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Climate Change, Energy Use and Faith resolution from Annual Meeting in Hankinson
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Did You Know for July
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June Aware
Aware newsletter for June 2008
June Did You Know
Did You Know from the June Aware publication discussing the Congregational Vitality resources.
News that pertains to our youth.
National Youth Event Report
National Youth Event report by Carleton Borden
How To Help our youth this summer
A letter from Carl and Darcy Borden on ways to help fund our youth to the summer activities.
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News that pertains to our Woman's Group.
Sisters In Christ Fall Retreat
Fall Women's Retreat report, 2007
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Ecumenical community observes 60th anniversary of World Council of Churches
Kinnamon called on member communions of the National Council of Churches to offer prayers of celebration for the WCC during worship services on Sunday, August 24.
In defense of church-state line, UCC clergy will publicly call for IRS invest...
In response to a plan announced by the conservative Alliance Defense Fund to initiate a legal test of IRS limits on electoral political speech by at least 50 pastors on Sept. 28, a UCC church in Columbus, Ohio, is calling for at least 10 times that number to preach on the value of church-state separation on the Sunday prior.
UCC?s New Church Leadership Institute grows to 100 participants
More than 100 new church planters, coaches, seminarians, presenters, and Conference and National ministries staff are participating in the UCC?s second annual New Church Leadership Institute meeting this week in Atlanta, Ga.
UCC pastors visit Iran, hope to avert war
Two UCC pastors have returned from a three-week trip to Iran, convinced that the UCC should take the lead in helping to prevent the United States from attacking or invading Iran.
Governance team: Consensus 'emerging' for single UCC board of fewer than 100 ...
A new Governance Follow-up Team, meeting July 30 ? Aug. 1 in Cleveland, is reporting ?emerging consensus? among its members that the UCC?s national setting should be governed by a single board with a membership of fewer than 100 persons.
More than $100,000 now in hand toward $350,000 Steeples TV ad goal
A fundraising effort to return UCC TV ads to the national airwaves has gathered more than $100,000 toward that effort, according to a blast e-mail announcement today.
Thomas reaches out to Unitarian church in wake of tragedy
Shortly after word of the shootings at a nearby Unitarian church reached attendees at the UCC's National Youth Event in Knoxville, Tenn., on July 27, the Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC General Minister and President, sent a message to Unitarian Universalist President William Sinkford.
NYE youth remember victims of nearby shooting
Youth attending the UCC's National Youth Event in Knoxville, Tenn., found their own ways to remember the families and congregation assaulted by a lone gunman July 27 at nearby Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.
Youth, church leaders lift up prayers for victims of Knoxville shooting
Youth and church leaders attending the UCC's National Youth Event 2008
paused July 27 to lift up prayers for victims of shootings at a
Unitarian church in Knoxville, Tenn.
UCC youth gather for NYE 2008
As United Church of Christ youth gather in Knoxville, Tenn., for the National Youth Event, the Rev. Stephen Sterner, acting executive minister of Local Church Ministries, has asked for denomination-wide prayer.
God is Still Speaking News
In wake of ?Steeples? announcement, Stillspeaking hearing enthusiastic responses
The UCC?s Stillspeaking Ministry is receiving favorable feedback to an announcement on June 10 that it plans to return to the airwaves in September with the heartwarming ?Steeples? ad, if donations from individuals and churches will make it possible.
More than $100,000 now in hand toward $350,000 Steeples TV ad goal
A fundraising effort to return UCC TV ads to the national airwaves has gathered more than $100,000 toward that effort, according to a blast e-mail announcement today.
Seeking an end to millenniums-old feud, UCC announces advertising outreach to...
With hopes of mending a millenniums-old feud between religion and science, the UCC is launching a new web-based advertising campaign geared toward the scientific and technological communities.
UCC appeals to full FCC about Stillspeaking TV ads
As expected, the UCC has filed an appeal with the Federal Communications Commission following a staff-level decision in August to dismiss license-renewal challenges by the UCC that came after CBS and NBC network executives deemed the church's inclusive ads ?too controversial? to air on TV.
