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The isolated Burmese government up to then had allowed in just a trickle of assistance from neighbors Thailand, Singapore, China and India.

One sign of this distrust, they suggested, was the fact that the Burmese junta leaders never travel to China for medical treatment.

But he said the United States decided to force a vote to assure the Burmese people that we won't forget you.

At the meeting, the junta warned that if the KPC did not transform to BGF within a week, the Burmese Army will take military action.

The president said the Burmese military's decision serves as a reminder of the country's other political prisoners who should be freed.

Burmese authorities told Aung San Suu Kyi she could travel to the UK but she decided not to as she feared never being allowed to return.

So to give you a sense of scale, the Burmese and Manchurian border have had their total number of province roughly tripled .

He said Burmese authorities needed to respond positively or else the opportunity would be missed.

The name Myanmar is one version of saying the countries name in Burmese, and is accepted by the United Nations and many governments.

"We are fighting on the front line and if some of the Burmese soldiers want to join us we will warmly welcome them, " said the statement.

Had I been a Burmese citizen, I would not be around to tell the tale.

"They [the junta] don't give us pressure any more, " he said. The Burmese government wants the KIO to cooperate voluntarily, he said.

He said he is disappointed the Burmese authorities are not moving to let foreign aid workers and supplies in quickly.

The parliamentarian group notes it has no legal power to force the Burmese government to release the imprisoned members of parliament.

A woman at a Yunnan hospital told Reuters it had received at least 22 injured people from Nansan, most of them Burmese.

He said he hoped the Burmese junta would keep its word.

Most importantly, to young Burmese like Khun Mint, the country ranks near the bottom 10% in terms of per capita GDP.

The Burmese military rulers, which had rejected most offers of foreign aid, finally relented under intense international pressure.

He said the government will also consider Burmese citizens living abroad who want to return.

News reports Friday said the Burmese authorities turned away a rescue team that landed on a relief flight from Qatar.

The exact nature of the link between a wandering white elephant and Hillary Clinton is a Burmese mystery too deep to delve here.

And if realpolitik dictates, India is perfectly capable of cosying up to a dictatorship, such as the Burmese military junta.

Starving, destitute and drenched in the tempest's wake, it is hard to see the Burmese summoning the strength to throw off the tyrants' rule.

The Burmese prime minister did not address leaders' concerns about Ms Suu Kyi, said Najib Razak, Malaysian Prime Minister.

But the Wa leader said, it was unacceptable that the Burmese army did not aware of the troop they attack.

Among the collection, the Asian-themed pagoda tray is full of Burmese style which can add a little modern exotic atmosphere to your home.

Burmese political activist Zin Mar Aung was awarded for her efforts to promote democracy and the rights of ethnic minorities.

If US engagement is the precondition for ending sanctions and energising the Burmese economy, many would see that as a price worth paying.

Morrell says the United States could be doing much more, but there is no plan to do anything without Burmese government permission.

He said it is becoming clear that the Burmese authorities will not accept the assistance.

Yet he believed that the lack of political rights did not concern most Burmese people.

There was a skirmish between the KIA troops and Burmese Army soldiers, escorting the weapons train, added KIA officers.

The Baobo branch is one of the Burmese people. Its ancestry was the Qiang people inhabiting the Taohe River basin.

Subsequently the Burmese and Vietnamese, also scenting weakness, began to raid the southern provinces of Yunnan and Kwangsi.

Within the Security Council, reaction was mixed toward the secretary-general's briefing and the Burmese government's response to his visit.

The United States was an harsh critic of the Burmese constitution-writing process because it largely excluded the political opposition.

Quintana spoke in Bangkok after spending a week visiting with Burmese refugees in Thailand.

Its strategists are paranoid about the sort of access China might win to Burmese seaports.

Burmese pythons have been turning up in south Florida in recent years.

The Burmese regime says that it follows the one-China policy and has no diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

But the polls have at least allowed a tiny flicker of pluralist light into the murk of Burmese totalitarianism.

"Many ethnic kids are very reluctant to join the Burmese army, " he said.

Burmese democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi is calling on citizens in her country to work toward national reconciliation in the new year.

In a report six years ago, the group detailed how the Burmese military uses rape as a weapon against women and girls.

Mr Samart said he was left unclear as to what action the Burmese authorities will take next.

So prosperous was the kingdom that her neighbor Burma (now Myanmar) coveted her, so the Burmese army succeeded burned and sacked the city.

