David Kilgour, Member of Parliament
for the southeastern area of Edmonton, Alberta
May 1979 until January 2006:
Archived Headlines on Burmar Issues:
- SECOND FLASH APPEAL CONFERENCE FOR MYANMAR ON JULY 10,
By FROM D. ARUL RAJOO, Bernama, June 25, 2008
- Burma: Exiled opposition leader calls for meetings with China and India, Adnkronos International, June 24, 2008
- Work Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA) Statements: Burma, Singapore and the Philippines, June 19, 2008
- Nobel Peace Prize Recipient and Burmese Democracy Icon
Aung San Suu Kyi's Birthday, Media Release, June 19, 2008
- Canada to welcome additional 1,300 Karen Refugees from Thai-Burma Border,
For Immediate Release, June 19, 2008
- HUMAN DIGNITY ULTIMATELY INDIVISIBLE -
China's role in Sudan, Burma, North Korea, Iran and Taiwan, Remarks by Hon. David kilgour, J.D, Symposium on People's Republic of China, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, June 10, 2008 (excerpt)
- Rights group: Myanmar exchanging food for labor, The Associated Press, June 5, 2008
- Myanmar: Cyclone survivors at increased risk because of Myanmar government’s actions, PRESS RELEASE By the Amnesty International, Embargoed: Thursday 5 June 2008, 10am Bangkok time (04.00 GMT)
- Crimes against humanity in eastern Myanmar, The Amnesty International,
Summary of AI Index: ASA 16/011/2008, June 5, 2008
- US aid ships to leave Burma, BBC News, June 4, 2008
- Untold story of Burma's relief effort, By Matt Prodger, BBC News, Rangoon, Jun 3, 2008
- Putting people ahead of protocol, By W. Andy Knight and Vasselin Popovski,
The Edmonton Journal, Jun 4, 2008
- Tea with a dictator -
When it comes to Burma, the world is full of Lady Hesters , By Benedict Rogers, The Guardian Unlimited, May 31, 2008
- Monks Succeed in Cyclone Relief as Junta Falters, By THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 31, 2008
- Statement from Burmese Communities in Canada On International Effort for Burma Cyclone Relief, May 20, 2008
- Punish states that block aid,
Canada urges UN council, By Steven Edwards, Canwest News Service, The National Post, May 28, 2008
- Amnesty International Annual Report 2008 - Myanmar entry, The Amnesty International
- Most Child Soldiers in the World: Burma - Video By Damian Marley, May 28, 2008
- Dictator Refuses to Release Aung San Suu Kyi, You Can Help, May 27, 2008
- ACTIONS OF BURMESE GOVERNMENT -
Statements (Standing Order 25B), By Scott Fraser - MLA - Alberni-Qualicum, May 22, 2008 in the House
- Canadian cargo plane to deliver helicopters to Myanmar , BY ERIC REGULY, The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2008
- Who Is the Dictator of Burma?
Know Him And Help Stop Him
- To invoke or not to invoke R2P in Burma, By Ramesh Thakur, The Hindu, May 20, 2008
- Saving the lives of victims of Cyclone Nargis is our highest priority (Poster)
- International Pressure on Myanmar Junta
Is Building, The New York Times, May 18, 2008
- Myanmar obstructionism costs lives, The Amnesty International, May 9, 2008
- International Pressure on Myanmar Junta
Is Building, The New York Times, May 18, 2008
- Myanmar obstructionism costs lives, The Amnesty International, May 9, 2008
- Commons adopts motion urging Myanmar military to accept world aid, By John Ward, THE CANADIAN PRESS, May 9, 2008
- Press Release: Burma Cyclone Relief Committee (Toronto), May 8, 2008
- Day 10: Answering Your Question on Aung San Suu Kyi, World's Only
Imprisoned Nobel Prize Recipient, From US COMPAIGN FOR BURMA
- Press Release: Burma Cyclone Relief Committee (Toronto), May 8, 2008
- Day 10: Answering Your Question on Aung San Suu Kyi, World's Only
Imprisoned Nobel Prize Recipient, From US COMPAIGN FOR BURMA
- Tell China: Time for Intervention
- Send Aid to Burma NOW, From US COMPAIGN FOR BURMA
- Staggering New Estimates Suggest That 100,000 People May Have Died in Burma's Terrible Cyclone. Incredibly, The Corrupt and Brutal Burmese Government Has Stopped Most International Aid, AVAAZ.ORG
- 100,000 Dead: Regime Still Blocks Aid, China Complicit - Here's What You Can Do, May 8, 2008
- Online donation for Cyclone Relief Fund, Canadian Friends of Burma
- Harper meets with Burmese government-in-exile leader Sein Win, By Travis Lupick, Straight.com (Vancouver), May 7, 2008
- Urgent Action - Leading Burmese Democracy Activist May Face Blindness , From Anna Roberts,
The Burma Campaign UK, May 1, 2008
- Turning Over a New Maple Leaf, By PETER VAN LOAN, The IRRAWADDY, April 21, 2008
