Librarian's Choice
Librarian's Choice
Source/publisher:
Chatham House
Date of publication:
2008-07-00
Description:
"The death and destruction in
Burma as a result of Cyclone Nargis
may yet come close to the Asian
Tsunami in impact: some 120,000
dead and 2.5 million needing help
now, compared to 190,000 deaths
and three million displaced in
2004. The level of devastation
might have been less in Burma,
but for the government?s decision
to control the international
response. The impact of this on
the global policy community, and
the country?s fractured opposition,
has been extensive."
Ashley South
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-30
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cyclone Nargis: Individual documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Oficina Internacional del Trabajo
Date of publication:
2008-06-13
Description:
Indice:
A. Actas de la discusión de la Comisión de Aplicación de Normas...
Documento D.5:
B. Informe del Funcionario de Enlace a la Sesión especial sobre Myanmar (C. 29)
de la Comisión de Aplicación de Normas...
Documento D.6:
C. Sesión especial para examinar acontecimientos relacionados con la cuestión de la observancia
por el Gobierno de Myanmar del Convenio sobre el trabajo forzoso, 1930 (núm. 29):
1. Observación de la Comisión de Expertos en Aplicación de Convenios y Recomendaciones
relativa a la observancia por Myanmar del Convenio sobre el trabajo forzoso, 1930 (núm. 29);
2. Conclusiones adoptadas por la Comisión de Aplicación de Normas en su sesión especial
para examinar acontecimientos relacionados con la cuestión de la observancia
por el Gobierno de Myanmar del Convenio sobre el trabajo forzoso, 1930 (núm. 29)
(Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo, 96.ª reunión, junio de 2007);
3. Documentos sometidos a la 300.ª reunión del Consejo de Administración
(noviembre de 2007);
4. Documentos sometidos a la 301.ª reunión del Consejo de Administración
(marzo de 2008).
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
Espanol, Spanish
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Source/publisher:
Bureau International du Travail (extrait du compte rendu provisoire no. 19, troisieme partie)
Date of publication:
2008-06-13
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
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Source/publisher:
Bureau International du Travail
Date of publication:
2008-06-13
Description:
Table des matières:
A. Comptes rendus de la discussion de la Commission de lâ�â¢application des normes...
Document D.5:
B. Rapport du Chargé de liaison à la séance spéciale de la Commission de lâ�â¢application des normes
sur lâ�â¢application par le Myanmar de la convention no 29...
Document D.6:
C. Séance spéciale pour lâ�â¢examen des faits nouveaux concernant la question de lâ�â¢exécution
par le gouvernement du Myanmar de la convention (nú 29) sur le travail forcé, 1930;
1. Observation de la Commission dâ�â¢experts pour lâ�â¢application des conventions et recommandations
sur lâ�â¢exécution par le Myanmar de la convention (nú 29) sur le travail forcé, 1930;
2. Conclusions de la Commission de lâ�â¢application des normes lors de sa séance spéciale pour lâ�â¢examen
des faits nouveaux concernant lâ�â¢exécution par le gouvernement du Myanmar de la convention (no 29)
sur le travail forcé, 1930 (Conférence internationale du Travail, 96e session, juin 2007);
3. Documents soumis au Conseil dâ�â¢administration à sa 300e session (novembre 2007);
4. Documents soumis au Conseil dâ�â¢administration à sa 301e session (mars 2008).
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
Francais, French
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Source/publisher:
International Labour Office
Date of publication:
2008-06-13
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
Format :
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Size:
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Source/publisher:
International Labour Office (PR 19, Part III)
Date of publication:
2008-06-13
Description:
Contents:
A Record of the discussion in the Committee on the Application of Standards...
Document D5 15:-
B Report of the Liaison Officer to the special sitting on Myanmar (Convention No 29)
of the Committee on the Application of Standards...
Document D6:-
C Special sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the
Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29):
1 Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
on the observance of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29), by Myanmar;
2 Conclusions of the Committee on the Application of Standards in its special sitting
to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government
of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29)
(International Labour Conference, 96th Session, June 2007);
3 Documents before the Governing Body at its 300th Session (November 2007);
4 Documents before the Governing Body at its 301st Session (March 2008).
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
3.44 MB
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Source/publisher:
United Nations (A/HRC/8/12)
Date of publication:
2008-06-03
Description:
Summary:
"In its resolution 1992/58, the Commission on Human Rights established the mandate on
the situation of human rights in Myanmar, which was then extended by the Human Rights
Council in its decision 1/102 and resolution 5/1.
In March 2008, by its resolution 7/32, the Council extended the mandate for one year. On
26 March 2008, Tomás Ojea Quintana (Argentina) was appointed as the new Special Rapporteur,
and he officially assumed the function on 1 May 2008.
The present report is a follow-up report on the status of implementation of Council
resolutions S-5/1 and 6/33, as requested by the Council in its resolution 7/31. In the report, the
Special Rapporteur focuses on the human rights issues pertinent to the current constitutional
process in the country, the developments with regard to the crackdown on the demonstrations in
September 2007, and the human rights impact of tropical cyclone Nargis. The report builds upon
the preliminary findings and further developments included in the previous report submitted to
the Council (A/HRC/7/24). Since the present report is his first to be submitted to the Council, the
Special Rapporteur also presents an overview of his methodology and programme of work in
discharging his mandate.
The Special Rapporteur would like to pay tribute to the victims of cyclone Nargis, present
his condolences to the families at this tragic time and convey to the people of Myanmar a
message of encouragement in the recovery phase of that natural disaster."
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Statements and reports by the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to regular sessions of the Human Rights Council, Cyclone Nargis - Protection
Language:
English
Format :
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Source/publisher:
Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC)
Date of publication:
2008-05-30
Description:
"Due to the drastic increase in rice prices during 2008, more funds must be raised to cover the increased cost to feed refugees in nine camps along the Thailand-Burma border. We are now challenging ourselves as staff, friends and families. We believe that our huge network of family and friends will make a difference! View appeal in English or Thai."
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
TBBC Appeal, 30 May 2008
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
United Nations
Description:
See especially the Special Rapporteur?s reports and press releases.....
Overview of the mandate...
International standards...
Individual complaints...
Annual reports...
Country visits...
Documents...The human right to food...The obligations of States...Implementation of the mandate by the Special Rapporteur
Date of entry/update:
2008-06-04
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Cyclone Nargis - Food
Language:
English (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish also available)
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Source/publisher:
The Public International Law & Policy Group
Date of publication:
2008-05-26
Description:
Executive Summary:
"On 10 May 2008, just one week after Cyclone Nargis tore through Burma.s Irrawady Delta killing an estimated 100,000 people and leaving at least one million others homeless, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the Burmese military regime, held a referendum on its draft constitution.
In the weeks prior to the referendum, numerous pro-democracy groups, governments, and international organizations expressed concerns as to whether the SPDC would conduct the referendum in a free and fair manner, in accordance with international norms and standards for free and fair referendum processes. These groups reported that the junta was systematically threatening voters to sway them to vote in favor of the constitution, purposefully spreading misinformation to confuse voters, and suppressing all criticism of the referendum and draft constitution. Reports indicate that similar activities continued on the day of the referendum.
