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Friday, August 29, 2008

Burma Update: August 29, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: State electricity company demands bribes from villagers
Democratic Voice of Burma: Security stepped up in Pakokku
Democratic Voice of Burma: Ten jailed for September 2007 protests
Democratic Voice of Burma: Rangoon authorities collect monks’ personal data
Democratic Voice of Burma: Legal proceedings underway for monks and activists
Narinjara News: Three Muslim Leaders Released in Arakan
Narinjara News: 18 Bangladeshis Handed Over in Flag Meeting
Independent Mon News Agency: Plantation owners living in fear of rebel and government troops
Kachin News Group: KWAT comes up with trafficking awareness cartoon
Khonumthung News: Rodents devastate several crops in farms in Cikha Town
Mizzima News: Twenty seven children poisoned by physic nuts
Mizzima News: Suu Kyi 38th most powerful woman in world
Mizzima News: Five, last year's protesters, arrested again
The Irrawaddy: Soldiers Still Watch Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy: NLD Criticizes Gambari
The Irrawaddy: Detained Activists to Appeal for Open Trial
The Irrawaddy: US ‘Deeply Disappointed’ about Junta
The Irrawaddy: Joe Biden and Burma
The Irrawaddy: Anger in New Zealand over Deal Easing Trade with Burma

News from Regional/International Media

The Peninsula: Manila ready to sign ASEAN charter to push Myanmar case
International Herald Tribune: Suu Kyi party: UN trip yields no results
Monsters and Critics: New Zealand labour union attacks ASEAN trade deal
International Herald Tribune: US concerned about Suu Kyi

Opinion/Other

VOA: Burma's Activists Still In Prison [Editorials]

Statement/Press Release

Asian Human Rights Commission: Burma: Closed courts, absurd law and the exception as norm

Report/Briefer

Karen Human Rights Group: DKBA soldiers burn down Ler Bpoo village, Pa'an District


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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Burma Update: August 28, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD member attacked by robbers posing as officials
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD member sentenced after exposing corruption
Democratic Voice of Burma: Five NLD members arrested for peaceful protest
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD member jailed after photographing polling stations
Democratic Voice of Burma: Protestors denounce rape and murder of Kachin girl by troops
Democratic Voice of Burma: 88 Student leaders appear in court
Democratic Voice of Burma: Lawyer Kyi Win asks to visit Daw Suu again
Independent Mon News Agency: Junta authorities force carpenters to build high school
Khonumthung News: Mizo helping hand to Chins in food crisis
Kachin News Group: USDA woos and pressures Christian community in Putao for 2010 elections
Mizzima News: Body blow to Burmese music industry by pirated VCDs/DVDs
Mizzima News: Campaigners hail, ARIG's decision to pull out of Burma
Mizzima News: Burmese FM Nyan Win to arrive New Delhi for BIMTEC meet
The Irrawaddy: Military Step in to Stem ‘Diamond Rush’
The Irrawaddy: Murder Story Draws Police Wrath


Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: It’s a Process Perhaps, but a Failed One [Commentary] - Aung Zaw
UPI Asia Online: U.N. mission in Burma not accomplished [Commentary] - Zin Linn
Miami Herald: Helping Burma's nonviolent struggle - Frida Ghitis



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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Burma Update: August 27, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Bogalay farmers threatened with land confiscation
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD concerned by rumours of Daw Suu hunger strike
Democratic Voice of Burma: Lack of funds threatens Free Burma Rangers’ aid efforts
Democratic Voice of Burma: Politicians defend Daw Suu for not meeting envoy
Narinjara News: Navy Exercise on Arakanese Coast Cut Short
Narinjara News: Burmese Foreign Minister to Attend Bimstec in New Delhi
Independent Mon News Agency: Flooding leads to increase in price of fish
Shan Herald Agency for News: Research paper: Drug free Asean by 2015 unrealistic
Kaladan Press Network: Eleven Burmese released prisoners languish in Ragamati jail
Kaladan Press Network: 15-Burmese nationals pushed back to Burma
Kaladan Press Network: Coast Guard seizes 250 sacks of fertilizer en route to Burma
Khonumthung News: Relief aid to meet food crisis in western Burma
Khonumthung News: Increase in tax makes selling meat unprofitable
Mizzima News: Cambodian MP urges UN, ASEAN to fulfill Burma promise
Mizzima News: Fund raising concert for famine victims in Chin State
Mizzima News: Gambari meets Indonesian President – ASEAN divided
The Irrawaddy: Global, Asean Intervention Needed on Suu Kyi Case: AIPMC
The Irrawaddy: More Deaths Reported from Famine in Chin State
The Irrawaddy: Arrested Monks Held in Rangoon Detention Center


