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Burma:News from Insein prison
June 2008 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin
Recent Burma News (01 07 08)

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Burma:News from Insein prison
June 30, 2008 at 09:14:31
by Ashin Mettacara 
 http://www.opednews.com

Zay Yar Thaw and Kyaw Kyaw are also locked up in a tiny dark cell, in Insein prison. Today Zay Yar Thaw's family tried to see him in prison. But they came back without meeting him. Zay Yar Thaw has to go to court on Wednesday, 2 July.

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I was born in Wun Tho, Sagaing Division, Burma in 16/04/1980. I was ordained a novice in 1994 and a monk in 2000. I studied Buddhism at Khanti Pariyatti Monastery (Wun Tho, Sagaing Division, Burma), Wayalet Pariyatti Monastery (Rangoon, Burma) and Man Aung Monastery (Rangoon, Burma). I passed Buddhist examinations known as Pathamange, Pathamalatt, Pathamagyi in Burma. I arrived Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9th May, 2004. I studied B.A and M.A programme in Colombo, Sri Lanka and has successfully completed B.A and M.A from the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. While I was studying in the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, in September 2007, there was a Saffron Revolution in Burma. The military regime cracked down the peaceful protestors who mostly are Buddhist monks. As I could not reconcile myself with the current military regime's brutal crackdown to our Buddhist monks, peaceful protestors and human rights abuses, I became involved in the Burmese politics as an exile.

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June 2008 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin

Dear Friends,

Please find attached the June 2008 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin.pdf: 312kb

The Burma Bulletin is a short month in review of events in Burma,
particularly those of interest to the democracy movement and human
rights activists.

In the June 2008 issue you will find:

    * SPDC obstructs aid
    * Relief workers arrested
    * Conditions for survivors
    * Daw Suu turns 63
    * SPDC reshuffles
    * Human Rights Council resolution
    * Other Burma news
    * List of Reports
    * Much more...

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Recent Burma News (01 07 08)

Bomb explodes in Yangon
Today, July 01, 2008, 1 hour ago
Yangon - A small bomb exploded near local government offices outside Myanmar’s/Burma’s main city of Yangon early on Tuesday, though no casualties were reported, police sources said. “A small bomb w...

Explosion rocks Burmese suburb
Today, July 01, 2008, 1 hour ago
Jul 1 2008 WalesOnline An explosion has rocked the office of an organisation sponsored by Burma’s ruling junta. Witnesses said the blast occurred today at the office of the Union Solidarity.. .

Blast hits pro-junta office in Myanmar
Today, July 01, 2008, 3 hours ago
YANGON, Myanmar -- An explosion at dawn Tuesday rocked the office of a government-backed social welfare group whose members have been accused in attacks against Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition, wi...

Myanmar plans permanent houses for storm victims
Today, July 01, 2008, 3 hours ago
The Myanmar government is planning permanent houses for homeless storm victims in two cyclone-hard- hit regions, assigning some 18 private companies and bankers to implement the special project, the of...

FAO to donate cattle to Myanmar for recultivation after disaster
Today, July 01, 2008, 3 hours ago
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has planned to donate 600cows and cattle for four cyclone-hit regions in Myanmar to help restart agricultural cultivation, the local ...

Karen Military Clash Forces Evacuation of Thai Village
Today, July 01, 2008, 3 hours ago
Fighting broke out on Monday between troops of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and its breakaway group, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), forcing the evacuation of a Thai border vil...

Thais evacuated as KNU attacked by Burmese army
Today, July 01, 2008, 6 hours ago
TAK : More than 100 Thais were evacuated from Phop Phra district bordering Burma yesterday after Burmese troops sealed off and attacked a Karen stronghold. A resident of Ban Padi said he heard gunfire...

Fresh calls to release political prisoners in Myanmar
Today, July 01, 2008, 9 hours ago
YANGON: Two separate appeals were launched for the release of political prisoners in Myanmar - for some pro-democracy demonstrators held for almost two weeks and for an elderly journalist entering his...

Suu Kyi’s party urges release of Myanmar activists
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
Myanmar’s opposition party led by detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday called for the release of activists who were beaten and arrested by a militia group earlier this month.

