Happy Burmese New Year!Highlight
National League for Democracy: Special Announcement No: 5/04/08
" ... Such being the case, it is hereby declared that in order to enable the people of all nationalities, including the ethnic nationalities, to freely cast their votes and regain the trust and respect of the international community, it is vital to allow international monitors, including the United Nations, to observe the referendum.... "
News from Burmese Media
Narinjara News: 132 Model Village Families Arrive in Maungdaw
Kaladan Press Network: SPDC's Referendum Training Concluded in Arakan
News from Regional/International Media
Xinhua Online: Water Festival Kicks Off in Myanmar Former Capital
The Star: Brothers Jailed for Murder Bid on Myanmar Consul
Lakehouse Daily News: 100,000 MT of Rice from Myanmar
Opinion/Other
Bangkok Post: The Fate of Burma's Farmers [Book Review] - Achara Ashayagachat
The Japan Times: Gambari's Battle in Burma - Michael Richardson
Guardian: Ludu Daw Amar [Obituary]
Mizzima News: Referendum Not a Final Solution [Editorial]
Report/Briefer
Shan Herald Agency for News: Weekly Diary, No. 296 (5–11 April 2008)
Special Feature
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Marijuana Nights in the Jungle [Beyond 1988 - Reflections] - Aung Naing Oo
Camp Thay Baw Boe, 1988-89: Marijuana abounds in the jungle—much to the delight of some students in our midst on the border. I had tried it once or twice while drunk and usually in the company of my convivial friends in Rangoon. But I never liked it, especially after I burnt my new sarong with a ganja cheroot after a night out.
It was said that local Karen people fed marijuana, mixed with tamarind, to elephants to control them when they are in heat or pulling logs. And we did, in fact, often see elephants in the jungle slowly pulling felled trees, as if they were stoned. I don’t know if they really were high but I always wowed foreign visitors to our jungle camp when I told them this believe-it-or-not “fact.”
Fun
Cartoon: “The Government Expects the Referendum Will Go Like Clockwork” - Harn Lay
Source: Irrawaddy News Magazine
National League for Democracy: Special Announcement No: 5/04/08
" ... Such being the case, it is hereby declared that in order to enable the people of all nationalities, including the ethnic nationalities, to freely cast their votes and regain the trust and respect of the international community, it is vital to allow international monitors, including the United Nations, to observe the referendum.... "
News from Burmese Media
Narinjara News: 132 Model Village Families Arrive in Maungdaw
Kaladan Press Network: SPDC's Referendum Training Concluded in Arakan
News from Regional/International Media
Xinhua Online: Water Festival Kicks Off in Myanmar Former Capital
The Star: Brothers Jailed for Murder Bid on Myanmar Consul
Lakehouse Daily News: 100,000 MT of Rice from Myanmar
Opinion/Other
Bangkok Post: The Fate of Burma's Farmers [Book Review] - Achara Ashayagachat
The Japan Times: Gambari's Battle in Burma - Michael Richardson
Guardian: Ludu Daw Amar [Obituary]
Mizzima News: Referendum Not a Final Solution [Editorial]
Report/Briefer
Shan Herald Agency for News: Weekly Diary, No. 296 (5–11 April 2008)
- Salute to Ludu Daw Amar!
- Referendum on 10 May!
- At Last, Text Draft is Released!
- 54 Migrants Suffocated!
Special Feature
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Marijuana Nights in the Jungle [Beyond 1988 - Reflections] - Aung Naing Oo
Camp Thay Baw Boe, 1988-89: Marijuana abounds in the jungle—much to the delight of some students in our midst on the border. I had tried it once or twice while drunk and usually in the company of my convivial friends in Rangoon. But I never liked it, especially after I burnt my new sarong with a ganja cheroot after a night out.
It was said that local Karen people fed marijuana, mixed with tamarind, to elephants to control them when they are in heat or pulling logs. And we did, in fact, often see elephants in the jungle slowly pulling felled trees, as if they were stoned. I don’t know if they really were high but I always wowed foreign visitors to our jungle camp when I told them this believe-it-or-not “fact.”
Fun
Cartoon: “The Government Expects the Referendum Will Go Like Clockwork” - Harn LaySource: Irrawaddy News Magazine
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