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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Burma Update: June 26, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Authorities collect money and paddy for rice cultivation
Democratic Voice of Burma: Woman stages solo protest in downtown Rangoon
Democratic Voice of Burma: Amnesty International calls for prisoner release
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD continues aid operations in delta
Democratic Voice of Burma: New curriculum excludes General Aung San
Mizzima News: Junta's drug control claim irrelevant to ground situation: Researcher
Mizzima News: Four Burmese athletes to join Olympic Games
Mizzima News: MSF draws attention to need for clean drinking water for cyclone survivors
Shan Heral Agency for News: Wanyin ill-informed choice for drug free project
Shan Heral Agency for News: Villagers flee to border to escape abuses by Burma Army
Kachin News Group: Mushroom growth of poppy cultivation in Sadon
Kachin News Group: Students mark 'World Drug Day' with anti-drug posters in Northern Burma
Kaladan News: School teacher tortured by Army in Buthidaung
Kaladan News: Rohingyas sent back to Burma by BDR
The Irrawaddy: Thousands in Delta Told to Relocate
The Irrawaddy: Women’s Groups Want Junta Arraigned before ICC
The Irrawaddy: Bush Discusses Burma with UN Ambassadors
The Irrawaddy: Burma Cyclone Survivors Proved Tough
Independent Mon News Agency: Parents forced to take out children from school
Independent Mon News Agency: More drug flow into southern Mon state

News from Regional/International Media

Xinhua: Myanmar stresses prompt repair of cyclone-ravaged jetties in Yangon
Xinhua: Myanmar to strive for realizing poppy-free target by 2014
Reuters: G8 pushes Myanmar to accept foreign cyclone aid
Reuters: Bangladesh seeks Myanmar farm land on lease
Relief Web: Myanmar: "Lightening" brings help to cyclone survivors
NDTV: UBI signs MoU with three Myanmar banks
Channel News Asia: Singapore hands over airport ground handling equipment to Myanmar
Beacon Journal: Trek aims to bring peace to Myanmar
The Times of India: Myanmar scribe held for burying cyclone dead
East Lothian Courier: Teacher’s 400-mile trek takes him barefoot across county
The Straits Times: Myanmar sticks to 2014 drugs-free target despite opium gains
Express India: ULFA preparing to generate power in Myanmar



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