The Regime couldn't operate without a steady flow of cash and product from other countries and international companies. Find out who these guys are and what you can do.
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Members of Regime in Russia for Military Cooperation Talks |
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Sunday, 28 October 2007 |
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Representative of Myanmar's military junta, which four weeks ago brutally cracked down on pro-democracy protests led by Buddhist monks, are in Moscow for talks on cooperation with Russian security services, reports said Sunday.
The week-long talks will be specifically focussed on a proposed programme to have Myanmar officers trained in Russian military facilities, news agency Interfax cited Russian Ground Forces spokesman Igor Konashenkov as saying.
Russia as a veto power in the UN Security Council has rejected tightening of sanctions on the junta over its suppression of democracy, and has in the past supplied the regime with military equipment including combat jets and helicopters.
Myanmar's military and police had on Friday staged a march in the country's capital Yangon, assembling particularly around the area where last month's monk-led protests took place.
The street demonstrations led by the monks in September and the subsequent crackdown by the ruling military junta led to 10 deaths, the government said.
Independent observers claimed the number of victims was much higher.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 October 2007 )
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US Congress to Put the Squeeze on Chevron |
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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
It's nice that the US congress is helping to put pressure on Chevron to GET THE HELL OUT of Burma. If you want to get involved, contact Chevron or your congressman. Highlights: Proposed sanctions introduced in the US House of Representatives would pressure US energy giant Chevron to pull its investment from Myanmar, which rights activists say is helping prop up the ruling military junta. Under the strategy, similar to one used against US companies during the anti-apartheid campaign in South Africa, the legislation introduced Thursday would end tax write-offs enjoyed by Chevron on revenues earned from its natural gas project in Myanmar. Chevron will also be barred from making any payments to the junta from its joint venture with French oil giant Total, Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production, and MyanmarÂ’s Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise operating the lucrative Yadana gas fields, congressional aides said. ... Chevron is one of biggest Western companies in Myanmar, holding a 28 percent minority share in the Yadana natural gas project following its acquisition of another US energy giant, Unocal, in 2005. Full article here. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 October 2007 )
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Video Describing China's Interest in Keeping the Regime Intact |
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Saturday, 06 October 2007 |
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"Burma is Essentially a Chinese Province" |
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Boycott 2008 Chinese Olympics Unless China Takes Steps to Pressure Regime |
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Saturday, 06 October 2007 |
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China is paralyzing UN Security Council action on Burma. They are the main economic, military, and political supporters of the military junta. For fifteen years China has refused to press its closest ally to allow its people human rights, and used its veto power to block the UN Security Council from acting. As a result, the UN is making the same mistakes it made on Darfur and Rwanda. We are calling on people of conscience throughout the world to boycott the 2008 Chinese Olympics, join our efforts.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 October 2007 )
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The China Effect |
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
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This guy may be hocking his book but he does have a lot of valuable information on China's relationship with Burma. Worth a watch. |
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The "Enablers" 