Opinion/Other

Washington Post: U.N. Farce [Editorials]
The Nation: Samak's remarks on Burma do more damage [Editorial]
The Irrawaddy: Dialogue Suu Kyi’s Real Motive [Commentary] - Kyaw Zwa Moe
Asia Times: The UN at dead-end in Myanmar - Larry Jagan
Asian Tribune: George Bush’s Legacy in Burma - Nehginpao Kipgen



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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Burma Update: August 26, 2008

Highlight

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma): Political Prisoners' Lives Endangered By Neglect

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Sittwe monks’ protest disrupted by authorities
Democratic Voice of Burma: WFP assists food crisis victims in Chin state
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD dismisses Thai PM’s call to sideline Daw Suu
Democratic Voice of Burma: 200 more military trucks delivered from China
Narinjara News: Locals Arrested, Tortured After Police Deaths
Narinjara News: Ferrymen Arrested for Transporting Deserters to Bangladesh
Independent Mon News Agency: Burmese army confiscate more land for self-sustenance
Kaladan Press Network: Rohingya refugee situation in Bangladesh highlighted in seminar
Kaladan Press Network: Boat capsizes near Sittwe, five drown
Kachin News Group: No let up in Dengue among children in northern Burma
Burma News International: Eleven long-neck Karens return home; three face charges
Mizzima News: MAI to hire F-100 aircraft for Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur flights
Mizzima News: Burma's opposition lambasts UN envoy for irrelevant 'praise' job
Mizzima News: Civic body removes billboards with scantily clad models in Rangoon
Mizzima News: Taungup NLD demands release of political prisoners
Mizzima News: 'Emergency relief' for food crisis in Burma's Chin state
The Irrawaddy: Angry Reaction to Samak’s 'Suu Kyi is a Tool' Remark
The Irrawaddy: Road to Irrawaddy Delta Ruined
The Irrawaddy: FEC Boosted by Change in Fuel Sale Policy


Opinion/Other

Inter Press Services: Suu Kyi - A Living Legend - Marwaan Macan-Markar


Interview

Democratic Voice of Burma: Self-criticism and Burma’s democracy movement

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Monday, August 25, 2008

Burma Update: August 25, 2008

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Arakan youth issues ultimatum on detained activists
Democratic Voice of Burma: Riot police clash with youths in Sittwe
Democratic Voice of Burma: Flooding in Tachilek causes heavy losses
Democratic Voice of Burma: Former Maggin abbot banned from collecting alms
Democratic Voice of Burma: Authorities extort money from cyclone victims
Mizzima News: Aung San Suu Kyi refuses food: Party sources
Mizzima News: Compensation for rape and murder of Kachin girl not enough: Campaigner
Mizzima News: Police arrests suspects in double murder case
Mizzima News: Slow internet has nothing to do with service transfer: Official
Mizzima News: Burma's opposition politician attacked by unknown perpetrator
Narinjara News: Two Riot Police Killed, Two Injured in Altercation
Narinjara News: Peaceful Procession for Detainees Foiled
Independent Mon News Agency: Army bans going to plantations 24 hours a day
Independent Mon News Agency: Eight suspected of supporting Mon rebels arrested
Kaladan Press Network: Western Command Commander orders greening of Ann
Kaladan Press Network: WFP provides relief to poor and widows in Maungdaw
Shan Herald Agency for News: Harn Yawnghwe: UN efforts deserve support
Kachin News Group: Junta confiscates land cowherds allege
Kachin News Group: Kachins to tackle socio-economic issues
The Irrawaddy: Suu Kyi Refusal to Meet Envoy Sends a Strong Message, Say Observers
The Irrawaddy: Cyclone Victims Turn to Towns for Handouts
The Irrawaddy: Burmese Protesters Not Allowed in Singapore
The Irrawaddy: Snakebite Death Highlights Medicine Shortages


Opinion/Other

Mizzima News: All that glitters isn't gold [Commentary] - Myat Soe
Inter Press Services: Burma: No Photo Op for Gambari - Marwaan Macan-Markar
Asian Tribune: Gambari Burma Mission Not Accomplished, UNSC should intervene more directly - Zin Linn
International Herald Tribune: Ghosts amid the wreckage in Myanmar - Seth Mydans
VOA: Aiding Burma's Recovery [Editorials]


Report/Briefer

Shan Heral Agency for News: SHRF Monthly Report (August 2008)
Burma Issues: BI Weekly No. 353