- How the International Community Can Support UN Efforts in Burma/Myanmar, By Mahn Kyaw Swe, at International Conference on Burma/Myanmar, Université Laval, Québec, March 27, 2008
- Burma belongs to us, Burma Forum Canada
- Off the radar, By Steve Crawshaw, The Guardian Unlimited / Commentary, March 18, 2008
- Three People Arrested for Comments on Referendum, By WAI MOE, The Irrawaddy, March 3, 2008
- Malaysia: Burmese refugees face abuse and deprivation, The Inspire Magazine, Mar 2, 2008
- New Canadian campaigns for free Burma! -
Launching new campaigns in support of democracy in Burma,
and in opposed of repressive military rule, Canadian Friends of Burma
- Suu Kyi's disputed candidacy status, By Derek Tonkin, Mizzima News Commentary, February 21, 2008
- CFOB strongly condemns the murder of
Karen leader Mahn Sha, Statement by Canadian Friends of Burma, February 19, 2008
- Saskatchewan Friends of Burma honoured with citizens award, By Kerry Benjoe, Leader-Post, February 9, 2008
- Human Traffickers Get Free Rein with Burmese Migrants in Malaysia, Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2008
- Divestment Campaign Coming to U of T, By Steven Borowiec,
The Newspaper [Toronto's Student Community Weekly], February 6, 2008
- Unimportant Topics Take Up All the Time, Says Suu Kyi, By WAI MOE, The Irrawaddy, January 31, 2008
- INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP: NEW REPORT Burma/Myanmar:
After the Crackdown , January 31, 2008
- "Prepare for worst," Suu Kyi tells Myanmar, By Aung Hla Tu, Reuter News, January 30, 2008
- Suu Kyi unsatisfied with Myanmar talks, AP News, January 30, 2008
- China hedges its position on Burma, Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com),
January 25, 2008
- Canadian Sanctions Having an Effect in Burma -
Atrocities continue in ethnic states, By Sharda Vaidyanath, Epoch Times Parliament Hill reporter, January 17, 2008
- Advancing Freedom in Burma, by Steven Groves, Backgrounder No. 2099, The Heritage Foundation, January 15, 2008
- NEWSLETTER Volume 2-Issue 1, UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BURMA/MYANMAR (pdf), January 3, 2008
- Canada Gazette: Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations, December 13, 2007 (Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) applauds Government of Canada for taking such toughest measure and is currently monitoring the compliance and implication of the measure in order to maximize its intended effect.)
- Myanmar's east defies domination, By Blaine Harde, The Washington Post,
December 18, 2007
- Asian Award Given to Dr. Cynthia Maung of Burma, WFDA e-paper, December 17, 2007
- Victory! House Votes to Award
Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, From United States Campaign for Burma, December 17, 2007
- Canada's sanctions come into force, Canadian Friends of Burma, December 13, 2007
- Burma's military junta – puppet dictatorship of Chinese
- Democracy in Burma: Pessimism Prevails, By Peter Gillespie, November 28, 2007
- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE - Myanmar: arrests continue two months on, November 27, 2007
- U.N. official sees Myanmar hope if pressure kept up, By Robert Evans, Reuters, November 21, 2007
- Breaking News: EU imposes tougher economic sacntions aganist Burma, November 19, 2007
- Canada imposes new sanctions on Myanmar, By BRODIE FENLON AND TAVIA GRANT, Globe and Mail Update and Reuters, November 14, 2007
- MYANMAR: Briefing Paper - No Return to "Normal", AI Index: ASA 16/037/2007, November 9, 2007
- Burma's Pro-Democracy Icon Aung San Suu Kyi Pay Constant and Serious Consideration on Ethnic Nationalities, Chinland Guardian, November 8, 2007-Ottawa
- MUSCULAR MONKS: How Buddhism Became Force for Political Activism - From China to Myanmar, Once-Quiescent Creed Spurs New Campaigns, By ANDREW HIGGINS, The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2007
- Burma: The India-China Prism, By Maryann Keady, New Matilda,
November 6, 2007
- More than 100 Buddhist monks march in Myanmar for first time since last month's crackdown, Associated Press, October 31, 2007
- The Dalai Lama greeted by Burma Supporters
in Ottawa, By Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB), October 29, 2007
- A chronic emergency: on the Burma -Thailand border, By Robert Semeniuk, The OpenDemocracy, October 25, 2007
