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Can we elect the ex-military men to rule us again?
Tue 16 Mar 2010, By: Min Ko Mon, Moulmein Cit, Mon State,
Burma is to hold a new election yet again in 2010. This election is about the military’s po power to rule Burma under the 2008 constitution. The new constitution was approved without public debate or consent in 2008. Can we elect the ex-military...

The 2010 General Election: A discourse on civil and constitutional rights in Burma
Mon 15 Feb 2010, Banya Hong Sar, Canberra
Governmental elections are the foundation of democracy and government in modern world politics. The foundation of a nation is in its upholding of a constitution that guarantees civil and political rights for its citizens. Each clause of the...

The Students’ Revolutionary Spirit
Sat 08 Aug 2009, By Nai Saing
(Commentary remembering 8-8-88)

I. Demonstrations for democracy, blood on the streets, brutal regimes, gunfire and another generation of military rule – that is what we have had since 1988....


Exploiting the Quintana factor
Thu 26 Feb 2009, By Shyamal Sarkar
The Burmese military junta has pulled off what seems like another elaborate farce; though 6,313 prisoners were released after a recent six-day visit by the United Nations Human Rights Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana, only a handful were...

Burmese migrants in dire straits post meltdown
Mon 08 Dec 2008, Shyamal Sarkar
At the best of times Burmese migrant workers in Thailand and elsewhere are paid poor wages, made to stay long hours at the work site and meted out ill treatment in the hands of employers to name only a few of the indignities they face. Now the...

Burma-Bangladesh "gas war"
Wed 12 Nov 2008, Shyamal Sarkar
The unthinkable has happened. Neighbours Burma and Bangladesh, who shared a friendly relation till the other day are today at loggerheads. And that is an understatement given that the two have positioned naval warships and stationed troops along...

UN banging head against bamboo curtain
Thu 25 Sep 2008, Shyamal Sarkar
Not many in Burma view the impending visit of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with any degree of hope leave alone fervour. This is simply because his Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari had near dry runs over his last four...

Electoral Dilemmas:
Mon 04 Aug 2008, by Ashley South
With the referendum process now completed, the Burmese military government is preparing for elections in 2010. The obviously manipulated nature of the referendum in May (according to which, over 92% of the population endorsed the military-drafted...

Caught between the devil and the deep sea
Mon 04 Aug 2008, By Shyamal Sarkar
Residents in southern Mon state are in a Catch-22 situation. They are caught between the Burmese Army and Mon rebels of the Monland Restoration Party (MRP). While the rebels collect food and tax from the villagers, the troops of the Burmese Army hit...

Making money from death
Fri 11 Jul 2008, By Shyamal Sarkar
Nothing can be more despicable than making money from the dead. But that is precisely what Burmese junta administrators and a section of police personnel in Mon state did in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, when scores of bodies in various stages of...

Despicable pallor of the junta's skin
Thu 19 Jun 2008, By Shyamal Sarkar
ugly shades of the brutal face of the Burmese military junta were once more in evidence – stark and frightening in its insensitivity before and in the aftermath of the killer Cyclone Nargis. Here was a clutch of generals ruling an impoverished co...
Other Headlines
"Referendum"; a gigantic duplicity of the Burmese junta2008-06-04, By Shyamal Sarkar

Its time for Burma to select an iconic leader2008-06-02, Lawi Weng

UN and international community need to prioritize issues in Burma2008-05-29, Lawi Weng

The dilemma of 'No' and 'Yes' votes for Burmese people2008-05-05, Shyamal Sarkar

Will the NMSP's stance on referendum prove dear?2008-04-01, Shyamal Sarkar

Gambari's listless Burma visit makes no headway2008-03-24, By Shyamal Sarkar

Prospects for Burma's New Constitution2008-03-18, By Ashley South

Is Gambari fighting a losing battle?2008-03-07, By Shyamal Sarkar

Where there was war, there was aid2008-03-05, By Lawi Weng, IMNA

Media with a conscience2008-03-03, By Lawi Weng, IMNA

The best way to commemorate General Aung San's birthday2008-02-13, By Lawiweng, IMNA

Civil society best hope for dignity of Burmese people2008-02-07, Lawiweng, IMNA

Is this the new style of Burmanisation? (Opinion and analysis)2008-01-31, Taramon, IMNA

Putting a leash on information outflow2008-01-21, By Shyamal Sarkar

Life story of a political prisoner -- Nai Yekha2008-01-04, By Lawiweng

Pray for Burma’s’ martyrs this New Year2007-12-31, By Lawiweng

Angry monks may yet upset junta applecart2007-12-04, By Shyamal Sarkar

India – running with the hare, hunting with the hound2007-11-21, By Shyamal Sarkar

Bloodshed, crack down is all in a day's work for Burmese junta (opinium)2007-10-11, Kon Chan, IMNA

India reacts mildly to Burma turmoil, albeit late2007-10-05, By Shyamal Sarkar

UN trying to make Burmese generals see reason2007-08-29, By Shyamal Sarkar

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