The purpose of this report is to analyze whether the SPDC conducted the May 10th constitutional referendum in Burma in accordance with basic international standards for free and fair referendum processes. The report reviews basic standards for constitutional referendums and, using media and other reports, analyzes the administration of the referendum under those standards.
The report finds that the referendum was not free or fair, as it was not conducted in accordance with international law or basic democratic standards."
2
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-30
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
The 7-Step Roadmap, 7-Step Roadmap (Step 4): Adoption of the constitution through national referendum. (commentary)
Language:
English
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Size:
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Source/publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Date of publication:
2008-05-27
Description:
A major collection of maps of Burma/Myanmar, notably agricultural maps... "This web page provides an overview of resources prepared by the Natural Resources Department of FAO about the area, the people, the environment (soils, climate) and the agriculture of Myanmar. Whenever possible, information referring specifically to the area affected by cyclone NARGIS at the beginning of May was included. Since most of the material is not metadata, but actual products, they can be used directly by relief-workers, planners, and those responsible for reconstruction.
House of a farmer/fisherman under floods during the monsoon season; Nyaungdone Island, Ayeyarwady Delta, October 1997, © J. Martinez-Beltran, FAO/NRL
The information is organised in 5 sections (see box on the left): (1) the current page with some general data, tools, maps, etc.; (2) downloadable digital and printed atlases about the agriculture of Myanmar; (3) maps from the GeoNetwork digital library developed and maintained by FAO. Geonetwork transparently points to external as well as internal data sources; (4) agroclimatic charts and crop calendars and; (5) miscellaneous publications in the technical series of the Organisation, covering all the sectors from fisheries, forestry, food security, crops, livestock, and coast management..."
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-28
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Cyclone Nargis: Individual documents, Maps and satellite imagery
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
FAO
Description:
"As wheat and rice prices surge, the humble potato is being rediscovered as a nutritious crop that could cheaply feed an increasingly hungry world."
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-10
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Other crops
Language:
English,Francais, Russian, Espanol
more
Source/publisher:
ALTSEAN-Burma
Date of publication:
2008-05-09
Description:
"
On 3 May 2008, cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy delta and wiped out entire villages as it left a path of destruction across five regions. Over seven million people were affected by the storm, with estimates of dead ranging from 25,000 to 100,000 and up to a million homeless.
The international community pledged tens of millions of dollars in monetary and material assistance while the SPDC dragged its heels and stymied international aid efforts. By preventing critical and timely humanitarian aid from reaching survivors, the SPDC has put hundreds of thousands of risk of disease and death.
Despite UN appeals and the ongoing ?major catastrophe”, the junta is poised to push ahead with the 10 May referendum on its sham constitution in areas unaffected by Nargis.
From the failure to warn and evacuate people to a slow and inadequate response, Nargis has obliterated the facade of competence the SPDC is still desperate to project."....
2 Cyclone Nargis hits;
2 Rising death toll;
3 SPDC ignored warnings
3 A major catastrophe: UN;
3 Situation ?normal”?;
5 The sham must go on;
5 SPDC blocks aid workers;
6 Aid trickles in;
6 Aid restrictions in Burma;
7 Natural disasters in Burma.
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-10
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cyclone Nargis: Individual documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
2008-05-09
Description:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
"Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008 with winds up to 200 kph, sweeping through the
Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) delta region and the country?s main city and former capital, Yangon
(Rangoon). The authorities initially declared five states and divisions (Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Bago,
Mon and Kayin) to be disaster areas, but on 6 May revised this to the Ayeyarwady and Yangon
Divisions only. Damage was most severe in the delta region, where the effects of extreme winds were
compounded by a sizable storm surge that destroyed an estimated 95% of housing. Yangon
sustained a direct hit, which downed power and communications lines, and inflicted major damage to
buildings, such that six days after the storm people remain largely without electricity, piped water and
communications. Many roads into and out of the city, as well as vital roads into the delta region, are
blocked by flooding or debris. For much of the delta region, the most significant transportation is
normally by waterway, and water transport infrastructure has been severely damaged.
The toll of people killed, missing, or affected remains difficult to assess, with the numbers continuing to
increase daily. As of 5 May, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Social Welfare, Relief and Rehabilitation,
and Information estimated that, in Ayeyarwady Division alone, up to 10,000 people have been killed,
with 3,000 more missing. As of 6 May, international media sources cited a total figure of
approximately 23,000 dead and 40,000 missing. State media have reported that in Haing Ky, an
island in the delta, 162 were killed and nearly 20,000 houses were destroyed, leaving 92,706
homeless. Several hundred thousand are estimated to be without shelter and safe drinking water.
Efforts to carry out a comprehensive assessment continue to be hindered by the lack of
communications and blocked roads.
The Government announced the establishment of an Emergency Committee, headed by the Prime
Minister, and has deployed military and police units as part of rescue and cleanup operations. The
Government also indicated in a briefing with United Nations agencies and the diplomatic community
on 5 May that it is open to international assistance, although it would appear at this stage that the
assistance envisaged is primarily bilateral, with assistance going directly to Government relief
agencies. The Government itself has pledged approximately US$1 5 million for relief.
The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) expects that critical needs will be plastic sheeting, water
purification materials, water receptacles, cooking sets, mosquito nets, emergency health kits, and
food. Fuel shortages have also been reported. The food security situation in the country, which was
already severe, is likely to become more acute. Compounding the delivery of this aid will be the dire
logistical situation, with much of the delta region very difficult to access. Considering the size of the
area hit by the storm, the number of people who will be found to need assistance is expected to rise to
a massive total as assessments continue and access improves. The combined population of the
declared disaster areas, Yangon and Ayeyarwady divisions, is around 13 million (out of a total
estimated Myanmar population of 53 million), with roughly six million living in Yangon and periphery,
and with a significant population spread across the delta region, one of the country?s most populous.
Currently, the HCT is working on planning to assist a minimum of 1,500,000 persons for at least three
months. However, the current difficulties surrounding access to the affected areas, the difficulties in
bringing further relief supplies and expertise into the country, and the uncertainty over the degree and
type of in-country capacity to implement relief programmes are casting a shadow over planning. On
the basis that these difficulties must be overcome, this appeal therefore seeks $187 million to enable
international partners (10 United Nations organisations and nine non-governmental organisations to
support the Government of Myanmar in addressing the needs of more than 1,500,000 people affected
by the cyclone. The planning horizon for this appeal is six months. The appeal will be regularly
updated to reflect new needs as the situation evolves, with an organised revision after some weeks
when fuller information and plans are available."
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-10
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cyclone Nargis: Individual documents
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
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Source/publisher:
KHCPS
Date of publication:
2008-04-09
Description:
Karen History and Culture Preservation Society Yearbooks contain articles gathered from a number of international sources that relate to the ethnic Karen people of Burma. They are published to aid research and promote a greater understanding of the Karen situation.
