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'U Thant' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Thirteen Days (2000)

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Plot
In October, 1962, U-2 surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba. These weapons have the capability of wiping out most of the Eastern and Southern United States in minutes if they become operational. President John F. Kennedy and his advisors must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. Kennedy is determined to show that he is strong enough to stand up to the threat, and the Pentagon advises U.S. military strikes against Cuba--which could lead the way to another U.S. invasion of the island. However, Kennedy is reluctant to follow through, because a U.S. invasion could cause the Soviets to retaliate in Europe. A nuclear showdown appears to be almost inevitable. Can it be prevented?

Keywords: 1960s, a-shot-across-the-bow, air-force-jet, airforce-one, aviation, based-on-book, blockade, box-office-flop, cold-war, cuba

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You'll Never Believe How Close We Came

Quotes:

Robert McNamara: We'd look pretty bad shooting up a freighter full of baby food.

Kenny O'Donnell: The sun came up. Every day the sun comes up says something about us.

Kenny O'Donnell: If the sun comes up tomorrow, it is only because of men of good will. And that's - that's all there is between us and the devil.

Robert McNamara: This is not a blockade. This is language. A new vocabulary, the likes of which the world has never seen! This is President Kennedy communicating with Secretary Khrushchev!

Kenny O'Donnell: Adlai! It's Ken; how you doin'?::Adlai Stevenson: Busy, Ken. What do you need?::Kenny O'Donnell: The president told me to pass the word to you: Stick it to them!::Adlai Stevenson: I hear you. I'm glad it's you calling; I thought it would be Bobby.::Kenny O'Donnell: Adlai, the world has to know we're right. If we're gonna have a chance at a political solution we need international pressure... You gotta be tough, Adlai. You need to find it, buddy.::Adlai Stevenson: If they're still sticking to their stonewalling stategy, I'll get them. I'm an old political cat, Kenny, but I've got one life left.::Kenny O'Donnell: I know you do.

[about the Joint Chiefs of Staff]::Kenny O'Donnell: They want a war, Jack, and they're arranging things to get one.

General Curtis LeMay: Those goddamn Kennedys are gonna destroy this country if we don't do something about this!

President Kennedy: [slams fist] *I* have the authority! I am the commander in chief of the United States, and I say when we go to war!

Adlai Stevenson: [asking the Russian ambassador if there are any Soviet missile bases in Cuba] Sir, I am prepared to wait for your answer till Hell freezes over, if that's your decision.

Robert Kennedy: We gave up so much to get here... I don't know; sometimes I think, "What the hell did we do it for?"::Kenny O'Donnell: Well, I don't know about you, but... I'm in it for the money.

Thant, U Filmography

The Doomsday Clock
2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
The Century of Warfare
1994, role: actor , character name: Himself
Executive Action
1973, role: actor , character name: Himself - Applauds Test Ban Treaty
Malcolm X
1972, role: actor , character name: Himself - UN
Strike Zion!
1967, role: actor , character name: Himself - UN

Famous quotes by U. Thant:

"I am afraid (if the present trend in Vietnam continues) that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable"

"I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war."

"The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity."

"Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace."

"Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves."

Dag Hammarskjöld memorial ceremony at the UN (1971)

Duration: 14:04
Updated: 26 Jul 2014
author: HammarskjoldProject

10 years since UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was killed in a plane crash. Speech by U Thant.

http://wn.com/Dag_Hammarskjöld_memorial_ceremony_at_the_UN_(1971)

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U Thant In Hungary (1963)

Duration: 5:31
Updated: 27 Aug 2014
author: British Pathé

Budapest, Hungary. MCU. United Nations flag flying from pole. Various shots of KLM Turbo prop aircraft taxiing in at Ferihegy airport, Budapest. BCU. Propell...

http://wn.com/U_Thant_In_Hungary_(1963)

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U Thant - Bugeilio

Duration: 3:14
Updated: 10 Apr 2014

Y chwedlonol U Thant ar Fideo 9

http://wn.com/U_Thant_-_Bugeilio

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U Thant documentary by U Aung Zaw Htet

