WN Network Burma Live
Burma Live
Search the World News Network
Advanced Search
Breaking News Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Rice fields in West Africa (file photo) Benin wants to quit importing rice by 2011
Forecast   Photos   Price   Producing   Rice
 IRINnews 
GLOBAL: Prepare for "climaggedon"
web JOHANNESBURG, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - Rice producing Asian countries had to contend with poor rains in 2009, and now another season of low rainfall has been forecast for some of them, which has... (photo: IRIN News / Anna Jefferys)
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US
 Asia Times 
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
By Peter J Brown The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)
Sleeper high-speed bullet train in China  The Daily Mail 
200mph train could link London and Beijing in just two days
Rail travel between London and Beijing in just two days could be possible within a decade through an ambitious Chinese project. The Asian power wants to build the 200mph rail line through Europe, the... (photo: Creative Commons / Yaohua2000)
Asia   Beijing   London   Photos   Travel
 Contrasted against giant statues of ancient kings, Myanmar ruling leader Sr. Gen Than Shwe salutes the flag during opening ceremonies of Myanmar Armed Forces day Tuesday, March 28, 2007, in the new capital of Naypyitaw. The new Myanmar capital is located  The Times 
Burma publishes new election laws
Burma's military junta revealed the details of its new election laws today, paving the way for the country's first polls since 1990. However the government indicated it would pick all members of the... (photo: AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Burma   Democracy   Election   Human Rights   Photos
Top Stories
In this photo released by the Royal Thai Navy, shirtless Rohingya migrants sit on the ground on an island after they were arrested by Thai navy officers in the Andaman sea on Dec. 12, 2008. BBC News
Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refugees
An American medical charity has warned that thousands of Burmese refugees in Bangladesh are facing starvation. Physicians for Human Rights said government authorities are... (photo: AP / Royal Thai Navy)
Bangladesh   Burma   Human Rights   Photos   Refugees
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh perform evening prayers at an Indonesian Navy base where they are being held Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009, after having been rescued at sea, on Sabang Island off the Coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The men were found drifting in a boat on Jan. 7, and a Thai court has convicted the barefoot, disheveled migrants of illegally entering the country, raising the prospect they could be deported despite fears they could face persecution or death if sent back to My Newsvine
Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugees
BOSTON — Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are being forced into makeshift camps in Bangladesh and face widespread starvation unless they receive more... (photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara)
Bangladesh   Military   Photos   Politics   Refugee
 Myanmar junta leader Sr. Gen Than Shwe reviews soldiers during Armed Forces Day celebrations Sunday, March 27, 2007, in Yangon, Myanmar. Thousand of soldiers and police have been deployed in Myanmar´s largest cities over the weekend keeping even th The New York Times
Details Near on Long-Awaited Burmese Election
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar said Monday that a long-awaited election law was complete, paving the way for the country’s first elections in two decades, a major... (photo: AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Democracy   Election   Military   Myanmar   Photos
Tiger - Animal - Wildlife Huffington Post
Year Of The Tiger? (PHOTOS): Threats Facing The Tiger
It may be the chinese Year of the Tiger, but not from where the tigers are standing. The Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers have already gone extinct, while the remaining... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Extinction   Photos   Species   Tigers   Wildlife
INDIA-ELEPHANT-ZOO Deccan Herald
Shooting of Indian elephants in Nepal worry forest officials
Kolkata, Mar 8, (PTI): Amidst reports of Indian elephants being shot by Nepalese authorities for straying into their borders, forest authorities in North Bengal say while... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Animals   Elephants   Forest   Indian   Photos
Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, left, is seen before his meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, unseen, Friday, May 23, 2008 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Ban, on a mission to open up Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure BBC News
Burma military passes key election laws
Burma's military government has passed long-awaited election laws which pave the way for polls expected this year. Details of the laws have not yet been revealed but they... (photo: AP / Stan Honda, Pool)
Democracy   Elections   Military   Myanmar   Photos
A truck overload with tonnes of imported rice - Philippines Narinjara
Bangladesh to Import 25,000 Tons of Rice from Burma
Dhaka : Bangladesh will import 25,000 metric tons of sunned rice from Burma in order to meet domestic demands for the staple, according to a report published by... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Bangladesh   Food   Photos   Rice   Trade
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee- India- Politics The Hindu
Book on Pranab, 'the all season man'
Ananya Dutta 'A great builder of modern India,' says Narayanan... (photo: PIB of India)
Book   India   Photos   Politics   West Bengal
South Asian Radio
Canada Thamil Broadcasting Corporation
Desi Radio
Panjab Radio
Sunrise FM
Masti Radio
Radio Kashmir
Akash Radio
Amor FM 105.4
Amrit Bani Radio
Apna Radio
Asian Gold Radio
Desi Radio 1602 AM
DesiSoundz
GuyanaNJ
Haagstad 1485 AM
N.America Europe S.America Pacific Africa Asia

more
Archive Asia
Asia Mercantile
Asia Noticias
Asia Satellite Radio
Burma Life
Burma Post
Burma Radio
Cable Network Asia
Indo Asia  TV
Myanmar Globe
Rangoon TV
World News Asia