Myanmar
Background
Myanmar, officially Union of Myanmar (pronounced [pjìdàunzṵ mjəmà nàinŋàndɔ̀] is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. It is also known as Burma or the Union of Burma by many bodies and states which do not recognize the ruling military junta. On 4 January 1948, Burma achieved independence from the United Kingdom as the “Union of Burma”. Subsequent name changes were on 4 January 1974, to the “Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma”; 23 September 1988, to the “Union of Burma” and, since 18 June 1989, the “Union of Myanmar”. Myanmar is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Andaman Sea to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. One-third of Myanmar's total perimeter, 1,930 km (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.
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...countries. Therefore, to tackle them, the Centre and state governments should join hands. Gogoi termed the new National Investigation Agency (NIA) as a positive step. Home minister P. Chidambaram said he was happy to see that most states had taken several...
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Calcutta Telegraph
Latest news - About Myanmar
...Myanmar is trading with four neighboring countries -- Thailand, China, India and Bangladesh. According to other local report, Myanmar's foreign trade volume hit over 8.5 billion dollars in the first three quarters (April-December) of the 2008-09 fiscal year,...
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People's Daily Online
...many paddy fields badly salinated. Exports down The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated rice production for Myanmar in 2007 at just over 30 million MT, with exports of about 600,000 MT, double that of 2006, as the country sought to attract...
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Reuters Alert Net
...has condemned Israel 20 times. The only other countries to be strongly criticised have been Myanmar, four times, and North Korea, once. The Council has issued no condemnations of any countries in the majority bloc. Chile, one of the developing countries on...
8 hours ago from
Irish Times
...turned out to be a matter of worldwide concern," said Dipu Moni after she took office, Star Online said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's personal physician, Moni is a newcomer to the government and has studied medical science and law. Bangladesh would discuss...
9 hours ago from
New Kerala
...will be two summits, with a second scheduled later this year to be held between ASEAN and its main dialogue partners. ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The 14th summit...
10 hours ago from
Earthtimes.org
...first woman Foreign Minister, made her maiden remarks to reporters while responding to a question about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposed anti-terrorism Joint Task Force in South Asia. ''Militancy and terrorism are not confined to geographical boundaries...
12 hours ago from
New Kerala
...different enforcement agencies along the borders had been alerted to prevent import of animals and birds. Mizoram is located between Myanmar and Bangladesh and shares 722 km-long international border with the two bird flu-affected countries. It also shares...
12 hours ago from
livemint.com
... China will be busy with its National Congress in late February and early March. Although China is not a member of ASEAN, it has come to play a leading role at recent summits as international attention shifted away from South-East Asia towards China as an...
17 hours ago from
Earthtimes.org
...countries. Therefore, to tackle them, the Centre and state governments should join hands. Gogoi termed the new National Investigation Agency (NIA) as a positive step. Home minister P. Chidambaram said he was happy to see that most states had taken several...
23 hours ago from
Calcutta Telegraph
...Polish national gas pipeline operators quickly saw a 10 percent drop which has been temporarily shored up from supplies from Belarus and its own reserves. Romania reported a 30 percent drop in Russian gas. Bulgaria’s pipeline operator stated that supplies...
23 hours ago from
Spero News
Spice - About Myanmar and Manmohan Singh
...promote business relations the northeast region shares with India's neighbouring countries like Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia and Laos. A total of 115 foreign delegates and 12 countries participated in the summit that focused on sectors...
10 days ago from
Rediff
...the fencing of the border with Bangladesh to check illegal immigration and infiltration. This was stated by Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. He said several anti-India groups were finding Bangladesh and Myanmar as safe havens,...
21 days ago from
The Hindu
...NSG waiver was India’s.” That was silly. But the deal has also generated enthusiasm abroad. In his recent book, “Rivals”, Bill Emmott, a former editor of The Economist, calls it Mr Bush’s “Richard Nixon moment”—in reference to that American leader’s historic...
27 days ago from
Economist
Last Week - About Myanmar
...to visit Myanmar again to urge them to accelerate the process and release all political prisoners--particularly Aung San Suu Kyi. After the Mumbai attacks, would the U.N. intervene to prevent a total war between India and Pakistan? Arjun Gajulapalli NEW HYDE...
7 days ago from
Time Magazine
...Taiwan's Chiayi County, according to Kaohsiung Harbor police. Eleven crewmen, including five foreign nationals — one from Myanmar and four from Indonesia — were detained along with the contraband that had been transferred at sea off the coast of eastern...
