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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

Monday, August 04, 2008

Burma Update: August 4, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Mizzima News: Landslide in Phakant kills 20 people
Mizzima News: Family cannot yet meet Zaw Thet Htwe
Mizzima News: UN needs to take stronger stance on Burma: AI
Mizzima News: Advocacy group appeals for common stance on Burma
Chinland Guardian: Starvation Stalks In Chin State As Burma's Regime Ignores
Kachin News Group: Activists urge visitors to China to boycott jade from Burma
Khonumthung News: Minor Burmese girl raped in Mizoram
Khonumthung News: Burmese migrant pushed from building dies in Mizoram
Khonumthung News: Burmese Army fines cattle owners in Chin state
Shan Herald Agency for News: Junta beefs up security in Shan State
The Irrawaddy: Security tightens as 8.8.88 Anniversary campaign begins
The Irrawaddy: UN Rights envoy meets Burmese Buddhist monks
The Irrawaddy: Thai, Burmese note 8-8-8 Anniversary
Burma News International: UN and US cannot bring changes in Burma : NCGUB at UN


Opinion/Other

Mizzima News: Looking toward the 2010 elections [Commentary] - Htet Win
The Irrawaddy: Time for Stalling on Human Rights Over [Contributor] - Bo Kyi
Independent Mon News Agency: Electoral Dilemmas [Commentary] - Ashley South
Independent Mon News Agency: Caught between the devil and the deep sea [Commentary] - Shyamal Sarkar
The Nation: Burma highlights Bush's visit to Thailand [Regional Perspective] - Kavi Chongkittavorn


8888 Event


SOS Birmanie / SOS Burma
Anybody not happy about Beijing Olympic for any reason is invited and encouraged to join this event in fornt of the Chinese Embassy in Paris at 14:08 on 8th August 2008.



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