Fresh Pressure remains on Burmese military to allow the International aid agencies drive greater an access to the region to help survivors.

But at ASEAN's summit in July, it spoke out for more robust regional human-rights standards and against the Burmese junta.

"The most temperate of the species is the Burmese python, " he said.

No Burmese I know feels ready to take him up on his offer.

"If [Saw La Bwe] fights against the Burmese army then we can accept him back, as long as he is no longer involved in drugs, " Zipporah said.

Locals warned her that she would be killed by the Burmese border forces.

Burmese, Persian, Oriental and Siamese breeds were all entered into this year's contest.

As the Burmese workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills. They sit in small groups with an English-speaking volunteer.

Burmese. They get to be twenty-five feet long, though this one's just a baby.

Nai escaped and is now one of over 300, 000 Burmese working in the seafood industry in Samut Sakon province on the outskirts of Bangkok.

I stay in Myanmar in the decisive two years, local people are the main Han, Myanmar is the Burmese-dominated.

When I saw this [killing], I felt that we Burmese people always have to be humble and have to be afraid of the Thai police.

Some Burmese drove out in their cars from Yangon to try to offer whatever help they could to their compatriots.

The Burmese sub-inspector and some Indian constables were waiting for me in the quarter where the elephant had been seen.

The Burmese president is in India for a bilateral visit aimed at deepening a relationship that has been growing steadily in recent years.

The Shan State leaders were patient with the new Burmese government even after they felt they had been betrayed by the agreement .

A small, yellow leaf had been painted on his cheek by a Burmese-American participant.

The Philippine government has urged the return of gems worth more than $310m, and including a Burmese ruby said to be as big as a prune.

The incident happened when patrolling Burmese and Lahu soldiers ran into a UWSA detachment.

The Burmese Chinese society transited from a relatively stable stage into a period of instability, and then into a phase of integration.

The crisis: Most Burmese displaced persons and refugees fled due to fighting between the Burmese military and ethnic militias.

An ear-piercing ceremony at the Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay is one of the many coming-of-age ceremonies in Burmese culture.

Thailand has been acting as a go- between for the Burmese authorities and the KNU to try to end the fighting , but with little success .

No one can be sure, which is part of what makes the story of the Lady and her surprise soaking-wet guest weirdly, quintessentially Burmese.

The United States Tuesday sharply criticized the Burmese government's decision to extend the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

In Bangkok Friday, some 50 protesters gathered in at the Burmese embassy calling for an end to the war in Kachin state.

The exile-run Shan Herald Agency for News said Kokang's capital, Laogai, had been under Burmese government control since Monday night.

While Burmese refugee Win feels quite welcome in Buffalo, some customers can be difficult and Win feels business could be better.

And some of the independent Burmese groups that emerged to help cyclone survivors are still active.

The party leaders and officials will no longer travel to inside Mon State for fear of arrest by the Burmese authorities.

I met refugees on the Thai border when the President and I were just in Thailand -- Burmese refugees.

A spokesman for the Burmese government in exile has urged Washington not to hastily ease sanctions against Burma's military government.

Native to the jungles and grassy marshes of Southeast Asia, Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes on Earth.

Simon Tha is well-known as a peace negotiator between Karen rebel groups and the Burmese regime.

Even if Mr Rogers, a writer and human-rights activist, knew Burmese, he would grapple with the secrecy that surrounds the junta.

To my delight, Burmese didn't mind being photographed at all. The mother turned her child toward my camera. Very friendly people!

Burmese official radio and television have said the prisoners are being released so they can participate in nation-building.

The Burmese government mainly transports troops and weapons to its northern Kachin State by train and ship.

Over 100 books have been given to her in languages including French and Burmese, along with several dictionaries and novels, Win said.

According to Aung Kin, a Burmese historian based in London, the country's army is much stronger than its navy.

According to the Kachin News Group, the Burmese Army is still operating offensives in Kachin State with fighting occurring on a daily basis.

"The Burmese regime feels that we have to balance Chinese clout, " said Aung Zaw, editor of the Irrawaddy magazine.

Aid workers say Thai and Burmese authorities have moved to stop guards at border checkpoints from demanding bribes from the fleeing workers.

Image 2: A researcher measures the length of a captured Burmese python.

But already, the financial crisis is hitting hard. Factories closed along the Thai-Burmese border are sending many migrants packing.

Merrill Smith, editor of the report, says when Burmese refugees in boats tried to land in Thailand, the navy intercepted them.

