The following articles have been tagged with "Myanmar":
Business & Money: 18 Mar 13
A Swedish think tank ranked China on Monday as the world's fifth largest arms exporter, overtaking Britain and jumping to its highest position since the Cold War.
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Business & Money: 17 Dec 12
Officials in India are investigating how the Swedish anti-tank rifles bought by the Indian army ended up in the possession of Burmese rebels.
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Society: 23 Jan 12
Roberto Saviano, author of Italian mafia exposé 'Gomorrah', and Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho were named the 2011 recipients of the Olof Palme Memorial Prize in Stockholm on Monday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Oct 11
While the frustration expressed recently by the children of imprisoned Swedish-Eritrian journalist Dawit Isaak is understandable, it's important to consider how Isaak would handle a case such as his, argues historian Susanne Berger.
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National: 14 Oct 11
Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, jailed in Eritrea for the past decade, was honoured by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Thursday.
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National: 25 May 11
Two major players within the Swedish aid sector are in dispute over responsibility for inviting a Burmese delegation to Stockholm, which is alleged to have had links to the country's military regime.
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Society: 4 Jan 11
A Palestinian psychiatrist has been awarded the 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his efforts to foster “common sense, reconciliation, and peace" in the Middle East the award’s Swedish jurors announced on Tuesday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 10
On the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Stockholm-based Israeli journalist David Stavrou reflects on the importance of memory and self-examination, in Sweden and beyond, if we are to avoid recurrences of a catastrophe that was entirely man-made.
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Society: 8 Jan 09
The 2008 Olof Palme Prize was awarded on Thursday to Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege for his work to help women victims of rape and war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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National: 23 Sep 08
Sweden, along with Denmark and New Zealand, achieved the highest score in a new survey ranking 180 countries on perceived levels of public-sector corruption.
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National: 26 May 08
Sweden will provide 74 million kronor ($12.6 million) in additional emergency aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
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National: 19 Mar 08
A 31-year-old Thai man has been arrested early over the killing and attempted rape of a Swedish tourist.
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National: 3 Mar 08
Iranian feminist and journalist Parvin Ardalan said she was prevented from leaving the country.
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National: 14 Feb 08
Parvin Ardalan is honoured for her work editing the first online newsletter on Iranian women's rights.
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Lifestyle: 26 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series: For inhabitants of countries from Pakistan to Australia, the thwack of leather against willow signifies the sound of the game of cricket. Immigration means that it's a sound being heard more and more in Sweden, as Nicholas Chipperfield finds out.
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Smörgåsbord: 31 Jan 06
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