Secret video reveals Burma's crackdown on monks
A hidden camera has provided a rare glimpse inside Burma's mental health system which is used to incarcerate opposition figures and politically active monks.
ABC via Yahoo!7 News,
Thu Nov 26 17:35:42 PST 2009
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Secret video reveals Burma's crackdown on monks
A hidden camera has revealed Burma is throwing politically active monks into mental hospitals to silence their voices of dissent.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
Thu Nov 26 17:50:05 PST 2009
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The terrifying voyage of Burma's boat people
Next month thousands of young Burmese Muslims, persecuted in their own land, will attempt to voyage across the sea to a better life
Aliran Online,
Thu Nov 26 17:36:28 PST 2009
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Burma and Pussycats
Raves and civil wars don't often hang out in the same sentence. by Jeff Lake Raves and civil wars don't often hang out in the same sentence. That is, unless someone happens to be throwing a...
Boise Weekly,
Wed Nov 25 03:22:44 PST 2009
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School Classes and Clubs Collect for Charity
The High School Foreign Relations Club and Key Club coordinated a coat/blanket drive during homecoming for the International Institute of Buffalo. Forty-nine refugees coming from Burma in O...
East Aurora Advertiser,
Fri Nov 27 00:14:38 PST 2009
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Signs emerge for progress in Myanmar: EU envoy
Opportunities are emerging for a breakthrough in the political stalemate in military-ruled Myanmar, including the possibility of talks with the junta, and they must not be missed, an EU env...
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Fri Nov 27 09:03:04 PST 2009
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The terrifying voyage of Burma's boat people
Here's a formula for making a killing in times of crisis. Go to the south-eastern tip of Bangladesh, on the border with Burma, and buy an old fishing boat. It'll cost 100,000 taka, or about...
Independent,
Mon Nov 23 16:02:52 PST 2009
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Power to the people
By car, bus and horse-drawn cart, Leisa Tyler supports non-government businesses while touring the pariah state.
The Age,
Fri Nov 27 05:16:27 PST 2009
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Samaritan's Feet hands out shoes, hope to Burma refugees
A group of kind hearted Hoosiers reach out to others who now call Indiana home. On Sunday more than 400 Karen refugees from Burma received new shoes and a hot meal. Four area churches organ...
FOX 59 Indianapolis,
Mon Nov 23 06:46:47 PST 2009
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Dave Zirin: Amy Goodman And Canada's Olympic Paranoia
The critical concern of the Canadian Border authorities was that Ms. Goodman would be discussing the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver. This is not a joke.
The Huffington Post,
Fri Nov 27 11:24:54 PST 2009
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Cello Suites, Burmese memoir up for B.C. non-fiction prize
Eric Siblin's acclaimed The Cello Suites and Globe writer Ian Brown's memoir of life with a disabled son are among the books nominated for Canada's richest non-fiction literary prize.
CBC Montreal,
Fri Nov 27 07:23:59 PST 2009
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Fear and loathing in Fiji
It is three years since Commodore Bainimarama seized power with a promise to overcome deep racial divisions.
The Age,
Fri Nov 27 05:07:15 PST 2009
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Finding love in the face of brutality
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Welland Tribune,
Fri Nov 27 12:10:26 PST 2009
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Arun Vijay injured at
After the hit of his
IndiaGlitz,
Fri Nov 27 06:10:08 PST 2009
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Indomitable spirit
The 2004 tsunami caused havoc across Asia, affecting many coastal communities from the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to the Indonesian archipelago. We know of the horrors of this tragic even...
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news,
Thu Nov 26 19:54:55 PST 2009
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Recent restaurant reviews
The following are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.
Contra Costa Times,
Fri Nov 27 00:24:10 PST 2009
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New Road has Different Rules: Police Ask Drivers to Learn New Signs and Lanes
As the New York State Department of Transportation work on Main Street nears its conclusion, contractors have activated new traffic lights, installed new signage and set up different turnin...
East Aurora Advertiser,
Fri Nov 27 01:48:18 PST 2009
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Listen - Aurora Board Seeks Applicants
Click here to hear the Aurora Town Board's discussion on Monday night about appointing a replacement following the resignation of Councilwoman Kelly Wahl. Or, subscribe to the free East Aur...
East Aurora Advertiser,
Fri Nov 27 01:48:08 PST 2009
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Vote on Iroquois Facility Project is December 1
The Iroquois Central School District held two informational meetings in November to provide district residents with an overview of the proposed Capital Improvement Project before the planne...
East Aurora Advertiser,
Fri Nov 27 01:47:48 PST 2009
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