Perhaps soothsayers advised against accepting foreign aid. A cruder suggestion is voiced by a Burmese friend of the author.

And it's a showcase for her collection of Khmer, Indian, Burmese and Chinese art.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, he said at least 10, 000 Burmese officials had been send to Russia to study nuclear technology.

Supporters of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi listen to her speech at a rally in Sagaing.

I got arrested by Burmese soldiers and they forced me to be a porter.

Despite the killing of a Japanese journalist by Burmese security forces, Japan has reacted timidly.

Two Burmese battalions were ordered into areas nearby NMSP-controlled territory due to the increasing tension, said sources.

The International Committee of the Red Cross says most of the relief supplies are to assist thousands of people held in Burmese prisons .

Still, a Burmese sex worker made a passionate intervention at the conference lamenting the stigma her profession carries.

But he claimed to be fighting a war to liberate them from the Burmese, and told the world they grew opium only to pay for clothes and rice.

The U. S. has intensified its financial sanctions targeting Burmese junta leaders.

The KNU told Mizzima that Colonel Saw Chit Thu's comments were in fact just another cruel trick orchestrated by the Burmese regime.

For most Burmese living in the United States, voting in the upcoming election is not an option.

Members of a refugee Burmese tribe in Thailand, a Padaung family bathes in a stream.

Also like the Burmese python, the African snake is a constrictor.

Ne Win remained at the top as party chairman of the Burmese Socialist Programme Party, but he rarely came back to meddle in politics.

"Without this foreign currency in the system, everything will be stuck, " said a Singapore-based Burmese trader.

For years, Pollock and a team of Thai and Burmese legal advisers have worked as migrant advocates.

President Bush has directed the U. S. Treasury Department to freeze the assets of 14 senior members of the Burmese junta.

As the Burmese regime bolsters its forces in the conflict zones of eastern Burma, the likelihood of disputes escalating increases.

The majority of Burmese don't even bother talking about Parliament and the soon to be inaugurated new government.

Karen sources reported that the Burmese authorities have tried to persuade DKBA Brigade 5 to maintain its relationship with the regime.

Pythons breed rapidly, and the Burmese population is estimated to be in the thousands.

His sympathies for the Burmese, however, end in an unforeseen personal tragedy.

Some critics of the Burmese government oppose any international aid to the country, saying it only strengthens the military regime.

In the meantime, foreign aid groups are calling on the Burmese authorities to stop closing cyclone relief camps.

Mrs. Bush stresses the United States has already placed sanctions on the Burmese government, and urges other countries to do the same.

Burmese regime also asks to set up a check point in the NMSP-controlled area near Halockinee refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border.

Many mingle among the million or so illegal Burmese migrants living in Thailand.

Enjoy a cool afternoon drink and a game of poker in rattan barrel chairs at the antique Art Deco Burmese Majon table.

But that's all we can do at this point is to plan because we have not received a request from the Burmese government.

The United States has committed more than $20 million to Burmese cyclone relief, and has been airlifting basic supplies to Rangoon.

Unsurprisingly, most Burmese prefer to save their scarce electricity for South Korean soap operas.

Local villagers said their livestock and belongings are often seized by Burmese Army soldiers.

It says immigration officials in Malaysia are selling Burmese asylum seekers to human traffickers at the Malaysia- Thai border .

burmese - the local cuisine is an interesting blend of chinese , indian and local myanmar influence.

After this, large numbers of ordinary Burmese joined in, manylinking hands along the route of the monks' procession.

The militiamen rounded up and disarmed a gang of bandits near the Sino-Burmese border.

The Rangoon journal Flower News journal reported this month that local brokers were involved with foreigners in trafficking Burmese women.

Halpern wore a Burmese longyi to work, and left it draped over his chair for his successor.

Many Burmese women, when leaving offerings at temples, pray to be reincarnated as men.

There were conflicting reports whether the US president had shaken hands with the Burmese premier.

But he calls on the ruling generals to make sure the referendum is credible for the Burmese people and the international community.

She will travel to the Thai-Burmese border to visit a refugee center, and a clinic.

Forging a single national identity from these disparate ethnic and religious groups will be a challenge for any Burmese government.

Consequently, the Burmese government soldiers burned the entire Namli Pa village down without any substantial reason.

There is no official ceasefire agreement between the KIA and Burmese regime.

The groups say villagers crossed Thailand's western border to escape escalating fighting between Burmese forces and Karen rebels.

Why did the Burmese government arrest activists who sought to help victims of Cyclone Nargis in 2008?

