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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Burma Update: June 19, 2008

Highlight

Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: needed now more than ever [Briefer]
Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy
: Open Letter to Aung San Suu Kyi
US Department of State: Burma – Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Supporters mark Daw Suu’s birthday
Democratic Voice of Burma: FFSS plans work on storm-resistant school
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD members beaten and arrested
Independent Mon News Agency: WLB calls for release of Suu Kyi on her 63rd birthday
Kachin News Group: Junta continues to restrict aid workers from helping cyclone victims
Mizzima News: Maung Weik still under detention
Mizzima News: One monk and three activists arrested by USDA members
Mizzima News: NLD calls for parliament to be convened
The Irrawaddy: Salt Shortage Adds to Post-Nargis Woes
The Irrawaddy: Arrested: Volunteers Who Bury the Dead
The Irrawaddy: In Hard Times, Pawnshops Thrive
The Irrawaddy: Brown, Sarkozy Call for Immediate Release of Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy: Rice Accuses Regime of ‘Backtracking’ on Suu Kyi Pledges
The Irrawaddy: US Senator Wants Ruling on 'Crimes against Humanity' Charge against Regime
The Irrawaddy: Water Buffaloes Needed in Cyclone-hit Burma, Says FAO
The Irrawaddy: Scientists Fighting Disease with Climate Forecasts


Opinion/Other

The Boston Globe: An appeal for Burma's women [Editorials]
Mizzima News: Who was there to help? [Commentary] - Christopher Smith
The Irrawaddy: Did Nargis Baptize Asean? [Commentary] - Aung Zaw
The Irrawaddy: The Imprisoned Voice of Freedom [Commentary] - Kyaw Zwa Moe
UPI Asia Online: No show trials for Burma’s protestors - Awzar Thi
The Nation: Who will save Burma's women and children? - Nilar Thein
The Huffington Post: The US Must Do More for Burma - Jared Genser


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