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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Burma Update: August 19, 2008

Highlight

All Burma Federation of Student Unions: Arrest of Student Activists [Announcement 6/2008]
Burma Campaign UK: Prisoner Release Must Be Priority For Gambari

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Voters and officials punished for "No" votes
Democratic Voice of Burma: 2000 Khami Chin flee to India due to food crisis
Democratic Voice of Burma: U Gambira charged with 10 offences
Democratic Voice of Burma: Naga rebels block access to border crossing
Mizzima News: Gambari's mission kicks off to little fanfare
Mizzima News: Junta benefits from regional economic tug-of-war
Kachin News Group: Junta bent on wiping out ethnic Kachins says KNO
Kachin News Group: Eggs from China give poultry owners sleepless nights in northern Burma
Kaladan Press Network: Surprise operation by Nasaka in northern Arakan
Kaladan Press Network: Four Burmese nationals arrested in Bangladesh
Kaladan Press Network: Eighty houses built on Rohingya land
Narinjara News: Mud Volcano Erupts in Arakan
Shan Herald Agency for News: Junta commander: Thailand violating Burmese sovereignty
The Irrawaddy: Gambari has big agenda during visit
The Irrawaddy: Is Suu Kyi trying to get the message out?
The Irrawaddy: International insurance companies leave Burma
The Irrawaddy: Burma's annual natural gas sales rise 25 percent
Independent Mon News Agency: No electricity supply without inaugural ceremony: Naypyidaw
Independent Mon News Agency: Rubber prices soar


Opinion/Other

Bangkok Post: Charity fund-raiser [Helping Hand]
The Wall Street Journal: A New Breed of Monk Rises in Myanmar - A WSJ Staff Reporter

Cartoon


The Irrawaddy: The Handicap Race








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Monday, August 18, 2008

Burma Update: August 18, 2008

Highlight

International Herald Tribune: Myanmar opposition hopes UN envoy's visit will spur talks

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Burmese MPs in exile call for ASEAN support
Democratic Voice of Burma: Daw Suu receives visits from lawyer and doctor
Mizzima News: Gambari's visit has created no political breakthrough: Burmese opposition
Mizzima News: Students allegedly involved in fight face trial: police
Kachin News Group: Burmese Army expresses regret for rape and murder of schoolgirl after arresting soldier
Kachin News Group: 100 posters against Burmese Army's human rights violation
Narinjara News: Arakanese ferry passengers displaced by cargo
Narinjara News: Army and police deploy at Sittwe monastery
The Irrawaddy: Six die and thousands flee torrential rain in Burma
The Irrawaddy: Gambari arrives in Burma
The Irrawaddy: Activists decry arrests as UN envoy returns to Burma
Independent Mon News Agency: TPDC orders planting good yielding variety of paddy
Burma News International: SPDC may force diversity alongside reconciliation: NMSP


Multimedia


Reuters AlertNet: Wash - activities of Malteser International in Myanmar [Photo]





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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Burma Update: August 17, 2008

Highlight

International Herald Tribune: Myanmar opposition hopes UN envoy's visit will spur talks



Opinion/Other

The Star Online: Through the eyes of babes - Elizabeth Looi
Asian Tribune: What Lessons do we get from Georgia in the Burmese Context? - Prof. Kanbawza Win
Asian Tribune: 8888: A Grisly Episode of an Epic Struggle - Ahmedur Rahman Farooq
The Sydney Morning Herald: On the way to Mandalay [Travel]

Cartoon


Shan Herald Agency for News: Time for the World to Tip the Scales







Report/Briefer

Kaladan Press Network: Rohingya Nation: Contemporary Problems and Making Certain of the Uncertain Future (A working paper on the Rohingya people) - Abid Bahar Ph.D.
Shan Herald Agency for News: Weekly Diary, No. 314 (8 – 15 August 2008)

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Burma Update: August 16, 2008




Opinion/Other

Mizzima News: Obama or McCain? For Burma more of the same [Commentary]
The Irrawaddy: ‘Revolution is Our School, Our University’ [Beyond 1988 - Reflection] - Aung Naing Oo
The Washington Post: In Broken Economy, Burmese Improvise or Flee

Report/Briefer

The Irrawaddy: Business Round-up (August 16, 2008) - William Boot
Maxims News Network: United Nations Briefing and TV: Friday, 15/08/2008