There are believed to be tens of thousands of Burmese refugees living in India.

Burmese leaders have launched what they call a "road map to democracy, " approving a draft constitution that will go before voters in May.

She will be the highest-ranking visitor from the United States since the Burmese armed forces seized power in 1962.

Fifty-four Burmese migrants died after suffocating in a lorry smuggling them into Thailand.

Notably, in late October, the Burmese government cancelled a massive and deeply controversial Chinese dam project.

Last month, the Burmese government offered to issue certificates of identity to migrant workers in Thailand who wanted to return home.

Since then, a string of militias groups have been formed, and many have fallen under the control of the Burmese regime.

At the time the conquering Burmese induced Buddhist Rakhines to seek shelter in Bengal, to the west.

Some Burmese may wish that their country will not become a new cockpit of superpower rivalry.

Burmese army has shown that they were unaware of the troop that they attack.

We must convince the Burmese regime to meet the demands of the international community and respect the basic rights of Burma's people.

He also said that the KIO received information that China has urged the Burmese government to maintain stability in the border areas.

"There is no deaths or injuries, " one Burmese officer was quoted as assuring a civilian acquaintance.

A well known Mandalay woman writer on social issues said Burmese should be free to marry whomever they wished.

These immigrants made great contributions to the Burmese economic development.

Sit as in Burmese posture but bring one foot or both feet right up on to your thighs.

Leading members of the Burmese military junta are scheduled to meet in the coming week in Naypyidaw.

And then analyzed where Burmese pythons would be comfortable, based on their home territory, from Pakistan to Indonesia.

China is building a pipeline from the Rakhine coast to southern China to transport oil and gas extracted offshore in Burmese waters.

For ordinary Burmese, entertainment veers toward the less highbrow.

"You trust, you send, " one moneyman, operating from a store selling Burmese books and CDs, told the Financial Times.

International donors have condemned the Burmese government's roadblocks to relief efforts.

The DKBA now controls most of the Thai-Burmese border area previously controlled by the KNU.

A European Union delegation was expected Tuesday in Rangoon for talks with Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Burmese people, however, understand clearly China's role in their continued oppression.

No Burmese embassy officials met the protesters, who called for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take up their cause.

It was a small fishing village until it became the capital of Burmese kings after the 1750's.

The Burmese regime rejected State Department claims in February that it is the second-largest producer after Afghanistan.

Two people are dead after a Burmese passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning in eastern Shan state.

The European Union called for the Burmese government to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Burmese junta this week banned DKBA troops from carrying weapons and wearing uniforms while traveling.

Burmese activist Charm Tong received Vital Voices' human rights award, presented by first lady Laura Bush.

The monks have been disrobed and shackled, the sources told BBC radio's Burmese service.

The spread of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is responsible for sparking this wave of herpetophobia.

I feel that there is no security for our Burmese people [in Thailand] or for myself.

The Burmese president's visit to India comes after the new government in Burma has made tentative moves toward political reform.

North Korea has recently become a major supplier of weaponry to the Burmese military.

Burma has been increasing pressure on Karen rebels to end decades of fighting, ahead of next year's controversial Burmese elections.

He spoke with Burmese officials about a possible visit next month by U. N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon .

Saw Khin Soe once served as a military attache at the Burmese embassy in Tokyo.

The decision came after a conversation Thursday evening on Air Force One between Mr. Obama and Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi.

Following which tension is palpable between the Burmese Army and KPC.

The young Burmese man essentially worked as slave labor the first six months, paying off his debt.

Today, Laura is traveling to the Thai-Burmese border, where she is visiting a resettlement camp and a medical clinic.

The ethnic armed groups hold strong bases along the Thai-Burmese border.

Thus, the junta has threatened that the Burmese Army will dispatch two brigades to the area.

Most of the community here views the upcoming Burmese elections as illegitimate.

The dominant languages are Cantonese, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, and Burmese, depending on the country.

His words, as a Burmese proverb goes, can kill the fire.

Here's another reason to stop global warming: to keep the Burmese pythons in Florida.

Overseas Kachins continue their protests against Burmese government for military invasion and violations of human rights.

There, the exposure could help persuade officials and introduce a new generation of Burmese to the sport.

He refused to elaborate on whether he was referring to Thai, Burmese, or Chinese officials.

The Burmese government often asks Thailand to prevent anti-regime groups from engaging in political or military activities on Thai soil.

Instances of disagreement and discontent among second-tier generals in the Burmese army have surfaced increasingly in the past few months.

