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Australia leader in press freedom...with Turkmenistan and Eritrea. Others were Burma, which still suffered from prior censorship and imprisonment, and Laos, an unchanging dictatorship where no privately-owned media was permitted, RSF said. Good news stories included the... In this article: Australia, Malaysia, Fiji Times, Fiji, Denmark, Paris, and Sri Lanka |
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JPost.com Israel | October 20, 2009
Israel drops 47 points in press freedom index
...than his predecessor have had a lot to do with this," read the report. The last spots on the list went to Cuba, Burma, Iran, Turkmenistan, North Korea and Eritrea. "Journalists have suffered more than ever this year in Mahmoud...
In this article: Israel, Reporters Without Borders, Barack Obama, Iran, United States, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and West Bank
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 03, 2006
WASHINGTON IN BRIEF
The panel designated 11 nations as being "of particular concern" because of extreme religious persecution: Burma (also called Myanmar), China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
In this article: Andrew N. Liveris, Washington, Fossil fuel, Global warming, Dow Chemical Co., Federal Trade Commission, and Pakistan
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CNN | May 01, 2009
Nations with worst religious tolerance named
...minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's annual report named Myanmar, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. It recommended...
In this article: Islamabad, International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, Taliban, Pakistan, Hillary Clinton, and Myanmar
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New York Daily News | September 24, 2009
Cooper & Brackman: Obama, what about human rights?
...on the freedom front - with 42 countries classified as "worst of the worse" including North Korea, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Libya, Sudan, Burma, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Cuba, China, Tibet and Zimbabwe. While...
In this article: UN, Democracy, Subordination, Climate change, United States, Saudi Arabia, and Jimmy Carter
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Russia to supply missiles to Syria
...due to be delivered during the next three years. Russia will ship about 70 missile systems to Egypt, and will also supply Myanmar, Vietnam and Turkmenistan with the systems, the paper said. On Monday, US officials said that they wanted...
In this article: Russia, Moscow, Ehud Olmert, and United States
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Wikipedia | September 21, 2006
Portal:Current events/2006 September 8
...the Villa Grimaldi case. (). The non-governmental organization Freedom House ranks Burma, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as the worst violators of human rights. FH also cited Tibet and Chechnya as...
In this article: Jill Metzger, Suicide, World Wide Web, Millennium Technology Prize, Taliban insurgency, 2003 Iraq War, Car bomb, and Freedom House
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Israel's press status downgraded to 'partly free'
...a "partly free" press and 42% have a press classified as "not free." The world's worst-rated countries include Burma, Cuba, Eritrea, Libya, North Korea and Turkmenistan. In these states, says the study, "independent media are either...
In this article: Israel, Freedom House, World Press Freedom Day, Gaza, North Africa, Middle East, North Korea, Cuba, and Eritrea
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2008 AFC Challenge Cup
...number of participating teams in the centralised finals to eight. In addition, India (tournament hosts), DPR (North) Korea , Turkmenistan and Myanmar qualified automatically. Mongolia and Timor Leste (East Timor) decided not to take part.
In this article: AFC Challenge Cup, India, Bangladesh, Baichung Bhutia, Laos, East Timor, Palestine, Ambedkar Stadium, and Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 18, 2009
Theroux to share recollections of world travels
...stans" -- Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The Burmese generals who make up the junta that runs the country, now called Myanmar, have complete contempt for the people, he said. Theroux witnessed the most dramatic change in...
In this article: Paul Theroux, James Michener, Oakland, Maha Vajiralongkorn, Mandarin Oriental, The Great Railway Bazaar, Joseph Conrad, Vietnam, Thailand, and Graham Greene
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Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia or Indochina. The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometres (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.
The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements. Burma's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history and demographics in modern times, and the country continues to struggle to mend its ethnic tensions. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. Burma remains under the tight control of the military-led State Peace and Development Council.
- Name:
- Burma
- Conventional Long Name:
- Union of Myanmar
- Local Name:
- ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္|235px</span>
- Capital:
- Naypyidaw
- Language:
- Burmese
- Largest City:
- Yangon (Rangoon)
- Government type:
- Military junta (de facto Military Dictatorship)
- Founding Date:
- January 04, 1948
- Formations:
- Current constitution
- Area:
- 676,578
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $67.963 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $26.205 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $445
- Time Zone:
- MMT
- Currency:
- kyat (K)
- Demonym:
- Burmese
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- mmK
- Country Calling Code:
- 95
- ccTLD:
- .mm
- Anthem:
- Kaba Ma Kyei
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