Burma Update: Feburary 13, 2008

Photo: Burma's Union Day Protest In Front of NLD Headquarters, February 12
Source: http://ko-htike.blogspot.com


Highlight

Burma Partnership: The Burma Partnership Calls on ASEAN and the International Community to Reject the Military Regime’s Referendum on a New Constitution [Statement]

"On February 9 2008, the military regime in Burma announced that it would hold a National Referendum on a new constitution in May this year to be followed by the multi-party general elections in 2010. The Burma Partnership calls on ASEAN and the international community to reject the National Referendum on a draft constitution which legitimizes the current rule of the military junta..."

Burma Partnership Briefer: Responses to Regime's Referendum


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Authorities Disrupt NLD Union Day Activities
Mizzima News: Ceasefire Groups Join in Opposition Dinner
Mizzima News: Zoo's Denizens Relocated to New Capital
Mizzima News: Women Groups Reject New Elections
Narinjara News: Authorities Foil Union Day Ceremony in Taungup
Narinjara News: Burmese Nationals Held in Bangladesh ID Fraud Case
Narinjara News: Sittwe Residents Squeezed for Water Meter Fee
Narinjara News: Burma Expected to Export 400,000 Tons of Rice to Bangladesh
Independent Mon News Agency: MNDF Requests its Nationals to Ignore Referendum and Elections
Kachin News Group: A Mother of Three Raped and Killed by Burmese Soldier
Khonumthung News: Burmese Ethnic Groups Call for Boycott of Regime's Road Map
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Children’s Day Nothing to Celebrate in Burma
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burmese Referendum: Here We Go Again...
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Valentine’s Day Takes Hold in Burma
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Four Rewarded for Burmese Community Work


News from Global Media

IOL: Suu Kyi's Deputy will Remain Confined
Novinite: Bulgaria Imposes Restrictions against Myanmar
Xinhua Online: Myanmar to Host Asian Billiards Championships in April
Reuters: Activists Flee Myanmar Crackdown to Thailand
Reuters: Thai PTTEP in deal with CNOOC in Myanmar
Hindustan Times: Britain Calls for Suu Kyi's Immediate Release
UN News Centre: Time to Punish Parties Who Use or Abuse Children in Armed Conflicts – UN Envoy


Opinion/Other

Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burma’s Referendum Ambush - Aung Zaw
Scoop: Burma Junta Deserves A Universal Arms-Embargo - Naing Ko Ko


Report/Briefer

ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus: Myanmar News Update 77