News from Justice and Action Network
UCC FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE NETWORK LEADERSHIP TEAM
UCC Faith Community Nurse Network,in partnership with the Health Care Justice Program, JWM, guides the work of the UCC Faith Community Nurse Network
Our Whole Lives Training Schedule
Training schedule, Our Whole Lives, OWL
Centro Romero
The Romero Center furthers understanding of the migratory realities between Latin America and the United States.
Justice and Witness Ministries
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FDA Call in script S.625
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Bullying Is a Form of Abuse: Help Stop Bullying!
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Public Education
UCC's programs, policies, and resources on justice in public education.
Holy Joe's Cafe
Coffee project to support UCC military chaplains
Sexuality Education
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What's New
New information on sexuality education and justice
UCC OC Inc. Joins Court Filing Supporting more Diversity in Media
UCC?s OC Inc. joined nine prominent national civil rights, public interest, and women and minority groups joined forces with six small wireless businesses, including minority-owned businesses to file an Amicus Curiae Brief last Friday, August 15, in a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The filing challenges FCC rules that made it difficult for small businesses and minority and women owned businesses to compete in the FCC?s recent spectrum auction. These rules make the telecommunications industry less competitive and less diverse.
"We joined the brief because we were concerned about the FCC?s decision-making,? said Cheryl Leanza, Policy Director for the Office of Communication, United Church of Christ, Inc. ?Access to capital is a major hurdle for small businesses and a serious barrier to increasing diversity and competition. Diversity in media ownership is a primary concern of the UCC, and the FCC?s tra...
UCC names J. Bennett Guess to direct denomination's media justice advocacy ef...
The Rev. J. Bennett Guess has been named as the executive director of the United Church of Christ?s historic media justice arm, the Office of Communication, Inc. Since 1959, OC, Inc. has been a leading advocate on FCC-related public policy issues on behalf of the 1.2-million member United Church of Christ.
UCC OC Inc. Seeks Strong FCC Action Limiting TV Product Placement
Joining Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood and 23 three other advocacy and consumer groups, UCC?s OC Inc. recently urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to immediately adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on product placement and product integration, citing the increasingly blurred lines between television programming and advertising. The letter stated, ?We are deeply concerned that these stealth advertising salvos were being aired during a nationwide epidemic of obesity and diabetes, when food producers were under scrutiny for their marketing tactics.?
Children's advocates file brief to safeguard children on the airwaves
A coalition of children's advocates on June 9 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the laws and rules that safeguard children on the nation's airwaves.
Landmark FCC ruling against Univision is result of UCC's public advocacy for ...
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United Church News named third-best religion newspaper
United Church News was recognized in April by Associated Church Press as one of the best national or international religion newspapers in North America.
Jeremiah Wright to be interviewed by Bill Moyers
In what will be his first interview since snippets of his preaching became a central issue in the U.S. presidential campaign, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. will speak publicly to veteran journalist and fellow UCC member, Bill Moyers.
Full-page UCC ad appears in The New York Times
The UCC is employing the use of a full-page ad in the April 2 edition of The New York Times to help tell the broader story of the denomination.
Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition
Amid the many controversial FCC decisions last December, Chairman Martin?s FCC announced an important victory for the Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition (PIPAC), requiring broadcasters to enhance their disclosure of programming responsive to the community.
Starting March 10, new edgy UCC radio ad airing nationally on Sirius Radio
Utilizing its customary edgy and humorous approach to advertising, the UCC will launch a new two-week, pre-Easter advertising blitz on Sirius Satellite Radio, beginning March 10.
South Central Conference Disaster Ministry - New Orleans
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Tropical Storm Fay Updated on Florida
The first big storm of the hurricane season continues to bring ?residual? rain storms to southern states in the U.S. Tropical Storm Fay?s biggest impact was on the state of Florida, after the storm inched its way back and forth across the state, making landfall in Florida a record four times, there were at least 13 deaths and more than 1,000 homes damaged.
