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Myanmar charges detained fishermen: official

AFP - Sun Dec 6, 3:07 am ET

Myanmar has charged 128 foreign fishermen with violating immigration laws after they were arrested last month for illegal fishing, an official said Sunday.

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Myanmar to consider Suu Kyi's appeal
Denver Post - Sat Dec 5, 3:19 am ET
The highest court in Myanmar has agreed to consider an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the country's battered democracy movement, over an 18-month extension of her longstanding house arrest, her attorney said Friday.
Myanmar court to hear Suu Kyi appeal
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 2:19 pm ET
YANGON, Myanmar, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be back in court Dec. 21 for an appeal against her house detention, an expatriate news agency said.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi appeal, EU negotiations to open
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 3:50 am ET
Military-ruled Myanmar's supreme court has agreed to hear an appeal against the extended house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, an official said Friday.
Denison displays artifacts collected by Baptist missionaries to Asian nation
The Columbus Dispatch - Sun Dec 6, 6:37 am ET
GRANVILLE -- "Baptists in Burma," highlighting Denison University's unusual and fascinating collection of Burmese artifacts, is visually stunning.
Huge Python captured in Tampa
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Sun Dec 6, 8:22 pm ET
An eleven foot Burmese Python is spotted slithering around a Tampa neighborhood. It was eventually captured with the help of at least one firefighter from the station down the street.
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Washington Post - Sat Dec 5, 12:00 am ET
BURMA Burma's Supreme Court said Friday that it will allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to argue against the extension of her house arrest, giving her a chance to fight the detention that would keep her locked away during elections next year.
The Countries Most Known for Corruption
New York Times - Sat Dec 5, 4:18 pm ET
Among the worst were Afghanistan, Myanmar and Somalia, while a survey showed New Zealand, Denmark and Singapore were seen as the least corrupt.
Iran chokes off Internet on eve of student rallies
San Francisco Chronicle - Sun Dec 6, 5:09 am ET
Government opponents shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "Death to the Dictator" from Tehran's rooftops in the pouring rain on the eve of student demonstrations planned for Monday. Authorities choked off Internet access and warned journalists working for foreign media... Iran - Tehran - Internet access - 2007 Burmese anti-government protests - Middle East
Myanmar High Court to Hear Dissident’s Appeal
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 8:18 am ET
The court will consider an appeal by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi over an 18-month extension of her longstanding house arrest, her lawyer said Friday.
Myanmar Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Suu Kyi's Appeal Against Detention
INO News - Fri Dec 4, 10:40 am ET
(RTTNews) - Supreme court of the military-ruled Myanmar agreed Friday to hear an appeal challenging the extended house-arrest of the country's Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was denied freedom for more than a decade.
Richard Todd, Dashing Actor, Dies at 90
New York Times - Sat Dec 5, 5:35 pm ET
Mr. Todd was an Oscar-nominated actor best known for war dramas like “The Hasty Heart,” “The Dam Busters” and “The Longest Day.”
Supreme Court allows Suu Kyi appeal
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 6:13 pm ET
YANGON, Myanmar, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The Myanmar Supreme Court has agreed to consider dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal of her additional 18 months of house arrest, her lawyer said Friday.
GM stabilizing despite leadership shuffle; Chrysler plan stalling out
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids - Sun Dec 6, 3:13 pm ET
Nearly six months after exiting, Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. present a clear, but puzzling, contrast.
Jewish Life in Pagoda Land Burma
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Fri Dec 4, 2:58 pm ET
Jewish life in Burma today is quite different from what it was during colonial times, which lasted until World War II. Before the war, it still was the case that “the sun never set” on the British Empire, including in Southeast Asia. Jewish merchants, who migrated originally to Burma in the late 1800s, served as a natural conduit between the British colonial rulers and the export–import ...
Myanmar junta transforms Kokang rebels into 'border guards'
EARTHtimes.org - Sat Dec 5, 2:01 am ET
Yangon - Myanmar's junta has officially transformed the rebel army of the Kokang region into a border guard force under its command, state media reported Saturday. A ceremony marking the metamorphosis from former rebel force to the Kokang border guar...