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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Burma Update: May 10, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Police Guarding Polling Station Shot Dead in Mon State
Narinjara News: 48 People Arrested in Maungdaw with Anti-Referendum Posters
Narinjara News: BDR Hands Relief Supplies to Nasaka
Shan Herald Agency for News: Junta Fights to Win in Shan State
Kachin News Group: Discrimination between Rural and Urban Voters in Referendum
The Irrawaddy: Massive Cheating Reported from Referendum Polling Stations
The Irrawaddy: The Smell of Death and Destruction
The Irrawaddy: The Irrawaddy Delta: Before the Cyclone
The Irrawaddy: Another Storm Front Approaches Burma
The Irrawaddy: Junta Distributes Foreign Aid—But with Generals' Names
The Irrawaddy: UN Resumes Aid Flights; US Readies C-130 Flight
The Irrawaddy: UN Aid Trucks Cross Burma Border
The Irrawaddy: Pledges for Cyclone Relief Reach $77 million
The Irrawaddy: Slow Start to Referendum
The Irrawaddy: China Can Save Cyclone Survivors, Says Sein Win
Mizzima News: Facts About Voting Today in Burma
Mizzima News: Zomi Elected Lader Pu Cin Sian Thang Injured in Car Accident
Mizzima News: Scenes from the Delta
Mizzima News: Confusing Aid Politics Hampers Relief Effort
Mizzima News: 760,000 Storm Victims in Rangoon Division Alone: Sources,


Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: Further Stormy Prospects for Burma [Commentary] - Min Zin
Democratic Voice of Burma: Referendum reflects two fights for survival - Siân Thomas
The Nation: The Unravelling of the Burmese Junta [Editorial]
The Nation: Political Rumblings Heard in Quiet before Storm in Burma
Time: Is it Time to Invade Burma? - Romesh Ratnesar
Philippine Daily Inquirer: ASEAN to the Rescue [Editorial]
Al Jazeera: Why Myanmar's Generals Shun Aid - Larry Jagan


Report/Briefer

Shan Herald Agency for News: Weekly Diary, No. 300 (2–9 May 2008)
  • After Nargis, Comes ABC!
  • Yes to Help, No to Helpers!
  • People to the Polls Today!
  • Than Shwe, Where are You?
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus: Myanmar/Burma News Update (Edition 88)

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