Mid-America Spring Tornadoes & Flood Update
UCC Disaster Response Coordinators and Conference are gathering information about our churches and families.
Spring 2008 Tornadoes and Floods in Central U.S. - Update
Communities Organize for Clean up and to Begin Recovery. The United Church of Christ is providing assistance and volunteer opportunities.
June 2008 Update: United Church of Christ Gulf Coast Recovery
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UCC/CWS aid for tsunami survivors arrives in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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Hundreds forced from homes in ME
The melting of this year's record snowfall is producing record flooding in Northern Maine towns. United Church of Christ disaster response coordinator indicates UCC families and churches are safe and damage assessments have just begun.
Massive earthquake strikes China ? UCC rushes support to partners
On Saturday May 12, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southwest China. Relief efforts are underway as aid and support begins to reach those devastated by the earthquake.
UCC Myanmar Cyclone Response
Cyclone Nargis leaves over 22,000 dead and one million homeless in Myanmar. UCC/OGHS opens appeal for $100,000.
Yahoo! News Search Results for "East Timor"
East Timor PM thanks NZ for help (TVNZ)
East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has thanked New Zealand for the assistance it is giving to his country. "When we asked for it, you sent your men and women," he said at a press conference with Prime Minister Helen Clark on Thursday.
East Timor PM says country has turned corner (AFP via Yahoo! News)
East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao says he believes his country has turned the corner, and divisions in the military that triggered several years of civil unrest should not recur.
Forget Bali, try East Timor (Herald Sun)
EAST Timor will one day rival Bali as a drawcard for Australian tourists, its Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has claimed.
East Timor PM to visit NZ (TVNZ)
East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao will visit New Zealand later this week. The former militant who became East Timor's first president will hold talks with government ministers during his two day stay.
East Timor 'calm but fragile': PM (Sydney Morning Herald)
August 26 2008 Our Asia Pacific Editor, Hamish McDonald goes one on one with East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. He reveals the future of his country depends on the weather.
Australia rebuffs East Timor on seasonal workers (Gulf Times)
CANBERRA: Australia yesterday rejected East Timor?s pleas to be included in a seasonal worker programme, with leaders of both countries agreeing to study the idea before allowing poor and jobless Timorese to take part.
Minister For Defence Meets With East Timor PM (Scoop.co.nz)
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today met with the Prime Minister of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao, to discuss defence and security cooperation.
Australia rebuffs East Timor on seasonal workers (Khaleej Times)
CANBERRA - Australia rejected East Timor's pleas to be included in a seasonal worker programme on Monday, with leaders of both countries agreeing to study the idea before allowing poor and jobless Timorese to take part.
East Timor PM visits Canberra (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao is holding talks with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd after being welcomed formally to Australia at Parliament House.
Rudd launches plan for East Timor (Daily Telegraph)
AUSTRALIA is set to help East Timor improve its public administration with a substantial education and training package.
"East Timor" - Google News
East Timor PM in NZ to say thanks - TVNZ
The Age
East Timor PM in NZ to say thanks
TVNZ, New Zealand - 1 hour ago
Gusmao is in the country to show his appreciation for New Zealand's help since East Timor became independent in 1999. He will be talking with the New ...
East Timor's PM thanks NZ for its assistance National Business Review
East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao Radio Australia
Aussies told to forget Bali, try Timor NEWS.com.au
Sydney Morning Herald - The Age
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East Timor Acknowledges the Service of Cuban Experts - Cuba News
East Timor Acknowledges the Service of Cuban Experts
Cuba News, Cuba - 11 hours ago
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 27 (acn) A farewell ceremony for a group of six Cuban healthcare service providers in East Timor was held at that country's Health ...
East Timor PM to visit NZ - TVNZ
East Timor PM to visit NZ
TVNZ, New Zealand - Aug 25, 2008
The former militant who became East Timor's first president will hold talks with government ministers during his two day stay. Prime Minister Helen Clark ...
East Timor debates use of oil riches - The National
East Timor debates use of oil riches
The National, United Arab Emirates - Aug 26, 2008
A technician inspects one of the generators at the inefficient Dili power station in East Timor. Jesse Wright for The National DILI // Plans to build a ...
