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Friday, June 20, 2008

Burma Update: June 20, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Police visit detained NLD members' families
Independent Mon News Agency: Foreign monks help reconstruct school, after junta's cronies refuse
Independent Mon News Agency: Mon state told to send 70 water buffaloes and 27 men to cyclone hit delta
Independent Mon News Agency: Junta forces villagers to build new army bases
Kachin News Group: Junta resumes plantations for biofuel post referendum
Kachin News Group: Junta halts gold mining temporarily in Nam San Yang
Mizzima News: Junta continues tightening security outside NLD office
Shan Herald Agency for News: Burmese exiles call for Suu Kyi’s release on her birthday
Narinjara News: Women's League of Burma Demonstrates for Daw Suu Kyi in Bangladesh
Narinjara News: ALD Japan Donates 4 Million Kyat to Nargis Victims
Khonumthung News: Burmese refugee in Malaysia dies of depression
The Irrawaddy: Junta Reshuffles Cabinet, Top Military Posts
The Irrawaddy: The Thugs are Back in Action
The Irrawaddy: Rice Discusses Burma with Ban
The Irrawaddy: Refugees Observe International Refugee Day
The Irrawaddy: Petition Filed Against Detention of Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy: Junta Detains 14 Calling for Release of Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy: Cindy McCain Blasts Burma's Junta on Asia Charity Trip
The Irrawaddy: Survivors Try to Come to Terms with Their Loss


Opinion/Other

Democratic Voice of Burma: Cyclone Nargis and the rice crisis [Analysis] - Tai Kyaw
Mizzima News: Birthday present for Daw Suu: Waves of 'Saffron Revolution' [Commentary] - Nay Than Maung
Oped News: Another 'unhappy birthday' for Aung San Su Kyi [Article] - Zaw Nay Aung


Report/Briefer

Relief Web: Emergency & rehabilitation programme - Needs assessment for the cyclone Nargis affected areas, Jun 2008 [Assessments; Situation Reports]
UNIC Yangon: Myanmar: Health cluster situation report no. 27, 19 Jun 2008 [Report]
San Francisco Chron
icle: How to help cyclone survivors [Information for Donation]

Multimedia


Democratic
Voice of Burma: Photo of the Week (June 19, 2008)







Reuters: UN aid reaches Myanmar victims - Paul Chapman





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