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New report on ‘food security’ in Burma

New Delhi (mizzima) – Agricultural credit should be made available in order to prevent rural indebtedness and to improve agricultural production in Burma, said Dr. Noeleen Heyzer the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).Dr. Heyzer, who is on a week-long visit to military-ruled Burma to launch ESCAP’s study on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, said in order to ensure food-security and sustainable agriculture, countries in the region including Burma should take immediate steps in enhancing the purchasing power of the poor by undertaking pro-poor public expenditure, cash for work, rural infrastructure programmes and by developing the foundations for social protection. Read more…

Electricity supply improves in Rangoon

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – There has been a substantial improvement in electricity supply in Rangoon after severe shortage for months on end. The townships in Rangoon (Yangon) in the City Development Committee (YCDC) area are divided into four groups — A, B, C & H. The H group gets round the clock electricity supply daily. Read more…

Dengue fever hits Thailand refugee camp

July 29, 2009 (DVB)–An outbreak of dengue fever has hit a camp in Thailand that holds some 37,000 refugees from Burma, with ten people so far known to have been affected. According to the Mae La camp healthcare coordinator, Si Si Layar, three people have been admitted to hospital in recent days after showing severe symptoms. Read more…

Myanmar refugee numbers swell in Thailand

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) – As the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to be resettled abroad recently left Thailand for the United States, thousands of others fled their military-ruled homeland to seek shelter under tarps and in temples along the Thai-Myanmar border. Read more…

Despite Humiliation, Ban Irked the Generals

Local reporters who covered the fruitless two-day visit to Burma by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon say that although he was humiliated by junta leader Snr-Gen Than Shwe, his candid message to the generals would have irked them. Read more…

Ban—Empty-handed But Wiser

Although he left Burma empty-handed without any visible sign of progress or concession from the Burmese junta, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s visit was by no means pointless. Through his official visit to the military-ruled country he should have discovered a deeper understanding of how far the international community—under the name of the United Nations—can expect to go in its current mission to facilitate democratization in Burma through national reconciliation. Read more…

Gambari Sets Out for Burma

UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari left New York for Burma on Wednesday for talks with the Burmese regime and to prepare the ground for a possible visit by UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon early next month. Read more…

NKorea Warns of ‘Fire Shower of Nuclear’ Attack

SEOUL — North Korea condemned a recent US pledge to provide nuclear defense of South Korea, saying Thursday that the move boosts its justification to have atomic bombs and invites a potential “fire shower of nuclear retaliation.” Read more…

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