Format: ebook (.pdf) A4, 80 pages
Colour and B/W Photos, Maps and Tables.
KHCPS
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-09
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Karen Heritage
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
20.17 MB
Local URL:
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Source/publisher:
SPDC (News and Periodical Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2008-05-07
Description:
CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - HEADLINES: Union of Myanmar
State Peace and Development Council
(Announcement No 5/2008)
2nd Waxing of Kason 1370 ME
(6 May 2008)
1. The State Peace and Development Council announced the following regions as disaster-hit regions that were struck by the cyclonic storm Nargis under
Announcement No 4/2008 dated on 3 May 2008.
(a) Ayeyawady Division
(b) Yangon Division
(c) Bago Division
(d) Mon State
(e) Kayin State...Disaster victims in Hlinethaya Township
provided with rice and cash; Relief and rehabilitation
works under way
in Kayin State; Storm victims consoled and
provided with relief aids; Medicines and food sent to
Ayeyawady Division; Minister inspects power supply tasks in
Hlinethaya, Mingaladon, Hmawby; Regular rail services resume; Clean water for Yangonites; Water available in six townships in
downtown Yangon; Steps being taken in two phases for regular power supply -
Press conference on �relief measuresâ�⢠held; International organizations donate
medicines, foods, cash and relief items
to storm victims in Myanmar; Wellwishers may donate cash and kind
to storm victims; Yangon International Airport
serves regular international
and domestic flights; Deputy Minister inspects Medical
Universities; Relief aids donated to storm victims; MWAF presents supplies in
Ayeyawady Division; Vice-Mayor comforts storm victims; Latest casualty figures in
cyclonic storm �Nargisâ�â¢. Unscrupulous persons
manufacturing rumours in some
townships of Yangon Division
People urged not to believe rumours and
slanderous news, help expose rumourmongers,
inform immediately to
authorities if they hear rumours; Minister discusses rehabilitation
tasks in Kyaikto Township; BBC journalist holding tourist
visa deported; Nargis victims in Ayeyawady
Division receiving emergency aid; Royal Thai Armed Forces donates food,
medicines to storm victims.....
CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - PHOTO CAPTIONS: "Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan meeting
with storm victims at No 2 BEHS in
Hlinethaya Township"; "Commander Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe distributing food and medicines donated
by Royal Thai Armed Forces to a storm victim in Labutta"; "Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo distributes food and medicines donated by
Royal Thai Armed Forces to a victim in Labutta"; "Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung inspects unloading of goods and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed
Forces from a helicopter in Bogale"; "Staff of Myanma Railways remove trees fallen on railroads"; "Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspects supply of drinking water to
residents in Latha Township"; "Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan briefs on condition of relief works in areas hit by cyclonic storm �Nargisâ�â¢"; "Tatmadawmen, Red Cross members and volunteers unloading food and
medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces from a helicopter in
Mawlamyinegyun"; "Food and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces arrive at Yangon International
Airport"; "Members of the Tatmadaw remove trees on U Wizara Road in Yangon"; "General Songkitti Jakkabatr hands over food and medicines
donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces to Lt-Gen Myint Swe"; "Tatmadawmen remove trees on a road in Yangon"; "helicopter with food and medicines donated by Royal Thai
Armed Forces to distribute to storm victims being unloaded"; "Red Cross members and volunteers unloading food and medicines from
a helicopter in Bogale, Ayeyawady Division"; "A ceremony to donate relief aids to storm victims organized by MWAF
in progress"; "Red Cross members and volunteers unloading food and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces in Labutta Township"; "An emergency patient arrives at Yangon by air from Ayeyawady
Division"; "Members of the Tatmadaw removing fallen trees caused by storm on U Wizara Road"; "Volunteers carry a patient airlifted from Ayeyawady Division by helicopter at Yangon
International Airport"; "Tatmadawmen and volunteers unloading food and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces from a plane in
Yangon International Airport"...REFERENDUM: Union of Myanmar
Commission for Holding Referendum
Announcement No 8/2008...CONSTITUTION: "The most appropriate constitution" by
Soe Mya Kyaw...
"PERSPECTIVES": "Rehabilitation tasks being
carried out for the people
of storm-hit areas".
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-07
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
"The New Light of Myanmar" 2008
Language:
English
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pdf
Size:
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Source/publisher:
SPDC (News and Periodical Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2008-05-06
Description:
CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - HEADLINES: Prime Minister consoles cyclone
victims in Ayeyawady Division; Prime Minister General
Thein Sein was at cyclonehit
areas to render necessary
assistance for victims; Relief goods provided to victims in
Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun Townships; Yangon International
Airport reopens to regular
int'l, domestic flights; Diplomats briefed on situation of
the areas hit by Nargis; Relief works
supervised in
Yangon; Lt-Gen Myint Swe presents relief aid to storm victims
in Yangon South District; Emergency aid for victims in
Kyauktan and Kungyangon Townships; Traffic returns to normal
in Yangon; Cash and relief goods
being accepted; Minister meets storm
victims, provides cash; Public Notice:
"Do not believe rumours and do not rely on news stories that are not stated or
aired in the newspapers, and on radio and TV"; IDD calls available now; Loss and casualties caused by
cyclonic storm Nargis in Yangon,
Ayeyawady Divsions; Five injured victims sent to
hospital; Relief aid arrives in
Kyaikhto, Bilin, Thaton; Storm victims in
Bago Div get relief aid; Medicines and provisions
presented to storm victims
in Pyapon; Prime Minister inspects losses and
damages in and around Nargis-hit Yangon; Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Adjutant-General
Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung and party provide relief aid to cyclone victims.....CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - PHOTO CAPTIONS: "Prime Minister General Thein Sein cordially greets storm victims in Labutta Township"; Photo captions: "Ministers Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe and Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein provide assistance
to the storm victims in Mawlamyinegyun Township"; "External and domestic flights start
operations at Yangon International
Airport"; "Minister U Nyan Win briefs diplomats and representatives of UN Agencies on situation of the areas hit by Nargis"; USDAs at all levels and other donors provide clean water in Yangon"; "Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence gives relief aid to a storm victim in Kyauktan
Township"; "Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win presents personal goods to a storm victim in
Kungyangon Townhsip"; "Motor vehicles driving along Mahabandoola Street in Yangon"; "Staff members of CPT and Tatmadawmen repairing auto telephone
lines in Yangon"; "Members of Tatmadaw and residents repairing a fallen lamp-post
caused by storm"; "Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw accepts cash
donated by Kachin State USDA to set up
satellite phone"; "Public Calling Office being carried out by
CPT to ensure communication services in
Yangon"; "Tatmadawmen, MPF, Fire Brigade, residents and YCDC staff cleaning
the falling trees along Kandawgyi ring road"; "Vehicles running along the road in downtown Yangon";
"Prime Minister General Thein Sein views provision of medical treatment to storm victims at No
1 BEHS in Bogale Township"; "Prime Minister General Thein Sein consoles a patient receiving medical treatment at Bogale
Hospital"; "An emergency patient of Bogale Township carried by Tatmadaw
helicopter arrives at the Headquarters of Mingaladon Airbase"; "Maj-Gen Tha Aye presents relief aid to a storm victim in Bilin
Township"; "An emergency patient arrives at Mingaladon Airbase by air from
Bogale Township"; "Members of the Tatmadaw, MPF, Fire Brigade, townselders, YCDC staff and residents
removing fallen trees caused by storm on U Wizara Road"; "Motor vehicles running along the Phonegyi Street in Yangon"....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Carry out relief and
resettlement works with
altruism".
