Burma Update: July 19, 2008

Highlight

Relief Web: Thailand: Stop forced returns of Karen refugees to Burma - Human Rights Watch (HRW)

News from Burmese Media

Mizzima News: Junta sells seeds which do not sprout to farmers in Irrawaddy
Mizzima News: Martyr's Day marked by Burma's opposition amidst tight security
Mizzima News: Foreigners need permits from War Office to visit cyclone-hit areas
Narinjara News: Prisoners Forced to Work on Road Repair
Kachin News Group: Teachers in Dun Gan encourage students to cheat: Residents
Shan Herald Agency for News: Drug case sends bank scare
The Irrawaddy: Security Tight in Rangoon on Martyr’s Day

News from Regional/International Media

Yahoo News: Suu Kyi banned from Myanmar Martyrs' day gathering
The Strait Times: UN humanitarian chief to travel to Myanmar next week
The Jakarta Post: Myanmar ratifies ASEAN charter
Aljazeera: UN to end Myanmar aid flights
Mail & Guardian: Families hang on to hope for Burma's cyclone missing
Times of Malta: Extending a helping hand to Myanmar victims
NST Online: Fate of Myanmar trio uncertain

Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: Spy games: The Case of Naing Naing [Beyond 1988 — Reflections] - Aung Naing Oo
The Aspen Times: Myanmar: Buddhist beauty and government oppression - Story and photos by Paul and Marjorie Hilts

Report/Briefer

The Irrawaddy: Weekly Business Roundup (July 19, 2008)
Shan Herald Agency for News: Weekly Diary, No. 310 (13 – 18 July 2008) 2008-07-19