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One man was killed and another injured when a bomb exploded on a bus in military-ruled Burma, state media said.

The blast happened on Monday as the bus travelled from Kyaukkyi to the commercial capital, Rangoon, The New Light of Myanmar newspaper said.

It blamed the blast on "insurgents" seeking to harm national stability.

Kyaukkyi is in Karen state, where an ethnic rebel militia seeking greater regional autonomy are fighting government troops.

In January a bus conductor died in a blast on a bus travelling the same route from Kyaukkyi to Rangoon - one of four bomb attacks in Burma at the beginning of the year.

Earlier this month, a small bomb exploded at Rangoon offices of the pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Association, damaging the building.

This blast comes ahead of Martyrs' Day on 19 July, which marks the assassination of Gen Aung San, who fought for Burmese independence from the UK - and was also the father of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


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There have been several such terrorist bomb attacks in Myanmar this year, but the international media don't seem to be mentioning them much.

I feel bad for all these countries that keep having these problems with bombs. I just think that there are too many to feel bad for. No offense to the countries of course.

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There have been several such terrorist bomb attacks in Myanmar this year, but the international media don't seem to be mentioning them much.

I wonder why....

I wonder why....

1. It's hard to get any factual news out of there.
2. I think the media wants to portray any resistance to the government as peaceful, in the mode of Aung San Suu Kyi, or at the very least wants to encourage that. Publishing stories of bombings is, in some circles, seen as "encouragement".
3. Not that some bombers care, as long as the military government gets the message.

(link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7507097.stm))

There have been several such terrorist bomb attacks in Myanmar this year, but the international media don't seem to be mentioning them much.
No shit, this is the first time I've heard of any of them. You're so much more reliable than the regular news.

1. It's hard to get any factual news out of there.
2. I think the media wants to portray any resistance to the government as peaceful, in the mode of Aung San Suu Kyi, or at the very least wants to encourage that. Publishing stories of bombings is, in some circles, seen as "encouragement".
3. Not that some bombers care, as long as the military government gets the message.
4. The Burmese Government are arseholes.

4. The Burmese Government are arseholes.

I thought that went without saying...

2. I think the media wants to portray any resistance to the government as peaceful, in the mode of Aung San Suu Kyi, or at the very least wants to encourage that. Publishing stories of bombings is, in some circles, seen as "encouragement".


I agree.

And note they happily publish stories of any bombings against a Western nation, or western-aligned nation.

Nice to know what they wish to encourage, eh?

There is always a purpose to which stories get selected, and which don't, and how the stories that do get selected are framed.

And note they happily publish stories of any bombings against a Western nation, or western-aligned nation.

Nice to know what they wish to encourage, eh?

Really? I had always imagined it to be due to the inherent value that the Western world places in itself and its citizens, an extension of say, news focus when bad things happen to certain people based on skin tone. A pretty white girl/woman goes missing, and there is a great deal of hype. But if say, a Hispanic, or Black woman went missing, nobody cares.

1. It's hard to get any factual news out of there.
2. I think the media wants to portray any resistance to the government as peaceful, in the mode of Aung San Suu Kyi, or at the very least wants to encourage that. Publishing stories of bombings is, in some circles, seen as "encouragement".
3. Not that some bombers care, as long as the military government gets the message.

Pretty much this. Stories from Burma are often poorly sourced, and the Beeb is, I think, hesitant to publish anything that might support the junta's actions. The fact that they call Burma "Burma" and not "Myanmar" pretty much tells you their editorial stance.