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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, October 16, 2007

Burma Update: October 16, 2007









Source: http://niknayman.blogspot.com/, http://ko-htike.blogspot.com/


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Highlights

Letter to UN Secretary-General and Members of the UN Secretary Council - 'the 88 Generation Students' ... Page 1 ... Page 2 ...
AIPMC Statement: Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar necessary
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: Council Conclusions on Burma/Myanmar ... Read ...
Foreign airlines cut flights to Myanmar
Brussels aims sanctions at Burma elite
Malaysia Rules Out Sanctions Against Myanmar, Pledges Support for...


Interview

Myanmar: ICRC is deeply worried about the fate of those arrested


Inside Burma

Irrawaddy: Where Have All the Monks Gone?
Irrawaddy: More Dissidents Flee to Thai-Burmese Border
Irrawaddy: Fears Grow for Fate of Detained Activists
Irrawaddy: NLD Calls on Junta to End Torture of Detainees - AP
Mizzima: Burmese junta rebuff int'l pressure, vow to 'march on'
Mizzima: Junta appeases monks with offerings
DVB: Wage increase for Rangoon municipal workers
DVB: 88 generation students urge continued public pressure
DVB: Three Mandalay NLD members arrested
DVB: ABFSU leader Kyaw Ko Ko not arrested
IMNA: Military scrutinizing guests in monasteries
IMNA: Army officers accept 2 million Kyat bribe; refuse to free detainee
Narinjara: Father and Son Jailed
NLD Headquarters has constant contacts with American Embassy New Light of Myanmar


In the News

Irrawaddy: Gambari Wins Malaysia's Assurance of Asean Support - AP
Irrawaddy: Japan Cancels Education Grant for Burma - AP
Irrawaddy: Burma's Mission Holds Closed Door Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament at UN - UN
Irrawaddy: US Condemns Burma's Arrests of Political Dissidents - AP
Irrawaddy: EU Widens Sanctions against Burma - AP
Burma's Paranoid Generals Bloody Backlash Scoop 17:28
Malaysian Official: ASEAN Will Never Suspend Burma From Bloc Voice of America News 17:23
Myanmar dissidents press for UN sanctions against ruling junta Hindustan Times 16:48
China welcomes visit by UN Myanmar envoy Xinhua Online 13:43
Red Cross failing to access Burma Radio Australia 12:44
Myanmar junta vows to 'march on' despite pressure ABS-CBNNEWS.COM 11:53
New Zealand should impose sanctions against Myanmar regime, says exile community International Herald Tribune 10:39
Japan cancels Y552 mil grants for Myanmar Japan Today 08:50
Thailand can do more to help the Burmese Bangkok Post 05:28



Multimedia


*Protests against Myanmar junta. Video RIA Novosti
*The Irrawaddy: Worldwide Protests Against Burmese Regime [Multimedia]
*Video: The Crackdown Aljazeera


Regional/International Responses

Amnesty International Calls on ... ADVFN


Opinions/Others

The geopolitical stakes of 'Saffron Revolution' Asian Times
Irrawaddy: Time to Stop Coddling the Burmese Generals [Commentary]
Thoughts are with Burma Daily Ireland
Geopolitical stakes of 'Saffron Revolution' Asia Times Online
Editorial: India's identity crisis in Myanmar International Herald Tribune
POLITICS: UN, ASEAN Lock Hands on Burma Inter Press Service News Agency
COMMENT: Silent India must speak out against Myanmar New Straits Times


Solidarity Actions

Demonstrations in New York October 15-20 ... See Details ...
SHAN: Honoring the Monks in Burma
*Media Advisory: National Day of Prayer for Burma










Statements/Press Releases

Press Release - Myanmar: Arrests continue amid grave fears for safety of detainees Amnesty International ... Read ...
Press Release: Regular UN Engagement, Monitoring of Human Rights in Burma Urged - NCGUB ... Read ...


Report

FBR REPORT: DKBA attacks in Dooplaya District
The people of Burma suffer under the oppression of the Burma Army and their proxy forces. One such proxy force is the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) that works with the SPDC... Read ...





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