Tutu Dismisses Election as 'Charade' ()

In a message of encouragement to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, South African Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu said he looks forward to traveling to Rangoon... More

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Suu Kyi UnDaunted By Junta's "Voting" Laws (www.nytimes.com)

The detained opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said she was surprised but undaunted at the military government’s new election laws that will bar her from running for office or voting in polls... More

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Take the Burma Night Train (noladder.blogspot.com)

Take the Burma Night Train... from Rangoon to Mandaylay!

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Junta ups ante, says Suu Kyi can't even vote (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

Not only is Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi barred from running in upcoming elections, but she will not be allowed to vote — and her opposition party's landslide win in the last polls has been formally... More

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UN urges Burma to let Aung San Suu Kyi contest polls (www.heraldsun.com.au)

In a law printed for the first time overnight in state newspapers, Myanmar's military junta said that anyone serving a prison term cannot be a member of a political party.

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Myanmar bars Suu Kyi's election participation (edition.cnn.com)

Myanmar's ruling junta announced Wednesday a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.

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Tin Aye: A Military Tycoon (www.irrawaddy.org)

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No Sign of Progress in Burma (www.asiantribune.com)

Feelings are running high with people of Burma because of a sad story. Tin Tin Htwe, 38, from Bahan Township in Rangoon, reportedly died of a heart disease.

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Burma to buy Russian MiG planes (news.bbc.co.uk)

Russia has signed a contract to deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter planes to Burma, Russian media reports say.

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Secret video reveals Burma's crackdown on monks (www.abc.net.au)

A hidden camera has provided a rare glimpse inside Burma's mental health system which is used to incarcerate opposition figures and politically active monks.

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