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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, September 09, 2008

Burma Update: September 9, 2007

Highlight

Veteran Politician Colleagues: Submission revelation opinion of Veteran Politician Colleagues in Myanmar upon Mr. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari's activities in Myanmar

"We the Veteran Politician Colleagues and the peoples of Myanmar still look forward to the rold of the United Nations and good offices of the Secretary General to bring about a tripartite dialogue between SPDC, National League for Democracy (NLD) and all political Parties and all ethnic Nationality groups to achieve National Reconciliation and unity for united efforts to build a united free and prosperous democratic Myanmar."

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Cyclone refugee charged after submitting petition
Democratic Voice of Burma: Pakokku residents slam security forces' inaction
Democratic Voice of Burma: Veteran politicians call for end to hunger strike
Democratic Voice of Burma: Fortune-tellers jailed for sexual assault
Narinjara News: People's Militia Forced to Joined Army
Kachin News Group: KIO General Secretary's home looted
Shan Herald Agency for News: Cure for cold becoming rage of speed producers
Mizzima News: Opposition discusses IFIs
The Irrawaddy: Three Injured in Rangoon Bus Blast
The Irrawaddy: Activists in Japan Begin Hunger Strike
The Irrawaddy: More Dissidents in Central Burma Arrested
The Irrawaddy: Commemoration of Monk's Death Muted in Arakan State
Myanmar Times: Dhaka proposes road links with Thailand through Myanmar


Opinion/Other

Shan Herald Agency for News: To save Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, A Courageous Freedom Fighter - S.N.Oo
The Irrawaddy: Next US President Should Engage Asean More Than Bush Did [Contributor] - Kavi Chongkittavorn
Asian Tribune: Analysis and Strategy: My Country First - Prof. Kanbawza Win

Statement/Press Release

Asian Human Rights Commission: Burma: A man charged for having contact with overseas radio station

Report/Briefer

Thailand Burma Border Consortium: Update: TBBC & UNHCR Border Map & Populations (August 2008)

Relief Web: Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Emergency Appeal No. MDRMM002 Operations Update No. 21 (IFRC)



Mizzima News: Come Rain or Shine [The first book on Burma's Saffron Revolution and Cyclone Nargis – including over 50 color pictures]





Event

The Burma Project of Open Society Institute, Pen American Center and The New York Review of Books Present

Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in Burma/Myanmar

  • When: Tuesday, September 23
  • Where: Cooper Union's Great Hall: 7 East 7th Street, NYC
  • What time: 7 pm.

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