September 29, 2008

China’s Grip on Burma ‘Cause for Concern’ ( Irrawaddy )
State Violence in Thailand and Burma ( Irrawaddy )
Activist Han Lin dies in New York ( DVB )
Opposition Must Cooperate: Win Tin ( Irrawaddy )
‘Group of Friends’ fails to resolve internal differences ( Mizzima )
Low-Profile UN Chief Struggles as Diplomatic Peacemaker ( Washington Post )
Three NLD members released after anniversary arrests ( DVB )

September 28, 2008

The UN Has Failed Burma (FEER) ( )
Burma’s Unfinished Revolution (Boston Globe’s Editorial) ( )
Suu Kyi’s Myanmar Democracy Party Marks 20-Year Anniversary (AFP) ( )
Myanmar Dissident Back in Jail (CNN) ( )
Monks in Myanmar Mark Crackdown Anniversary (AP) ( )
UN Group Aims to Keep World Focus on Myanmar (Reuters) ( )
Key Nations Call on Myanmar to Release Suu Kyi (AP) ( )
Burma Summit Unable to Agree on Reform Steps (Washington Times) ( )
World Powers Push Burma on Political Reforms (ABC) ( )

September 27, 2008

Exiled Burmese freedom fighter dies in Ithaca ( Ithaca Journal, NY )
Myanmar activists rally in Tokyo ( Strait Times Singapore )
Junta arrests nine party members on NLD’s 20th anniversary ( Mizzima )
Monks protest in Sittwe, western Burma ( Mizzima )
Monks in Myanmar mark crackdown anniversary ( Associated Press )

September 26, 2008

Starving in Burma ( BBC News )
In tiny acts of defiance, a revolution still fickers ( Times Online, UK )
Generals still rule Myanmar with firm grip ( International Herald Tribune )
Rampaging rats bring starvation to Burma ( BBC News )
Myanmar: Junta Threatens Action Against Opposition ( Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia )
UK considers further Burma sanctions ( inthenews.co.uk )
Burma’s unfinished revolution ( Boston Globe )
35 NLD members march to detained party leader’s residence ( Mizzima )
No progress in Burma, says group ( BBC News UK )
In Myanmar, cyclone continues to take a toll ( LA Times )
Boy of 13 forced to join army ( DVB )
Burma on alert on anniversary of Saffron Revolution ( Radio Australia )
Release Aung San Suu Kyi: Laura Bush ( Irrawaddy )
Gambari Should Be Tougher on Junta: PM in Exile ( Irrawaddy )
Thousands still jailed one year after Saffron Revolution ( InTheNews.co.uk )
Checks and search operations in Rangoon after bomb blast ( Mizzima )
Unforgettable: The anniversary of the ‘Saffron Revolution’ crackdown ( Mizzima )

September 25, 2008

India’s Support for Burmese Junta Pays Off ( The Irrawaddy )
Little succor for Burma’s refugees ( Christian Science Monitor )
UN welcomes release of political prisoners ( DVB )
Explosion in Myanmar on Anniversary of Crackdown ( New York Times )

September 24, 2008

Burma Frees Legendary Democracy Leader ( TIME )
Myanmar releases seven dissidents ( CNN International )
Myanmar opposition vows to continue fight for Aung San Suu Kyi ( AFP )
Forced recruitment by DKBA forces in Pa’an District ( KHRG )

September 23, 2008

Corruption threatening health of millions ( Radio Netherlands )
Burmese women’s group in exile concerned about Nilar Thein ( Mizzima )
Event: Salman Rushdie and Acclaimed Authors Join Burmese Monks One Year After Brutal Crackdown ( Market Watch, Wall Street Journal )
Myanmar: Opposition Wants Review Of Constitution ( Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia )
Corruption creating humanitarian disaster - study ( Irish Times, Ireland )
Ashin Gambira unwell in court ( Mizzima )
Myanmar’s Win Tin vows to continue democracy fight ( Reuters )
An Evil Game: Token Release of Political Prisoners ( Irrawaddy )
Burma Still at Bottom of List of World’s Dirtiest Countries ( Irrawaddy )
Longest-held political prisoner freed in Myanmar ( Associated Press )
Joy at U Win Tin’s release after 19 years in prison ( Reporters Without Borders )

September 22, 2008

Eight million displaced this year in Asia ( Radio Australia )
Monks jailed, disrobed for challenging junta ( Human Rights Tribune Switzerland )
Religious freedom hanging in the balance in Burma ( Mizzima )