Burma Update: July 15, 2008

Highlight

National Council of the Union of Burma: Democracy Forces will Challenge the Credentials of the Military Junta and Object its Right to Represent Burma in the 2008 UN General Assembly

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: CNF threatens assassinations if development obstructed
Democratic Voice of Burma: Martyrs' day invitations withdrawn
Democratic Voice of Burma: Donated fishing equipment taken back from villagers
Democratic Voice of Burma: Bomb in Dike Oo kills 1, injures 5
Mizzima News: Trial of Burmese business tycoon Maung Weik begins
Mizzima News: "Arrested Lieutenant not our member": KNU
Narinjara News: Maungdaw Residents Suffer from Extortion for Electricity
Narinjara News: Tolls Collected from Traders at Army Gate
Kachin News Group: Putao farmers under junta scanner
The Irrawaddy: Refugee Accommodation Booming in Rangoon
The Irrawaddy: Thai Embassy Raises the Bar for Burmese Seeking Visas
The Irrawaddy: Gambari’s Burma Visit Postponed
The Irrawaddy: Armed Burmese Uprising Morally Justified: Chomsky

News from Regional/International Media

Association of Southeast Asian Nations: PONJA Report Ready for Launch on 21 July 2008
Daily Times: China top destination for Myanmar trafficking victims
The Straits Time: Myanmar arrests 329 drug traffickers in June: state media

Multimedia



Thailand Burma Border Consortium: Art created by children on World Refugee Day

Opinion/Other

Kaowao News Group: Drug Addiction in Mon Migrant Communities - Siha Ong
Mizzima News: Police incompetence; multiple murderers still at large [Commentary]
The Irrawaddy: A Call to Arms? [Commentary] - Kyaw Zwa Moe

Report/Briefer

UNIC Yangon: OCHA Situation Report No. 39

Interview

Mizzima News: Attitude on fresh election: contest or not