July 17, 2008

Myanmar court charges 14 for Suu Kyi protest ( Reuters )
Charges of Forced Labor Emerge in Cyclone-Hit Areas ( The Irrawaddy )

July 16, 2008

Two months after cyclone, Myanmar farmers still can’t return to fields ( Relief Web )
Myanmar invites UN envoy ( Associated Press )
Junta invites Gambari in August ( Mizzima )
Monks continue regime boycott ( DVB )
Commentary: Let’s hope the UN gets it right this time ( DVB )
Chin Face Food Shortages ( Irrawaddy )

July 15, 2008

Myanmar Invites UN Envoy to Visit as Pressure Mounts (Reuters) ( Reuters )
House Votes to Punish Ruling Junta in Myanmar (AP) ( AP )
UN Envoy Planning Myanmar Trip in Mid-August (AFP) ( AFP )
British MPs Call on Government to Investigation Mann Sha’s Assassination (Mizzima) ( Mizzima )
The 2010 Election Challenges (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Gambari’s Burma Visit Postponed ( The Irrawaddy )
Attitude on fresh election: contest or not ( Mizzima )
Worker killed in Burma bus blast ( BBC News )
A Call to Arms? ( The Irrawaddy )
Thai Embassy Rasies the Bar for Burmese Seeking Visas ( The Irrawaddy )
Police incompetence; multiple murderers still at large ( Mizzima )

July 14, 2008

UN impotence against tyranny cannot continue ( Telegraph, UK )
Cyclone-hit Burma farmers unable to return to fields ( ABC Online, Australia )
Poll reveals most Burmese ignorant about constitution ( Mizzima )
First the storm, then the plague ( Relief Web )
Junta plans to pull strings to win elections ( Mizzima )
More Relief Effort Needed: Asean Secretary-General ( Irrawaddy )
Six Burmese Athletes to Compete in Olympics ( Irrawaddy )
The 2010 Election Challenges ( The Irrawaddy )

July 11, 2008

UN Appeals For More Aid to Assist Burmese Cyclone Victims ( VOA )
Junta Media Accuses Western Politicians, Media of Cyclone Opportunism ( The Irrawaddy )
Heaven or Hell ( The Irrawaddy )
Farmland Flooded in Pegu ( The Irrawaddy )
Cyclone Nargis Offers Sobering Lessons, Says Environmentalist ( The Irrawaddy )
Gambari Meets UN General Assembly President ( The Irrawaddy )

July 10, 2008

Thousands of Cyclone Survivors Unable to Return Home ( Irrawaddy )
Burma’s declining basic education ( DVB )
Missing “Long-Necks” Could be Headed for Thai Tourist Spot ( Irrawaddy )
Prominent Dissident Hit with New Charges ( Irrawaddy )
Blogger Nay Phone Latt produced before court for first time ( Mizzima )
World’s Press Calls for Release of Burmese Journalist ( World Association of Newspapers, France )

July 9, 2008

Prince Charles Meets Burmese Students (Mizzima) ( Mizzima )
Myanmar Signs Up Energy Partners (Asia Times) ( Asia Times )
Myanmar: Thousands Unable to Return Home (Reuters) ( Reuters )
Regime Asks UN to Stop Press Conference in Bangkok (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Food shortage threatens Burmese survivors ( UPI Asia )
G-8 leaders urge junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi ( Mizzima )
Shan: Villagers Flee Police Persecution ( UNPO, Netherlands )
88 generation student leaders still in poor health ( DVB )
World Bank will not support junta, says NLD ( DVB )
Report Slams Beijing’s Burma Policy ( Irrawaddy )
Thousands of Karenni IDPs Hide in Jungle ( Irrawaddy )
Blogger Nay Phone Latt appears in court ( DVB )

July 8, 2008

Flood causes evacuees to shelter in public buildings ( Mizzima )
Regime Says It Granted Visas to 1,670 Relief Workers, Officials ( The Irrawaddy )
Most Ceasefire Groups Undecided on 2010 Election ( The Irrawaddy )
Junta Profits from Growing Gap in Value of Cash and FECs ( The Irrawaddy )
Burma aid tents through at last ( BBC News )

July 7, 2008

Burmese State Media Dismiss Aung San Suu Kyi’s 1990 Election Win ( VOA )
Burma: Journalist U Win Tin’s health deteriorating after 19 years in jail, denied promised early release ( Human Rights Tribune, Switzerland )
Security beefed up in Rangoon on July 7 Anniversary Day ( Mizzima )
UNICEF praises Myanmar cyclone recovery ( The Associated Press )