Burma Update: January 23, 2008

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Military Road Construction Destroys Farmlands
Democratic Voice of Burma: HIV/AIDS Hospital Brings in Fees for Patients
Democratic Voice of Burma: Poet Arrested for Hidden Message
Mizzima News: China and U.S. Remain at Loggerheads over Burma
Independent Mon News Agency: Burmese Junta Force Farmers to Cultivate Summer Paddy
Independent Mon News Agency: Burmese Junta Orders Seizure of Unlicensed Vehicles
Shan Herald Agency for News: Shans Gather for Brighter Future of All Different Shan Nationalities
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Government Hospital Stops Free Medical Services to HIV/AIDS Sufferers
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Rangoon Taxi Drivers Dismayed by Meter Order
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Young People Throw an Online Lifeline



News from Global Media

International Herald Tribune: UNICEF: As Many as 400 Children Die Daily in Myanmar; Second-Worst Record in Asia
The Globe and Mail: Saudi Arabia Executes Three Myanmar Men for Burglary
The Straits Times: EU Envoy to Visit Thailand for Talks on Myanmar
Hampshire Chronicle: Winchester Event Highlights Burma
Xinhua Online: Japanese Film Festival Opens in Myanmar



Opinion/Other

Mizzima News: Education and Hope in Exile [Commentary] - Mark Fenn
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Seeking the Truth, Informing the Public [Commentary] - Aung Zaw