Current Issues & News on Burma & Burmese people with the sub sections – News, Feature, Interview, Photo-News, Op-Ed and so on
MoeMaKa Reporter (Yangon)
February 3, 2011
Headquarter of Myanmar Petroleum and Natural Gas being surrounded by scaffoldings in need of repairs
After the last year election, three government buildings in Yangon downtown area are the last in the process of secretly transferring state-owned properties to private companies, by the present regime, before the new government comes into power.
MoeMaKa Reporter (Yangon)
February 4, 2011
This afternoon, news emerged that Burmese junta’s newly-convened parliaments elected vice-president and retired general U Thein Sein as new President of Burma with 408 votes out of 659. Holding the position of Prime minister appointed by current regime’s War Council, Thein Sein, an ex-general, ran in the last year election for the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).
It is a matter to keep watch how he will form a government, and who will occupy the minister posts in the Cabinet. According to the junta’s 2008 constitution, the President shall lead the Nation Defense and Security Council regarding the armed forces.
MoeMaKa Interview
1st February, 2011
Cyclone Giri struck the Rakhine coast on October 22-23 in 2010, devastating many people, buildings, and businesses in the region. Moemaka was able to have a chance to interview a Rakhine social organization about its experience and activities for providing relief aids, and rehabilitation of the storm-affected areas. The organization said that Burmese residents of New York City (NYC) are planning to launch a fund raising, coming February 20. Moemaka recently spoke with Ko Kyaw Win and Ko Zaw Zaw Htun, spokespersons for the World Arakanese Organization (WAO), whichcarries out the job of rebuilding areas destroyed by Cyclone Giri. This is the interview:
MoeMaKa reporter (L.A) January 19, 2011 On the afternoon of 16th January, the South California Burmese Association (committee for development of the Burmese language) hosted a fund raiser and variety dance show to mark the first anniversary of its…
News presented by MoeMaKa reporter (Portland) and Htet Yazar January 23, 2011 At ICRO the sport centre, from 10 am to 4 pm on 22.1.2011, a fund raising intended to help HIV-AIDS patients inside Burma was held by Burmese youths…
Moeyan Maka (Yangon) January 8, 2011 A Burmese journalist Sithu Zeya, who took reports on the bomb explosion, at X2O pavilion in Kantawgyi, during water festival of Yangon in April 2010, was arrested and imprisoned later in Insein prison by…
MoeMaKa reporter (Insein) January 16, 2011 There are tens of thousands of prisoners who are serving for various crimes in the notorious Burmese prison ‘Insein’. It has been founded that these inmates are being oppressed, blackmailed into giving money, and…
MoeMaKa reporter (Yangon)
January 10, 2011
View of a garbage dump in Yangon. A shame or an honor for city?There can be more rubbish seen on roads, streets, and alleyways in Yangon, because the regular collecting system of household rubbish has been slacking off.
At first, municipal garbage van collected the rubbish from every road and lane by ringing a bell (when they come), until around last 4 or 5 years ago. Later, dustmen with trolleys going one street after another cleaned the trash. In those months, fewer garbage collectors came and the previous system of cleaning rubbish daily disappeared, said a resident from Pazondaung township.
9000 candles lit in the night of New Year Day
Taryar Waiyan
January 4, 2011
On the platform of Shwedagon Pagoda, SasanahitaWutAssociation (a group which recites religious verses regularly) performed the worship with 9000 candles, flowers and scented water, to mark its 25th anniversary, from 5:30 to 7:30 in the evening, on New Year Day of 2011. That event was attended by many worshippers and devotees.
by Taryar Waiyan
January 5, 2011
The front view of a store called ‘HIV’ at the event.
This three day long event held before the Independence Day by NLD finished yesterday.
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MoeMaKa reporter 005, Yangon January 5, 2011 At 10:45 am, on January 4th 2011, some NLD members and former female political prisoners started lighting candles to pray for current imprisoned political activists at south-east post of Shwedagon Pagoda. The NLD campaigns to select and support political prisoners voluntarily
Photo News January 5, 2011 The invitation was seen at the NLD’s headquarter. This programme, starting from the beginning of this year, is initiated by the National League for Democracy. The views of the Independence Day’s ceremony at the NLD’s headquarter is to support political prisoners.
Burmese sex workers dare not carry condom, fear of arrest
Khin Ninn Lwin- Yangon 27, December 2010 It is learnt that most of Burmese police personnel do not obey the order, issued since last 10 years, not to use the condom as the exhibit in the prostitution charges. Burmese Community in Buffalo from US expressed support NLD as a legitimate Burmese political party
MoeMaKa reporter- Buffalo 12, December 2010
Yesterday afternoon, the Burmese community living in Buffalo, New York, USA convened a conference to express support the National League for Democracy, led by Daw Aung Sun Suu Kyi, as a legitimate Burmese political party standing with the recognition from majority of the Burmese. A political prisoner passed away in Moulmein prison.Moemaka reporter (Yangon) 14 December 18, 2010 A political prisoner, Ashin Naymeindha (aka) U Myo Min (aka) U Nay Win, who participated in 9999 people uprising in 1999 and was serving 20 year sentence for code 5 (J) passed away… |
