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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Burma Update: May 28, 2008

Highlight

United Nations: Secretary-General Regrets Extension of Myanmar Opposition Leader's House Arrest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore): Extension of House Arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by Myanmar Government

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB), Forum for Democracy in Burma (FDB): ASEAN Briefing Paper

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Local Authorities Skim Money Off Farm Subsidies
Democratic Voice of Burma: Rights Groups Say UN Should Do More to Free Daw Suu
Democratic Voice of Burma: Political Prisoners Tortured in Insein Prison: AAPP
Democratic Voice of Burma: Lawyer Urges Junta to Visit Remote Cyclone Victims
Democratic Voice of Burma: Solo Protester Suffering from Cerebral Malaria
Mizzima News: ASEAN-Led Mechanism A Waste of Time
Mizzima News: Prominent Ethnic Political Leader's Health Deteriorates
Narinjara News: Two-Day Bangladesh Tour of UNHCR Chief Ends
Narinjara News: Mud Volcano Erupts in Arakan
Narinjara News: Donations for Cyclone Victims Misappropriated by Army
Kachin News Group: Junta Flouts Its Order, Fishes in Danai River
The Irrawaddy: Salt and Fisheries Industries at a Standstill
The Irrawaddy: Nargis: A Cash Cow for the Regime?
The Irrawaddy: Burma’s Censors Vet In-Depth Cyclone Reports
The Irrawaddy: Amnesty Calls Burma ‘Human Rights Flashpoint’
The Irrawaddy: Regime Must Explain Suu Kyi’s Detention: NLD
The Irrawaddy: Shan Migrant Workers Appeal Compensation Claim
The Irrawaddy: Cyclone Survivors Bullied by Soldiers
Independent Mon New Agency: Number of School Dropouts Increase in Mon State
Independent Mon New Agency: Junta Warns Southern Mon State of Fresh Cyclone
Independent Mon New Agency: Burmese Migrant Worker Jobless, Fishing Suspended


Opinion/Other

Bangkok Post: A Sign of Hope for Burmese [Editorial]
Khaleeji Times: Myopia in Myanmar [Editorial]
The Nation: Burmese Junta's Lessons in Diplomacy - Kavi Chongkittavorn
International Herald Tribune: Disaster Unfolding in Burma; A bleak Future; Nuclear Fears; Governments at Fault - Alan Greiner, Bern
International Herald Tribune: Even with Access, Distributing aid in Myanmar is A Challenge [News Analysis]
New York Times: When It Comes to Politics, Burmese Say, Government Is All Too Helpful
Asia Times: Democracy and Death in Myanmar

Statement/Press Release

Asian Human Rights Commission: Burma: Police Held Drivers and Their Trucks Carrying Relief [Urgent Appeal]

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