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Burmese Skateboarders Lobby for Official Recognition The Speed Ring Skate Club, comprise of 20 young Burmese with a passion for skateboarding in a country where skateboards are rare. The skaters first learned their tricks at this park. But four years

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IN THE NEWS -May 11, 2002: Aung San Suu Kyi Released By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was freed Monday a

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2007年VOA标准英语-Burmese Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi to R

By Ron Corben Bangkok 25 May 2007 Burma's military leaders have extended their detention of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, despite growing international pressure. Government sources say Burmese officials visited her residence Frida

2007年VOA标准英语-Protesting Burmese Monks March to Aung San Suu

By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 September 2007 Hundreds of protesting Buddhist monks marched past the home of Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in Rangoon Saturday, in a further challenge to the country's military leadership. As Ron Corb

2006年VOA标准英语-Burma Extends Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi by

By Ron Corben Bangkok 27 May 2006 Burma has extended the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for a further year, despite international pressure for her release. The decision comes on the anniversary of her National League for Democracy's

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Lawyers for detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she is being charged with violating the terms of her house arrest and will soon face trial. The charges appear related to an American man who also faces charges for sneaking into he

VOA标准英语2009年-Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Ordered to Serve

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 more months of house arrest. The sentence drew condemnation from foreign governments and human rights groups. Security forces surrounded Insein Prison in Rangoon Tuesday as the verdi

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 May 2007 Burmese authorities have been arresting activists and opposition party members in the commercial capital Rangoon, as they staged vigils for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. As Ron Corben reports fro

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