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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

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Burma Update: October 18, 2008

Highlight
  • BP Secretariat: Weekly Briefer (October 6 - 12, 2008)
    • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appeals against her detention.
    • Five educational journals banned.
    • Cyclone victims conscripted for road construction.
    • Burma expands economic ties with Bangladesh.
    • Global financial turmoil affects Burma's tourism industry.
    • Junta bans nine Chinese diary products.
    • Wildlife is fleein to India due to forest clearance.
    • UN Secretary-General may drop visit to Burma.
    • UN special reporteur outlines core human rights elements.
    • Credential challenge campaign continues.



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