Duration: 15:22
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: Andrew Orlando

http://wn.com/U_Thant_documentary_by_U_Aung_Zaw_Htet

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U Thant - Missle Bases. Castro Balks at the UN Team 1962

Duration: 1:28
Updated: 13 May 2008

U Thant's peace effort to ease Cuban Missile Crisis.

http://wn.com/U_Thant_-_Missle_Bases._Castro_Balks_at_the_UN_Team_1962

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Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia

Duration: 53:31
Updated: 23 Aug 2014
author: The University of Chicago

The Paulson Institute hosts Thant Myint-U, member of the Myanmar National Economic and Social Advisory Council, Special Advisor to the Myanmar Peace Centre, ...

http://wn.com/Burma_and_the_New_Crossroads_of_Asia

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U Thant - Cuban Missile Crisis Eases

Duration: 1:52
Updated: 30 Aug 2012
author: myintyee

U Thant - Cuban Missile Crisis Eases. U.S. Awaits missile removal.

http://wn.com/U_Thant_-_Cuban_Missile_Crisis_Eases

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U THANT UN SECRETARY GENERAL VISITS EXPO 67

Duration: 1:04
Updated: 08 May 2012
author: demo waiyen

http://wn.com/U_THANT_UN_SECRETARY_GENERAL_VISITS_EXPO_67

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U Thant takes Oath of Office

Duration: 0:51
Updated: 19 Jan 2015

Filling the unexpired term of the late Dag Hammarskjold, U Thant became the Acting Secretary-General on 3 November 1961 before his unanimous appointment on 30 November 1962.

http://wn.com/U_Thant_takes_Oath_of_Office

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Gallery @ U-Thant Duplex

Duration: 9:44
Updated: 20 Jul 2011

Gallery @ U-Thant, Kuala Lumpur, Duplex for Sale or Let

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U Thant Memorial Museum

Duration: 3:59
Updated: 17 May 2013
author: RFA MyanmarVideoChannel

ကုလသမဂၢ အတြင္းေရးမွဴးခ်ဳပ္ေဟာင္း ဦးသန္႔ အထိမ္းအမွတ္ ျပတိုက္ကို ရန္ကုန္ ကမာရြတ္ၿမိဳ႕နယ္ ပန္းဝါလမ္းမွာရွိတဲ႔ ဦးသန္႔ေနအိမ္မွာ ဖြင့္လွစ္ဖို႔ စီစဥ္ေနပါတယ္။ RFA ...

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U Thant - Hapus

Duration: 4:04
Updated: 26 Jan 2008

This is the opening track of U Thant's album 'Duwuwd' for the Crai label in 1991. The band at this stage featured Guto Pryce(SFA's bassist) on bass. It may also feature Huw Bunford (SFA's guitarist) on guitar, as he was a member of the band around this time, but I cannot be sure of this.

http://wn.com/U_Thant_-_Hapus

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103th Birthday of Former UN Secretary General U Thant (21-1-2012)

Duration: 5:28
Updated: 03 Sep 2013
author: mgbamar1969

http://wn.com/103th_Birthday_of_Former_UN_Secretary_General_U_Thant_(21-1-2012)

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IDEA TALKS: Thant Myint-U on Myanmar's transition to democracy

Duration: 6:02
Updated: 07 Jun 2013
author: International IDEA

Guest lecturer and historian Thant Myint-U visited IDEA on 25 February, 2013, discussing Myanmar's unfinished transformation, as president U Thein Sein's is ...

http://wn.com/IDEA_TALKS_Thant_Myint-U_on_Myanmar's_transition_to_democracy

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Gallery@U-Thant

Duration: 4:11
Updated: 23 Feb 2014
author: Nafisa Bengali

Ultimate in Luxury Living.

http://wn.com/Gallery@U-Thant

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A Burmese Hero - U Thant

Duration: 3:54
Updated: 07 Jul 2014
author: myintyee

Self made video to honor Burmese distinguished U Thant.

http://wn.com/A_Burmese_Hero_-_U_Thant

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U Thant Residence @ Jalan Madge +6012-260 6662