- Aung San Suu Kyi – Myanmar (Former Burma) The hopes of so many on her shoulders, A Compaigning Bulletin from the Amnesty International, October 24, 2007
- News articles on Honorary Canadian Citizenship to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB)
- Five million Burmese are going hungry, warns UN, By Peter Popham, The Independent, October 19, 2007
- CFOB welcomes throne speech to honour Suu Kyi for Honorary Citizenship, October 16, 2007
- Watch with tears what was happening inside Myanmar: The Crackdown, from Al-Jazeera YouTube, BMnetwork
- Singaporean activist resumes Myanmar protest, AFP, October 15, 2007
- Only now, the full horror of Burmese junta's repression of monks emerges, By Rosalind Russell, The Independent, October 11, 2007
- SITUATION IN BURMA SHRIEKS FOR RESPONSE BY UNITED NATIONS AND ALL RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTS, Statement by Hon. David Kilgour at Press Conference, House of Commons, Ottawa,
October 3, 2007
- Chinese Intelligence at the Heart of the Burmese Crisis, By Roger Faligot (Ecrivain journaliste) , The Rue89, October 11, 2007
- Why Myanmar is not Iraq, By Ramzy Baroud, The Asia Times, October 10, 2007
- PM's offer to look 'sympathetically' at asylum cases gives hope to Lay Naing,By Ben Russell, The Independent, October 11, 2007
- UN fails to agree on statement condemning Burmese crackdown , CBC News, October 10, 2007
- First Lady on the offensive: 'Generals should step aside' , By Rupert Cornwell in Washington, The Independent, October 11, 2007
- Leading article: The generals take their revenge ,
The Independent, October 11, 2007
- World should boycott the Blood Olympics:
Hit junta in Burma where it hurts — through China, by Ish Theilheimer, Straight Goods Online, October 9, 2007
- Malaysia presses for Burma talks, BBC News, October 7, 2007
- Firm under fire for ties to Burma, By VINCENT LAROUCHE, SUN MEDIA, October 7, 2007
- Secret cremations hide Burma killings, The Sunday Times, Rangoon, October 7, 2007
- Global rallies to pressure Burma , BBC News, October 7, 2007
- West unites in call to end Burma crackdown, By Peter Beaumont, a special correspondent in Rangoon, and Alex Duval Smith, The Guardian, October 7, 2007
- The junta's enablers: Thailand, India, China, By GEOFFREY YORK, From Saturday's Globe and Mail, October 6, 2007
- The Statement about Burmese Current Political Situation, By Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition, Released on October 1, 2007
- Worldwide Burma protests expected, BBC News, October 6, 2007
- Global protest over Myanmar crackdown, By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press, October 6, 2007
- UN envoy describes Burma 'abuse' , BBC News, Bangkok, October 5, 2007
- Biography: Aung San Suu Kyi, CBC NEWS, October 5, 2007
- Human rights violations widespread in eastern Burma,
Released By The EurekAlert! October 5, 2007
- Burmese junta leader will meet with Suu Kyi: state media, CBC News, October 4, 2007
- Myanmar junta chief offers to meet Suu Kyi, By AUNG HLA TUN, Reuters, October 4, 2007
- Monks flee crackdown as reports of brutality emerge, By Ian MacKinnon, The Guardian, October 4, 2007
- More arrests in Burma as regime tightens grip on power, By Ian MacKinnon, The Guardian, October 5, 2007
- The Mizzima News, October 4, 2007
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Hopes dim as Burma arrests mount -
Scores rounded up in mass nighttime raids in Rangoon just hours after visit by UN envoy,
By Olivia Ward, TheStar.com, October 4, 2007
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Burmese struggle goes underground, By Andrew Harding, BBC News, Bangkok, October 3, 2007
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Maintained in China - Burma's foul regime depends on Beijing, By Christopher Hitchens, Slate.com, October 1, 2007
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UN envoy holds key Burmese talks, BBC News, October 2, 2007
- Burma: Thousands Dead In Massacre of The Monks Dumped In The Jungle by Marcus Oscarsson , The Daily Mail, October 1, 2007
- An appeal to the UN Security Council
to protect the people of Burma
- The Mizzima News, October 3, 2007
- Burma: Foreign Investment Finances Regime -
Companies Should Condemn Crackdown, Human Rights Watch, New York, October 2, 2007
- The Mizzima News, October 2, 2007
- The Mizzima News, September 29, 2007
- The Mizzima News, September 28, 2007
- Stand with the Burmese Protesters - Sign the Petition and take action now! , AVAAZ.ORG
