July 23, 2008

US Senate Bans Import of Burmese Gems (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
UN Security Council to Discuss Burma ( Irrawaddy )
US Congress Passes New Myanmar Gemstone Sanctions Bill (IHT) ( IHT )
Relief Must Focus on Remote Areas: Holmes ( Irrawaddy )
Burma Dissidents Urge UN Secretary-General to Intervene in Crisis (BosNewsLife) ( BosNewsLife )
Call Increase for UN to Press Burma to Change (Inspire) ( Inspire Magazine )
CPJ Calls on Burma’s Donors to Consider Media Access (Committee to Protect Journalists) ( Committee to Protect Journalists )
Authorities censor Nargis cartoons ( Mizzima )
UN Security Council to Discuss Burma (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
US Congress Approves Legislation to Bar Myanmar Gems (AFP) ( AFP )
Rice Urges ASEAN to Push Myanmar to Reform (Reuters) ( Reuters )

July 22, 2008

ASEAN has tough talk, little action on Myanmar: observers ( AFP )
Burmese MPs Urge UN to Reject New Constitution ( Irrawaddy )
Myanmar opposes investigative powers ( Associated Press )
Nobel Laureate Doubts Suu Kyi Will Be Released ( Irrawaddy )
UN Official Observes Burmese Relief Efforts ( Irrawaddy )
Nobel laureate meets Burmese women ( Bangkok Post )
UN envoy in Burma to assess cyclone relief efforts ( Radio Australia )
ASEAN Turns Blind Eye to Burma Rights ( TIME )

July 21, 2008

Aung San Suu Kyi may be freed in six months time: Yeo ( Mizzima )
Observers doubt Myanmar on ASEAN charter pledges ( Inquirer, Phillipines )
Another Burma promise ( Bangkok Post )
Thailand Refugee Policy Gets Mixed Reviews ( Irrawaddy )
Political Prisoner Dies in Burma Prison ( Irrawaddy )
Farmers Dispute Official ‘Back to Normal’ Claims ( Irrawaddy )
Karen Refugees Forced to Return ( Irrawaddy )
ASEAN criticizes Myanmar over Nargis and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi ( Asia News, Italy )
Burma aid effort ‘requires $1bn’ ( BBC New UK )
ASEAN issues strong rebuke against Myanmar ahead of regional security meeting ( Canadian Press )
Myanmar cyclone damage estimated at $4 billion ( Associated Press )
Seven NLD members released after Martyrs’ Day ( DVB )

July 20, 2008

A New Generation of Activists Arises in Burma (Washington Post) ( Washington Post )
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Urge Burma to Release Aung San Suu Kyi (ABC) ( ABC )
ASEAN Says It Is Deeply Disappointed Over Extension of Suu Kyi’s Detention in Myanmar (AP) ( AP )
ASEAN Security Talks to Tackle North Korea, Myanmar (AFP) ( AFP )
Myanmar May Free Suu Kyi in Six Months: Singapore Minister (Reuters) ( Reuters )
Border Dispute, Myanmar, Top ASEAN Ministers’ Talk (AFP) ( AFP )
Myanmar Says Suu Kyi May Be Freed Soon (AP) ( AP )
Thailand Condemned for Kicking Out Refugees (Bangkok Post) ( Bangkok Post )
Aung San Suu Kyi Banned from Burma’s Martyrs’ Day Ceremony (VOA) ( VOA )
Burma to Dominate ASEAN Summit (BBC) ( BBC )

July 18, 2008

Myanmar Should Release Political Detainees: SEAsian Officials (AFP) ( AFP )
ASEAN given grade C for its handling of Burma ( Bangkok Post )
Progress unlikely from Gambari’s visit: Opposition ( Mizzima )
Charges of Forced Labor Emerge in Cyclone-hit Areas ( Irrawaddy )
Three Laputta Refugee Camps to Close ( Irrawaddy )
Groups worried about end to Myanmar relief flights ( Associated Press )
Delivering Aid While Countering Corruption ( Irrawaddy )
Commentary: Is Burma ready for a new election? ( DVB )
UN to end Myanmar aid flights on Aug. 10 ( Associated Press )
NLD members arrested prior to Martyrs’ Day ( DVB )
Forced labour on road reconstruction ( DVB )
NLD warned not to celebrate Martyrs’ Day ( DVB )
UN cuts relief flights to Burma, worrying aid groups ( CBC, Canada )
NLD determined to observe Martyrs’ Day at any cost ( Mizzima )

July 17, 2008

UN appeals for $33.5 million for Myanmar ( The Associated Press )
Burmese junta profiting from aid funds? ( Mizzima )
Cronyism; unhealthy competition in media market ( Mizzima )
To go or not to go? ( New Statesman )
UN Humanitarian Chief to Visit Burma Next Week ( The Irrawaddy )