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| Chevron's dilemma over its stake in Burma (San Francisco Chronicle)
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| Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:12:07 GMT
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| Ever since Burma's leaders engaged in a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests last fall, Congress has pushed to tighten sanctions against the country's ruling generals. And that's put Chevron Corp., the largest U.S. investor in Burma, in the crosshairs....
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| BURMA: Scholar to talk (York Daily Record)
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| Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:50:48 GMT
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| The York chapter of Amnesty International will host a Burmese scholar, who will talk Thursday about human rights in his native country of Burma, officially named the Union of Myanmar.
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| Burma: Four opposition activists jailed (Adnkronos)
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| Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:53:40 GMT
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| Burma: Four opposition activists jailed (AKI) - Four activists with the Burmese opposition National League for Democracy party have been jailed for one year for campaigning against a new constitution that was drafted by the military regime. This was revealed on Friday by members of the party.The four activists, Ko Moe Kyaw, Ko Than Htay, Ko Aung Naing Min and Ko Zaw Naing, were ...
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| Burma: Country devastated by cyclone, says UN (Adnkronos)
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| Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:39:24 GMT
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| Burma: Country devastated by cyclone, says UN (AKI) - Two months after Cyclone Nargis struck Burma, the country is still suffering from widespread destruction, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. The storm claimed over 130,000 lives and left more than 2 million people in need of humanitarian aid.The WFP said farmland was damaged, water supplies were contaminated, ...
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| Burma jails four activists (The West Australian)
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| Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:06:43 GMT
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| Four Burma opposition activists have been jailed for one year for campaigning against a new military-drafted constitution approved in May, an opposition party spokesman says.
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| Ferry Sinks in Burma's Battered Delta, 38 Drown (FOX 61 Chattanooga)
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| Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:47:33 GMT
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| State media say a motorized ferry sank in a river in Burma's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta, leaving 38 people dead. The New Light of Myanmar newspaper reports that the ship — with 82 on board — went down in the Yway river Tuesday after water entered its stern section.
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