Highlight
* Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2007
"... A strong correlation between corruption and poverty continues to be evident. Forty percent of those scoring below three, indicating that corruption is perceived as rampant, are classified by the World Bank as low income countries. Somalia and Myanmar share the lowest score of 1.4, while Denmark has edged up to share the top score of 9.4 with perennial high-flyers Finland and New Zealand ..." More information can be found at www.transparency.org. See CPI 2007 Index ...
* Third ASEAN Civil Society Conference: Singapore Declaration
* Third ASEAN Civil Society Conference: Resolution on Burma
Latest News from Burmese Media
IMNA: Police officer ordered to shoot monks, wants to retire
IMNA: Development affairs tax on house owners
Irrawaddy: Arrests Continue As Gambari Holds Talks
Irrawaddy: Dagon Win Aung: The Importance of Being Well-Connected
Irrawaddy: Junta Allows Detained Student Leaders to Receive Personal Items
Irrawaddy: Dollar Rate Fluctuates in Rangoon as Sanctions Hit
Irrawaddy: Refugee Group Fears for Safety of Activists Fleeing Burma to Thailand - AP
DVB: Burmese monks renew protests
Mizzima: Gambari holds talks with senior officials
Kachin News Group: KIO requests junta to release two intelligence officers
Kachin News Group: Three women from Burma raped by Thai broker and robbers
Narinjara: Returning Monks Arrested in Bangladesh
Narinjara: Detained Customs Officers Moved From Insein
Latest News from Global Media
Exploiting Thailand's Burmese Refugees: The Children of the Mae Sot Dump SPIEGEL Online
UN envoy discusses dialogue framework with Burma junta - The Nation
Asean asked to reconsider financial ties with Burma The Nation
UN Envoy Fails to Impress Junta - Larry Jagan IPS
UN envoy meets Red Cross and ethnic minority representative,...International Herald Tribune
Burma call Professional Security Magazine
Myanmar puts off hosting of ASEAN film festival Xinhua Online
US seeking 'concrete results' from UN envoy in Myanmar Yahoo News
UN Envoy Tells Myanmar Leaders to Talk to Opposition,...Bloomberg
UN envoy meets Myanmar general Aljazeera.Net, Qatar
Opinion/Other
SHAN: Justice not revenge - Feraya Nangmone
Irrawaddy: Burma: Diplomatic Graveyard [Commentary] - Kyaw Zwa Moe
Irrawaddy: Do-it-Yourself Democracy, Burmese Style [Commentary] - Satya Sagar
Mizzima: Hello! Mr. Ibrahim Gambari and the International Community - Kanbawza Win
Mizzima: Building Sandcastles on a Stormy Beach - Dr. Sein Myint
The Australian: Unconventional wisdom on Burma - Greg Sheridan
Solidarity Action
*Burma Campaign UK: The Lady of Burma ... See Details ...
* Burma Rally Sydney: Australian Idol Host’s personal pain at Human Rights Abuses in Burma
Date: Saturday 10 November 2007
Time: 12 noon
Place: Sydney Town Hall
Report/Briefer
NCGUB: News on Migrants & Refugees No.16 - 19 Oct-2nd Nov 2007 ... Read ...
Fun
Irrawaddy: Goodbye and Hello! [Cartoon]
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