Duration: 3:36
Updated: 23 Aug 2010
author: Ck Chong

U-Thant Residence is a low rise and low density condominium that is reflection our pure exclusivity and nostalgic due to its location within the Embassy Row....

http://wn.com/U_Thant_Residence_@_Jalan_Madge_+6012-260_6662

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A tour of architecture in Myanmar's capital city

Duration: 3:31
Updated: 15 Apr 2014

Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown takes an architectural tour of Myanmar's capital city Yangon with Thant Myint-U, director of the Yangon Heritage Trust. For more Art Beat: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/arts

http://wn.com/A_tour_of_architecture_in_Myanmar's_capital_city

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U Thant - Agwedd (yn fyw)

Duration: 2:34
Updated: 17 May 2010
author: drychaf

Ahh, dyddiau da. Roedd hanner y gynulleidfa hon mewn grwpiau Cymraeg ar ryw adeg - dwi'n gweld aelodau Edrych am Jiwlia, Y Crumblowers a'r Gwefrau, o leiaf. ...

http://wn.com/U_Thant_-_Agwedd_(yn_fyw)

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2002 Swami Satchidananda U Thant Award

Duration: 39:35
Updated: 08 May 2014

Swami Satchidananda received the U Thant Award in 2002. Presented at the Interfaith Center of New York by Sri Chinmoy and hosted by the Very Rev. James P. Morton. Other award recipients include H. H. the Dalai Lama, Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Archibishop Desmond Tutu, among other luminaries.

http://wn.com/2002_Swami_Satchidananda_U_Thant_Award

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U Thant Island

Duration: 2:24
Updated: 07 Sep 2010

U Thant Island, named after the Burmese Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971. That's the Island located in the back of the UN Headquarters in New York. The original name of it is Belmont Island.

http://wn.com/U_Thant_Island

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Accelerated Nation: Myanmar in an Age of Reform

Duration: 15:04
Updated: 06 Oct 2014

In this video Dr. Thant Myint-U, Special Advisor to the Myanmar Peace Center and Chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust, joins UNU Rector David M. Malone to discuss the past and the future of Myanmar. Although many observers have considered Myanmar to be a socio-politically static nation, Dr. Myint-U refutes this assumption, pointing towards the prior decades’ moves towards establishing the current framework of constitutional reform. With the retirement of autocratic rule in Myanmar, the resulting political shake-up displayed just how far back the country had fallen economically, which led to “a desire to catch up” and “provided the intellectual environment for a lot of the changes we see today”. Initial steps have already been taken, as Myanmar emancipates from economic dependency on certain countries, particularly China, and strives to solve domestic infrastructure problems such as the lack of electricity. On the topic of peace and security, Dr. Myint-U points to Myanmar’s history of civil war since independence in 1948 and highlights the “incredibly complicated” peace process in Myanmar. But he spotlights an imminent nationwide ceasefire and its potential to create a “watershed moment” initiating substantial social, political and economic reform. Addressing headline violence towards Muslim populations close to the Bangladesh border, and the tensions between the Muslim minority and the Rahkine Buddhist minority in the center of the country, Dr. Myint-U raises three points. First, the history of violence between the two communities dates back to the Second World War and is rooted in longstanding ethnic conflict. Second, there is the possibility of local political manipulation, which benefits from a history of prejudice, despite a long history of friendship on both sides. Third, are the remnants of a long Buddhist tradition that feels that Buddhism is under threat and must be protected. Even though this history of violence may indicate serious problems in the country, Dr. Myint-U remains convinced that Myanmar can progress from the past. With new economic liberalization and growth, Myanmar’s urban and social infrastructure is undergoing rapid transformation. As chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust, and as a result of his work preserving the beautiful buildings of Yangon, Dr. Myint-U closes the interview by stressing a few important points about the city’s inevitable urbanization: The acute need for sound urban planning goals and governance, and the importance of appreciating the city’s rich cosmopolitan history and its proud, multifaith and multicultural heritage.

http://wn.com/Accelerated_Nation_Myanmar_in_an_Age_of_Reform

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U Thant - Plop Plops (yn fyw 1)

