Myanmar may free Suu Kyi during polls: Thailand
GENEVA (AFP) – Aung San Suu Kyi may be freed during the national elections in Myanmar, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said Tuesday, predicting the polls could be held during the second half of 2010.
Myanmar Open to return to Asian Tour in AprilSINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Myanmar Open will return to this season's Asian Tour schedule in April following a four-year absence, officials said Tuesday. A reluctant refuge for Myanmar folkBy Ben Blanchard RUILI, China, Jan 28 -- Ask residents of the dusty Chinese border town of Ruili what they think of their neighbor and supposed friend Myanmar (Burma) and one word features prominently -- "luan," or chaotic. |
Thailand: Japan selecting first Myanmar refugees for resettlementSource: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Japanese government officials are visiting Mae La refugee camp in northern Thailand today (Tuesday, 02 Feb.) to begin interviewing refugees from Myanmar who have applied for resettlement to Japan. This is the first concrete step towards making Japan Asia's first resettlement country after it announced in December, 2008, that it would accept 90 Myanmar refugees from Mae La camp over three years in a pilot resettlement project. EU to provide aid to Myanmar for environmental conservation projectsYANGON, Feb 02, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The European Union (EU) will provide 4 million U.S. dollars' aid to Myanmar for environmental conservation and vocational resettlement projects in cyclone-hard- hit region, sources with the Myanmar Forest Resources Environmental Development Association (FREDA) said on Tuesday. |
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