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-07
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
"The New Light of Myanmar" 2008
Language:
English
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SPDC (News and Periodical Enterprise, Ministry of InfoPhoto captions, (22): ation, Union of Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2008-05-05
Description:
REFERENDUM: Government of the Union of Myanmar issues Announcement No 1/2008.....CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - HEADLINES: Relief measures taken in Nargis-hit areas; Cyclone Nargis weakens; No severe strong wind and another storm in
Yangon and neighbouring areasTwo Ministers provide
cash and kind to storm
victims of
Mawlamyinegyun; Roads re-cope with vehicles; Relief aids arrive in Hainggyi; Measures coordinated for normalcy
of communication services; Z-crafts of IWT resumed; Storm news; Death toll after storm Nargis; Commander provides victims in disaster-hit
areas with food and medical supplies; External and domestic flights will operate
regularly beginning 5 May; Prime Minister
supervises relief works
in Yangon Division; Provision of relief
aids under way....
CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - PHOTO CAPTIONS: "Prime Minister General Thein Sein surveys the damage caused by the cyclonic storm Nargis"; "Members of the Tatmadaw, MPF, social organizations and YCDC staff remove the fallen trees"; "Motor vehicles running on the crossroad of
Sule Pagoda Road and Anawrahta Road in
Yangon"; "Members of the Tatmadaw, MPF, social organizations and YCDC staff remove the fallen trees"; "Damaged wharf at Botahtaung jetty"; "Yangon returns to normaly after clearing of debris caused by
cyclone Nargis"; "Heavy machnery (sic) at work to clear fallen trees"; "Tatmadaw and MPF members and local people take part in
clearing debris"; "Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects the damage caused by the cyclonic storm in Yangon Division"; "Motor vehicles running in front of Bogyoke Aung San Market"; "Members of the Tatmadaw, MPF, social organizations and
YCDC staff remove the fallen trees"; "Members of the Tatmadaw, MPF, social
organizations and YCDC staff remove the fallen tree (sic): .. Photo captions (p9): "Motor vehicles running in the centre of Yangon"; "Tatmadaw and MPF members remove fallen trees"; "YCDC staff remove fallen trees"; "Travelling people on the road in Yangon"; "Collective efforts are being made in clearing fallen trees"; "Clearing of debris under way in Myenigon, Yangon"; "Members of a debris-clearing team in action"; "Maha Bandoola Street crowded with cars and people"; "Prime Minister General Thein Sein visits cyclone victims in
Dagon Myothit (North)"; "Prime Minister General Thein Sein presenting relief aid to cyclone
victims in Yangon."....
PERSPECTIVES: "Work in accordance with
announcements to prevent
against loss of crops".
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-07
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
"The New Light of Myanmar" 2008
Language:
English
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Chatham House (ISP/NSC Briefing Paper 06/01)
Date of publication:
2006-01-00
Description:
"Anecdotal evidence suggests that the socio-political and cultural dynamics put into motion at the time of catastrophic 'natural' disasters create the conditions for potential political change - often at the hands of a discontented civil society. A state's incapacity to respond adequately to a disaster can create a temporary power vacuum, and potentially a watershed moment in historical trajectories. This generates (albeit temporarily) a window of opportunity for novel socio-political action at local and national levels. Interventions may include manoeuvres to entrench or destabilize current power-holders, change power-sharing relationships within recognized sectors, or to legitimise or de-legitimise new sectors. This briefing note presents initial findings of a study reviewing historical data on the political outcomes of disaster at the level of the nation state and below. It draws on academic papers, practitioner and media reports of large natural disaster events from 1899 to 2005..."
Mark Pelling, Kathleen Dill, (King's College London)
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-07
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cyclone Nargis: Individual documents
Language:
English
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Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC-STM-121-2008)
Date of publication:
2008-05-06
Description:
"...The reports that the government has accepted assistance from abroad are good, but it must not hesitate to open its doors in order to alleviate the needs of its people, and allow for independent monitoring of the delivery of this emergency aid. Clearly, the authorities in Burma are completely incapable of responding to a tragedy of this scale and will be heavily dependent on outside help to avert an even bigger tragedy of starvation and disease caused by a lack of safe drinking water. At this stage, local councils, which play an important role in basic administration, are likely to be non-functioning in many areas and still at a loss for what to do in others. They cannot be expected to take up the task of addressing this disaster but so too must they and other agencies not obstruct the work of outside groups coming to render assistance, or try to profit from others' nightmare.
...it is patently obvious that to hold the planned constitutional referendum at this time would be an adventure into the utmost absurdity. The affected areas are among the most populated in the country and perhaps as many as one in four of the enrolled voters will have in some way been affected by the storm. To attempt to conduct the poll under such circumstances would go far beyond the description of a farce that had already been attached to it, and into the realm of the unreal. To expend the energy of government officers on that exercise rather than the needs of the populace at this critical time would do nothing but demonstrate to the entire world the implausibility of the country's government and everything upon which it pretends to stand. The Asian Human Rights Commission thus joins with those others around the world that have rightly called for the referendum to be put off, and get on with the job of restoring some basic security and dignity to the lives of millions."
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cyclone Nargis: Individual documents
Language:
Engl
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Source/publisher:
Internet
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-05
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Elliott Stock (Publisher)
Date of publication:
1928-00-00
Description:
"THE object of this book is to present and to explain to the reading
public, and to those who are in authority, the condition of the Karens,
the position they occupy, and their aspirations as a nation second in
importance of the indigenous races of the province of Burma. It is their
desire to have a country of their own, where they may progress as a race
and find the contentment they seek. It is this contentment which gives a
man or a nation that satisfaction and good-will and creates that
patriotic feeling so essential to the well-being of the nation.
Self-respect in a nation begets respect from other nations and races.
What a grand thing the achievement of their ambition will be for the
Karens, and what praises and blessing will be showered upon those who
shall have made it possible. The Karens will then be in a position to
show sincere respect to other races, especially to the Burmese, with
whom they have been at variance, and in turn the Burmese will find them
worthy of respect and esteem..."
Dr. San C. Po C.B.E.
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Online Burma/Myanmar Library
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-04
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
The Saffron Revolution
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
International Labour Organisation
Date of publication:
2005-00-00
Description:
Thai university professor and international law expert, Vitit Muntarbhorn, looks at the application of labour standards as they relate to migrant workers in Thailand. Professor Vitit concludes with a series of 12 recommendations for both government and non-government sectors. This publication also contains copies of all six sub-regional, bilateral, MOUs on counter trafficking and employment cooperation...
