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Thursday, June 05, 2008

Burma Update: June 5, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Independent Mon News Agency: Rumours galore regarding junta seizing arms from Karen cease-fire groups
Independent Mon News Agency: Aid workers claim easy access to areas where junta presence negligible
Independent Mon News Agency: Fuel price drops marginally in Mon state
Shan Herald Agency for News: Survey says most Shans accept genuine federal union
Shan Herald Agency for News: Late monk’s prophecy says the generals’ days are numbered
Kaladan Press Network: Seminar in Dhaka to solve Rohingya issue
Kachin News Group: Christians in northern Burma plant saplings on Environment Day
Kachin News Group: Local church in Rangoon helps cyclone victims
Mizzima News: Son of top army general arrested for alleged drug trafficking
Mizzima News: Hand-tractors required for cultivation reach Bogale
Mizzima News: Over 100 cyclone victims reach Thai-Burma border
Democratic Voice of Burma: Monks and students reject junta’s constitution
Democratic Voice of Burma: Thai artists raise funds for Burma’s cyclone victims
Democratic Voice of Burma: Bogalay residents accuse authorities of selling aid
Democratic Voice of Burma: Zarganar taken in for police questioning
The Irrawaddy: Many Delta Schools Open, but Where are the Children?
The Irrawaddy: ‘Help Burmese Refugee Migrants’ Plea to Thai Government
The Irrawaddy: Burma's Army Accused of Killing, Torturing Ethnic Karen
The Irrawaddy: Burma Vice President for 63rd UN General Assembly


Multimedia


The Irrawaddy: "Mercy Fleet" Surrenders to Than Shwe’s Iron Will - Wai Moe




Opinion/Other

Democratic Voice of Burma: Who will bell the cat in Burma? [Commentary] - Htet Aung Kyaw
Mizzima News: Nargis [Commentary] - Moe Hein
Independent Mon News Agency: "Referendum"; a gigantic duplicity of the Burmese junta [Commentary] - Shyamal Sarkar
UPI Asia Online: Cyclone relief no laughing matter - Awzar Thi

Statement/Press Release

Asian Human Rights Commission: Burma: Leading comedian working for cyclone victims arrested [Urgent Appeal]
Amnesty International: Myanmar government puts cyclone survivors at increased risk


Report/Briefer

UNIC Yangon: Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 27
The Irrawaddy
: In Rural Villages, Life is Desperate - Moe Aung Tin
Burma Issues: BI Newsletter May 2008
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus: Myanmar/Burma News Update (Edition 92)

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