Flashermac Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 BANGKOK (Reuters) - The international community's "patience is running out" with military-ruled Myanmar and foot-dragging over its moves towards democracy, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on Monday. "I hope the Myanmar authorities will take it very seriously," Ban said during a visit to Thailand, where he urged the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which the former Burma is a member, to play a "special political role." Time for a Chinese veto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 And what the hell are they going to do? mores the point, what CAN they do? Unless they get China and the surrounding countries on their side, Burma (NOT MYANMAR!) will continue to stick two fingers up at everyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Mynmar has made it clear they don't give a fuck what the world thinks of them. BBC had a great report on the situation there. I was up in the Golden Triangle last week, I refused to go into Burma on principle, New Mrs. Hippie agreed, so we stayed on the Thai side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 exactly zimbabwe is rhodesia!....i dont see australia or the USA reverting the place name of the country to what the natives called/call it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Said Lazphil from Anglia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Albion ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yeah ..they just don't give a hoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Interestingly I received this email today. Dear Friends of Mae Tao Clinic, We are writing to give you an early alert and at the same time ask for your help. 2009 promises to be a significant year for Mae Tao Clinic. In 2009 we will mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of Mae Tao Clinic. From its humble beginnings in 1989 as a stopgap medical relief station for people displaced during the 1988 uprising to its present role as both a major provider of medical care and as a key community organization for the people of Burma affected by the conflict in their land, the clinic has come a long way. Coincidentally, in the same year, on December 6, Dr Cynthia will celebrate her 50th birthday. So 2009 will have two auspicious occasions that mark decades of collaboration and achievements and twice the opportunity to celebrate. We plan to commemorate these past twenty years by producing a publication that recounts the many achievements and challenges from 1989 to 2009 and, at the same time, acknowledge the critical roles of so many individuals who have helped the clinic in one way or another respond to the crisis situation along the Thai-Burma border. Our hope is that this commemoration can in some small way pay homage to the thousands of brave men and women who have worked and supported the clinic and highlight the many roles that Mae Tao Clinic currently plays in the Thai Burma Border community. To make this successful we need your help. Please send us your favorite photographs, video footage, documents, memories, stories or any other item about the Mae Tao Clinic that has stayed with you. Anything to do with the work or the people of the clinic, the school, the boarding houses, or any outreach work either in Burma or Thailand is material for this publication. Everything collected will be the basis for the 20th anniversary publication. And if we cannot fit it all in one publication, we will preserve all the documents and seek to circulate them in the best way possible. The growth of the Mae Tao Clinic is unique. It deserves to be documented in the same collaborative, sharing manner in which the clinic itself developed. You can help make it as complete as possible. Please include as much detail as possible: names, dates, locations, etc with anything that you send, so that we can better organize the contributions in a meaningful way. We welcome your ideas for other ways to mark these 20 years of achievement. Please post, fax or email your piece of the Mae Tao Clinic and send it to Lisa (English language) or Linn Kyaw (Burmese, Karen or other languages) As the year goes on, we will keep you updated on events and other plans for the clinicâ??s anniversary. With best regards, Dr Cynthia Maung, Lisa and Linn Kyaw If anyone has anything they want to contribute just let me know and I will forward you the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 yes i am from east anglia :smirk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Is there a West Anglia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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