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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

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Burma Update: December 8, 2007

Source: http://niknayman.blogspot.com


Highlight

*Human Rights Watch: Burma: Crackdown Bloodier Than Government Admits Read »

*Human Rights Watch Report: Crackdown: Repression of the 2007 Popular Protests in Burma Read »

*Human Rights Watch: Web Feature with Exclusive New Footage Human Rights Watch obtained in Burma, Including Satellite Maps, Photos and Audio Commentary Audio » Video »


News from Burmese Media


Democratic Voice of Burma: UN Says At Least 31 Killed in Protests
Democratic Voice of Burma: Expelled UN Official Urges Action on Poverty
Kaowao News Group: DKBA Produce Motorbike License"Ah-Hta-Da-Ta"
Kaowao News Group: TBBC Facing Funding Cuts


News from Global Media

Inspire Magazine: New EU Sanctions on Burma “Will Have An Impact on the Regime”
The Earth Times: Myanmar, India to Cooperate on Tsunami Monitoring
International Herald Tribune: North Korean Envoy to Myanmar Takes Up Duties after 24-Year Diplomatic Rupture
Mercury News: Hundreds Still Held in Burma
Washington Post: '88 Burmese Resisters Aid Countrymen From Abroad
Hindustan Times: US Congress to Consider Bill to Cut Funds to Myanmar
Dawn: Myanmar Woes Raise Fears of New Migration to Thailand
CNN: U.N. Raises Myanmar crackdown Toll
UN News Centre: Use of Child Soldiers Continues in Myanmar and Burundi, Says Top UN Official



Opinion/Other

Houston Chronicle: Analysis: Myanmar's junta offers concessions but no real reform - Seth Mydans
The New York Times: News Analysis: Months After Protests, Myanmar Junta in Control -
Seth Mydans


Report/Briefer

Irrawaddy Magazine: Weekly Business Roundup

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