Source: Shan Herald Agency for NewsNews from Burmese Media
Mizzima News: Burmese Embassy in Singapore to Conduct Absentee Voting
Kachin News Group: Traffic Police Refuse to Return Unlicensed Motorcycle
Khonumthung News: Detained Burmese Reporters in Exile Released
Khonumthung News: Constitutional Training for Government Employees
News from Regional/International Media
Mathaba News Agency: Thailand, England Seek 'Legitimate, Credible, Inclusive Referendum in Myanmar
The Jakarta Post: Irene Keeps Grandmaster Norm Hopes Alive at JAPFA
The Peninsula: Atmosphere of Intimidation Clouds Myanmar Polls: British Envoy
Opinion/Other
Bangkok Post: Human Trafficking: Migrate to Die - Supang Chantavanich
Statement/Press Release
Asian Human Rights Council: BURMA: Persistent Threats to Basic Health Rights of Detainees
Report/Briefer
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Weekly Business Roundup (April 19, 2008) - William Boot
- Burma’s Trading Neighbors Offering Military Gifts
- Bangkok, New Delhi Vie for Junta Favors in Dawei Port
- Illegal Burmese Labor Fuels Thailand Economy
- UN: Referendum Preparation Very Strange!
- Junta Reluctant to Take Back Migrants!
- Junta Has Pardoned Itself!
- Journalists Nabbed in Delhi!
Special Feature
Irrawaddy News Magazine: Malaria: The Nearest Enemy [Beyond 1988 - Reflections] - Aung Naing Oo
"Camp Thay Baw Boe, 1989: Despite our resolve to fight the Burmese army and sacrifice our lives for freedom and democracy, the All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) was poorly equipped and extremely under-funded. So the battle against Burmese troops that many idealists, including me, dreamed of before we joined the exodus was a non-starter. In fact, about 90 percent of us never experienced or even saw a battle.
But even before we could hold a wooden stick in military training, let alone a real gun, we were already fighting our nearest No 1 enemy: malaria... "
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