Postbag: Rohingya thank Obama

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Published: 22 Nov 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

On behalf of Rohingya community and Myanmar Muslim community, we would like to convey our gratitude to President Barack Obama for his contribution for national reconciliation in Myanmar. We greatly admire your leadership and your approach to educate Myanmar about religious freedom, civil liberty, free speech and equality among all citizens of Myanmar.

You inspired the 60 million people of Myanmar when you said: ''But there is no excuse for violence against innocent people. And the Rohingya... hold within themselves the same dignity as you do, and I do.''

We also would like to thank and congratulate the 21 congressmen and senators who successfully had the president highlight the plight of Rohingya during his trip to Myanmar. Our sincere thanks also to our volunteers who worked tirelessly before the president's historical trip to inform him about the real situation in Arakan.

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kena
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Discussion 4 : 22 Nov 2012 at 08.154
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Obama can mention the Rohinga problem in Myanmar because he's not bound by the unsung Asian diplomatic code of 'never rock the boat' and 'never cause another to lose face.' Asian leaders can't mention it. Instead, they'll mention things like 'can we keep some pandas for a while longer?'
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Discussion 3 : 22 Nov 2012 at 08.013
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I was a regular blood doner for decades but came to a complete halt a few years ago after having received a few reminder postcards from the Red Cross that made me felt as if I owed them my blood and it's time for me to pay up.
The Thai Red Cross needs professional PR, I think.
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Discussion 2 : 22 Nov 2012 at 07.392
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Actually, the pertetant information for Malcolm follows:
Criteria for donors more than 60-65 years old:
1) Donors have been consistently giving blood until the age of 60.
2) Donors may donate blood not more than 3 times a year (every 4
months)
3) Donors must have their Complete Blood Count (CBC) checked
every time before donating blood.
4) Donors must have their Serum Ferritin (SF), Blood Chemistry
(BC) checked once every year.
5) Doctors or nurses have considered and recorded abnormal
SF, Hb, Hematocrit and other abnormal results from olaboratories.
If the blood test results and blood pressure are normal, then the donation
of blo
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Discussion 1 : 22 Nov 2012 at 06.161
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Michael Dalke, Excellent info given. Thank You.
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