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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Burma Partnership is pleased to announce that we have launched our new website. We hope it will be a useful tool for governments, journalists, researchers, and especially activists from Burma and all over the world.

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In Solidarity,

Burma Partnership Secretariat

Friday, October 26, 2007

Burma Update: October 26, 2007

Photo: Daw Suu meeting with U Aung Kyi, October 25


Latest News from Burmese Media

Irrawaddy: Gloomy Start to Burma’s Festival of Lights
Irrawaddy: Ethnic Leaders Dismiss Talk of Burma's Collapse Should Junta Fall
Irrawaddy: NLD Welcomes Meeting of Suu Kyi and Aung Kyi
Irrawaddy: Tay Za: A Targeted Sanction Hits the Bulls-eye
Irrawaddy: New Targeted Sanctions Greeted with Hope, Caution
Irrawaddy: Germans Accuse Junta of Misusing them for Propaganda
Irrawaddy: Gambari Urges Japan to Pressure Burma - AP
Irrawaddy: Ailing Burmese Flock to Neighboring Thailand for Treatment - AP
Narinjara: Bangladesh and Burma to Talk Coastal Shipping on November 12
Narinjara: Monks Transferred to Bangladesh Authorities
IMNA: Thousands throng Shwedagon Pagoda
DVB: Government troops clash with KNLA
DVB: Arakan NLD members sentenced but released
DVB: Daw Suu meets liaison minister
Mizzima: 'Yellow colour' worshippers in Shwedagon
Mizzima: Junta forges ahead with "dialogue"
Mizzima: Violence continues unabated in ethnic regions
Narinjara: Bangladesh and Burma to Talk Coastal Shipping on November 12
Narinjara: Monks Transferred to Bangladesh Authorities
New Light of Myanamar: Minister for Relations meets with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi


Latest News from Global Media

UN envoy wants more dialogue after rare Myanmar meet Channel NewsAsia
Pro-democracy detainees released from infamous Insein Prison Macomb Daily, Michigan
Myanmar releases 70 protesters The Raw Story
No breakthrough in Suu Kyi talks with junta Khaleej Times
Chinese, Singaporean FMs meet on Myanmar issue Xinhua Online
Envoy urges Asia support on Myanmar Aljazeera.Net, Qatar
Show of force on Myanmar streets Aljazeera.Net, Qatar
China rejects call for action against Burma as Suu...The Independent
UN envoy holds talks in Japan on Myanmar International Herald Tribune
Players line up to tackle Burma The Nation


Regional/International Response

US Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) Briefing on Burma ... See Details


Opinion/Other

Irrawaddy: Burma’s Potemkin Village [Commentary]
If Myanmar dreams come true, what then? Pioneer Press, Minnesota


Multimedia

Irrawaddy: Religion and Revolution


Solidarity Action

Schedule for Freedom Burma Protest in New York city ... See Details ...
Panty Power for Than Shwe and SPDC organized by Australia Burma Network ... See Details ...
Demonstrations in New York October 22 - 27 ... See Details ...
















Statement/Press Release

India: Call for fair trial and no forcible repatriation to Myanmar of 34 Rakhine... Amnesty International (Press Release)
Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma: ASEAN urged: Stop passing the buck on Burma


Report/Briefer/Profile

Research and Markets: Myanmar Energy Market Profile
Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma: ASEAN SHOULD STOP PASSING THE BUCK ON BURMA
The briefer asserts that ASEAN countries must exercise their substantial influence on Burma’s military leaders to secure the delivery of genuine political and economic reforms, instead of using China as an excuse for inaction ... See Details ...


Fun

Irrawaddy: Step in dear - this won't take long [Cartoon]




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