Duration: 2:17
Updated: 17 Apr 2013
author: drychaf

Dyma be' dan ni'n moyn! Steve Frog yn gadernid y tu ol i Iwan yn ei arwr-io fe ar ei fwyell, Owen yn Ddyn y Nos a Rhys Pys yn eilun-addoliad ar gyfer y dorf ...

http://wn.com/U_Thant_-_Plop_Plops_(yn_fyw_1)

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Interview with Thant Myint-U

Duration: 4:52
Updated: 15 Jun 2013
author: International IDEA

IDEA and guest lecturer Thant Myint-U talk about the future of democracy in Burma and the region.

http://wn.com/Interview_with_Thant_Myint-U

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Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal interview

Duration: 4:21
Updated: 17 Mar 2014
author: UNUChannel

Interview with Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal after delivering the fifteenth U Thant Distinguished Lecture at Unite Nations University ...

http://wn.com/Abdoulaye_Wade,_President_of_the_Republic_of_Senegal_interview

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Pakistan & India At War Over Kashmir (2)

Duration: 4:41
Updated: 14 Aug 2009

Report on progress of war between India and Pakistan includes first film of the war zone and interviews with the UN Secretary General and the British Foreign Secretary. This report includes Andrew Gardner's studio introduction, where he puts the programme's stories in context. This includes a map graphic of the part of India in which the first report was filmed. Cameraman with Pakistani (Brenards?) forces films the captured Indian stronghold of Jourian and a neighbouring encampment, deserted and mined, Indian Air Force MiGs overhead, supplies and heavy armour moving up. Knocked out Pakistani tanks and other vehicles by the roadside and air-raid damage and shelters in Rawalpindi. U Thant, en route via London for talks in Rawalpindi and New Delhi, brushes aside reporters while Michael Stewart reveals only that the British fully support the UN peace initiative. Policemen let four Pakistanis of the Liberate Kashmir movement shout abuse at U Thant. Date: 08/09/1965

http://wn.com/Pakistan_&_India_At_War_Over_Kashmir_(2)

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U Thant Has Talks With President De Gaulle (1966)

Duration: 2:07
Updated: 02 May 2014
author: British Pathé

Paris, France. Several shots of the Elysee Palace Guard presenting arms. MS. President of France Charles De Gaulle speaking to U Thant, Secretary General of ...

http://wn.com/U_Thant_Has_Talks_With_President_De_Gaulle_(1966)

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Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal

Duration: 4:29
Updated: 25 Sep 2009

Interview with Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal after delivering the fifteenth U Thant Distinguished Lecture at Unite Nations University Headquarters, in Tokyo. He speaks about climate change, and specifically on how African-led initiatives, such as la Grande Muraille Verte (the Great Green Wall) can contribute to combating desertification.

http://wn.com/Abdoulaye_Wade,_President_of_the_Republic_of_Senegal

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Burmese General Nay Win' Speech in America (September 1966)

Duration: 10:56
Updated: 02 Sep 2014
author: ZomiDaily

Burmese General Nay Win' Speech in America (September 1966) American Welcome Produced by US Information Agency (USIA). Index terms: White House; Head of Stat...

http://wn.com/Burmese_General_Nay_Win'_Speech_in_America_(September_1966)

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DiFilm - Speech Sithu U Thant in United Nations 1967

Duration: 0:59
Updated: 10 Jun 2014
author: DiFilm

O.N.U.: Chancellor of Israel sat in his banking. General Secretary of the United Nations Organization (O.N.U.), Sithu U Thant delivering a speech on the reti...

http://wn.com/DiFilm_-_Speech_Sithu_U_Thant_in_United_Nations_1967

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How to Pronounce U Thant

Duration: 0:21
Updated: 03 Apr 2013
author: Emma Saying

Learn how to say U Thant correctly with EmmaSaying's "how do you pronounce" free tutorials. Definition of Thant, U (oxford dictionary): (1909--74), Burmese s...

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Crew members gather to push the Solar Impulse 2 towards a hangar after it landed at an airport in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 11, 2015.

