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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Burma Partnership is pleased to announce that we have launched our new website. We hope it will be a useful tool for governments, journalists, researchers, and especially activists from Burma and all over the world.

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In Solidarity,

Burma Partnership Secretariat

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Burma Update: August 19, 2008

Highlight

All Burma Federation of Student Unions: Arrest of Student Activists [Announcement 6/2008]
Burma Campaign UK: Prisoner Release Must Be Priority For Gambari


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Voters and officials punished for "No" votes
Democratic Voice of Burma: 2000 Khami Chin flee to India due to food crisis
Democratic Voice of Burma: U Gambira charged with 10 offences
Democratic Voice of Burma: Naga rebels block access to border crossing
Mizzima News: Gambari's mission kicks off to little fanfare
Mizzima News: Junta benefits from regional economic tug-of-war
Kachin News Group: Junta bent on wiping out ethnic Kachins says KNO
Kachin News Group: Eggs from China give poultry owners sleepless nights in northern Burma
Kaladan Press Network: Surprise operation by Nasaka in northern Arakan
Kaladan Press Network: Four Burmese nationals arrested in Bangladesh
Kaladan Press Network: Eighty houses built on Rohingya land
Narinjara News: Mud Volcano Erupts in Arakan
Shan Herald Agency for News: Junta commander: Thailand violating Burmese sovereignty
The Irrawaddy: Gambari has big agenda during visit
The Irrawaddy: Is Suu Kyi trying to get the message out?
The Irrawaddy: International insurance companies leave Burma
The Irrawaddy: Burma's annual natural gas sales rise 25 percent
Independent Mon News Agency: No electricity supply without inaugural ceremony: Naypyidaw
Independent Mon News Agency: Rubber prices soar


Opinion/Other

Bangkok Post: Charity fund-raiser [Helping Hand]
The Wall Street Journal: A New Breed of Monk Rises in Myanmar - A WSJ Staff Reporter

Cartoon


The Irrawaddy: The Handicap Race








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