Burma Update: September 25, 2008

Highlight



Burma Partnership Secretariat: Saffron Anniversary
Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma: Saffron Revolution a year later: It's not over

News from Burmese Media

• Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD ordered to withdraw statement
  
• Narinjara News: Over 200 Prisoners Released in Sittwe, Most Army Deserters
• Narinjara News: 7 Cattle Ship Crew Rescued by Bangladesh Fishermen
• Narinjara News: Monks Stage Demonstration in Dhaka Demanding Release of Political Prisoners
• Independent Mon News Agency: Pro-junta organizations trade in motorcycle licenses in Thanpyuzayart
• Independent Mon News Agency: Bomb blast in Rangoon amidst tight security
• Independent Mon News Agency: Monks travelling to Rangoon subjected to rigorous checks
• Shan Herald Agency for News: Shans show their true colors
  
• Shan Herald Agency for News: Chula to hold Shan conference
• Khonumthung News: Food crisis in Chin state results in school drop outs
• Mizzima News: Rangoon General Hospital confirms receiving four injured from bomb blast
  
• Mizzima News: Ban welcomes amnesties, says more must follow
• The Irrawaddy: Su Su Nway’s Sister Banned from Visiting
• The Irrawaddy: Burma to Destroy 16 Metric Tons of Chinese Milk
• The Irrawaddy: Security Clampdown Follows Rangoon Bombing
  

News from Regional/International Media

• UN News Centre: Welcoming release of political prisoners, Ban urges further steps by Myanmar
• Bangkok Post: Bomb blast in Rangoon injures seven
• CBS: Myanmar Junta Unfazed Year After Crackdown
• Strategy Page: Cyber War Mercenaries
• International Herald Tribune: SKorea upholds asylum for Myanmar refugees
• View: Thousands still jailed one year after Saffron Revolution
• Xinhua Online: Myanmar steps up control of trans-border animal diseases
  

Opinion/Other

• Independent Mon News Agency: UN banging head against bamboo curtain [Commentary] - Shyamal Sarkar
• The Irrawaddy: Than Shwe’s Gambit [Commentary] - Aung Zaw
• Mizzima News: Sustained effort from all quarters needed in Burma [Commentary]- Htet Win
  
• Mizzima News: A spirit no bars could conquer [Commentary] - Andrew Buncombe
  
• AP: Myanmar junta rules roost 1 year after crackdown - Grant Peck
• UPI Asia Online: Burma’s dictatorship turns 50 [Commentary] - Awzar Thi
  
• VOA: A Year After Protests, Burma's Military Remains Firmly in Control - Ron Corben

Statement/Press Release

• Asian Human Rights Commission: Burma: New publication marks anniversary of Saffron Revolution (ALRC Press Release)
• Burma Campaign UK: Lloyd’s Secret Burma Profits
• US Campaign for Burma: On Anniversary of Crackdown on Monks, Americans Hold 200 Events For Change in Burma
  
• National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma: Burmese Junta Urged To Release All Political Prisoners Immediately
• Council of the European Union: Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU following the release of U Win Tin
• UN: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Myanmar
• UNIC Yangon: UN expert welcomes release of seven prisoners of conscience by the Government of Myanmar
  

Report/Briefer

• Asian Legal Resource Centre: Saffron Revolution imprisoned, law demented
• ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus: Myanmar/Burma News Update (Edition 99)
  

Interview


Mizzima News: Conversation with 'Man of Steel'

Mizzima reporter Phanida interviewed the man who stepped out of prison in prison uniform, who refused to sign the bond pledging not to be involved in politics, who refused to be released on grounds of age and poor health, who wanted to be released only on the ground he deserved to be released, a person who was imprisoned for over 19 years, on his opinion on the media, politics and his personal feelings.

Event

• Briefing by Leading Monks of the 2007 Burma Uprising (USA, September 25) ... Details »»»
• Forum: The Struggle in Burma (New Zealand, September 25) ... Details »»»