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9 Nov 2007
After more than a month in Mandalay's Ohbo prison, Par Par Lay is afree person again. Burmese authorities released the prominentcomedian on 30 October 2007.
9 Nov 2007
As you know, I have just completed a mission to Myanmar from 3 to 8 November, where I met today(8th) with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
7 Nov 2007
RSF firmly condemns a crackdown by the security forces on theprivately-owned news media. Dozens of journalists have been detained,attacked or prevented from working. Transmission equipment has been seizedfrom several broadcast media. New regulations on newspapers and broadcastmedia promulgated on 3 November 2007 are a death warrant for some of theprivately-owned TV and radio news stations that emerged in recent years.
7 Nov 2007
Prachatai has obtained a copy, marked ‘Confidential', of the draft ASEAN Charter which we present here.
5 Nov 2007
Over 200 participants from civil society organizations and trade unions from across Southeast Asia and beyond have called upon the leaders of ASEAN to postpone the signing of the ASEAN Charter due to the Burmese junta's recent violent crackdown on peaceful protests.
3 Nov 2007
Reporters Without Borders has asked Yahoo! to take advantageof the 6 November 2007 Congress hearing to set the record straight on thecompany's collaboration with the Chinese authorities.
2 Nov 2007
Siam and Burma have taken turns to occupy the areas of Marid, Tavoy, and Tenasserim all through history.
2 Nov 2007
SINGAPORE - A top official of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stressed the important role of civil society in transforming the regional institution and governance into a “social ASEAN” that embodies social work and community building processes.
2 Nov 2007
SINGAPORE. Prominent human rights activists noted that there are many disturbing parallels between the crises in Burma and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1 Nov 2007
On Oct 30, the cabinet approved draft plan to set up an infrastructure for nuclear power generation.
1 Nov 2007
UN Security Council Group to Consider Violations Against Children in Burma
31 Oct 2007
On Oct 30, the provincial courts in Chumphon, Ranong, and Surat Thani ordered the immediate release of 85 complainants who had been detained in military bases for a 4-month occupational training programme; 51 in Chumphon, 6 in Ranong, and 28 in Surat Thani.
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