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Archive for January 13th, 2007

Burma Does Not Pose Security Threat: PM

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The Myanmar issue is not a subject for the United Nations Security Council to discuss, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Saturday.
This is because the Asean country is neither a security threat nor does it have a security impact on the region, he added.
The United States regards the policies of the Myanmar [...]

Asians say US overstepped against Burma

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China and other Asian powers on Saturday accused the United States of overstepping by seeking a U.N. resolution against Myanmar, saying the Security Council was not the place to tackle the isolated Southeast Asian junta.
Military-run Myanmar, formerly called Burma, escaped censure at the United Nations Security Council on Friday after China and Russia vetoed a [...]