Burma Update: March 26, 2008

Highlight

All Burma Monks' Alliance and the 88 Generation Students: The United Nations has Failed to Take Responsibility to Protect the People of Burma, Who are Prepared for the Worst








News from Burmese Media

Mizzima News: Rocket Strikes DKBA Gambling Den
Mizzima News: Junta Inaugurates Naypyitaw Zoo
Narinjara News: Forced Labor on Rubber Plantation
Independent Mon News Agency: Mon Villagers Flee from Abuse to Southern Ye Township
Independent Mon News Agency: Mon State Referendum Commission Starts Campaign
Shan Herald Agency for News: Burma Army Soldiers Put to Flight
Kachin News Group: Enumerators in Bhamo District in a Spot
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burmese Armed Forces Day to Mark Decades of Military Rule
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Regime Restricts More NGO Activities
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Activist Groups Accuse UN of Letting Burmese People Down
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Anti-government Campaigns Continue in Burma
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Thai Premier Firm on Developing Ties with Burma



News from Regional/International Media

Xinhua Online: Indonesia, Thailand Expect ASEAN Countries to Help Settle Crisis in Myanmar
IOL: Junta Set to Adopt Indonesia-Style Rule
International Herald Tribune: Soaring Rice Prices Force Drastic Cuts in Food Aid to Myanmar Refugees
Channel News Asia: Activists Launch Underground Campaign against Myanmar Charter



Multimedia


Video: In Shan State: Widows and Orphans



Opinion/Other

Irrawaddy News Magazine: Exodus: A Refugee Reporter’s Story of Resettlement [Commentary] - Shah Paung
Bangkok Post: Factions within Junta Draw Battle Lines - Larry Jagan
Asia Times: Crisis Looms for Myanmar's Riven Junta - Larry Jagan
Asia Times: Unreal Rambo Finds An Army of Fans - Brian McCartan