"...Migrant workers can contribute greatly to their home and destination countries, if the process is well managed and
if they are protected from abuse and exploitation. In reality, the situation is rendered complex by that fact that many
do not enter the destination countries legally. In the market of demand and supply, regrettably many are victims of
human smuggling and trafficking. Moreover, influxes of migrant workers who come without the necessary documents,
such as visas and work permits, often result in draconian measures such as deportation from the territory of the
destination countries, without adequate guarantees for their safety and dignity.
The lesson from Thailand is that to date, a closed door policy on migration from neighbouring countries has not
worked, given the porous border and Thailand?s own labour market which acts as a pull factor. Wisely the country is
now moving towards a new and more open door policy: managing migration through cooperation between the
countries of origin and Thailand as a destination country, and synchronizing with Thailand?s own labour market. In
2005 the country introduced a regularization process based upon registration of migrant workers and their employers,
with guarantees for basic rights, and this needs to be supported well in terms of effective implementation and
humane treatment of all workers....CONTENTS: Foreword...
Executive Summary...
1. Introduction...
2. Employment/Protection of Migrant Workers in Thailand...
3. Thai Laws/Practices...
4. International Labour Standards...
5. National Laws/Practices and International Labour Standards...
6. Directions...
7. Notes.
Vitit Muntarbhorn
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-03
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Migrants' rights: specific international and regional standards and mechanisms (commentaries)
Language:
English, Thai
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Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy" Vol 15, No. 9
Date of publication:
2007-09-00
Description:
Malaysia provides no protection for its refugee population...
"I?ve always thought that the lives of Burmese refugees were much the same from place to place. They?re generally unwanted, have few opportunities to better their lives and in many cases suffer unconscionable abuse.
An Irrawaddy correspondent witnesses the hardships facing migrant in Malaysia
Witnessing the appalling conditions endured by Burmese refugees in Malaysia, however, has brought their misery and lack of hope into greater focus.
During a visit to the Ampang suburb of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, a Rohingya community leader casually pointed to a group of young Burmese children playing near the small hut that served as their home.
?Look,” he said, pointing in their direction. ?None of these children can read or write.”
None of the schools in Malaysia accepts refugee children from Burma, so these children are unlikely ever to learn while they remain in the country..."
Violet Cho
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-02
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burmese refugees in Malaysia, Migrant workers from Burma : general and mixed articles and reports
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Date of publication:
2008-05-01
Description:
"...On May 10, 2008, the Burmese military government will hold a referendum on a draft constitution that it claims will usher in a new era of ?discipline-flourishing genuine multiparty democracy.”
However, the generals? referendum, reflecting 46 years of brutal military rule, will not bring the people of Burma any closer to a democratic and rights-respecting government they so desperately seek, and for which they have courageously struggled. Instead, the draft constitution that the generals are demanding the Burmese people approve is designed to perpetuate military control in Burma, and obstruct any steps toward a meaningful multiparty democracy that upholds human rights.
The environment in Burma prior to the referendum has been one of continuing intimidation of the political opposition and general populace, denial of basic freedoms of expression, association, and assembly, and arbitrary arrests and detention. Under such widespread repression and a pervasive climate of fear, no free and fair referendum can take place in Burma.
Since the military crackdown on monks and pro-democracy protestors in August-September 2007, foreign governments and intergovernmental bodies have responded in varying ways. International criticism may be partly responsible for the referendum being announced, in February 2008, but it will not ensure that the vote is conducted freely. Concerted public pressure and targeted sanctions by the military government?s international supporters as well as its detractors is needed if there is to be any hope that real democratic progress, rather than further constitutional travesties, can be achieved..."
Date of entry/update:
2008-05-01
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
National and State constitutions, draft constitutions and amendments (commentary), The 7-Step Roadmap, 7-Step Roadmap (Step 4): Adoption of the constitution through national referendum. (commentary)
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Freunde der Shan
Date of publication:
2006-05-31
Description:
Ein ausführlicher Bericht über das Schicksal von Waisenkinder an der thailändischen Grenze, sowie die Organisation und der Tagesablauf des Waisenhauses in Loi Kaw Wan; organisation and daily life in an orphanage in Loi Kaw Wan;
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-30
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
German, Deutsch
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Source/publisher:
The Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF),
Date of publication:
2008-05-01
Description:
Executive Summary:
In December 2005, Burma?s Senior General Than Shwe ordered the start of a nation-wide campaign to plant the toxic bush-like tree, Jatropha curcas, for biodiesel production. The country was to plant eight million acres, or an area the size of Belgium, within three years. Two years on, this report documents how Burma?s people have endured forced labor, confiscation of farmlands, loss of income and threats to food security under the program. At the same time, testimonies of crop failure and mismanagement from all of Burma?s states expose the campaign as a fiasco.
Each of Burma?s states and divisions, regardless of size, are expected to plant at least 500,000 acres. In Rangoon Division, 20% of all available land will be covered in jatropha. In Karenni State, to meet the quotas, every man, woman and child will have to plant 2,400 trees.
Army commanders and state officials have organized mass meetings extolling the virtues of jatropha. Photos of senior officers with watering cans and shovels have appeared in the newspapers; progress reports from around the country have been announced daily. Signboards, advertisements, and pamphlets have bombarded the nation.
Since 2006, all sectors of Burma?s society have been forced to divert funds, farm lands, and labor to growing jatropha. Teachers, school children, farmers, nurses and civil servants have been directed to spend working hours planting along roadsides, at schools, hospitals, offices, religious compounds, and on farmland formerly producing rice.
This radical program was started despite growing international concern about the negative impacts of biofuel production, especially when implemented rapidly or on a large scale.
Field research from 32 townships in each of Burma?s states, including 131 interviews with farmers, civil servants, and investors, reveals how people have been fined, arrested, and threatened with death for not meeting quotas, damage to the plants, or criticism of the program. One result of the excessive demands for farmlands and labor is a new phenomenon of "jatropha refugees" of whom nearly 800 have already fled from southern Shan State to neighbouring Thailand.
Plantations up to 2,500 acres in size have ignored local climate and soil conditions and been planted haphazardly, leaving up to 75% of the plants dead. Improper processing of the oil has left engines damaged and raised serious questions about the existence of adequate infrastructure to realize domestic biodiesel production. A complete ignorance of harvest yields, price, or market for the oil has left farmers and even businessmen cynical about any potential benefits of the program.
Burma?s agricultural sector is the backbone of the country?s economy and society. Policies impacting the sector should be considered carefully and implemented cautiously. However, with disturbing echoes of China?s "Great Leap Forward" to increase steel production in the 1950s, Burma?s generals are forging ahead with an ill-conceived draconian campaign, ignoring its negative impacts.
This report highlights the urgent need for political reform in Burma so that agriculture is not left to the whims of generals. Sustainable agricultural policies are needed that can ensure land rights and human security and allow communities to manage their own natural resources.
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-30
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English, Burmese
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Source/publisher:
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)
Date of publication:
2008-03-31
Description:
News:
(1) Referendum campaigns
speed up in Mon State...
(2) Illegal rice imports boom
at Three Pagodas Pass...
