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Burma Partnership Secretariat

Friday, December 14, 2007

Burma Update: December 14, 2007

Source: http://www.saffronrevolutionworldwide.blogspot.com


Highlight


*Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, December 2007


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Women’s Group Chair Ill-Treated in Detention
Democratic Voice of Burma: Detainees Jailed on USDA Threat Charges Lose Appeal
Mizzima News: EU Envoy to Engage Asian Neighbors over Burma
Mizzima News: Burmese Activist Honored in Taipei
Khonumthung News Group: Burmese Regime Sells Seized Chinese Mobile Phones
Irrawaddy Magazine: How the Generals Motor their Way to Millions
Irrawaddy Magazine: State Militias Given Riot Control Training
Irrawaddy Magazine: EU to Tighten Burma Sanctions


News from Global Media

The Straits Times: Myanmar Military Proceeds with Gem Auction Despite US Import Bans
Christian Today: Hundreds Killed in Burma Protests as Forced Labour and Rape Continue
Reuters: Myanmar Deaths Higher than U.N. Estimate: Cctivists
Viet Nam News Agency: UN, Indonesia Support Democratic Process in Myanmar
Xinhua Online: Myanmar Exposes 239 Drug-related Cases in November
PR-USA.net: Myanmar Upstream Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile Available Now


Multimedia

CNN Video: UN Report on Crackdown - Inigo Gilmore
A UN report says a crackdown on protests in Myanmar may have been worse than thought.


Opinion/Other

Asia Sentinel: Enough Talk on Burma - Daniel Ten Kate
Mizzima News: The Season of Forced Labor
Shan Herald Agency for News: Interview: Even Burmese Soldiers Grow Poppies
Irrawaddy Magazine: The Role of Buddhism in the Wake of the Crackdown - Shah Paung
Irrawaddy Magazine: Gambari's Job: Keep the Spotlight on Burma - Aung Zaw
Ha'aretz: A Burmese Hanukkah - Uzi Silber


Report/Briefer

Irrawaddy Magazine: Weekly Business Roundup (December 14, 2007)
ACIG Journal: Indochina Database: Burma/Myanmar, 1948-1999 - Tom Cooper

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