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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Burma Update: May 15, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Storm victims arrested and driven out from shelters
Shan Herald Agency for news: Market sellers forced to donate for Cyclone Nargis victims
Shan Herald Agency for news: Wa told to give back their temporary cards
Shan Herald Agency for news: Authorities force people to work till death
The Irrawaddy: A Trickle of Aid Reaches Survivors
The Irrawaddy: Behind the Story in Laputta
The Irrawaddy: Cyclone Survivors Told to Return to Shattered Homes
The Irrawaddy: Time to Invoke ‘Responsibility to Protect’: Burmese Activists
The Irrawaddy: Asean Assessment Team Expected in Burma Today
The Irrawaddy: Un Chief Calls Emergency Meeting on Burma
Khonumthung News: Irregularities in constitutional referendum: CHRO
Mizzima News: Opposition, critics blast poll results
Mizzima News: Burma approves draft constitution by 92.4 percent
Mizzima News: NLD condemn junta for polling in Cyclone hit area
Kachin News Group: Junta to expand logging fields in Northern Burma

News from Regional/International Media

Al Jazeera: Rain threatens Myanmar survivors
BBC News: Aid for Burma 'must be monitored'
UN News Centre: Ban Ki-moon to send UN’s humanitarian chief to Myanmar
VOA News: Red Cross Warns of Further Misery for Burma's Cyclone Victims
New York Times: Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest
New York Times: Amid Myanmar Secrecy, Tales of Survival
CNN Asia: Myanmar warns against hoarding cyclone aid
CNN Asia: U.N.: Myanmar deaths could exceed 100,000
UPI Asia: Preventable deaths, global consequences
UPI Asia: Myanmar cyclone tragedy's scope widens
AP: Local heroes step in to help cyclone victims
Radio Netherlands: UN emergency summit on crisis Burma
Bangkok Post: Junta Claims a Win
Bangkok Post: No second cyclone but heavy rains threaten Burma
The Nation: 'Huge turnout' for Burma's referendum
The Nation: Asean to activate all mechanisms
AFP: Myanmar refuses to bow to pressure as UN calls meeting
International Herald Tribune: Food crisis looms in Myanmar
UNIC Yangon: Ban Ki Moon - Much Bigger Aid Effort Needed for Myanmar

Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: Perfect Storm [Commentary] - Aung Zaw
New York Times: Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military [Article] - Warren Hoge
New York Times: Shame on the Junta [Editorial]




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