(3) Cease-fire groups required
to provide security
for the referendum...
(4) Classes canceled to make
room for polling stations...
(5) Water festivities marked
by referendum campaigns...
(6) MNDF says Junta desperate
to have constitution
approved...
(7) Referendum Commission
threatens to delay
elections if Constitution
rejected...
(8) Government groups
organizing villagers in Mon
State to vote ?Yes”...
(9) Hungry and Weak; Burma
Migrants Deported.......
Commentary:
Current Draft Constitution
Does Not Move to National
Reconciliation.......
Opinion & Analysis:
(1) Civil society best hope for
dignity of Burmese people...
(2) Referendum; Crisis
Continues?......
Report:
Burma?s Constitutions:
Downgrading from
Democracy to Dictatorship::: A. The 1947 and 1974 Constitutions and Demands for Democracy; B. The people?s genuine desire for democracy in Burma; C. Analysis of the Draft Constitution - The Draft Constitution is undemocratic, Military dominance in lawmaking and barriers to Constitutional Amendment, Lack of Rights for Ethnic Nationalities, Legalized coups and broad authority to crack down on demonstrations...D. Undemocratic preparation for the referendum...E. Conclusion.
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-30
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
"The Mon Forum" (English)
Language:
English
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EarthRights International
Date of publication:
2008-04-00
Description:
Executive Summary: "This report documents Chevron�?s ongoing
role in financing the military regime in Burma (Myanmar) and profiting from human rights abuses on the Yadana natural
gas development project. It is based in part on over 70 formal interviews over the past five years, documenting conditions
in the region of Burma affected by the Yadana gas pipeline, and corroborating
information from ERI�?s network of contacts, as well as ERI�?s prior experience
in documenting abuses on the Yadana
Project dating back to 1994, and on documents that have become public through the groundbreaking human rights lawsuit Doe v. Unocal. ERI has published three previous reports on the Yadana Project, and filed Doe v. Unocal in U.S. courts on behalf of victims of the pipeline project who had suffered rape, murder, torture, and pervasive slave labor.
Part 1 describes the background of the Yadana Project, which involves a pipeline constructed to carry gas from offshore fields, across Burma, and into Thailand. In 2005, Chevron became part of the Yadana Project through its acquisition of Unocal, one of the original developers of the project. The Burmese military junta, a brutal regime routinely condemned by the United Nations and the world community for its widespread violations of basic human rights, is one of Chevron�?s partners in the project through its military-run oil company, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise.
Part 2 explains how the Yadana Project
finances oppression. The project is the single largest source of income for the Burmese military; it was instrumental
in bailing out the junta when it faced a severe financial crisis in the late 1990s, and it has enabled the regime to dramatically increase its military spending and continue its rule without popular support.
Part 3 describes how Chevron was fully aware of the human rights abuses associated with the Yadana Project when it acquired Unocal in 2005, but nonetheless
chose to stay involved with the project and the Burmese military. The Yadana pipeline is guarded by the Burmese
army, and the human rights abuses committed by the army in the course of providing security have been widely reported
and documented; victims of the project sued Unocal in U.S. courts in the landmark case Doe v. Unocal. Part 4 documents the continuing serious
human rights abuses by the pipeline security forces, including torture, rape, murder, and forced labor. Seventeen years after abuses connected to the Yadana Project were first documented, and years after they were highlighted in Doe v. Unocal, these human rights abuses continue in the pipeline corridor.
Residents and refugees fleeing the pipeline region report that they are still forced to work for the pipeline security forces, who continue to commit acts of violence and terrorize the local population.
This forced labor occurs thousands of times each year.
Part 5 debunks the oil companies�? claims that life in the pipeline region has improved. While some villages have realized
minimal benefits from the companies�?
socio-economic program, the benefits
do not reach the entire population affected by the pipeline security forces. Even for the chosen �pipeline villages� life remains so difficult and dangerous that families continue to flee for the relative
safety of the Thai-Burma border.
Part 6 discusses Chevron�?s response to the 2007 demonstrations in Burma against the military regime and the regime�?s
crackdown. Despite its threefold status as the largest U.S. investor in Burma, the military�?s direct business partner, and a partner in the project that constitutes the largest source of income for the regime, Chevron has failed to take any noticeable steps to condemn the violent repression or to pressure the military to respect human rights.
Finally, Part 7 describes Chevron�?s ongoing potential legal liability for its role in the Yadana Project. Although the Doe v. Unocal litigation resulted in a settlement in 2005, that settlement only covers the claims of the victims involved in that suit; Chevron remains responsible for compensating the thousands
of other residents of the pipeline region who have suffered abuse by pipeline
security forces.
Two appendices offer additional detail on oil and gas investment in Burma. Appendix A details the Shwe Project, a new gas project which could dwarf Yadana both in revenues for the military and in the abusive impact on the local population. The project is being developed
by South Korea�?s Daewoo International
along with other companies from Korea, India and China. Appendix B briefly outlines China�?s growing involvement
in Burma, especially in the oil and gas sector.
The Yadana Project remains a serious problem both for the people of Burma and for Chevron itself. In light of this, EarthRights International makes the following recommendations:..."
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-29
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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pdf
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2.2 MB
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Forced Migration Review No. 30
Date of publication:
2008-04-22
Description:
The feature section on Burma includes 29 articles exploring the extent of the displacement crisis, factors affecting displaced people and the search for solutions. The issue also includes 19 articles on other aspects of forced migration.....
Forced displacement of Burmese people,
Inge Brees...
Burma: in urgent need of change,
Douglas Alexander...
The international community's Responsibility to Protect,
Kavita Shukla... .
Landmines: reason for flight, obstacle to return,
Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan....
Forced relocation in Burma's former capital,
Donald M Seekins...
Under attack: a way of life,
David Eubank...
State of terror: women at risk,
The Karen Women's Organisation....
Carving out humanitarian space,
Jean-Francois Durieux and Sivanka Dhanapala....
Defining "forced migration" in Burma, Ashley South and Andrew Bosson...
Humanitarian aid to IDPs in Burma: activities and debates,
Ashley South...
Supporting IDP resistance strategies,
Poe Shan K Phan and Stephen Hull...
Responses to eastern Burma's chronic emergency,
The Thailand Burma Border Consortium...
Reproductive health in Burma: a priority for action,
John Bercow...
A sense of home in exile, Sandra Dudley...
Technology in the borderlands,
Rachel Sharples...
Neglect of refugee participation,
Marie Theres Benner, Aree Muangsookjarouen
Egbert Sondorp and Joy Townsend...
Community-based camp management,
Sally Thompson....
Access to justice and the rule of law,
Joel Harding, Shane Scanlon, Sean Lees,
Carson Beker and Ai Li Lim...
Invisible in Thailand: documenting the need for protection,
Margaret Green, Karen Jacobsen and Sandee Pyne ...
Burmese asylum seekers in Thailand: still nowhere to turn,
Chen Chen Lee and Isla Glaister...
Rohingyas and refugee status in Bangladesh,
Pia Prytz Phiri...
