Wednesday, July 22 2009, 01:31 PM EDT
Speech delivered by Dr Sein Win at the MAGI Award 2009 Presentation Ceremony held at the City Hall of Durban, South Africa, to accept the award on behalf of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tuesday, July 21 2009, 03:39 PM EDT
The leader of Burma's democracy movement Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Peace and Reconciliation (MAGI award) at the City Hall in Durban, South Africa, on 20 July 2009.
Dr Sein Win, prime minister of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, and cousin of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi accepted the prize on behalf of the Nobel Peace Laureate and also gave an acceptance speech (reported separately). Deputy Minister for International Relations Ebrahim Ebrahim presented the award.
Monday, June 29 2009, 10:46 PM EDT
The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma has expressed its concern over the latest round of attacks initiated by the junta against the Karen National Union at the Burma-Thai border which has forced thousands of innocent Karen villagers to flee into Thailand. The following is a report released by the NCGUB on 26 June 2009:
