Category: Current

NLD hold press conference after meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi & Gambari

MoeMaKa Photo News

February 2, 2009

 

         Before the formal meeting with their party leader and the UN representative, the 5 members from central executive committee of NLD who were formally recognized by the Burmese regime, were allowed to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for 15 minutes, told by Party spoke person at press conference in their head quarter. In the same evening, Gambri would be visiting “Nay Pyi Daw”, regime’s capitol to meet with higher regime’s authority.

 

        In the afternoon, at the NLD press conference, two spoke persons, U Han Thar Myint, U Nyan Win and one of the party leaders, U Win Tin answered questions from the attending reporters.

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Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyeint, Burmese Performance Troupe, a success in San Francisco

MoeMaKa Photo News

February 2, 2009

          One and only Burmese performance troupe founded by jailed artist-cum-activist, Zarganar, famed for their outspokenness and open criticism on the oppression of Burmese military regime in their stage performance had arrived San Francisco for the first time and appeared on the theatre at Chabot College for the Burmese audience at the bay area. It was learnt that not only Burmese from the bay area but also from surrounding towns and cities such as from LA and Santa Rosa came to see their performance with the estimated audience around 700.

          As usual, they had presented jokes and satires reflecting the current political situation of Burma under the regime. Further more, one of the performer-joker, “Pan Thee”, (Apple in Burmese) sang a standup song making joke on unsuccessful UN trip of Mr. Gambari.

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Burmese Community in Washington DC marked 61st Burma Independent MoeMaKa Photo News January 10, 2009          On January 3, 2009, Burmese community from Washington DC, May Land, Virginia came together to host 61st anniversary of Burma Independent and celebrate 88th…

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New Year News on the Run

Po Jan

January 7, 2009

          News was sent, bits and pieces. The editors won’t appreciate it because they had to rewrite it all over. I had to send the news in a rush, under the disturbance of electricity, water and the phone line. We were short of all the luxury in life and we were also short of improvement even after so many complaints.

 

Recruiting candidates for 2010 Burmese regime’s election

Local authority playing game on hostel students in their neighborhood

Kyo Pin Kauk Town became the town of Tay Zay, a crony of Burmese senior general

Burmese authority collecting every house hold members list and their affiliation status with the junta’s supported groups

 

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From T4T – Colorful Anyeint – LA Event   The Night that Zarganar returns, The Performance of Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyaint MoeMaKa January 5, 2009           Recently, the famous Burmese troupe, “Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyaint” arrived…

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Rakhine Ethnic Opposition Leader, Saw Mra Aung passed away at 93 MoeMaKa Photo News January 5, 2009 (File photo – (NLD), 1996-98, Seen together with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi)           Dr. U Saw Mra Aung, the chairman of Rakhine…

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Burmese Internet Users told not to click unfriendly links received in their emails MoeMaKa Reporter 003 October 12, 2008             Most of the Burmese inside Burma used free email account from Google’s Gmail and the numbers were found grown to…

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From Child Aid Foundation – 2nd Charity Event in Nargis Delta – Oct 2008

Burmese Monks & Followers helped Orphans from Nargis Cyclone in the Delta Area as 2^nd trip of Child Aid Foundation activity

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October 8, 2008

          With the donation and charity raised from both inside and outside of Burmese community, Child Aid Foundation run by Burmese monks and Burmese Buddhists had made 2^nd trip to the Delta area to offer some relief for orphans after the Nargis cyclone.

          Previously with 200 children listed under the care of the Foundation, it was now learnt that more 50 or so children were added. With the help and assistance of local Burmese monasteries, Burmese monks and local community, together with the charity raised from Burmese from various places, this relief work became possible collectively.

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