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Burma Update: August 15, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Three Bago wards evacuated due to floods
Democratic Voice of Burma: Former child soldier re-arrested for desertion
Democratic Voice of Burma: Steep rise in food prices continues
Mizzima News: Ethnic Kachin teenage girl raped and murdered
Mizzima News: Air Mandalay denies rumours of take over by Air Bagan
Mizzima News: Junta officials release opposition youth arrested by mistake
Mizzima News: Solo protestor arrested in Arakan state
Mizzima News: Burmese comedian charged on seven counts
Kachin News Group: Junta ignores gang rape of Kachin schoolgirl
Khunumthung News: Burmese officials overcharge travellers sans citizen ID cards
The Irrawaddy: Junta braces for anniversary of monk-led uprising
The Irrawaddy: Heavy rains, Chinese dams lead to flooding
The Irrawaddy: Burmese exiled politicians invited to Indonesian Parliament
The Irrawaddy: UN claims only $1.5 million lost in cyclone relief effort
Independent Mon News Agency: Bomb found at Tax Office in Thanpyuzayart
Independent Mon News Agency: Battalion commander sells resident's plantation
Burma News International: SEAPA Alert: Don't quit, Burmese junta tells underperforming chief


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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Burma Update: August 14, 2008


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Villagers' livelihoods threatened by fishing permit scheme
Democratic Voice of Burma: Sittwe activists remember Arakan rice massacre
Democratic Voice of Burma: U Gambira raises monks' issues with UN rights envoy
Democratic Voice of Burma: Daw Suu's lawyer prepares appeal after meeting
Democratic Voice of Burma: Htoo trading leaves Bogalay workers unpaid
Mizzima News: Suu Suu Nwe and Hanny Oo appear before court
Kachin News Group: China bought typical Burmese jade before Beijing Olympics: Brokers
Narinjara News: Arrests continue in Arakan
The Irrawaddy: USDA expected to form proxy parties for 2010 Election
The Irrawaddy: Landslide disrupts Thai-Burmese border trade
The Irrawaddy: Authorities crack down on human trafficking in Kawthaung
Independent Mon News Agency: Grade XI students to sit for University entrance examinations


Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: Bush as human rights champion? [Contributor] - Pokpong Lawansiri
The Irrawaddy: Effectiveness over excellence [Commentary] - Kyaw Zwa Moe

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Burma Update: August 13, 2008

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Monks and nuns banned from receiving visitors
Democratic Voice of Burma: U Win Tin tells UN's Quintana of rights abuses
Mizzima News: 'We will continue our struggle': KNU
Mizzima News: Publication of Cherry magazine deferred due to censors
Kachin News Group: New Kachin State commander puts heat on drug dealers and users
Kachin News Group: Junta orders schools in Myitkyina to arrange for security
Narinjara News: Five Detainees Missing in Arakan
Shan Herald Agency for News: Shan ceasefire group meet ends without public statement
The Irrawaddy: UN human rights envoy cancels press conference
The Irrawaddy: Karen Martyrs’ Day marked by calls for unity
The Irrawaddy: “Courage in Journalism” award for Burmese woman
The Irrawaddy: Burmese gem traders dismiss US embargo threat


Opinion/Other

Mizzima News: Remembering our heroes and rethinking the revolution [Commentary] - Saw Kapi
Economics.Com: Myanmar's sad anniversary
The Herald: West’s authority eroding - Martin Jacques

Cartoon

The Irrawaddy: Unseating the Regime






Book Release


Mizzima News: Come Rain or Shine
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Report/Briefer

Burma Campaign UK: Last Month in Burma - July 2008
Burma Campaign UK: Last Month in Parliament - July 2008

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Burma Update: August 12, 2008

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Two NLD representatives arrested
Democratic Voice of Burma: HRDP to hire out help to farmers
Democratic Voice of Burma: Floods in Bago threaten towns
Mizzima News: Minister refuses to accept censor chief's resignation
Mizzima News: First fund raising Music album for Nargis released
Kachin News Group: Hill tribes in Thailand celebrate Her Majesty's birthday
Khonumgthung News Group: Rats devastate farms in Sagaing division
Narinjara News: BDR and Nasaka Hold Flag Meeting in Maungdaw
Narinjara News: Family Anxious Over Arrest of Ma Ni Ni May Myint
Shan Herald Agency for News: Former ceasefire group to form political party for 2010 election
Independent Mon News Agency: Tornado damages plantations worth 200 million Kyat
Independent Mon News Agency: Mother and daughter electrocuted in flood waters


Opinion/Other

Mizzima News: Dialogue demands a common vernacular [Commentary]
The New York Times: Justice for Myanmar [Letter to the Editor]
Business Week: Engagement vs. Divestment [View Point] - Alyson Warhurst
The Prague Post: State of play: Beijing Olympics 2008

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