AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: By some estimates, at least 700,000 ethnic Rohingya refugees are living in sprawling camps on the Bangladesh side of the border with Myanmar. It's one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. Whether or not they can return

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

IN THE NEWS - Burmas Elections a Test for Reforms 新闻报道 - 缅甸议会选举将成为改革验金石 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Burma is holding elections on Sunday. Voters will

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(三)月

A man is in a stable condition after he was attack by a shark in New Castle yesterday afternoon.Glen Folkard was surfing when he was attacked and suffered serious injuries to his upper legs and torso.Local beaches will remain closed indifferently. Au

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年

AS IT IS - The Social Progress Index Welcome to AS IT IS from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about a different way to measure economic growth, the Social Progress Index. We also hear from the author of a book about institution

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(四)月

AS IT IS 2016-05-10 Myanmar Wants US to Stop Calling Minority Group Rohingya A Myanmar government official says the country wants the U.S. Embassy to stop using the term Rohingya to refer to the nations mainly Muslim minority. The official, Myanmars

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(五)月

Burma's government in exile says it is changing its strategy to reach democracy, following the military government's decision to prosecute Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Tensions in Rangoon are reported to be rising as the trial progresses. Burma'

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(六月)

US Suspends All Economic Sanctions on Burma Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of bans on U.S. financial transactions, investments, and access to credit in a meeting with Burmese Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin. This is a

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(五月)

International pressure for the release of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from prison is mounting. But Burma's pro-democracy activists and opposition politicians say the international response, including from the United Nations, needs t

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(五月)

A group of Southeast Asian politicians is urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to suspend Burma's membership if it refuses to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi testified Tuesday against charges that could put h

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(五月)

President Barack Obama said Tuesday the Burmese decision to extend democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest for another 18 months is unjust and called for her immediate, unconditional release. Officials say the trial outcome will have a nega

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(八月)

U.S. Senator Jim Webb has arrived in Burma's administrative capital for talks with the country's military leaders. The Democrat senator from Virginia will be the first high-ranking U.S. official to meet with General Than Shwe. Senator Jim Webb The v

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(八月)

U.S. Senator Jim Webb, who won the release of an American prisoner in Burma, says the United States must develop new ways to bring about political and economic change in the isolated state. Senator Webb called on China to end its silence on Burma an

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(八月)

U.S. Senator Jim Webb, who recently held talks with Burma's military leaders, says the government denies reports that it is trying to acquire nuclear technology. The senator also says Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has indicated a willin

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(八月)

Exiled Myanmar Singer Still Not Able to Return Home 流亡的缅甸歌手仍不能回国 CHIANG MAI, THAILAND In Myanmar, also known as Burma, thousands of refugees have returned home in recent years, drawn by democratic changes, a growing economy an

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(十二月)

International pressure for the release of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from prison is mounting. But Burma's pro-democracy activists and opposition politicians say the international response, including from the United Nations, needs to

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年5月

今天我们要学的词是rift. Rift is spelled r-i-f-t; rift. Rift 的意思是缝隙,人际关系上的矛盾。The manager tried to heal the rift with the board. 经理试图缓和同董事会的矛盾。缅甸官员表示,Myanmar President T

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 03 July 2007 A Burmese AIDS activist detained since May for advocating the release of the country's top political prisoner has been freed. As Joseph Popiolkowski reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hong Kong, the r

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

By David Gollust Manila 12 November 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks to reporters during Manila press conference, 12 Nov 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she or President Barack Obama might meet Burmese leaders in the c

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

The trial of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has concluded, and the verdict is to be announced Friday. Despite an international outcry over the trial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to be found guilty and sentenced to up to fiv

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年7月

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting with Burma's top military ruler, General Than Shwe. He is urging the general to release political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 联合国秘书长潘基文正在会见缅

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年7月