Oil prices give Woodside $1 billion half-year earnings - The Australian
Oil prices give Woodside $1 billion half-year earnings
The Australian, Australia - 19 hours ago
Mr Voelte said a drill rig was expected to arrive at Woodside's Sunrise project in the Timor Sea, where it has stopped looking at an East Timor plant to ...
Woodside may cut spending on LNG project Sydney Morning Herald
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UN critical of East Timor human rights - Sydney Morning Herald
UN News Centre
UN critical of East Timor human rights
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Aug 20, 2008
Complaints of human rights abuses by East Timor's fledgling national police have shown a "notable increase" over the past year, the United Nations says. ...
East Timorese human rights violations increasing: UN Radio Australia
East Timor making progress on human rights, but must do more Religious Intelligence Ltd
UN calls for accountability in ETimor forces Radio Australia
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Doubt over Timor shooting - The Age
Doubt over Timor shooting
The Age, Australia - Aug 18, 2008
EVIDENCE has emerged that challenges the belief that East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta was shot by a member of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado's gang. ...
Shooter's identity in question Sydney Morning Herald
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East Timor advisor calls for inclusion in Australian work scheme - Radio Aust...
Radio Australia
East Timor advisor calls for inclusion in Australian work scheme
Radio Australia, Australia - Aug 21, 2008
The average income in East Timor is $US350 a year. Mr Bracks says the $16 to $18 an hour young East Timorese workers could earn would make a massive ...
Guest worker policy to spread to East Timor The Age
Smith expects E Timor to push for guest worker plan ABC Online
Timorese to stop NT crop rot Northern Territory
Radio Australia
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Aussie soldiers injured in E Timor fall - ABC Online
Aussie soldiers injured in E Timor fall
ABC Online, Australia - Aug 22, 2008
Two Australian soldiers in East Timor have been seriously injured after falling down a steep slope. They were moving around their patrol position, ...
UN calls for justice in East Timor - The National
UN calls for justice in East Timor
The National, United Arab Emirates - Aug 24, 2008
Her case typifies what critics have said is a disturbing lack of justice in East Timor. A problem, they said, which has its roots in the country?s bloody ...
East Timor keen to send guest workers to WA - ABC Online
East Timor keen to send guest workers to WA
ABC Online, Australia - Aug 18, 2008
By Anne Barker An East Timorese guest worker scheme is likely to be on the agenda during a visit to Canberra next week by East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana ...
ADB warns of Pacific poverty risk from food, fuel prices - Radio Australia
ADB warns of Pacific poverty risk from food, fuel prices
Radio Australia, Australia - Aug 26, 2008
The Bank has called on East Timor and Papua New Guinea to use their higher government revenue from mining and oil to help those Pacific nations in need.
E Timor army accused of abuse, death threats - ABC Online
E Timor army accused of abuse, death threats
ABC Online, Australia - Aug 22, 2008
(AFP: Bay Ismoyo, file photo) Judicial authorities in East Timor are investigating more than 40 allegations that armed forces have used violence, ...
Injured Aussie soldiers flown home Melbourne Herald Sun
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East Timor president in Manila Sunday for 4-day state visit - Inquirer.net
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East Timor president in Manila Sunday for 4-day state visit
Inquirer.net, Philippines - Aug 8, 2008
By Christine Avendaño MANILA, Philippines -- Six months after he survived an attempt on his life, Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta will be making a ...
East Timor: Tariff-free exports to China Macauhub
East Timor president arrives n Philippines for four-day state visit Monsters and Critics.com
Critics question investigation into Ramos Horta shooting Radio Australia
GMA news.tv - Inquirer.net
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Was East Timor rebel leader executed by presidential guard? - Times Online
Times Online
Was East Timor rebel leader executed by presidential guard?
Times Online, UK - Aug 13, 2008
Mr Ramos Horta was shot and his guard killed after being caught in gunfire after returning from his morning walk to the beachside compound in East Timor's ...