Without refuge: Chin refugees in India and Malaysia,
Amy Alexander....
Migration and trafficking: putting human rights into action,
Nikolas Win Myint...
Asia's new boat people,
Chris Lewa....
Myanmar's forgotten people,
Nyi Nyi Kyaw...
Difficult to remain: the impact of mass resettlement,
Susan Banki and Hazel Lang....
Karen voices on resettlement,
The Karen Women's Organisation, with Sarah Fuller
and Eileen Pittaway...
Educational change in a protracted refugee context,
Marc van der Stouwe and Su-Ann Oh... .
To Sheffield with love,
Patricia Hynes and Yin Mon Thu...
Additional resources.
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-22
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English, Burmese (Arabic, French and Spanish versions are in preparation)
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Source/publisher:
His Majesty's secretary of state for India in council via Clarendon Press, Oxford, via Digital South Asia Library (University of Chicago)
Date of publication:
1908-00-00
Description:
This work is fully searchable by keyword... Apart from the first four, the 24 volumes (the index, named Vol. 25 has no content in this version) are arranged alphabetically. References to Burma can be found by browsing the volumes or using the search engine....
Volume 1 - The Indian Empire, Descriptive;
Volume 2 - The Indian Empire, Historical;
Volume 3 - The Indian Empire, Economic; and
Volume 4 - The Indian Empire, Administrative,
Volume 5 - Abazai-Arcot...
Volume 6 - Argaon-Bardwan...
Volume 7 - Bareilly-Berasia...
Volume 8 - Berhampore-Bombay...
Volume 9 - Bomjur-Central India...
Volume 10 - Central Provinces-Coopta...
Volume 11 - Coondapoor-Edwardesabad...
Volume 12 - Einme-Gwalior...
Volume 13 - Gyaraspur-Jais...
Volume 14 - Jaisalmer-Kara...
Volume 15 - Karachi-Kotayam...
Volume 16 - Kotchandpur-Mahavinyaka...
Volume 17 - Mahbubabad-Moradabad...
Volume 18 - Moram-Nayagarh...
Volume 19 - Nayakanthatti-Parbhani...
Volume 20 - Pardi-Pusad...
Volume 21 - Pushkar-Salween...
Volume 22 - Samadhiala-Singhana...
Volume 23 - Singhbhum-Trashi-Chod-Zong...
Volume 24 - Travancore-Zira...
Volume 25 - Index (no content)....Volumes 1, 2 and 4 are dated 1909. The rest are dated 1908.
Meyer, William Stevenson, Sir, 1860-1922; Burn, Richard, Sir, 1871-1947; Cotton, James Sutherland, 1847-1918; Risley, Sir Herbert Hope, 1851-1911.
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-17
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Business and Human Rights
Description:
452 items...Some Burma-specific links....narrow down from Advanced Search
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-14
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Tourism - descriptive/analytical, critical - global, Business and Human Rights (global, regional, thematic)
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB)- Burma Fund
Date of publication:
2008-04-00
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-14
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Conflict and Health 2008, 2:4
Date of publication:
2008-03-14
Description:
Abstract:
"Decades of neglect and abuses by the Burmese government have decimated the health of the
peoples of Burma, particularly along her eastern frontiers, overwhelmingly populated by
ethnic minorities such as the Shan. Vast areas of traditional Shan homelands have been
systematically depopulated by the Burmese military regime as part of its counter-insurgency
policy, which also employs widespread abuses of civilians by Burmese soldiers, including
rape, torture, and extrajudicial executions. These abuses, coupled with Burmese government
economic mismanagement which has further entrenched already pervasive poverty in rural
Burma, have spawned a humanitarian catastrophe, forcing hundreds of thousands of ethnic
Shan villagers to flee their homes for Thailand. In Thailand, they are denied refugee status
and its legal protections, living at constant risk for arrest and deportation. Classified as
?economic migrants,” many are forced to work in exploitative conditions, including in the
Thai sex industry, and Shan migrants often lack access to basic health services in Thailand.
Available health data on Shan migrants in Thailand already indicates that this population
bears a disproportionately high burden of infectious diseases, particularly HIV, tuberculosis,
lymphatic filariasis, and some vaccine-preventable illnesses, undermining progress made by
Thailand?s public health system in controlling such entities. The ongoing failure to address
the root political causes of migration and poor health in eastern Burma, coupled with the
many barriers to accessing health programs in Thailand by undocumented migrants,
particularly the Shan, virtually guarantees Thailand?s inability to sustainably control many
infectious disease entities, especially along her borders with Burma."
Voravit Suwanvanichkij
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-09
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Tuberculosis and other lung/respiratory tract diseases, HIV/AIDS - Burma/Myanmar, Internal displacement/forced migration of Shan. Palaung and Wa villagers, Policies towards Burmese migrants and refugees, Health of migrants from Burma, Refugee Health Care, Cross-border health issues
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English
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Source/publisher:
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB)
Date of publication:
2005-02-11
Description:
"...The Unwavering Position Of The
National League for Democracy
Toward The Ethnic Nationalities:
The (Provisional) Constitution and (Draft) Policies of the National
League for Democracy:-
8. The policies of the National League for Democracy towards
the ethnic nationalities as stated in the (Provisional) Constitution
and (Draft) Policies of the National League for Democracy in
October 1988:
Ethnic Nationalities
(a)"... Special priority will be given to resolve the problem of the
ethnic nationalities. In doing so, the National League for
Democracy will strive to the bitter end to achieve the best solution
on the basis of recognizing equal rights for all ethnic nationalities,
showing sincerity, friendship, and respect for the beliefs of others,
having high regard for and believing in basic human rights, and
promoting the literature, culture and customs of the ethnic
nationalities in accordance with their wishes
Should all ethnic nationalities extend their cooperation in
resolving problems we are convinced that the objectives of
seeking peace in the Union and harmony among nationalities
will certainly be successful. We must strive to successfully
implement these objectives."
(b) "Since it is our desire to establish a Union that is deve- loped
and economically strong, we will ensure that every state and
region is able to freely undertake economic development tasks.
We will implement the right of self-determination of the states by
practicing the principle which ensures harmony between the
nationalities fully enjoying their inherent rights and the prosperity
and welfare of the Union as a whole..."
Date of entry/update:
2008-04-08
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English, Burmese
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Size:
2.62 MB
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Source/publisher:
Charles J. Skeet (publisher) via Google Books
Date of publication:
1860-00-00
Description:
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
CHAPTER I.
Ceremonies relating to deceased Priests — Their Bodies embalmed and afterwards burned
.
CHAPTER II. The Band Stand—Carriages and other vehicles— Soldiers? barracks—Public ball—Burmese notions Propagation of slander
.
CHAPTER III.
Natural Productions of Burmah—Beasts—Birds— Insects—Flowers
.
CHAPTER IV.
Literary Reminiscences—My Newspaper—Printer?s Devils and Devils of Printers—My Troubles— General D?Orgoni—Final Secession and Return to Maulmain
.
CHAPTER V.
Petroleum—The Wells at Rama gong—Mode of procuring the Oil, its Uses, &c
..
