Burma Update: May 27, 2008

Highlight

Burma Partnership: Aid Access Still in Limbo: Briefer 18th – 25th May

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Buddhist Scriptures at Risk of Rain Damage
Democratic Voice of Burma: Junta Claims 92 Percent Endorse Constitution
Democratic Voice of Burma: Cyclone Victims in Need of Lasting Assistance
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD Says Bogalay Needs More Aid for New Arrivals
Democratic Voice of Burma: Private Aid Trucks Seized by Police
Democratic Voice of Burma: Forced Returns Raise Tensions in Irrawaddy
Democratic Voice of Burma: Burmese in US Express Support for French Initiative
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD Members Detained En Route to Daw Suu’s House
Democratic Voice of Burma: Mourners Pay Respects to Late KNU Leader
Independent Mon News Agency: Suu Kyi Remains in Detention without International Pressure
Independent Mon News Agency: Mon Forum Wants Unfettered Access for Relief Workers
Mizzima News: Heightened Security Around NLD Headquarters
Shan Herald Agency for News: Disabled Migrant’s Petition Thrown Out by Local Court
Kachin News Group: Rice and Salt Prices Spiral in Northern Burma after Cyclone
Khonumthung News: Junta Begins Extortion in Chin State Again
The Irrawaddy: Cyclone Nargis Leaves HIV/AIDS Patients More Vulnerable
The Irrawaddy: Rice Farmers Told to Prepare their Fields Again
The Irrawaddy: Conditions Ripe for Disease in Irrawaddy Delta

News from Regional/International Media

BBC News: Suu Kyi's House Arrest Extended
VOA News: Aid Agencies Test Burma's Pledge to Allow Assistance
Bangkok Post: Surin Warns Junta
Bangkok Post: UN Staffers Finally Enter Myanmar's Cyclone-Hit Delta, but Say 1.5 Million Still without Aid
Hot Press: Damien Rice Calls for Support for Burma Campaign
ABC-CBN: International Aid Reaches One Million People in Myanmar: UN
Xinhua Online: Bangladesh, UNHCR Agree to Repatriate Rohingya Refugees of Myanmar
Channel News Asia: ASEAN Team to Assess Needs of Cyclone-Hit Myanmar
International Herald Tribune: Indonesian Foreign Minister Urges Myanmar Not to Renew Suu Kyi's House Arrest
UN News Centre: Myanmar: UN Agency Moves Ahead with Assessing How to Help Cyclone-Impacted Children
UNIC Yangon: Ban Urges Myanmar to Keep Its Promise in Pledging Conference

Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: Let’s Call It Trust [Commentary] - Kyaw Zwa Moe
The Irrawaddy: UN Gambles with Burma Junta [News Analysis] - Marwaan Macan-Marker
Mizzima News: Road to Death and Devastation

Statement/Press Release

Burma Campaign UK: World Leaders’ Silence Betrays Aung San Suu Kyi
UNIC Yangon: UNICEF Hails Decision to Allow International Aid Workers into Worst-Affected Cyclone Areas

Report/Briefer

UNIC Yangon: Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 21

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The Irrawaddy: "I'm Afraid There's Have Been Another Small Delay"