Kang Nam 1, being tracked by the US navy on suspicion that it is carrying weapons in breach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Mon New Agency: Meeting held to pre-empt spread of swine flu to migrant workers – Asah, Weng Mon</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/independent-mon-new-agency-meeting-held-to-pre-empt-spread-of-swine-flu-to-migrant-workers-%e2%80%93-asah-weng-mon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/independent-mon-new-agency-meeting-held-to-pre-empt-spread-of-swine-flu-to-migrant-workers-%e2%80%93-asah-weng-mon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>On The Border</category>
	<category>Health / AIDS</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/independent-mon-new-agency-meeting-held-to-pre-empt-spread-of-swine-flu-to-migrant-workers-%e2%80%93-asah-weng-mon/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A meeting of health officials and migrant workers came after increasing fears about swine flu spreading in public places. Migrant workers were advised about safety precautions, and employers were urged to provide ID’s that would allow migrants to access hospitals.
On June 30th, a Thailand’s minister of Public health, Witthaya Kaewparadai, spoke at a meeting in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mizzima News: TCG urges donors to shore up support for cyclone survivors – Solomon</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/mizzima-news-tcg-urges-donors-to-shore-up-support-for-cyclone-survivors-%e2%80%93-solomon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/mizzima-news-tcg-urges-donors-to-shore-up-support-for-cyclone-survivors-%e2%80%93-solomon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>ASEAN</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tripartite Core Group is urging donors to contribute US$ 157 million for rebuilding schools in cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta of Burma.
The TCG, formed with the United Nations, the Burmese regime and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), formed in the wake of the deadly Cyclone Nargis, to oversee humanitarian assistance in the devastated areas, on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: Burmese injured in Malaysian camp riots – Lawi Weng</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/irrawaddy-burmese-injured-in-malaysian-camp-riots-%e2%80%93-lawi-weng/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/irrawaddy-burmese-injured-in-malaysian-camp-riots-%e2%80%93-lawi-weng/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Regional</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight Burmese detainees were wounded after a small riot broke out at the Semenyih Immigration camp near Kajang Township, in Malaysia on Wednesday.
Speaking to The Irrawaddy on Thursday, Aung Lwin Oo, one of the detainees involved in the riot at the camp, said the trouble started at 8pm after camp authorities beat 30 detainees who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: UN chief says Myanmar mission &#8216;very difficult&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/agence-france-presse-un-chief-says-myanmar-mission-very-difficult/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/agence-france-presse-un-chief-says-myanmar-mission-very-difficult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>International</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he was embarking on a &#8220;very difficult&#8221; mission to Myanmar aimed at obtaining political results from the ruling military, but pledged to do his best.
Speaking to reporters in Singapore on the eve of his trip, Ban said he had not received any confirmation that he would be allowed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice of America: Burmese exiles, rights groups hold hope for UN Chief&#8217;s visit</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/voice-of-america-burmese-exiles-rights-groups-hold-hope-for-un-chiefs-visit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/voice-of-america-burmese-exiles-rights-groups-hold-hope-for-un-chiefs-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>International</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits Burma Friday to push for the release of political prisoners and national reconciliation. His visit comes as Burma&#8217;s military rulers seek to jail democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Rights groups and Burma&#8217;s government in exile hope the U.N. chief&#8217;s intervention will make a difference.
The U.N. Secretary-General says his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jakarta Post: UK embassy to display giant Suu Kyi image</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/jakarta-post-uk-embassy-to-display-giant-suu-kyi-image/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/jakarta-post-uk-embassy-to-display-giant-suu-kyi-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>International</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/jakarta-post-uk-embassy-to-display-giant-suu-kyi-image/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The British embassy in Jakarta will display a giant image of jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to call for her release and that of other political prisoners in the military-ruled country.
