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Htin Kyaw sworn in as Myanmar’s president

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Esther Htusan Associated Press Htin Kyaw, a trusted friend of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, took over as Myanmar’s president on March 30, taking a momentous step in the country’s long-drawn transition toward democracy after more than a half-century of direct and indirect military rule. But democracy in this impoverished Southeast Asian nation […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Defense Ministry, Home Ministry, Htin Kyaw, Myanmar, Myint Swe, National League, Southeast Asian, Treasury Department, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

Myanmar migrants found guilty of killing British backpackers

January 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island last year, in a case that raised questions about police competence and the judicial system in Thailand. Human […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Asia, Associated Press, DNA, Foreign Office, Hannah Witheridge, Human Rights Watch, Jocelyn Gecker, Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Michael Miller, Myanmar, Nakhon Chompuchat, Phil Robertson, Porntip Rojanasunand, Thailand, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, Wai Phyo, Win Zaw Htun, Zaw Lin

Myanmar icon Suu Kyi casts first-ever ballot

November 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Though championed worldwide as a pro-democracy icon, there is something Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to do until Sunday: vote. The 70-year-old smiled but said nothing to waiting reporters as she cast her ballot at a polling station near the lakeside villa that served […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, NLD, National League, Nyan Win, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, YANGON

Jolie, Suu Kyi visit Myanmar female factory workers

August 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Angelina Jolie has joined Myanmar’s opposition leader and democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, in sitting down with female workers to learn more about their dire conditions. Jolie, who is a special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, is on a four-day visit to the Southeast […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Angelina Jolie, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Rakhine State, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, YANGON, attention

Journalists charged by Thai navy

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Testimony began July 14 in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand’s navy against a small news website over a report it posted saying naval forces accepted money to assist or turn a blind eye to the trafficking of refugees from Myanmar by sea. The navy […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Alan Morison, Associated Press, Australia, Chutima Sidasathien, Computer Crime Act, Grant Peck, Human Rights Watch, London-based Media Legal Defense Initiative, Myanmar, PHUKET, Pallop Komalodaka, Phil Robertson, Pulitzer Prize, State Department, Thailand, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Myanmar’s parliament blocks changes to constitution

July 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s parliament voted against several constitutional amendments June 25, ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact and that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this year. The legislature ended a 3-day debate on proposed changes to the 2008 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Democratic Rep, East Asia, Joe Crowley, Michael Quinlan, Myanmar, National League, Nobel Peace Prize, President Thein Sein, Republican Rep, Steve Chabot, Tin Soe, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17

Karen students act out their lives’ journeys

June 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Maja Beckstrom St. Paul Pioneer Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When it was time to choose roles in the play, Mu Pa chose the part of a Burmese soldier. “I know how to do it,” said the young Karen woman, who was a toddler when Burmese soldiers burned her village and killed her […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Burma, Collin Cooper, Dangerous Productions, Harding High School, Hsar Kpaw, James Bond-style, Jane Sevald, Mu Knay Lay, Mu Pa, Myanmar, Nar Loe, Paul Pioneer Press, Paul Schools, Ryan Borcherding, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Tyler Olsen, United States, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Malaysia finds graves of trafficking victims

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng and Todd Pitman Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they have discovered a series of graves in at least 17 abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar have been held. The finding follows a similar discovery earlier […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Last June, Malay-language Utusan Malaysia, Malaysian Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, Myanmar, Padang Besar, Rohingya Muslims, Syawalludin Zain, Thailand, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

UN chief says save migrants, deal with cause of flight

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Robin McDowell and Tran Van Minh Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis that has forced thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea, leaving many still stranded in boats. Ban […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Abdul Aziz Jaafar, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Jocelyn Gecker, Melissa Sweeney, Myanmar, President Thein Sein, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Thailand, United Nations, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, Zaw Htay, letter

Rohingya hope to seek better life in Malaysia

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has been a sort of promised land for Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar. The tens of thousands who endured perilous journeys to get here find more work opportunities than in Indonesia and a more Muslim-friendly environment than in Thailand. But in the 25 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Bangladesh, Hamid Hussein Abul Khair, Indonesia, Malacca Strait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nurjan Nur Mohamad, OK, Refugee Convention, Richard Towle, Rohingya Muslims, Somalia, Thailand, UNHCR, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, poverty

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