East Timor rebel could have been executed: report Reuters India
Autopsy doubt on East Timor rebels The Australian
E Timor urged to investigate assassination 'execution' claims ABC Online
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East Timor denies rebels executed - TVNZ
East Timor denies rebels executed
TVNZ, New Zealand - Aug 18, 2008
An autopsy gave no indication that East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and a top lieutenant were executed during a suspected presidential assassination ...
East Timor leader tells Arroyo of ordeal - Inquirer.net
East Timor leader tells Arroyo of ordeal
Inquirer.net, Philippines - Aug 12, 2008
On April 17, more than two months after the attempt on his life, the fully recovered Ramos-Horta returned to East Timor. ?President Ramos-Horta said some ...
Philippines, E Timor sign agreements Radio Australia
RP, East Timor sign three agreements Philippine Information Agency
Philippines, East Timor Forge Stronger Bilateral Ties RTT News
Monsters and Critics.com - Sun.Star
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Foot fault scupper's East Timor's Olympic dream - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald
Foot fault scupper's East Timor's Olympic dream
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Aug 17, 2008
East Timor?s sole competitor at the Beijing Games, who uses a combination of prayer and the songs of Alicia Keys to help pump her up for big events, ...
Work lifeline for East Timor - The Age
Work lifeline for East Timor
The Age, Australia - Aug 3, 2008
EAST Timor could win a last-minute place in an Australian pilot program for guest workers after Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao wrote to his Australian ...
Gangster wins Dili backing to build Sydney Morning Herald
Red tape casts pall over Paralympic dream The Age
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UN rejects Timor attack 'failure' - BBC News
BBC News
UN rejects Timor attack 'failure'
BBC News, UK - Aug 21, 2008
By Lucy Williamson The UN in East Timor has rejected claims by the country's president that it was slow to act in the aftermath of his shooting earlier this ...
The Reinado tapes The Australian
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Yahoo! News Search Results for "Myanmar"
UN close airlift to Myanmar (Radio Netherlands)
In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the World Food Programme that provided emergency aid to Myanmar's devastated Irrawaddy delta was closed this week. Aid workers are now preparing for the next phase of the operation.
Myanmar To Hold Gem Auction Despite Trading Sanctions (Nasdaq)
YANGON (AFP)--Military-run Myanmar Wednesday announced that it would hold a mid-year auction of precious gems in Yangon, despite economic sanctions banning their international trade.
Myanmar to hold gems auction despite trading ban (Khaleej Times)
YANGON - Military-run Myanmar announced Wednesday it would hold a mid-year auction of precious gems in Yangon, despite economic sanctions banning their international trade.
ETA Star donates rice grains for the homeless in cyclone-hit Myanmar (AME Info)
ETA Star Properties, a leading property developer in the UAE, donated 5000kgs of rice grains for the benefit of people affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
Indonesia says Gambari mission has not failed in Myanmar (People's Daily)
Indonesia considered that the UN mission in Myanmar carried out by its special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has not failed yet, supporting the envoy to continue its mission with the support of the Focus Group, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said. President Susilo made the statement at the State Palace during his meeting with the envoy, whom left Myanmar at week end. In his latest ...
Myanmar opposition says Suu Kyi refused food packages (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has started refusing food deliveries, her party said Tuesday, but the ruling junta denied rumours she had launched a hunger strike.
MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors look to radio (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Squatting on the floor of his hut in the cyclone-affected Ayeryarwady Delta, Kyaw Kyaw gingerly adjusts his radio to hear the latest news from Naypyidaw, Myanmar's newly established capital.
Myanmar junta denies Suu Kyi on hunger strike (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Myanmar's ruling junta denied Tuesday that detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had gone on hunger strike, but rumours persisted after she apparently refused to receive food deliveries.
Deputy PM praises development of Vietnam-Myanmar relations (Nhân Dân)
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem praised the fine development of Vietnam-Myanmar friendly, cooperative ties, especially positive changes in bilateral economic, commercial and investment cooperation.