According to the election law, all Burmese living or working abroad have the right to vote.

Despite the Lacey Act, US companies still advertise Burmese wood flooring on their websites, it said.

Burmese python during the molting Antifeedant.

This latest flood of villagers came as Burmese forces moved in on rebel fighters from the Karen National Union.

At first, the monks limited themselves to chanting prayers and sermons, and urged the Burmese public not to join their marches.

The Burmese government says its soldiers are warding off raids by Kachin rebels on Chinese projects.

Until now, the two KIO liaison offices remain surrounded by Burmese military forces.

British officers promised the Karen independence for helping us fight the Burmese and Japan.

Others, however, say restrictions on humanitarian aid only hurt the Burmese people.

The Burmese junta's refusal to allow access to relief teams is causing frustration even among its friends.

If the resentment flares into violence, many Chinese Hui might side with the Burmese.

The group joined forces with the Burmese military to fight against the KNU.

His intrusion has angered many Burmese activists for jeopardizing Aung San Suu Kyi's situation.

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Burmese Army's soldiers in front line were reportedly hit by heavy artillery fire supported by their own artillery units.

A Burmese news magazine has published an interview with the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Language: Burmese in the official language. Minority ethnic groups have their own languages.

KIA troops prepare civil war with Burmese military rulers in Kachin State, Northern Burma.

A cruder suggestion is voiced by a Burmese friend of the author.

A retired Sumitomo man recalls an arduous elephant ride through the Burmese jungle in the 1950s to explore a mining site.

It is difficult to express in words or pictures the ubiquitous persistence of the Buddhist faith in Burmese society.

When the Burmese sacked the Thai capital of Ayutthaya, the archives of Thai history were, for the most part, lost.

There were hawkmoths too, and a Burmese cat.

Lu Qigui the kind mostly is a vegetative quality, like Burmese tortoise, four fingernail tortoise and so on.

Lar Pwel, who has consistently refused to accept BGF, have been threatened by the Burmese Army.

When I met Burmese migrant workers and refugees during my recent visit to Thailand, many cried out: "Don't forget us! "

Lyrics, almost always in Burmese, are less overtly Western influenced.

why does the west ignore the injustices to the Burmese. . . No massive oil reserves?

The Burmese high court on Monday ruled against allowing two more defense witnesses.

The United Nations has asked the Burmese government to allow 100 disaster relief experts to enter the country.

Even reliable data on the numbers of Burmese workers overseas are unavailable.

Surrender to the Burmese authorities suddenly seemed a good idea.

Burmese state news media said amnesty was granted to allow those released to participate in elections scheduled for 2010.

At the Burmese Advocacy Center, Executive Director Minn Myint Nan Tin says the country's election history gives reason for concern.

It's only recently that foreign writers and exile Burmese have been allowed into the country, according to festival organizer Jane Heyn.

Undercurrents of racism do exist, as do reports of Burmese trafficking guns and drugs.

Today, many Burmese view China as a pillager of resources.

Burmese officials estimate that Saturday's cyclone killed at least 23, 000 people. Some 42, 000 more are missing.

Burmese language signs in the market are testament to the Burmese in the community.

He assured these things will be OK because [Burmese junta chief] Than Shwe has also given his approval.

Two Burmese refugees were also injured by 120 mm shells that exploded near Moe Kae village in Pho Pra Township on Sunday morning.

But Ms. Suu Kyi and other opposition leaders have moral legitimacy, the support of the Burmese people and the support of the world.

She says this is an opportunity for the Burmese regime to show it does care about the welfare of its people.

In a statement Friday, she asked the Burmese people to "struggle together with new strengths, new force and new words" in 2011.

But he also found pious buddhist belief in the Burmese people and the difference between the Chinese business.

Florida has also started giving people permits to kill Burmese pythons.

I want to ask members of the Kachin, Karen and Shan armed groups to remember that there are many ethnic people in the Burmese army.

Burmese refugees have spoken of days of fear and bursts of gunfire and cannon blasts.

Thailand is by far the largest buyer of Burmese exports (principally gas).

She even chatted by phone in December with former First Lady Laura Bush, who had championed the Burmese cause.

At least 110, 000 internally displaced people live in these regions, many of them in hiding and on the run from the Burmese army.

Additionally, the Burmese Army is also operating offensives in Karen and Shan States.

Either way, ordinary Burmese are generous and welcoming to foreigners in spite of the many hardships they face.

Burmese prince was again installed as a vassal of Ava.