- Don't Abandon Burma 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
... by Cyclone Nargis, the junta has made things worse. Burma's xenophobic military chief, Senior-General Than Shwe, continues to hold up issuing visas for United Nations teams and other foreign aid ...
- Myanmar's aid ban is a murderous act of neglect 16 May 2008 08:15 GMT
... murderous act of neglect In 2005, following consultation with the stars, Myanmar’s military chief Than Shwe moved the capital from Yangon – formerly Rangoon – to Naypyidaw. Then British ambassador ...
- Activist slams China, India over cyclone aid 16 May 2008 05:46 GMT
... Many believe the toll will be much higher. Referring to Myanmar's 75-year-old top leader, Than Shwe, Zarni complained, "His major number one concern is his own personal and family security, ...
- Myanmar declares new constitution ratified after partial vote 16 May 2008 05:41 GMT
... Myanmar to show the world's eagerness to help. But Myanmar's top leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, has not answered Ban's phone calls or letters since the cyclone struck. Human rights ...
- Isolating Burma doesn't help 16 May 2008 04:49 GMT
... Aung San Suu Kyi. Sadly, this is pretty unlikely. The Burmese junta, led by Than Shwe, still controls the army and the army is willing to kill civilians in large ...
- Grim fight for survival after Burma cyclone 16 May 2008 04:49 GMT
... government. Holmes said UN chief Ban Ki-moon was trying to talk to junta leader Than Shwe to urge him "strongly to facilitate access" for foreign relief workers. In a rare ...
- Burma: 1 million in danger 16 May 2008 04:49 GMT
... government. Holmes said UN chief Ban Ki-moon was trying to talk to junta leader Than Shwe to urge him "strongly to facilitate access" for foreign relief workers. In a rare ...
- Philip Stephens: Burma's victims pay bill for foreign policy realism 16 May 2008 02:59 GMT
... because of the refusal to accept large-scale aid. The military rulers are unabashed. General Than Shwe, head of the junta, has refused to take the calls of Ban Ki-moon, the ...
- Myanmar declares new constitution ratified 16 May 2008 02:06 GMT
... Myanmar to show the world's eagerness to help. But Myanmar's top leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe has not answered phone calls or letters since the cyclone struck. Human rights activists ...
- Why the reclusive generals shun international aid 16 May 2008 01:16 GMT
... policy. ''We must get rid of all the white faces,'' the country's top general, Than Shwe, told his cabinet several years ago, according to reliable military sources. The Burmese government ...
- Naomi Klein: In the wake of catastrophe comes the whiff of unrest 16 May 2008 00:30 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader General Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page from the ...
- Out of catastrophe comes unrest 16 May 2008 00:30 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader General Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page from the ...
- Naomi Klein 16 May 2008 00:18 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader General Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page from the ...
- Stephen Totilo | Playing Games in Second Life 16 May 2008 00:17 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader Gen. Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page out of ...
- In the wake of catastrophe comes the whiff of unrest 16 May 2008 00:13 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader General Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page from the ...
- The regime is satisfied 15 May 2008 20:35 GMT
... a day that it reckons is needed on the ground. The regime's leader, General Than Shwe, rebuffed repeated attempts by the United Nations' secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, to speak to him ...
- Stephen Totilo | The Second Life Herald 15 May 2008 20:32 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader Gen. Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page out of ...
- Regime-Quakes in Burma and China 15 May 2008 20:32 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader Gen. Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page out of ...
- Regime-Quakes 15 May 2008 20:32 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader Gen. Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page out of ...
- Today in The Nation: Regime-Quakes 15 May 2008 19:17 GMT
... gems, timber, rice and oil. As profitable as this arrangement is, junta leader Gen. Than Shwe knows he cannot resist the calls for democracy indefinitely. Taking a page out of ...
- Myanmar says constitution approved by 92.4 percent 15 May 2008 16:58 GMT
... Win Min, who is based in Thailand, said the results showed that junta leader Than Shwe was not willing to tolerate any opposition to his so-called "road map" to democracy. ...
- Burma expels foreign workers 15 May 2008 16:57 GMT
... members of the ruling State Peace and Development Council, above all, the senior general, Than Shwe. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej had a 2 1/2-hour meeting yesterday with the Burmese ...
- Myanmar biofuel drive deepens food shortage 15 May 2008 15:57 GMT
... rice in a plan to produce biofuel instead. In 2005 the military government's leader Than Shwe ordered a national drive to plant jatropha, a poisonous nut he hoped would be ...
- Burmese leaders 'turning a deaf ear' to cyclone victims 15 May 2008 13:56 GMT
... Nargis. Foreign Office minister Lord Malloch-Brown said the chairman of Burma's ruling junta, General Than Shwe, seemed not to be heeding warnings about the seriousness of the crisis. The United ...
- Myanmar's junta holds referendum despite... 15 May 2008 13:53 GMT
... formed, state-run television continuously ran images of top generals including junta leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, handing out boxes of aid at elaborate ceremonies. "We have already seen regional commanders ...
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