The image will be projected onto a banner installed at the perimeter of Bundaran HI traffic circle in Central Jakarta from Thursday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal: U.N. mission to nowhere – Bertil Lintner</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/wall-street-journal-un-mission-to-nowhere-%e2%80%93-bertil-lintner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/wall-street-journal-un-mission-to-nowhere-%e2%80%93-bertil-lintner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Opinion</category>
	<category>Other</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is little hope for a release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the country tomorrow. So far, the ruling military junta has ignored all calls by the international community for a negotiated solution to the country&#8217;s political problems. Mr. Ban&#8217;s visit will follow eight previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Politics Review: Burma tests ASEAN&#8217;s legitimacy – Colby Pacheco</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/world-politics-review-burma-tests-aseans-legitimacy-%e2%80%93-colby-pacheco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/world-politics-review-burma-tests-aseans-legitimacy-%e2%80%93-colby-pacheco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Opinion</category>
	<category>Other</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/world-politics-review-burma-tests-aseans-legitimacy-%e2%80%93-colby-pacheco/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To critics of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Burma has long served as proof of the organization&#8217;s ineffectuality. For decades, the country&#8217;s ruling junta has suppressed democracy, oppressed its people, and ignored global calls to observe human rights. ASEAN member nations have previously been reluctant to apply economic sanctions to Burma because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guardian (UK): Should Ban Ki-moon visit Burma? – Francis Wade</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/guardian-uk-should-ban-ki-moon-visit-burma-%e2%80%93-francis-wade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/guardian-uk-should-ban-ki-moon-visit-burma-%e2%80%93-francis-wade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Opinion</category>
	<category>Other</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/guardian-uk-should-ban-ki-moon-visit-burma-%e2%80%93-francis-wade/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the secretary general&#8217;s visit has little impact on the junta, it risks further damaging the UN&#8217;s credibility around the world.
The UN chief Ban Ki-moon is tiptoeing across a sheet of thin ice as he makes his way to Naypyidaw this week, with the UN in a precarious position as it attempts to tackle the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mizzima News: Will Ban Ki-moon’s trip to Burma be fruitful?</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/mizzima-news-will-ban-ki-moon%e2%80%99s-trip-to-burma-be-fruitful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/mizzima-news-will-ban-ki-moon%e2%80%99s-trip-to-burma-be-fruitful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Interviews</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/02/mizzima-news-will-ban-ki-moon%e2%80%99s-trip-to-burma-be-fruitful/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General will visit Burma on Friday. And during his two-day stay, Ban has sought a meeting with Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and the ruling junta’s military Chief Senior General Than Shwe.
According to a UN statement, the world leader will urge Burma to implement three changes - the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Burmese wary of UN chief’s visit – Naw Say Paw</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/01/democratic-voice-of-burma-burmese-wary-of-un-chief%e2%80%99s-visit-%e2%80%93-naw-say-paw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/01/democratic-voice-of-burma-burmese-wary-of-un-chief%e2%80%99s-visit-%e2%80%93-naw-say-paw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Inside Burma</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burmese politicians have expressed fear that Ban Ki-moon’s visit to Burma will achieve little without concerted attempts to meet National League for Democracy members, including Aung San Suu Kyi.
The UN Secretary General is due to arrive in Burma on Friday on a two-day visit, the exact itinerary of which is unknown.
Senior members of the National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Mon News Agency: June leaves Mon State with unprecedented HIV-AIDS death rate – Rai Maraoh and Roi Mon</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/01/independent-mon-news-agency-june-leaves-mon-state-with-unprecedented-hiv-aids-death-rate-%e2%80%93-rai-maraoh-and-roi-mon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/01/independent-mon-news-agency-june-leaves-mon-state-with-unprecedented-hiv-aids-death-rate-%e2%80%93-rai-maraoh-and-roi-mon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Inside Burma</category>
	<category>Health / AIDS</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/01/independent-mon-news-agency-june-leaves-mon-state-with-unprecedented-hiv-aids-death-rate-%e2%80%93-rai-maraoh-and-roi-mon/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported more than a 100 percent increase in HIV-AIDS deaths in Mon State in the last two months.
Responsible for supplying over 200 HIV-AIDS patients with antiretroviral (ARV) medicines, the organization told reporters that the number of new and developing cases may still be on the rise.
&#8220;At the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Network Media Group: Houses to be demolished for expansion of Myitkyina airport</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/01/network-media-group-houses-to-be-demolished-for-expansion-of-myitkyina-airport-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2009/07/01/network-media-group-houses-to-be-demolished-for-expansion-of-myitkyina-airport-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Inside Burma</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large number of houses near the Myitkyina airport have to be demolished for its expansion. U Myo Myint, a secretary of the Kachin State Peace and Development Council told this to heads of Aye Mya Tharyar ward yesterday following measurements of the airport runway and the need for its expansion on June 28, said [...]]]></description>
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