7 days ago from
China Post
...hours on end until someone finally pointed out that the Army jeeps had odometers. "That was probably you," Grillo's daughter Elisa Grillo Clay said from her father's bedside at a nursing home in Oakland, proudly calling him "a professional troublemaker."...
7 days ago from
Inside Bay Area
...League chief Sheikh Hasina, who favours strong ties with India, on Wednesday (Dec 31) vowed not to allow Bangladesh’s territory to be used for terrorism against its neighbours, two days after her grand alliance swept the country’s first general election in...
7 days ago from
A Pakistan News
...other Southeast Asian countries before seeking asylum in South Korea, which is home to nearly 14,000 North Korean defectors. Myanmar severed relations with North Korea in 1983 following a bombing in Yangon by North Korean secret agents targeting former South...
6 days ago from
PR-Inside.com
...defectors were sent to neighboring Thailand, the Voice of America reported, quoting authorities in Myanmar, formerly called Burma. The report said the defectors were trying to reach South Korea by passing through China and Southeast Asia but were detained...
6 days ago from
United Press International
...of cats from around the country will be strutting their stuff in San Jose this weekend at the 25th annual Tails & No Tales Cat Show. The fine felines will compete for the title of Top Cat. The show will feature such well-known breeds as Persians and Maine...
5 days ago from
Inside Bay Area
...‘Ghajini’ also opened simultaneously in Ireland, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, New Zealand, Fiji, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia where it has broken all previous Bollywood records including any previous Aamir...
5 days ago from
Reliance Insider
... With investment statements making painful reading, this might be an especially good time to curl up and escape into realms of literary flight, diplomatic subterfuge or large-format luxury. Like the stock market, though, English-language books about Asia h...
6 days ago from
Wall Street Journal
...be sent back over the border into the area known as the Golden Triangle, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He would not say which country they would be sent to, only that it was the country from which they had entered Myanmar. ...
6 days ago from
The News
Last Month - About Myanmar
...habit of visiting hospitals and receiving proper treatment. Malaria is among the three diseases of national concern which Myanmar has been encountering. The other two are HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). Myanmar treats the three diseases as priority...
30 days ago from
Xinhua
...obscenity, and personal attacks will not be approved. dawn_1o9 reports that pre-paid GSM SIM cards are now available in Myanmar, but costs and application procedures are still prohibitive. Mobile phones have been used in the protest actions against the ruling...
30 days ago from
Global Voices Online
... Comments on Global Voices are moderated. If your comment does not appear immediately, there is no need to submit it again. Please treat others with respect. Comments containing hate speech, obscenity, and personal attacks will not be approved. Kamp...
30 days ago from
Global Voices Online
...are undeniable. We have seen the creation of the International Criminal Court and prosecutions for atrocities in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. We have seen huge progress towards control of arms. We expect that tomorrow the UN General Assembly will adopt...
30 days ago from
Irish Times
...appeared on covers of publications such as ESPN magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, The New Republic, Golf Week, Ebony magazine and a host of others. Among their image providers are UPI, CBS, The CW Network, Xinhua, Reuters, Bloomberg News, Kyodo News,...
30 days ago from
Street Insider
...calls upon world Governments, including New Zealand's new National Government, to use this ... More >> Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his growing frustration today that the United Nations’ long-standing efforts to promote national reconciliation and...
30 days ago from
Scoop - New Zealand News
...the CPJ said, while Myanmar is detaining 14 journalists including five arrested while trying to spread news about Cyclone Nargis. There are 13 journalists in prisons in Eritrea, the CPJ said, and the Eritrean authorities "have refused to disclose the whereabouts,...
30 days ago from
Independent Online
...preliminary discussions on the reciprocal opening of embassies in both countries, according to Yangon-based diplomatic sources. Myanmar established diplomatic ties with Kuwait on December 16, 1998. Kuwait was the 73rd country to establish diplomatic ties...
30 days ago from
Earthtimes.org
...of the highest standard (Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar aren't exactly world-beaters) but the antics certainly are. Officials from Myanmar's football association led their players off the field for 8 minutes in the middle of their 3-1 defeat to Singapore on Sunday...
29 days ago from
The Telegraph
...sight to stem the spread of conflicts, poverty and human rights issues. The organization started as an idea by musician Peter Gabriel. Gabriel shared his idea with entrepreneur Richard Branson back in 1999 with the thought of forming a group that could work...
29 days ago from
NPR