Suu Kyi fails to pick up food delivery in Myanmar (AP via Yahoo! News)
Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi failed to retrieve food delivered to her home amid speculation she may have launched a hunger strike.
Indonesia says Gambari mission has not failed in Myanmar - Xinhua
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Indonesia says Gambari mission has not failed in Myanmar
Xinhua, China - Aug 27, 2008
27 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia considered that the UN mission in Myanmar carried out by its special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has not failed yet, supporting the envoy ...
Suu Kyi fails to pick up food delivery in Myanmar International Herald Tribune
The UN at dead-end in Myanmar Asia Times Online
Myanmar: UN envoy holds talks with Indonesian officials MyNews.in
Bloomberg - Antara
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UN close airlift to Myanmar - Radio Netherlands
UN close airlift to Myanmar
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 1 hour ago
By Pieternel Gruppen* The World Food Programme airlift to Myanmar was closed earlier this week. The airlift allowed emergency aid goods to get through ...
Myanmar to hold gems auction despite trading ban - Daily Times
Myanmar to hold gems auction despite trading ban
Daily Times, Pakistan - 12 hours ago
YANGON: Military-run Myanmar announced Wednesday it would hold a mid-year auction of precious gems in Yangon, despite economic sanctions banning their ...
Extended cultivation of beans, pulses called for in Myanmar - Hindu
Extended cultivation of beans, pulses called for in Myanmar
Hindu, India - Aug 26, 2008
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar official media Wednesday called for extending cultivation of marketable beans and pulses as a continued effort to maintain the ...
Myanmar: Cyclone survivors look to radio - ReliefWeb (press release)
Myanmar: Cyclone survivors look to radio
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 2 hours ago
In post-cyclone Myanmar, much of which is still reeling from the effects of Cyclone Nargis, such a response is not difficult to understand. ...
Sen Santiago to push ratification of ASEAN charter - Inquirer.net
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Sen Santiago to push ratification of ASEAN charter
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 3 hours ago
The critics said this shows ASEAN's weakness in making Myanmar, which is ruled by a military junta, adhere to the roadmap of democracy the country promised ...
Santiago: Senate to ratify ASEAN charter before end of 2008 ABS CBN News
NZ successfully completes Asean trade negotiations National Business Review
NZ negotiates free trade agreement with Asean countries 3 News NZ
Thaindian.com - India Infoline.com
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Swiss Solidarity hails Myanmar aid success - Swissinfo
Swiss Solidarity hails Myanmar aid success
Swissinfo, Switzerland - Aug 26, 2008
Swiss have given SFr4.5 million ($4 million) to victims of the Myanmar cyclone through an appeal launched by umbrella fund-raising organisation Swiss ...
Myanmar official media hail diplomatic establishment anniversary ... - Xinhua
Myanmar official media hail diplomatic establishment anniversary ...
Xinhua, China - Aug 25, 2008
26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar official media hailed on Tuesday the 60th anniversary of the country's establishment of diplomatic relations with Thailand, ...
Room at the Table hosts meal for Myanmar - Lexington Minuteman
Room at the Table hosts meal for Myanmar
Lexington Minuteman, USA - 23 hours ago
On May 3 the country of Myanmar (formerly Burma) was struck by Cyclone Nargis with devastating results. The winds and rain took the lives of an estimated ...
Myanmar junta denies Suu Kyi on hunger strike - AFP
AFP
Myanmar junta denies Suu Kyi on hunger strike
AFP - Aug 26, 2008
YANGON (AFP) ? Myanmar's ruling junta denied Tuesday that detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had gone on hunger strike, but rumours persisted after ...
Myanmar Plans October Gem Auction - IDEX Online
Myanmar Plans October Gem Auction
IDEX Online, Israel - Aug 27, 2008
Myanmar ( Burma ) is planning to hold a mid-year gems auction in October, in order to encourage the sale of more quality gems, jade, pearl and jewelry by ...
Oregon scientists find oldest gecko - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Oregon scientists find oldest gecko
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 11 hours ago
Only a foot and part of a tail are in the amber, found in Myanmar, formerly Burma. The finding is at least 40 million years older than the previous ...