- Burmese people-power powder-keg, By Larry Jagan, HIMAL SouthAsian, October 1, 2007
- Myanmar Fallout: Summer Olympics?, Jay Solomon reports on the unrest in Myanmar, The Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2007
- WHITHER THE PARTY-STATE IN CHINA ABROAD AND AT HOME? Excerpts from an address by Hon. David Kilgour, J.D., at St. Mary's University College, Calgary, September 27, 2007
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China Supplies 99.9 Percent of U.S. Stimulants
, By Xin Fei, The Epoch Times , September 30, 2007
- Revolution in Myanmar: The saffron revolution, The Economist, September 30, 2007
- Gordon Brown: I want to tell the regime:
stand down the troops. The age of impunity is over, The Independent, September 27, 2007
- CFOB concerned by Ivanhoe Chairman Friedland's at presence at conference supported by BC Government, Ottawa, October 1, 2007
- What We Owe the Burmese, By Fred Hiatt (Editor in Chief), Washington Post, October 1, 2007
- The heroism of the Burmese, the shame of China -
These protests heve exposed Beijing’s own fear and failure , By Rosemary Righter , The Times, October 1, 2007
- Canadians Support the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar ,
By Pam McLennan, Epoch Times Ottawa Staff, September 30, 2007
- Buddhists don't kill, By Myat Thu Pan, Mizzima News, September 29, 2007
- Satellite images corroborate eyewitness accounts of human rights abuses in Burma, reports by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), September 28, 2007
- Myanmar: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tutu
urges China to intervene, www.earthtimes.org, September 28, 2007
- U.N. Security Council to call meeting to discuss Myanmar+ , By Associate Press, September 26, 2007
- Breaking news - Urgent Press Release ,
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), September 26, 2007
- Burma's Junta Imposes Curfew, Bans Gatherings , By Edward Cody, Washington Post Foreign Service, September 26, 2007
- 20,000 march in Myanmar against junta;
police block monks heading to democracy leader's house, By Associated Press, September 23, 2007
- The Mizzima News, September 26, 2007
- Statement of Support for the People of Burma, By Dr. Cynthier Maung of Mae Tao Clinic at Thai Burma Border, September 26, 2007
- Freedom for Burma - China is propping up another despotic regime, By JODY WILLIAMS (1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient), from the Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2007
- Monks protest in Rangoon and across Burma (PHOTOS)
- The Mizzima News, September 25, 2007
- The Mizzima News, September 24, 2007
- Myanmar: Time for Urgent Action , INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP -
NEW MEDIA RELEASE, New York / Brussels, September 25, 2007
- Military Planning to Infiltrate Demonstrations to Spark Violence, US Campaign for Burma/Burma Campaign UK, September 24, 2007
- Biggest Protests in two decades: Monks protest
in Rangoon, Mandalay, Yenanchaung, Taungdwingyi, Sagaing,
Aung San Suu Kyi greets protesting monks, Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com) , September 22, 2007
- Story of Kartar Singh Gandy, By Bush Gulati ,September 23, 2007
- The Silent Genocide of Myanmar , By Jürgen Kremb in Mae La Refugee Camp, Thailand, from Der Spiegal Online, September 6, 2007
- Myanmar protests verge on mass movement , By Larry Jagan, The Asian Times, September 13, 2007
- Burma activists protest over fuel, BBC NEWS, Aug 23, 2007
- The Mizzima News, www.mizzima.com,www.mizzima.tv, Aug30, 2007
- The Mizzima News, www.mizzima.com,www.mizzima.tv, Aug 16, 2007
- Burma needs Strategy not Strategery:
Is Power Mediation a solution?, By Bo Kyaw Nyein,
July 23, 2007
- Dissent bubbling to surface in Burma, By: Leslie Scrivener, Toronto Star, June 19, 2007
- Ottawa Citizen's World Next Door: Sad Birthday Greetings, By: Kate Heartfield, June 19, 2007
- The Mizzima News: Canadian Parliament calls for release of Suu Kyi
- The Mizzima News: Specialising in Burma-related news and issues
- Ivanhoe Mines fourth biggest contributor to Burma's export earnings, Canadian Friends of Burma, June 4, 2007
- Recent Canadian media coverage and action on Burma
- Photo Document: Daw Aung Suu Kyi Freedom Campaign, Rangoon, Burma, May 27, 2007
- Lawyers plan controversial Burmese visit - Toronto Star. By: Leslie Scrivener
- Holding
Democracy Prisoner (Burma) Ottawa
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