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Chrysler TV ad says " Free political prisoner ".
Source: Democracy for Burma blog

From the company press release:

Is Your Seafood Harvested by Slaves?
Source: t r u t h o u t

Life is hell for Thailand's fishermen slaves, a largely Burmese workforce lured into the Thai fishing industry by brokers. As promised, jobs await these migrants, who pay $350 to be smuggled into Thailand and introduced to a fishing crew.

Burma's Junta increases pressure on journalists

Presently, Burma is at an intersection of political makeover. The military regime wants to maintain the status quo while the people desire to open a new chapter of change.

US envoy meets Burma's Suu Kyi
Source: The Age

A SENIOR US official has held high-profile talks with detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the Obama Administration opens a new era of engaging the country's military rulers.

Ehud Barak: U.N. Goldstone Report Supports Terrorism - WSJ.com
Source: Wall Street Journal

This shameful document was produced by the Human Rights Council, a body whose obsession with Israel has led it to produce more resolutions condemning Israel than all other countries combined.

TheStar.com | World | Ethnic rebels flee Burma for China
Source: Toronto Star

From the Toronto Star, via Associated Press. Here's the beginning portion of the article:

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Burmese refugees flee to China town
Source: BBC News

Tells of the civilian refugees (mostly Kokang, ethnic Han) who're getting away from Burma due to erupted clashes last week happening in the Northern part of Burma. Some of the refugees include rebel fighters who've given themselves up to the Chinese authorities.

Burma still a matter of regional concern

Key opposition leader of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi has been sent back from the notorious Insein Prison and now held under house-arrest. But, the uninvited American, the main defender of the dramatic trial in Burma has been already released from imprisonment and sent back to America.

Lessons of Failed States: Rebuilding Sierra Leone and Liberia
Source: Yele Global

SANNIQUELLIE, Liberia: The chain of events prompted by that terrible day in September 2001 has begun to blur, and the electorates in the US and Britain are eager to end their countries' involvement in wars that ensued.

The long wait
Source: New Statesman Contents

Persecuted and oppressed in Burma, Rohingya Muslims are fleeing across the border into Bangladesh. Starving and stateless, they live in squalid makeshift camps. And yet, as Cyrus Shahrad discovers, they have not lost hope. By Giles Duley

US senator 'meets Burmese leader'
Source: BBC News

US Senator Jim Webb has begun a meeting with Burmese military ruler Than Shwe, Burmese officials say. He is the most senior US official to meet Than Shwe, the Democratic senator's office said in a statement.

China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty - Reuters
Source: Yahoo! News

YANGON (Reuters) – China urged the world on Wednesday to respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty, suggesting Beijing would not back any U.N. action against the junta for returning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into detention.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Asian regrets at Suu Kyi verdict
Source: BBC News

A key group of Burma's South East Asian neighbours has issued a rare statement condemning the conviction of Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

BBC World Service - News - Burma's Suu Kyi found guilty
Source: BBC

The Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been found guilty of violating state security laws, in effect preventing her from campaigning in next year's elections.

Sui Kyi Receives 18 Months
Source: Rebels Yell!

Burmese government seeks to prevent Suu Kyi involvement in 2010 elections

Pro-Democracy Leader in Myanmar Is Convicted
Source: The New York Times

A court in Myanmar sentenced the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months of additional house arrest on Tuesday, ensuring that she would remain in detention, with limited communications, through a parliamentary election that is scheduled for next year.

Aung San Suu Kyi imprisoned
Source: Shambhala Sun

Via the US Campaign for Burma: "Burma's military regime outrageously found Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of sham charges and sentenced her to 18 months of incarceration — which the regime can easily extend to many years, as it has in the past.

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty'
Source: BBC News

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court in Rangoon.

Tsunami Watch Issued For India, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand And Bangladesh After 7.6 Earthquake
Source: Sky.com

A tsunami watch has been issued for India, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says.

Sino-Indian water divide
Source: Daily Times

China's hydro-engineering projects and plans are a reminder that Tibet is at the heart of the India-China divide. Tibet ceased to be a political buffer when China annexed it nearly six decades ago. But Tibet can still become a political bridge between China and India...

Burma's Sui Kyi Receives Amnesty Award
Source: Rebels Yell!

Burma's Sui Kyi receives Amnesty International's most prestigious award

Burma court verdict on Suu Kyi due Friday: lawyer - NewsRunner
Source: newsrunner.com

Burma's military junta has sparked international outrage for prosecuting the Nobel peace laureate on charges of breaching the rules of her house arrest after an American man swam to her lakeside house in May.

U.S. wary of military cooperation between North Korea, Myanmar
Source: CNN

The United States is concerned that military cooperation between North Korea and Myanmar could destabilize the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday at a meeting of southeast Asian nations in Bangkok, Thailand.

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