Thursday, January 29, 2009

[KyiMayKaung] 6 New Entries: Following Lincoln's example, Obama will come by train from Philadelphia to Washington DC for his Inauguration --

Following Lincoln's example, Obama will come by train from Philadelphia to Washington DC for his Inauguration --

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/17/obama.train/index.html

Artist Andrew Wyeth dies at 91

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/arts/design/17deba.html?_r=1

So successful he had a private airplane.

Tempera was his medium of choice.

New Thai government calls for reforms in Burma --

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-16-voa38.cfm

Documentary Burma VJ picked up by HBO at Sundance --

About video journalists in Burma.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jKokkJ9uF1OdeZMIibOedfmAbVQAD95NTGU00

Did you notice -- hero for Burma, Christopher Gunness, in 1988 famous for his broadcasts from Rangoon --

now at UN in Gaza when Isrealis shelled UN building where refugees had taken refuge.

Way to go Chris, as Americans say.

Kyi May Kaung

Burmese and Bangladeshi boat people mistreated by Thai.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7830710.stm

From Jonathan Head, BBC.

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