August 7, 2008

Laura Bush tours camp to lift pressure on Myanmar ( Reuters )
Bush Warm, Knowledgeable on Burma, Say Activists ( The Irrawaddy )
No hearing today in Zarganar case ( Mizzima )
Burma comic charged over aid runs ( BBC )
Bush Criticizes China and Myanmar in Thailand Visit ( The New York Times )
Bush arrives in Beijing for Summer Olympics ( The Associated Press )
US First Lady visits Myanmar refugees ( AFP )
Bush Arrives in China for Olympics After Criticizing Human Rights Record ( VOA )
China’s political games ( International Herald Tribune )

August 6, 2008

Was Burma’s Uprising Worth It? (BBC) ( BBC )
Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Samak of Thailand (Market Watch) ( Market Watch )
Bush in Thailand for Foreign Policy Speech, Meetings on Burma (VOA) ( VOA )
Burmese Opposition Tells UN Envoys about Rights Violations (VOA) ( VOA )
Burma Without Blinkers (Washington Post Editorial) ( Washington Post )
Freedom in a Cage: Interview with Mia Farrow (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Rangoon Students Launch 8.8.88 Pamphlet Campaign (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Burma: Bush Genuinely Principle Stand (Bangkok Post) ( Bangkok Post )
UN Human Rights Envoy Meets Political Prisoners ( Irrawaddy New Magazine )
Bush’s Thailand Turns Heat on Myanmar (Reuters) ( Reuters )
Bush to criticize Myanmar during Asia trip ( International Herald Tribune )
In Shadows of Olympics, Myanmar Mourns Failed 88 Uprising (AFP) ( AFP )
Myanmar’s Economic Woes Widen as Neighbors Thrive: Chart of Day ( Bloomberg )
Bush vows to seek end to ‘tyranny’ in Myanmar ( Strait Times, Singapore )
Bush, First Lady’s Busy Days in Thailand ( Irrawaddy )
Students celebrate 1988 Burma protests with spray-paint campaign ( First Post, UK )
Bush’s Thailand trip turns heat on Myanmar ( Reuters )
Bush’s Thailand trip turns heat on Myanmar ( Reuters )
Challenging prejudice: Thai attitudes to Burmese migrants ( DVB )
An auspicious, bloodstained day ( International Herald Tribune )

August 5, 2008

Survivors of Burma’s Cyclone Say They Need Aid ( VOA )
China urged to change Burma policy before Olympics ( Mizzima )
KWAT: Women enslaved due to economic hardships ( Mizzima )
Bush Set to Meet Burmese Activists ( The Irrawaddy )
At least 20 killed in Myanmar jade landslide ( Reuters )
Beef Protests Greet Bush in South Korea ( VOA )
Bush Says It’s ‘Important to Engage’ China ( The Washington Post )
Bush heads to Asia for diplomacy and sports ( The Associated Press )
Eastward Bound (part 2) ( Eastward Bound (part 2) )
Eastward Bound (part 1) ( Eastward Bound (part 1) )

August 4, 2008

Burma Highlights Bush’s Visit to Thailand (The Nation) ( The Nation Editorial )
Security Tightens as 8.8.88 Anniversary Campaign Begins (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Time for Stalling in Human Rights Over (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Burma highlights Bush’s visit to Thailand ( Nation Multimedia, Thailand )
Bush Heads for Olympics ( Irrawaddy )
New UN rights envoy visits Burma ( BBC News UK )
Burma: 2,000 forgotten prisoners languish in jail 20 years after protests violently quashed ( Amnesty UK )
Time for Stalling on Human Rights Over ( Irrawaddy )
Burma’s PM to attend Beijing Olympics ( Radio Australia )
UN urged to act on Burmese prisoners of conscience ( Religious Intelligence Ltd, UK )
UN Rights Envoy Meets Burmese Buddhist Monks ( Irrawaddy )
Thai, Burmese Note 8-8-8 Anniversary ( Irrawaddy )
Bush’s Asia agenda: Burma, Thai friendship ( Bangkok Post )
Burmese activists urge UN Rights Rapporteur to meet detainees ( Mizzima )
Bogalay authorities demand construction tax ( DVB )
Groups call for boycott of Myanmar’s jade at Beijing Olympics ( Earthtimes )

August 1, 2008

Bush: Burma’s Neighbors Are Not Interested in Sanctions (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Press for Release of Political Prisoners, Say Activists (The Irrawaddy) ( The Irrawaddy )
Scotland: Burma Demo August 8, 12:30 PM (Amnesty International UK) ( Amnesty International UK )
Bush Picks Bangkok to Declare the US-Asia Links (the Nation) ( The Nation )
Bush Vows to “Press Hard” for Democracy (Bangkok Post) ( Bangkok Post )