Burma Update: November 18, 2007

Photo: Activists Activists in their non-stop protest in front of Burmese Embassy in Bangkok, November 18


Highlight

*APPPB Update: Pinheiro Urges ASEAN to Pay Priority Attention to Burma Read »

*Human Rights Watch: Letter to EU Foreign Ministers on Banking Sanctions
"We are writing to urge you to ensure the adoption of stronger European Union financial sanctions against a defined group of Burmese individuals and entities.
As you concluded in your General Affairs and External Relations Council conclusions of October 15, the situation in Burma is extremely serious and this is the time to “increase direct pressure on the regime through stronger measures ..." Read More »


Latest News from Burmese Media

Irrawaddy Magazine: China Calls on Junta to Speed Up Its Democratic Reforms - AP
Kachin News Group: Junta raids KIO officials' homes in Myitkyina
Kachin News Group: Ships banned from sailing to gold mines in Kachin State
Indepent Mon News Agency: USDA start hate campaign against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi


Latest News from Global Media

Al Jazeera: Asean refuses to suspend Myanmar
Yahoo News: Laos and Cambodia slam Myanmar sanctions
IPS: BURMA: UN Envoy Pushes For Prison Visits by Red Cross
Inquirer: Arroyo to raise Suu Kyi plight with Myanmar premier
AFP: ASEAN leaders to confront Myanmar
AP: Monks flee military junta in Myanmar
Radio Australia: Burma set to sign ASEAN rights charter
AFP: Thousands attend Myanmar gems sale despite outcry


Opinion/Other

Bangkok Post: Dictators better than disintegration - Girlie Linao
Shan Herald Agency for News: Political Development in Burma - Aung Lynn Htut
Taipei Times: The soft power of the UN - Joseph Nye
Foreign Affairs: Asia's Forgotten Crisis: A New Approach to Burma - Michael Green and Derek Mitchell


Solidarity Action

*Australia












*Singapore
Singapore, Say No to Burma's Dictatorship!: Protest against the Singapore Government See Details »

*International Campaign for Burma (New York): Protest Invitation
When: 2-4 pm, November 17
Where: Burma Mission to United Nations
10 East 77th Street, 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue, New York

*France: Paris














Statement/Press Release

Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma: BURMA NEEDS PRIORITY ATTENTION FROM ASEAN, SAYS UN OFFICIAL


Report/Briefer

SHAN: Weekly Diary, No. 275 (10 – 16 November 2007)
NCGUB: Weekly News on Migrants and Refugees -No.18, November 9-16,2007