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ASIA: Borders are tightened as bird flu reappears
Burma identified two bird flu outbreaks last month, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation...
ASEAN: Ministers commit to human rights commission
Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers today agreed, in principle, to...
AseanBURMA: Constitution talks near end
The National Convention opened today for the last time.
BurmaBURMA/CHINA: Junta keen to avoid dependence on Beijing
China has shielded the junta in Burma from international criticism, allowing it to prop up an...
BurmaRUSSIA: Ambitious civil nuclear strategy faces hurdles
Russia has set a highly ambitious programme of constructing nuclear power stations at home and...
RussiaBURMA/CHINA: Junta sets final convention session
The final session of the National Convention on establishing the principles of a new constitution...
BurmaBURMA: Junta is criticised for move against Suu Kyi
International condemnation of the extended detention of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi intensified today.
BurmaBURMA: Acting premier is appointed
Thein Sein, Secretary-1 of the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has been named...
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