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Solar Impulse: Global flight leaves for India's Varanasi

BBC News

18 Mar 2015

A fuel-free aeroplane has taken off from the Indian city of Ahmedabad city on the third leg of its historic attempt to fly around the world. Solar Impulse-2's departure from Ahmedabad, where it landed last Tuesday from Muscat in Oman, was delayed by three days due to bad weather. The plane is on its way to the northern city of Varanasi ... ....

photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin

President Barack Obama, center, walks as he holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson, who was beaten during "Bloody Sunday," as they and the first family and others including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga,, left of Obama, walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. for the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Saturday, March 7, 2015.

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For Republican Party Selma Is a Bridge Too Far

WorldNews.com

17 Mar 2015

Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Last week, standing before the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in solidarity and remembrance with civil rights activists who had been beaten fifty years ago for attempting to march to Selma in the name of equality, President Barack Obama declared that America's racial history "still casts its long shadow upon us." Former Secretary of State Colin Powell put it more bluntly. "I still see it ... p ... 124.....

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File - Tunisian soldiers celebrate at the end of a successful raid against gunmen in the Oued Ellil suburb of Tunis, Tunisia, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. Tunisian authorities stormed the home of suspected militants to end a 24-hour standoff.

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Eight dead in Tunis museum shooting

Belfast Telegraph

18 Mar 2015

Gunmen have opened fire at a leading museum in Tunisia's capital, killing at least eight people, authorities said. The attack on the National Bardo Museum in Tunis prompted the evacuation of Tunisia's parliament building, which is adjacent to the museum. Three men dressed in military-style clothing may have taken hostages inside the museum, private radio station Radio Mosaique said ... It is unclear who the attackers are ... COMMENT RULES ... new....

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Demonstrators dressed as clowns pass by a burning police car Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany.

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ECB besieged by protests as Draghi opens $1.4 billion tower

Kathimerini

18 Mar 2015

As the European Central Bank prepares to inaugurate its new headquarters four months after moving in, more than 10,000 protesters are seeking to spoil the party. Frankfurt, the euro area’s financial capital and home of the common currency, is bracing for demonstrations and sit-ins on Wednesday at locations throughout the city by anti-austerity groups and organizations sympathizing with the plight of Greece ... Inauguration ceremony....

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets supporters at the party's election headquarters In Tel Aviv. Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

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Netanyahu Wins Israeli Election

The Daily Beast

18 Mar 2015

Baz Ratner / Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party claimed victory over major challenger Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union party early Wednesday, the YNet news site reported ... Herzog has not conceded and vowed to continue to fight ... ....

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Update on Key Management (Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd)

noodls

16 Mar 2015

(Source. Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd). UPDATE ON KEY MANAGEMENT. We are pleased to announce that Ms Thiri Thant Mon is now the Head of Corporate Development of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd ... ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Andrew Rickards....

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Myanmar (ex-Burma): Violent acts against student protesters and their leaders who are calling for amendments to the National Education Law (OMCT - World Organisation Against Torture)

noodls

12 Mar 2015

(Source. OMCT - World Organisation Against Torture) MMR 001 / 0315 / OBS 016. Obstacles to freedom of peaceful assembly /. Obstacles to freedom of movement / Excessive use of force / Arbitrary arrests. Burma / Myanmar. March 12, 2015 ... Description of the situation. ... An estimated 200 police officers manned barricades blocking the road ... An estimated 65 were students ... Myo Thant of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, and held them overnight....

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HEARS FROM 21 DIGNITARIES WHO ADDRESS ITS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)

noodls

04 Mar 2015

THANT KYAW, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, said that Myanmar had made tangible progress since 2011, and its people now enjoyed the fruits of democratization. One hundred and nineteen laws had been newly enacted or amended, and many others had been repealed. The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission was established ......

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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT; HEARS FROM GEORGIA, MYANMAR AND MEXICO (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)

noodls

03 Mar 2015

Thant Kyaw, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, said nuclear disarmament remained Myanmar's highest priority in the pursuit of international arms control and disarmament agenda. Myanmar, as a non-nuclear-weapon State under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, reasonably believed that necessary assurances should be given to non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons....

