| Wed 10 Mar 2010 |
Myanmar junta allows Suu Kyi's party to reopen branch offices+
Breitbart YANGON, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Myanmar's ruling junta on Wednesday issued permission for detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's party to reopen its branch offices, a party spokesman said. | Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has op... |
New law bars Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
Star Tribune | YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military regime took yet another step to expunge Aung San Suu Kyi from the political scene Wednesday by effectively barring her from the first elections in 20 years and pressuring her opposition party to expel her from i... |
Burma bans Suu Kyi from elections
CBC | Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been barred from running in upcoming elections and might be expelled from her own political party by military rulers under a new election law unveiled Wednesday. | The Political Parties Registration... |
Burmese python on the loose on housing estate
Newsvine | A giant Burmese python has escaped and is loose on housing estate, police have warned. | The green snake, believed to be ''several feet long'', was seen by a passer-by in the undergrowth in Lingswood, Northampton, at around 9.30am on Tuesday. | Pol... |
Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
Seattle Times YANGON, Myanmar - | Myanmar's military rulers have barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in upcoming elections and may force her own political party to expel her under a new election law unveiled Wednesday. | The Political Parties... |
US says Myanmar election law 'disappointing, regrettable'
Yahoo Daily News | KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Myanmar election laws that bar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from standing in polls this year are "disappointing and regrettable", US envoy Kurt Campbell said Wednesday. | "I think it would be fair to ... |
Burmese election law requires NLD to expel Aung San Suu Kyi
The Guardian | New law prohibits parties taking part in this year's election from having members with a court conviction | Aung San Suu Kyi. Photograph: Hla Hla Htay/AFP/Getty Images | 's military government is to force 's political party to expel her if it wants... |
Unified Council NSTSE 2010 result; website is banned
The Siasat Daily | Washington, March 10: Unified Council today published the NSTSE 2010 examination result. The NSTSE 2010 result is available on its official website http://www.unifiedcouncil.com/. | The Unified Council NSTSE 2010 examination was held on Jan 31, 201... |
'Rape more threatening than enemy Attack'
The Siasat Daily | Washington, March 10: The number of US female soldiers sexually assaulted by their male counterparts and superiors in Iraq and Afghanistan has jumped by 25%, official US data shows. | According to the latest Pentagon figures over 3,700 women were s... |
Four Indians die in Malaysia shophouse fire
The Siasat Daily | Kuala Lumpur, March 10: Four Indians were killed in a fire that gutted a shophouse in Malaysia Wednesday, an official said. | The fire broke out in the shophouse located in Jalan Pasar, Masai, near Johor Baru. | Johor Fire and Rescue deputy directo... |
Clinton says elections key to Haiti stability
The Siasat Daily | Washington, March 10: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged quake-stricken Haiti on Tuesday to hold legislative elections "as soon as appropriate," saying new polls were key to the stability and legitimacy of the Haitian government. | Clinton, s... |
10 suspects held in Russia train bombing
The Siasat Daily | Moscow, March 10: Ten men captured by Russian security forces in a raid that killed a militant leader last week have been arrested as suspects in a deadly November train bombing, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday. | The suspects were deta... |
Airport scanners violate rights: UN official
The Siasat Daily | London, March 10: A senior official in the United Nations has warned that the growing use of full body scanners at airports breaches individual rights. | Martin Scheinin, the UN Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur, said the scanners are more ... |
Burma bans Aung San Suu Kyi from running in election
London Evening Standard Burma's military rulers have barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from standing in the coming election and may force her own political party to expel her. | A new election law, announced today, prohibits anyone with a criminal record joining ... |
Insurgents in NE using arms smuggled from China: Govt to RS
Zeenews New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said insurgent groups in the North East were using arms smuggled from China and South East Asia. | "According to some inputs, insurgent groups in North East are reported to be using foreign made arms. Inputs sug... |
Vietnam bank to open branch in Myanmar
m&c | Hanoi - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam has received state approval to open a branch in Myanmar, local media reported Wednesday. | The Voice of Vietnam's website reported the bank had been given the go-ahead to open a branch in Y... |
Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from polls
Al Jazeera | Myanmar's military government has announced a new election law that bars Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's detained opposition leader, from standing in polls expected later this year. | The Political Parties Registration Law, published in state-run n... |
Myanmar election law puts Suu Kyi party in bind
The Star | YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's main opposition party will have to exclude its leader, detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, if it wants to continue to operate and run in upcoming elections, under the terms of a law made public on Wednesday. A pro... |
Suu Kyi banned from contesting Burmese elections
The Independent | A new election law issued by Burma's ruling military bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus from running in upcoming elections, state-run newspapers said today. | The Political Parties Registration Law, p... |
Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats
The Siasat Daily | Washington, March 10: President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday. | Obama will unveil th... |
'Jihad Jane', the woman who plotted terror in South Asia via internet
The Siasat Daily | Washington, March 10: A middle-aged American woman, nicknamed "Jihad Jane", has been charged with using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill "or die trying," to help terrorists in South Asia and Europe. | Coll... |
Venezuelan officials take control of 2 sugar mills
The Siasat Daily | Caracas, March 10: Venezuela’s government seized temporary control of two sugar mills Tuesday, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights of employees. | Commerce Minister Richard Canan said authorities were taking ... |
Law bars Suu Kyi from Myanmar election
The Siasat Daily | Myanmar, March 10: A new election law issued by Myanmar’s ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus running in upcoming elections. | The Political Parties Registration Law, published ... |
U.S. millionaire ranks up 16 percent last year
The Siasat Daily | Charlotte, March 10: The number of U.S. households with a net worth of at least $1 million jumped 16 percent last year after dipping sharply during the financial crisis, an industry consulting group said on Tuesday. | Households with a net worth of... |
China tries microblogging top political event
The Siasat Daily | Beijing, March 10: So this is how you get through China’s biggest political event of the year: ‘Sit still, stare toward the front, pretend like you’re looking but you’re really not, pretend like you’re listening but you’re really not ..... |
United Nations seeks $59 mln for refugees in Congo
The Siasat Daily | United Nations, March 10: The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million to support refugees who have fled clashes in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo. | Thousands of Congolese have fled fighting in the northern pro... |
Oz to amend law in wake of racist attacks on Indians
The Siasat Daily | Melbourne, March 10: Australia will strengthen legislation to better protect international students, including Indians, and ensure world class quality education for them, Education Minister Julia Gillard said. | Gillard released a review report pre... |
US misled allies over terror detainees: Ex-MI5 chief
The Siasat Daily | London, March 10: United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said. | Eliza Manningham-Buller, who retired in 2... |
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