CHAPTER VI.
Execution of two Burmans—Their Story—A Burman Village—English Jurisprudence—The stolen Elephant—The Thief executed—Capital Punishment—Revolting Scene—Reflections
.
CHAPTER VII.
Visit to the Jail—Description of it—Conversation with a Convict—Weaving and Carpet making —Surprising Agility of a Female—Inspection of the Convicts—Divided into Classes—A noisy Prisoner—Crowded state of the Jail—Its offensive State—The different Wards—Cooking-houses— Granaries, &c.—Anecdote of a French Prince— A Funeral
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CHAPTER VIIL
Village of Nyoungbienziek—Visit to the Distillery at the Place—The Goung Gyoup—The Timber Station at Kadoe—Tricks of the Trade—Visit to Martaban
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CHAPTER IX.
Determination to quit Burmah—The Law?s Delay —Past Government and future Prospects of Burmah—News of the Revolt in Bengal—Sugar Factory at Amherst—Productions and Capabilities of this part of India—Its favourable Climate
CHAPTER X.
My Voyage Home in the "Avondhu "—Incident at Amherst—The Andamans and Nicobars— Hurricanes—The Cape of Good Hope—Ascension—The Azores—Whalers—HOME........N.B. THE COVERS, THE GOOGLE NOTE, ETC. HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE END OF THE TEXT AND THE FRONTISPIECE REPOSITIONED
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W. H. Marshall
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Charles J. Skeet (publisher) via Google Books
Date of publication:
1860-00-00
Description:
CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
CHAPTER I.
Sketch of the History of Burmah—War with the Burmese in 1824—Conquered by the British— Negotiations with the Court of Ava—Occupation of the Tenasserim Provinces in 1851 — Naval Expedition to Ava—Arrival in Burmah in 1854
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CHAPTER II.
How I came to go to Burmah — Captain Biden — Voyage in the " Hugh Lindsay" — Masulipatam — Coringa — The Temples of Juggernathpooram—Nautch Girls—Vizagapatam —Munsuorcottah—A shooting party ashore
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CHAPTER III.
Description of the Town of Maulmain and its Environs—Picturesque Population—Domestic Manners of the People—Costumes, &c
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CHAPTER IV.
My Burmese Preceptor—Intercourse between Europeans and Burmese Women—Plays and Entertainments—Curious Customs and Amusements— Traditions—Creation of the World—Missionaries —Education of Youth.... CHAPTER V.
Account of the Great Fire at Maulmain in 1854— Other Fires
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CHAPTER VI.
Description of my house—Domestic servants — Marketing — The Bazaar — Articles of food — Prejudices of the people—Cloth merchants — Extortionate shop-keepers
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CHAPTER VII.
Law and Police Courts—Magistrates and Judges— Pleaders — Affrays and Police Proceedings — Chinese Passion for Play— Gambling Houses — Heavy punishment and fines — Punishment of a criminal.—Law processes — Delay in administering justice
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CHAPTER VIII.
Voyage to Rangoon in the "Nemesis" — Amherst, on the Salween River—The Irrawaddy — Immense alligator— Animals and insects — Mosquito creek—Miseries on arriving at Rangoon — State of affairs there — Journey to the house of Mr. L. — Generous hospitality — Wretched dwellings—Burmese boat races—Accommodations for the spectators—Animated description of the race—A Burmese drama—Dancing girls— Curious scene—Wrestling matches—Extraordinary climate—Excursions about the town—The Great Pagoda described—A fearful prospect— Return to Maulmain....N.B. THE COVERS, THE GOOGLE NOTE, ETC. HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE END OF THE TEXT AND THE FRONTISPIECE REPOSITIONED
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W. H. Marshall
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Hong Kong University
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2008-04-06
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JOHN MURRAY via Google Books
Date of publication:
1827-00-00
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CONTENTS: .
CHAPTER I.
Junction of the combined forces from Bengal and Madras, at Port Cornwallis—Capture of Rangoon, and release of the British and Americans, who were made prisoners by the enemy
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CHAPTER II.
Description of Rangoon, and the situation of the Army after landing there
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CHAPTER III.
State and position of the Burmese forces at the period of our landing in Pegu, and exertions of the court of Ava in calling out the military resources of the country—First encounter with the Burmese troops
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CHAPTER IV.
Arrival at Rangoon of two Deputies from the Burmese camp—Continuation of the military operations, and situation of the army up to the first of July
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CHAPTER V.
Feeble attack of the enemy on the British lines—Attack and capture of his fortified camp at Kummeroot — Expedition sent against Mergui and Tavoy on the
Coast of Tenasserim
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CHAPTER VI. The King's two brothers, the Princes of Tonghoo and Sarrawaddy, with Astrologers, and a corps of Invulnerables, join the army—Operations of the British Force up to the end of August
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CHAPTER VII.
Recal of Maha Bandoola and the Burmese army from Arracan—Continuation of hostilities at Rangoon— Their effect upon the court of Ava
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CHAPTER VIII.
Friendly assurances of the Siamese—Their preparations for war, and probable line of policy—Capture of Martaban and Yeh
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CHAPTER IX.
State of the force at the conclusion of the rains— Reinforcements and equipment for taking the field sent from India—Approach of the grand army under Maha Bandoola
.. CHAPTER X.
Actions in front of Rangoon, from the first to the seventh of December
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CHAPTER XI.
Attack on the enemy's fortified camp at Kokeen.on the 15th December, and his final retreat to Donoobew
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CHAPTER XII. Plan of operations—Force equipped for field service
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CHAPTER XIII.
Journal of the march from Rangoon to Donoohew
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CHAPTER XIV.
Operations before Donoohew—Its evacuation by the enemy—Journal of the march to Prome
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March of a detachment towards Tonghoo, and close of the Campaign
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CHAPTER XVL
Winter-quarters at Prome—State of the country— Conduct of the inhabitants; with some remarks on their character and government
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CHAPTER XVII. Renewed exertions of the Burmese, government, in preparations for the prosecution of the war—Meeting of the British and Burmese Commissioners at Neoun-ben zeik, and their ineffectual efforts to conclude a peace
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Strength and position of the British and Burmese armies—Defeat of the enemy in front of Prome
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CHAPTER XIX.
Preparations for an advance'upon Ava—Plan of the campaign
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CHAPTER XX.
Journal of the march from Prome to Melloone
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CHAPTER XXI.
Conclusion of a treaty of peace—Is not ratified by the king—And the Burmese army, in consequence, is again defeated, and driven from Melloone
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CHAPTER XXII.
Continuation of the march upon Ava—Renewal of negotiations—Battle of Fagahm-mew—Conclusion of a definitive treaty of peace....
CHAPTER XXIII. Concluding Remarks....
APPENDIX......N.B. THE GOOGLE NOTE, PAGES AND COVERS PRECEEDING THE TITLE PAGE HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE END OF THE TEXT. FOR THE ORIGINAL ORDER, SEE THE ALTERNATE URL.
MAJOR JOHN JAMES SNODGRASS
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