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Friday, July 11, 2008

Burma Update: July 11, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: ILO condemns May Day activists' appeal denial
Democratic Voice of Burma: Burst embankment floods 30,000 acres of farmland
Democratic Voice of Burma: Villagers' woes continue in Bogalay
Democratic Voice of Burma: Charity treasurer accused of embezzlement
Mizzima News: Crabs aplenty but price declines
Mizzima News: Chindwin touches fourth highest point in 40 years
Mizzima News: Additional £17.5 million by DFID to help Burmese cyclone survivors
Narinjara News: Western Command Commander Asks for "Manpower Donation"
Kachin News Group: Myitkyina residents pine for electricity
The Irrawaddy: Cyclone Nargis Offers Sobering Lessons, Says Environmentalist
The Irrawaddy: Gambari Meets UN General Assembly President
The Irrawaddy: Junta Media Accuses Western Politicians, Media of Cyclone Opportunism
The Irrawaddy: Revised Flash Appeal Seeks another $280 Million for Burma
Independent Mon News Agency: Gita Association member extorts money from VCD shops
Independent Mon News Agency: Cyclone victims eat crabs found under corpses
Khonumthung News: Chin people forced to clean bushes in tea garden

News from Regional/International Media

UN News Centre: Myanmar: UN appeals for $482 million for cyclone recovery
Association of Southeast Asian Nations: UN Expresses Appreciation to ASEAN Leadership in Assisting Victims of Cyclone Nargis
Association of Southeast Asian Nations: US$303.8 Million Still Needed to Assist Victims of Cyclone Nargis
Association of Southeast Asian Nations: ASEAN Ready to Increase Cooperation with the UN Systems in Assisting Victims of Cyclone Nargis
New Straits Times: Paying the price for complaining
Reporters Without Borders: Burma: blogger and poet brought before prison court
Vietnam News Agency: Myanmar to send sports delegation to Beijing Olympics
Reuters: World Vision calls on donors to 'step up' as appeal for Myanmar Cyclone funding reopens
Relief Web: Myanmar: Cyclone fishermen await assistance

Opinion/Other

Democratic Voice of Burma: Is trafficking inevitable? [Commentary] - Ali Fowle
World Press: Myanmar: Waiting for Aung San Suu Kyi [Commentary] - Dennis Guild
The Star: The imperialism of good intentions - Richard Gwyn
Independent Mon News Agency: Making money from death [Commentary] - Shyamal Sarkar


Interview

Democratic Voice of Burma: Burma’s declining basic education [Interview with Former Rangoon University lecturer Daw Nyein Khet Khet]

Cartoon



The Irrawaddy: Breathing Beijing - Harn Lay






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