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Myanmar / Burma Live Blog Posted: 10 months ago by Moe
Ko Htike is a resident of Myanmar (Burma). People send him photos of what is going on there, along with text descriptions of protest areas and junta responses and he puts them in his blog. Damn brave of the guy I say...more power to him. Some images are graphic and/or disturbing.
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UN halts aid to Myanmar Posted: 3 months ago by Bandit
A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.
It's very difficult to be subjective when things like this happen.
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Rare Sandpipers Found in Myanmar Posted: 5 months ago by tchengrox
BANGKOK, Thailand - Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar, offering hope for saving the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday.
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Myanmar crackdown: 'Monks killed' Posted: 10 months ago by buddha
At least five protesters have been killed by Myanmar security forces Wednesday, according to opposition reports, as the anticipated crackdown began.
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Satellite Views Of Myanmar Posted: 2 months ago by cb__
Before and after.
(Hopefully these images aren't a dupe, I did search)
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UN Envoy to Myanmar missing after arrival Posted: 10 months ago by Moe
He has no cell service there and internet is down, and has not contacted back since arriving.
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Women's underwear needed in fight for democracy in Myanmar Posted: 2 months ago by jquipp
Its absolutely true! Women are being asked to volunteer their undergarments in an international effort to shame Myanmar's ruling junta into giving citizens greater access to humanitarian aid and human rights.
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Aid-laden U.S. ships abort cyclone mission Posted: 2 months ago by bevissimo
Four U.S. Navy ships which have been stationed off cyclone-hit Myanmar with relief supplies and aircraft will return to normal duties after the junta rejected their help.
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Myanmar troops pour into Yangon after protests Posted: 10 months ago by buddha
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Panties for Peace Posted: 9 months ago by proverb
Women send panties to Myanmar in protest
Or just go to their website
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Death toll in Myanmar may be as many as 10,000 Posted: 3 months ago by pocksucket
A devastating cyclone ripped through Myanmar at the weekend may have claimed up to 10,000 lives, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win.
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Armed security forces taken hostage by Buddhist monks Posted: 11 months ago by mitzuzake
Twenty Burmese security officials who were taken captive for several hours by Buddhist monks have been released.
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U.S. to tighten sanctions on Myanmar.... Posted: 10 months ago by buddha
Damn! Who else lost a bet that we'd be going to Iran next?
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Is it Time to Invade Burma (Myanmar)? Posted: 3 months ago by JoshSF49
The disaster in Burma presents the world with perhaps its most serious humanitarian crisis since the 2004 Asian tsunami. By most reliable estimates, close to 100,000 people are dead.
So what is the world doing about it? Not much.
That's why it's time to consider a more serious option: invading Burma.
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Myanmar's Illegal Wildlife Trade Posted: 5 months ago by MandolinOrange
Though a UN treaty and a recent agreement among Southeast Asian countries makes trade in some wildlife species illegal, open markets still thrive.
Caution: graphic/disturbing images.
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3,000 detained at pro-democracy rally! Posted: 9 months ago by wags273
Myanmar's military junta acknowledged Wednesday that it detained nearly 3,000 people during a crackdown on recent pro-democracy protests, with hundreds still remaining in custody.
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Toughest Travel Destinations Posted: 2 years ago by mrnelson
Fancy spending your next idyll in Libya?
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A Boy's Life in a Garbage Dump Posted: 3 months ago by suebe
He doesn't know how old he is, but he thinks he's 7. His name is Khin Zaw Lin. He's lived in a garbage dump virtually his entire life.
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Traffickers target child cyclone survivors Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
Child traffickers are targeting the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of Burma's catastrophic cyclone and two suspects have already been arrested, the United Nations has reported.
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What happens to the dead in Myanmar? Posted: 2 months ago by bluenutria
"The bodies come and go with the tides. They wash up onto the riverbanks or float grotesquely downstream, almost always face down. They are all but ignored by the living."
An article detailing the horror that the residents of Myanmar face daily.
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