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BBC talks to Indias Burmese community
BBC Burmese is to record one of its Question Time
radio programmes from New Delhis Taj Palace on
Saturday 8 July. Dedicated to the anniversary of
Burmas uprising of 1988, the debate will involve
around 50 people. It features two panels of speakers,
made up of Burmese nationals who chose India as their
home following the uprising. The panels include
academics, members of exiled government,
representative of women's groups and writers.
Tin Htar Swe, Head of BBC Burmese, explains: The
reason for choosing India for this edition of Question
Time is that, after the events of 1988, the Indian
government welcomed the activists and students who
fled Burma. A majority of those people still live and
work in India. Besides, ethnic Chin from the Burmese
area bordering with the Northern Indian state of Assam
are still finding refuge in India. We want to give our
listeners a chance to hear the views of the Indian
based Burmese community on the current political
situation in Burma and on what they expect from the
future.
BBC Burmese will broadcast the debates in the evening
transmissions on Wednesday 19 July, Burmas Martyrs'
Day, and Tuesday 8 August, the 18th anniversary of the
popular uprising in Burma. They will also be
available online, via bbcburmese.com
BBC World Service is available in India on medium and
short waves and via cable television, in Bengali,
English, Hindi, Tamil and Urdu.
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For more information contact:
Lala Najafova, International Publicist, BBC World
Service +44(0)207 557 2944; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Notes to Editors
BBC World Service is an international radio and online
broadcaster delivering programmes and services in 33
languages. It uses multiple platforms to reach 163
million listeners globally, including SW, AM, FM,
digital satellite and cable channels. It has around
2,000 partner radio stations which take BBC content,
and numerous partnerships supplying content to mobile
phones. Its international online sites, which include
audio and visual content and offer users opportunities
to interact directly with world events, receive over
500 million page impressions, attracting 33 million
unique users a month.
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