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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Burma Partnership is pleased to announce that we have launched our new website. We hope it will be a useful tool for governments, journalists, researchers, and especially activists from Burma and all over the world.

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In Solidarity,

Burma Partnership Secretariat

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Burma Update: April 17, 2008

Happy Burmese New Year!


News from Burmese Media

Shan Herald Agency for News: SSA Denies Throwing Bomb
Kachin News Group: Junta Collects List of Supporters of Referendum
Kaowao News Group: Referendum; Crisis Continues?
Khonumthung News: Gospel Baptist Church's Silver Jubilee Postponed
Irrawaddy News Magazine: More Suspects Arrested in Death of 54 Burmese Migrant Workers
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Exile, Canadian-Style
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Burmese Embassy in Singapore Prepares for Absentee Referendum Voting
Irrawaddy News Magazine: European Parliament Calls for Pressure on Junta



News from Regional/International Media

The Nation: Burmese PM to Visit Thailand This Month
Bangkok Post: Death-Truck Survivors 'Mistreated'
International Herald Tribune: Myanmar Monks Mark Traditional New Year on Thursday with Calls to Pray for Democracy
Xinhua Online: Myanmar New Year Ushers in after Merry Water Festival
The Peninsula: Myanmar Junta Detains ‘No’ Campaigners
The Hindu: Suu Kyi can Vote in Referendum, Says NLD
The Hindu: Seaways to Launch Cargo Vessels to Myanmar



Opinion/Other

Bangkok Post: The Injustice Migrant Workers Face [Commentary] - Sanitsuda Ekachai
Inter Press Service: New Constitution Gives Impunity to Military - Marwaan Macan-Markar
Mizzima News: Approval of Draft Constitution - Junta Way [Analysis] - Mungpi



Statement/Press Release

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH): Burma: China and Russia's Paradoxical Veto



Report/Briefer

ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus: Myanmar/Burma News Update (Edition 83)



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