EU working toward diplomatic mission in Burma
EU working toward diplomatic mission in BurmaUSA TODAYBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) – The European Union said it will work toward establishing a full diplomatic mission in Burma. By Sakchai Lalit, AP Burma residents and tourists visit Shwedagon pagoda in Rangoon on Friday. By Sakchai Lalit, AP Burma ...and more »
EU working toward diplomatic mission in Burma
EU working toward diplomatic mission in BurmaDetroit Free PressBurma residents and tourists visit Shwedagon pagoda in Rangoon on Friday. / By Sakchai Lalit, AP BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — The European Union said it will work toward establishing a full diplomatic mission in Burma. The effort comes after the ...and more »
How we can accomplish Nigeria's mission, by Wole Soyinka
How we can accomplish Nigeria's mission, by Wole SoyinkaVanguardFor instance, you might read that the United Nations is sending a fact-finding mission to the Sudan to check on al-Bashir's compliance with its latest directives. Or that Amnesty International has sent a fact-finding mission to Burma, to see whether ...and more »
US-Burma ties: from isolation to engagement
US-Burma ties: from isolation to engagementKorea TimesThe consequences of the diplomatic fall-out was evidenced by the downgrading of the US representative in Burma, from ``Ambassador'' to ``Charge d'Affaires.'' The mission of the last ambassador, Burton Levin, was terminated in September 1990, ...and more »
Burma—Media versus Minitrue
Burma—Media versus MinitrueThe Irrawaddy News MagazineNow, 50 years later, Burma is dubbed one of the worst “enemies of press” across the world. In January, Reporters Without Borders ranked Burma 169th out of 179 countries for press freedom. It therefore seems that the mission of the Ministry of ...