Burma Update: January 7, 2008

Photo: Burmese monks studying in Sri Lanka on their peace walk for Burma
Source: http://niknayman.blogspot.com



News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Increased Monitoring of Internet Users in Rangoon
Democratic Voice of Burma: Junta Continues to Arrest Activists
Democratic Voice of Burma: 7000 Sign Petition for Jailed Arakan NLD Leaders
Narinjara News: Signature Petition for Political Prisoners
Narinjara News: Tons of Burmese Rice Arrive in Chittagong
Kachin News Group: Foreign Envoys to Attend Kachin Manau Festival
Kachin News Group: Thousand Acres of Resident's Plantations Confiscated
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burma Presents Asean’s New Chief with a Challenge
Irrawaddy News Magazine: New Opposition Bulletin Published in Rangoon
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burmese Army Senior Officer Accused of Killing Two Soldiers
Mizzima News: Junta Further Tightens Scholarship Procedures
Mizzima News: Sat TV Fees Drastically Drop Back in Burma
Mizzima News: Two Burmese Army Defectors Arrives Thailand



News from Global Media

People's Daily: Myanmar Airways International to Resume Flights to Two Southeast Asian Capitals
Xinhua Online: Myanmar to Auction Off National Library



Opinion/Other

Irrawaddy News Magazine: Who Lost the Most in the 2007 Uprising? [Editorial]
Irrawaddy News Magazine: 2747—Will It Be a Happy New Year for the Karen? [Commentary] - Shah Paung
LA Times: A Digitally Enhanced Myanmar Opposition - Paul Watson