Australia's Campaign for Burma

Latest News on Burma & Australia

burma australia - Live Search News Updated : India Suffering Fallout from Burma Crisis - Der Spiegel A Burmese pro-democracy activist protests in front of India's Parliament House in New Delhi Thursday. The Burmese crisis is putting India in a difficult position. When the ongoing confrontation (more...) between the military junta and pro-democracy ... Publ.Date : Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMT PM discusses climate change threat - News.com.au PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has discussed the possible ramifications of climate change on small island nations during a meeting with Admiral Timothy J. Keating, the commander of American forces in the Pacific. On his way to New York yesterday for the ... Publ.Date : Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:05:00 GMT Little succor for Burma's refugees - Christian Science Monitor Mae La, Thailand - Myo Zaw thought freedom would begin the day he left Burma (Myanmar). Government authorities there had made it impossible for him to get a job and tracked his every movement after some of his relatives joined political resistance ... Publ.Date : Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:59:00 GMT Twelve Years and Counting for Burma's Suu Kyi - Common Dreams CANBERRA - Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar's generals and their families on Wednesday as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world. Foreign Minister ... Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:09:00 GMT New aid fund set up to fight diseases in Burma - Australian Broadcasting Corp. PETER CAVE: Burma's military junta is facing pressure from the UN Security Council over drug trafficking, human rights abuses, and poor health standards which are having an impact beyond Burma's borders. Diseases like TB (tuberculosis), malaria and ... Publ.Date : Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:48:00 GMT Gambari: UN can make a difference in Burma - Bangkok Post Singapore (dpa) - The United Nations can "make a difference" in Burma where others have failed - with the support of East Asian countries and the international community, UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari said Wednesday. "The UN can succeed because we ... Publ.Date : Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:26:00 GMT Beijing’s bhindi bazaar - Hindustan Times Behind the world’s largest Adidas store and the first Apple store in China that opened in a glass mall in Beijing this July, is a hole-in-the-wall piled with sacks of Basmati rice and cans of pure ghee. The landmark to find Beijing’s only nook ... Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:08:00 GMT Burma arrests 420 drug traffickers - Radio Australia Burma arrested 420 drug traffickers last month as it seeks to show that it is cracking down on the narcotics trade. The world's second-largest opium producer insists its on track to be drugs-free by 2014, this despite the UN drug agency saying that ... Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:46:00 GMT Burma seeks help to revive cyclone-affected rice region - Radio Australia Burma's junta is seeking foreign help for seeds and fertiliser to revive its main rice-growing region, devastated by Cyclone Negris last May. Cyclone Nargis left an estimated 140,000 people dead or missing when it swept through the Irrawaddy delta ... Publ.Date : Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:40:00 GMT Burma's junta leader meets UN envoy - Bangkok Post Yangon (dpa) - The leader of Burma's military junta, Senior General Than Shwe, met Tuesday with visiting United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari in the regime's capital of Naypyidaw to discuss the regime's recent crackdown on peaceful protests ... Publ.Date : Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:50:00 GMT Automatic Blogging RSS to HTML

Watch the current SBS news on Burma Burma News Feed - All the Current News Burma News Feed - About the Monks Burma News Feed - Aung San Suu Kyi   Oct 06 - Burma protest rally in Melbourne Oct 05 - Australia Funding Intelligence Training In Burma Oct 03 - Australians Show Ongoing Support for Burma Oct 03 - Regional pressure can change Burma Oct 02 - Snub for Burmese envoy Sept 29 - Burma pro-democracy protests supported Sept 28 - Police, protesters clash outside Burmese Embassy in Canberra

Let us know if there are any protest events in Australia. Click here for past Australian events.

Australia continues to support the people of Burma

Contact: Australia Burma Network