Burma’s cyclone farmers await assistance - Irin
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
He had come to Kungyangone from his village in the hopes of rebuilding his livelihood, only to return home empty-handed, after an announcement of a government scheme for farmers to purchase power till...
Rangoon editor fired over offending poem - Wai Moe
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
An editor on the privately-run Rangoon magazine Cherry was fired and three censorship board employees were reportedly suspended from duty after the monthly carried a poem that displeased government of...

Magazine editor forced to resign for publishing poem
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
New Delhi - An editor from a monthly magazine Cherry’ was forced to resign from his work for publishing a poem named ‘De Pa Yin Ga’, written about the historical ‘Depayin’ town, in June issue. The ...

WFP considers shipping in food for Burmese cyclone victims
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
New Delhi - The United Nations World Food Programme has said it is working out details with the government to begin importing food from abroad to supply to cyclone survivors, in Burma’s southwest Ir...

Myanmar cyclone brings rise in centuries-old ‘Nat’ worship
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
U Myaing, a regular worshipper who works at an animal farm across the street, says the reason for the increased attendance is obvious: Nyaung Bin is a “nat”. And nats (a group of ce...

Journalist U Win Tin in need of treatment - Myint Maung
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
Veteran Burmese journalist and editor of Hantharwaddy publication U Win Tin, is currently suffering from severe ill-health and is needing immediate treatment for asthma.

Karen rebel killed in action
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
Chiang Mai - Fresh fire fights between Burma Army troops and Karen forces have begun. A Karen soldier was killed in action this morning in skirmishes in Kawkareik Township. Combined forces of the...

Myanmar-Saudi Arabia diplomatic link facilitates Myanmar’s fish export
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
The establishment of diplomatic link between Myanmar and Saudi Arabia in recent years has facilitated export of fishes by Myanmar people to that country, the local 7-Day News reported in this week ...

BDR, Nasaka hold flag meet in Cox’s Bazar
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
A sector commander-level flag meeting between the border security forces of Bangladesh and Burma was held in Cox’s Bazar town on Sunday, 29 June.

Most foreign investment in Myanmar goes into oil and gas sectors
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
More than 90 percent of foreign investment in Myanmar last year was funneled into the oil and gas sectors, according to a recently released government report.

Poppy replacing rice cultivation in Myanmar
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
Rising demand for opium in Kachin state, Myanmar, has lured many farmers to switch from rice to poppy cultivation, which is much more profitable. Gold and jade miners and those into timber logging are...

Dealers killed in gunfight - Theerawat Khamthita
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
Police killed two drug traffickers in a gunfight after luring them into selling crystal methamphetamine at a forest in Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai. The two were suspected of being members of a drug...

Tensions rise as more Chin refugees arrested In Malaysia - Van Biak Thang
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
The number of Chin refugees being arrested in Malaysia has increased dramatically in recent months, raising fears among the Chin communities and leaders worldwide that their lives could be highly jeop...

Asean came in full force - Surin Pitsuwan
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
Very little real news and information about our efforts were reported to the outside world. That is bad for Burma and unhelpful for Asean. I personally appealed to the Minister for Social Welfare in ...

Thousands continue to suffer as Burma tragedy slips from the headlines - Ben Rogers
Today, July 01, 2008, 13 hours ago
Almost two months after Cyclone Nargis ripped through Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta region, leaving tens of thousands of people dead or homeless, thousands continue to suffer with little or no relief.

UN reports improvement in cyclone cooperation
Today, July 01, 2008, 18 hours ago
YANGON, 30 June 2008 (IRIN) - Cooperation between the international humanitarian community and Myanmar’s government in addressing the needs of survivors of Cyclone Nargis is improving, the UN says. An...

Flap over Asean Press Conference
Yesterday, June 30, 2008, 9:50:20 PM
It was sad to learn that about 20 Burmese journalists encountered difficulties and felt slighted when they tried to attend a scheduled press conference organized by the Association of Southeast Asian ...

Myanmar refugees in the Twin Cities worry about the fate of family...
Yesterday, June 30, 2008, 9:19:39 PM
Kyaw Kyaw, 39, a Myanmar refugee, has been unable to contact family members who live in the area devastated by a cyclone Saturday, including his mother, Naw Wah Wah. (Scott Takushi, Pioneer Press...

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