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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

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Burma Update: May 17, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Cyclone Survivors Forced to Work and Pay for Aid
Democratic Voice of Burma: Government Claims Overwhelming ‘Yes’ Vote
Independent Mon News Agency: Burmese Junta Confident Draft Constitution has been Approved
Independent Mon News Agency: Bodies Floating to Mon State
Shan Herald Agency for News: PM Thein Sein Wrong Man for Handling Disasters?
Shan Herald Agency for News: A Quiet Celebration for This Year’s Shan Resistance Day
Kachin News Group: Kachin Tycoon Donates 138 Million Kyat to Cyclone Victims
Khonumthung News: Maltreatment in Burma Concentration Camp
Khonumthung News: Bangladesh Releases 14 Chin Missionary Workers
The Irrawaddy: No Time to Lose: Ban to General Assembly
The Irrawaddy: French Navy Ship Hover near Burma
The Irrawaddy: Worried Burmese Migrants Chip in Aid from Thailand
Mizzima News: Junta Rebuffs EU Humanitarian Commissioner


Multimedia



The Irrawaddy: With the Refugees in Laputta




Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: Heal the Wounds [Commentary] - Yeni
The Australian: Isolating Burma doesn't Help - Greg Sheridan
UPI Asia Online: Buddhism, Democracy and Dictators - Frank G. Anderson
UPI Asia Online: Myanmar and the Politics of Aid - Mong Palatino

Report/Briefer

UNIC Yangon: OCHA Situation Report No. 12

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