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Myanmar junta official meets Aung San Suu Kyi

AP - Wed Dec 9, 8:22 am ET

Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken from her home Wednesday into unannounced talks with a junta official, the first in two months, officials said.

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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 4:31 am ET
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FOX 11 Tucson - Tue Dec 8, 4:17 am ET
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The Southern Illinoisan - Mon Dec 7, 11:16 am ET
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Nearly one in five Hong Kong firms to recruit as economy rallies
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 1:47 am ET
Hong Kong - Nearly one in five Hong Kong companies plans to take on new staff as the city's economy recovers strongly from the downturn, a survey found Tuesday. Seventeen per cent of employers interviewed by recruitment company Manpower Professional ...
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The Tech - Tue Dec 8, 1:39 am ET
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Huge python captured in Tampa
FOX 61 Chattanooga - Mon Dec 7, 2:00 pm ET
TAMPA - Held captive in her car for hours, Maryse Lawson used her cell phone to capture video of the Burmese Python that sent her running for cover. “I was honking at it hoping that it would move or something but it never did,” Lawson recalled.
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OfficialWire - Tue Dec 8, 5:12 am ET
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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.
Wellness Cruise Offers Crystal Guests 'Indian Ocean Insight'
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 3:14 pm ET
Steeped in ancient wellness practices, Thailand, Myanmar and India are featured destinations on Crystal Cruises' April 26 "Mind, Body and Spirit" Experiences of Discovery voyage.
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.
Cameron Sinclair: Building Change Across the Globe
The Huffington Post - Mon Dec 7, 6:28 am ET
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MYANMAR: Chin State - a mountain of trouble
IRIN - Mon Dec 7, 9:30 am ET
RONG LONG, 7 December 2009 (IRIN) - In the remote western Chin state, Ngite Pan, 46, ekes out an existence, feeding herself and her 15-year-old daughter by planting millet. Occasionally, she sells a traditional intoxicating brew called Khaung-Yay, also made from millet, which earns her about US$4 a month.
Amnesty International plans Write-a-thon
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon Dec 7, 12:19 am ET
The Pittsburgh chapter of Amnesty International will host its 23rd annual "Write-a-thon" Thursday, inviting local residents to gather in Shadyside and pen letters protesting detentions and imprisonments around the world.