Burma Update: February 22, 2008

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Military Abducts 15 Children in Tharawaddy
Democratic Voice of Burma: Pro-Government Leafleting in Insein Township
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD Calls for Publication of Convention Principles
Mizzima News: Essar to Explore Burma's Onshore Gas Field
Mizzima News: New Extension Town for Naypyitaw
Mizzima News: Costa Rican Leader Stands Behind Suu Kyi
Independent Mon News Agency: Mon Migrants Celebrate National Day Amidst Security Concern in Malaysia
Independent Mon News Agency: Referendum will Destroy Chances of Reconciliation: NMSP
Independent Mon News Agency: Burmese Love Journal Back on Stands
Shan Herald Agency for News: More Exploitation on Villagers since Crackdown
Shan Herald Agency for News: SSA Busts Up Junta Dinner Party
Shan Herald Agency for News: Enemy is Close to Us, Says Chin Leader
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Defiant Mon Celebrate Their National Day
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Outcry for Fair Referendum, Elections
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Rangoon Internet Users Report Poor Connections
Irrawaddy News Magazine: India Battling China for Influence
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Three Pa-O Ceasefire Leaders Detained
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Bomb at Mae Sot Dump Injures 14 Burmese Migrants
Irrawaddy News Magazine: British Unionists Calls for End to Lonely Planet’s Burma Guide
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Computer Virus Attacks Burmese Opposition Groups



News from Global Media

UN News Centre: ASEAN Plays Key Role in Helping Myanmar, UN Envoy Stresses
Xinhua Online: Myanmar's Foreign Trade Up over 30% in First Half of 2007-08
The Peninsula: UN Envoy to Meet Myanmar Rulers in March
Xinhua Online: Indonesia Supports Elections in Myanmar
The Straits Times: Myanmar Magazine Launches Counterattack on 'Fat' Rambo
International Herald Tribune: AP Interview: UN Myanmar Envoy Frustrated at Slow Progress in Reforms
The Nation: Rangoon Zoo Losing Its Inmates to Military Capital



Opinion/Other

Irrawaddy News Magazine: Junta Targeting Burma’s Press [Commentary] - Yeni
The Boston Globe: World's Conscience on Burma [Editorial]
The Guardian Weekly: Dream of Leaving Burma - Pete Browne
AFP: As Myanmar's Economy Crumbles, Prostitution Lures Young Women