Highlight
- Burma Partnership Secretariat: Weekly Highlights (December 1-12, 2008)
- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi denied meeting her lawyer
- At least 215 pro-democracy activists sentenced in November
- 112 former Presidents and Prime Ministers and 241 Asian legislators urged Ban Ki-moon to secure the release of Burma's political prisoners by December 31
- Ban will not visit Burma
- New 'Dirty List' launched
- Two activists win 17th Annual Reporters Without Borders Prize
- Burma Defiles the ASEAN Charter
News from Burmese Media
- Irrawaddy: Burmese Defense Lawyer Flees to Thailand, Blasts Regime
- Irrawaddy: Promotions Seen as Part of 2010 Election Plan
- Khonumthung News: Chin villagers re-build border road to Mizoram
- Kaladan Press Network: VPDC Chairman arrested by Sarapa in Maungdaw
- Kaladan Press Network: Four engine boats leave for Malaysia with boat-people in a month
- Independent Mon News Agency: Eight migrant workers killed in car chase with Thai police
- Democratic Voice of Burma: Magwe farmers banned from working land
- Democratic Voice of Burma: Kachin villagers destroy plantation built on seized land
News from Regional/International Media
- International Herald Tribune: ASEAN charter comes into force
- AFP: UN chief visit would help Myanmar: EU envoy
- Mathaba: Still no prosecution in tragic death of 54 Myanmar migrants
Opinion/Other
- Irrawaddy: Sandar Win Walks Free After 6 Years [News Analysis] - Aung Zaw
- Irrawaddy: Isolation or Engagement? It’s Than Shwe’s Choice [Commentary] - Aung Zaw
Statement/Press Release
- Tripartite Core Group: Periodic Review: Urgent needs still to be met for the cyclone affected people
Report/Briefer
- Shan Herald Agency for News: Weekly Diary, No. 331 (6 – 12 December 2008)
- UNIC Yangon: OCHA Situation Report No. 54 (Final Issue)
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