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Myanmar captures rare white elephant, widely considered as 'political lucky charm'

South China Morning Post

02 Mar 2015

A rare white elephant has been captured in Myanmar, state media said Monday, a creature traditionally seen as a sign of political good fortune in a country edging towards breakthrough national elections ... White elephants have historically been treasured by Myanmar’s kings and leaders who saw them as a “symbol of the country’s sovereignty”, according to historian Thant Myint-U ... ....

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The best books on Burma: start your reading here

The Guardian

27 Feb 2015

The River of Lost Footsteps by Thant Myint-U, The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh and The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly ... The River of Lost Footsteps by Thant Myint-U. Thant weaves some of his own family history into this comprehensive chronicle of Burma’s past ... Wounded national pride is dealt a further blow, says Thant, when Britain rules the country as an appendage of India ... Historian Thant was born in the US to Burmese parents....

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Nigel Farage speaks at Ukip's spring conference in Margate: Politics Live blog

The Guardian

27 Feb 2015

5.31pm GMT17.31 Afternoon summary. What matters is that we succeed on May 7 and that we get a good number of Ukip MPs over the line and that in hundreds of constituencies in this country we have the opportunity to build ourselves from second position in those seats as the real oppostion ... What the people want are some politics of hope, some politics of inspiration ... That’s all from me for today ... Share ... Farage says he has been here in Thant....

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From the past pages of dawn: 1965: Fifty years ago: Thant urges US to withdraw

Dawn

26 Feb 2015

At an unusually forthright Press conference UN Secretary-General Thant called upon the United States yesterday [Feb 24] to find a way to withdraw from South Viet-Nam ... But as the war continued, U Thant added, the prospects of a negotiated peace got worse ... U Thant felt ......

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Playful adults preferred in choice of partner (University of Zürich)

noodls

25 Feb 2015

(Source. University of Zürich). News release, February 25, 2015 ... Playful people also deem humor, a fun tendency, a laid-back attitude and creativity more important in partners than their non-playful counterparts ... "Therefore, this personality trait also seems important for the choice of partner - at least more so thant the partner having a degree, good genes or being religious," says psychologist Proyer, explaining the results ... Proyer, R....

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Myanmar profile

BBC News

18 Feb 2015

Overview Facts Leaders Media Timeline. A chronology of key events. 1057 - King Anawrahta founds the first unified Myanmar state at Pagan and adopts Theravada Buddhism ... Shwedagon Pagoda ... 1974 - New constitution comes into effect, transferring power from the armed forces to a People's Assembly headed by Ne Win and other former military leaders; body of former United Nations secretary-general U Thant returned to Burma for burial ... ....

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Myanmar army loses 47 killed

Asia Times

13 Feb 2015

Fighting between ethnic rebels and government forces in northeastern Myanmar has left 47 government troops dead and 73 wounded in three days. The greatest such death toll since President Thein Sein took office, it was revealed as he signed a preliminary peace agreement with four rebel armies amid the country's Union Day celebrations. - Myo Thant Khine and Kyaw Htun Naing (Feb 13, '15) ....

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Telford Homes launches The Junction, E1 on 29th January 2015 (Telford Homes plc)

noodls

13 Feb 2015

(Source. Telford Homes plc). Telford Homes are delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of their latest inner London development ... Stratford is just 15 minutes away on the DLR ... A short walk away, St ... Nearby St ... The area is also well served by schools; Blue Gate Fields Infant and Juniour Schools are found a couple of minutes' walk away, and Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School and Thant College are also within walking distance....

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Saffron Terror: an audience with Burma's 'Buddhist Bin Laden’ Ashin Wirathu

GQ Magazine

12 Feb 2015

Comment / Reportage Saffron Terror. an audience with Burma's 'Buddhist Bin Laden’ Ashin Wirathu. Tweet. Pin It ... Ashin Wirathu ... As Thant Myint-U, one of Burma's leading intellectuals, has said, "What China is lacking is its California, another coast that would provide its remote interior provinces with an outlet to the sea." Burma, Thant Myint-U says, is seen by China "as the bridge to the Bay of Bengal and the waters beyond" ... ....