Burma Update: Feburary 15, 2008

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..."



News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Former PM’s Death Commemorated
Democratic Voice of Burma: Burmese Exiled Activists Complete Draft Constitution
Shan Herald Agency for News: SSA-S Denies Recruiting Child Soldiers
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burma to Attend Indian Arms Fair
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burma Starts Relocating Animals to New Zoo in Naypyidaw



News from Global Media

International Herald Tribune: Myanmar's Ethnic Karen Rebel Group Vows to Continue Fighting Against Junta's Troops
Christian Today: CSW Condemns Assassination of Karen Leader in Burma
People's Daily: Chinese New Year Lion Dance Competitions Ends in Myanmar



Opinion/Other

Mizzima News: Views on Pado Mahn Sha's Assassination
Mizzima News: "The Sangha Must Do What They Can for the People of Burma" [Interview]
Independent Mon News Agency: P'doh Mahn Sha: the Man I Knew [Feature] - Naw May Oo
Shan Herald Agency for News: Refugee Mother Lives with Uncertain Hope - Khwan Lake
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Mahn Sha: “Sixty Years in Vain” [Interview]
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Divided They Fall [Commentary] - Yeni
Asia Times: Myanmar Gains in Leader's Death - Brian McCartan



Report/Briefer

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Integrated Regional Information Networks: THAILAND: The Mechanics of Resettling Burmese Refugees [Report]

Free Burma Rangers: Villager Shot and Killed as Burma Army Completes Rotation of Troops [Report]