http://www.burma-center.org News on Burma from the NGO Burma Center Prague en-us Burma Center Prague Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:59:49 +0200 C.A. with PHP http://www.burma-center.org/left.jpg http://www.burma-center.org http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/news/20120130p2a00m0na001000c.html When I decided that the first Letter from Burma of 2012 should be about the late Vaclav Havel, I wondered how I should entitle the article. My thoughts immediately went to the little red heart he usually drew as part of his signature. Perhaps I should write about him as "The Heart President" or "The Heart Leader" or "The Dissident with A Heart" or "The Intellectual with A Heart?" In the end I decided that the name Vaclav Havel alone was more potent and meaningful than any fancy title I could think up. 9s1gZa5c33qWQuA980WC4vW73d1iHZ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:46:59 +0200 Aung San Suu Kyi / The Mainichi Daily News http://www.dvb.no/news/lawyers-urge-end-to-politicised-laws/19990 Exiled Burmese lawyers are among voices to demand an end to the draconian Unlawful Association Act in Burma, which has been used for decades by the regime to jail a sizeable cross-section of the country’s opposition movement. Those calling for it to be abolished argue that the law, which dates from 1908, is no longer consistent with positive developments seen inside the country since a pseudo-civilian government came to power in March last year. h9z7NZzNsWwTWw6gRP51CPAxtq35U4 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:06:29 +0200 DVB http://www.dvb.no/news/troops-deployed-to-guard-china-pipeline/19961 Burmese soldiers have been withdrawn from conflict zones in Kachin state as both sides push for ceasefire talks, but reports from nearby Shan state suggest extra battalions have been deployed to guard the lucrative China-backed Shwe pipeline. The movement of troops has taken place in the wake of recent talks between government officials and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the Chinese border town of Ruili. The negotiations ended on 19 January with both sides failing to secure an agreement. 4954Ml84yEl9xYoP5blFa94Nh17237 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:24:53 +0200 DVB