Burma Update: October 29, 2007

Photos: Solidarity actions in England, Thailand and Australia. See more in 'Multimedia'. Source: http://niknayman.blogspot.com.

Highlight

APPPB Update: Now's Not the Time to Ease up on SPDC &ASEAN

"People around the world who witnessed the dignified protests of Burma’s monks and lay-people last month, as well as the junta’s atrocious crackdown, are now putting their hopes for a solution to Burma’s human rights crisis in the upcoming visits of two high-level UN officials to Burma, UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs and Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari, and UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro. Many are particularly hopeful to see Special Rapporteur Pinheiro going to Burma – the last time he was in Burma was in 2003, when he left after finding that his interviews of political prisoners in Burma were being monitored by the regime....." ... Read Details ...


Latest News from Burmese Media

Mizzima: Manipur to ban Burmese made food, edible oil
Mizzima: Burma conference calls for stronger action
Mizzima: Taiwan to work for democracy in Burma
Mizzima: Singapore pursues policy, not regime change
DVB: Missing NLD member found dead
DVB: 73 freed from Insein prison
Narinjara: Sittwe Security Tightened After Rumors of Demonstrations
IMNA: Resident loses leg in DKBA land mine blast
Irrawaddy: United We Stand, say Ethnic Leaders
Irrawaddy: Burmese Exile Media on Alert after Crackdown Warning
Irrawaddy: Junta Bans News of Bird Flu Outbreak
Irrawaddy: Rangoon Residents Forced Onto the Streets


Latest News from Global Media

Burma regime's cronies feel sanctions FT.com
CWS Hotline 29 Oct 2007: USA, Myanmar, Sudan ReliefWeb
Nobel Prize winner to be awarded Freedom of Glasgow The Scottish Herald
Myanmar frees more detainees Aljazeera.Net, Qatar
First lady steps into international spotlight Denver Post, Colorado
French FM proposes Myanmar fund IOL
Diplomat: West heightens tension in Myanmar IRNA
France urges China to push Myanmar TVNZ
Myanmar steps up propaganda war against US Manorama online
MALAYSIA'S ASTRAL ASIA IN OIL PALM PLANTATION JV IN MYANMAR Asia Pulse


Multimedia

Photos: Solidarity actions in England, Australia and Thai, October 2007 ... See ... Source: http://niknayman.blogspot.com
Video: China and the Struggle in Burma/Myanmar ... Watch ...
Video: Panty for Peace ... Watch ...


Regional/International Response

US Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) Briefing on Burma on November 1 ... See Details


Opinion/Other

Irrawaddy: A Meaningful Dialogue Needs Courage [Commentary]
Time for Thailand to revisit its policy on Burma The Nation


Solidarity Action

International Campaign for Burma: Demonstrations in New York on October 29-November 3 ... See Details ...

Fun

Irrawaddy: How to Handle Suu Kyi? [Cartoon]