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Top StoriesFeaturesDrug addiction in Mon migrant communitiesAt the Annual General Meeting hosted by the Mon migrant community in Klang, near Kuala Lumpur, Master of Ceremonies Nai Plu took the opportunity to boldly come forward and request action on alcohol and drug abuse among migrant workers, saying, "I propose that leading members lead the working committee by taking an oath to stay drug free and prove their worth as good role models." Making money from deathNothing 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 decomposition floated into the Mon state coastline in the month of May. Alarming rise in poppy cultivation and opium use in KachinCultivation of poppy and the consumption of opium has become the bane of Kachin State in northern Burma. Demand for opium far outstrips production and both have registered an alarming rise. AnalysisCronyism; unhealthy competition in media marketThe workability of most local media outlets in Burma is now apparently harder not just because of irregularities of the censorship board but also the unscrupulous approach of military cronies at their own expenses, resulting in an obstruction of the growth of private media. Burma after Cyclone Nargis: devastated, depressed and dejectedThe devastating tropical cyclone Nargis that struck southern Burma (Myanmar) two months ago, has revealed to the world that it was even less disastrous compared to its regime. The military regime, which not only ignored the difficulties faced by its own people after the disaster, but also restricted relief from international communities for them. The group of Generals, known as the State Peace and Development Council, had one apprehension that the massive flow of foreign aid workers to their country might create an ambiance for a major uprising against the government. Burma after Cyclone Nargis: devastated, depressed and dejectedThe devastating tropical cyclone Nargis that struck southern Burma (Myanmar) two months ago, has revealed to the world that it was even less disastrous compared to its regime. The military regime, which not only ignored the difficulties faced by its own people after the disaster, but also restricted relief from international communities for them. The group of Generals, known as the State Peace and Development Council, had one apprehension that the massive flow of foreign aid workers to their country might create an ambiance for a major uprising against the government. |
Photo News Chiangmai was considerably brightened by the gathering of celebrated woman activists from Burma: Charm Tong, Tin Tin Nyo and Thin Thin Aung together with Nobel laureate Jody Williams and actress-activist Mia Farrow at the Chiangmai University Auditorium. Photo::SHAN Media AlertCourt hears case of female reporter covering on CycloneChiang Mai — Despite of the absence of a key prosecutor's witness, a township court in Burma's former capital on Thursday conducted the hearing of the case of a Burmese female reporter, who was arrested while covering on victims of Cyclone Nargis. Junta officials confiscate Burmese political cartoonsGovernment officials removed four cartoons from a fund-raising exhibit earlier this week for allegedly violating government policies. The exhibit,entitled 'Wake-up from Storm,' was for the benefit of victims of cyclone Nargis. Malaysian NGOs reject criminalization of free expressionSeveral Malaysian non-government organizations (NGOs) are up in arms over what they claim as the government's continuous invoking of laws to criminalize free expression. BNI Members
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