Myanmar junta gives San Suu Kyi rare break from house arrest

Myanmar’s ruling junta Wednesday allowed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a rare respite from house arrest to meet members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) Party, sources said.

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Bush notes ‘period of uncertainty’

U.S. President George W. Bush used his final State of the Union speech to push a $150 billion economic stimulus package in “a period of uncertainty” and touted progress in the war in Iraq.

Anti-regime Poster Campaign in Arakan State

By Saw Yan Naing : Despite tightened security, dissident activists in Arakan State’s Taunggok Township launched an anti-government poster campaign early on Monday, according to local sources. A pro-democracy activist told that the campaigners affixed posters in the city’s downtown hospitals, markets and crowded places, calling for the release of all political prisoners, Buddhist monks and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Israel: No talks on Gaza border crisis

Israeli officials have expressed hope that Egypt will regain control of its border crossing with Gaza, but won’t raise its concerns about the breach with the Palestinian leadership until after President Mahmoud Abbas discusses the issue with Egyptian leaders later this week in Cairo.

Burmese Art Features in US Smuggling Probe

Irrawaddy – Jill Serjeant/Reuters Writer/Los Angeles : Four leading Southern California museums were raided on Thursday by US authorities investigating illegal smuggling of art from Thailand, China, Burma and from American Indian tribal lands.

Rambo’s Burma Mission Fails to Impress One LA Film Reviewer

Irrawaddy News – David Germain / AP Writer / Los Angeles : Sylvester Stallone insisted he would only do another “Rambo” movie if it was about the human condition.He stuck to his guns. Chapter 4, simply titled “Rambo,” is about the condition of humans—after they’ve been blown apart by bombs, land mines and projectiles fired from the biggest, loudest firearms you may ever encounter on screen.

8888 GENERATION STUDENTS (EXILES) THE CONGRATULATION MASSAGE FOR JOHN RAMBO FILM

Submitted By Aung Naing Htwe: 8888 GENERATION STUDENTS (EXILES) THE CONGRATULATION MASSAGE FOR JOHN RAMBO FILM We, the Burmese activists in exiles would like to give thanks to Sylvester Stallone who did a very realistic film (JOHN RAMBO) about our country and military regime ruling Burma (now calling Myanmar) for the last46 years. The actor (Sylvester Stallone) obviously expresses that the cruelest military armed forces of the regime are killing, torturing and oppressing our innocent civilians including many humanitarian missions through the country.