Myanmar Plans October Gem Auction - Diamonds.net
Myanmar Plans October Gem Auction
Diamonds.net, NY - Aug 27, 2008
Myanmar is planning to hold an auction of precious gems in October despite a recent ban on trade in the stones, according to Agence France Presse (AFP. ...
Indonesia drawn against Singapore in AFF Cup - Jakarta Post
Indonesia drawn against Singapore in AFF Cup
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - 6 hours ago
The draw, conducted in Jakarta on Wednesday, also put Myanmar in Group A; Group B comprises Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. The fourth team in each group ...
Tough draw for Malaysia New Straits Times
Thailand and Vietnam in Malaysia?s group Malaysia Star
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Different walks of life in Myanmar appraise successful holding of ... - Xinhua
Different walks of life in Myanmar appraise successful holding of ...
Xinhua, China - Aug 25, 2008
25 (Xinhua) -- Different walks of life in Myanmar Monday appraised China's successful hosting of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games with China topping the gold ...
Asia.view Ended revels Economist
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China to deepen defence ties with Myanmar - Business Standard
China to deepen defence ties with Myanmar
Business Standard, India - Aug 25, 2008
PTI / Beijing August 25, 2008, 17:22 IST China today expressed keen interest to deepen its military cooperation with Myanmar so as to "safeguard regional ...
Ghosts amid the wreckage in Myanmar - International Herald Tribune
Ghosts amid the wreckage in Myanmar
International Herald Tribune, France - Aug 25, 2008
By Seth Mydans BANGKOK: Nearly four months after the cyclone, the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar is a flat, dark expanse of ruin populated by dazed survivors, ...
UN under pressure over Myanmar: Indonesia - Daily Times
Boston Globe
UN under pressure over Myanmar: Indonesia
Daily Times, Pakistan - Aug 20, 2008
JAKARTA: The UN Security Council is under ?growing pressure? to act against Myanmar?s military regime unless it takes more credible steps toward democracy, ...
Myanmar Opposition Concerned About Aung San Suu Kyi's Health Bloomberg
UN chief expected to visit Myanmar in December The Associated Press
Myanmar's Suu Kyi skips meeting with UN envoy Reuters
Turkish Daily News (subscription) - The Associated Press
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UN envoy tours Myanmar cyclone zone - AFP
BBC News
UN envoy tours Myanmar cyclone zone
AFP - Aug 19, 2008
YANGON (AFP) ? UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari toured Myanmar's cyclone-struck delta Tuesday while on a mission to push the junta to re-open talks with detained ...
UN special envoy arrives in Myanmar Bangkok Post
UN envoy visits Myanmar Radio Netherlands
Five jailed in Myanmar for silent ?8-8-88? march Daily Times
Economic Times - The Associated Press
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Two quakes hit China-Myanmar border in quick succession - AFP
AFP
Two quakes hit China-Myanmar border in quick succession
AFP - Aug 21, 2008
BEIJING (AFP) ? Two earthquakes shook the border between China and Myanmar on Thursday in quick succession, the US Geological Survey said, ...
Quakes hit China-Myanmar border Straits Times
State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China The Associated Press
Quakes kill one near China, Burma border Radio Australia
NEWS.com.au - The Standard
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Military Sending Foreign Fighters to Home Nations
28 Aug 2008 at 3:16am
by By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT
More than 200 militants captured in Iraq and Afghanistan over two years have been passed to their...
Russia Adopts Blustery Tone Set by Envoy
28 Aug 2008 at 3:18am
by By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Russia?s representative to NATO, Dmitri O. Rogozin, often derided for his forceful style, is now ...
U.S. Officials Describe Afghan Airstrike
28 Aug 2008 at 1:51am
by By ERIC SCHMITT
American military officials sought to refute claims that as many as 90 civilians, most of them ch...
U.S.-Pakistani Brainstorming on Border Violence
28 Aug 2008 at 1:38am
by By ERIC SCHMITT
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by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan as fighting between sec...
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