Burma Update: June 28, 2008

Highlight

Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fighting Peacock

To celebrate her unwavering commitment to her people’s struggle for freedom, Japanese cartoonist Akazu Mizuha created Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fighting Peacock.

First published in 1994, this manga, or comic book, shows Suu Kyi’s early life and ends with her receiving the Nobel Peace Prize while under house arrest in 1991. This comic book is now available for the first time in English on The Irrawaddy Online.

News from Burmese Media

Mizzima News: Burma's cyclone survivors resist outbreak of diseases
Mizzima News: Quakes in India's Andaman Islands too far to affect Burma
Mizzima News: UNSC needs to shoulder responsibility of Burmese women's woes
Mizzima News: NLD member in prison not allowed medical treatment
Shan Heral Agency for News: Fewer refineries but no less output
Narinjara News: Monk Leaders Rejected by Monasteries
Kachin News Group: Flood kills five in KIO controlled area
Kaowao News Group: Villagers Angry as Forced Cyclone Donations Disappear
Khonumthung News: Flow of Burmese goods into India suspended

News from Regional/International Media

Xinhua: Myanmar acting on foot-and-mouth disease
UPI Asia: Burma aid efforts press on despite blocks
The Star: OCBC staff donate to victims of disasters
MCOT: Myanmar refutes claims it is not doing enough to help cyclone victims
CTV Toranto: T.O. senior gives $110K donation to Burma victims

Opinion/Other

Relief Web: Mobile clinics bring life-saving care to Myanmar women [Feature Stories] - William A. Ryan

Statement/Press Release

24-7 Press Release: Aid to Childern dot com and World Vision team up to raise funds for Myanmar children
24-7 Press Release: Datacraft raises funds to help victims of the Myanmar Cyclone disaster
Relief Web: Cyclone survivors travel to Yangon to receive water treatment training from the IRC

Report/Briefer

Relief Web: In Myanmar, the long march continues, with a pause for gratitude
Shan Heral Agency for News: Weekly Diary, No. 307 (21 – 27 June 2008)