Keywords: Aung San Suu Kyi
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AUSTRALIA
- Carol Ransley
- 19 June 2009
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Sitting inside a purpose-built cell within Burma's notorious Insein prison, Suu Kyi today turns 64. Despite the 'bells and whistles' of a Burmese court, Suu Kyi is unlikely to receive a fair trial and will likely spend the next few years in prison.
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AUSTRALIA
- Tony Kevin
- 09 January 2008
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China's role in Burma is pivotal. Under a Rudd Government, Australia
would have the expertise and standing to persuade China that its
interests lie in persuading Burma's generals to soften their opposition
to democracy. From 18 October 2007.
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AUSTRALIA
- Tony Kevin
- 17 October 2007
– China's role in Burma is pivotal. Under a Rudd Government, Australia would have the expertise and standing to persuade China that its interests lie in persuading Burma's generals to soften their opposition to democracy.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Carol Ransley & Toe Zaw Latt
- 03 October 2007
4 Comments
Two out of five children in Burma are severely malnourished, and the majority of people live in dire poverty. Then the ruling
State Peace and Development Council instructed all Ministry of
Energy distribution outlets to raise the prices of fuel.
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AUSTRALIA
- Katharina Weiss
- 07 August 2006
To fight wars we have to deny our own and others’ humanity. Israeli Defence Force commander General Dan Halutz was asked about his feelings when he piloted a plane dropping bombs on people in Gaza in 2002. His reply was that he felt 'a light bump to the plane'.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Margaret Coffey
- 10 July 2006
Margaret Coffey reviews Sean McConville’s weighty tome, Irish Political Prisoners, 1848–1922, Theatres of War.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Ron Browning
- 21 April 2006
Hope emerges for the Karen people forced to flee Burma for refugee camps just over the border in Thailand.
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