The Irrawaddy
Friday, April 9, 2010
Today's Newsletter
NLD Takes Than Shwe Lawsuit to Chief Justice
By KO HTWE
The NLD submits a letter to Burma's chief justice requesting that its previous lawsuit against Than Shwe is dealt with.
Political Parties Appreciate Exiled Media
By KYAW THEIN KHA
Several registered political parties say they appreciate the Burmese media in exile and their coverage of the political process in Burma.
Gov't Officials Training for Polls
By THE IRRAWADDY
Burma's Union Election Commission recently organized a two-day training in Naypyidaw for government officials who are to be appointed polling station officials.
Junta Unmanned Aircraft Project Stalled
By NAYEE LIN LET
A construction project dedicated to building unmanned aerial vehicles for the Burmese military has been delayed for one year due to a lack of a computerized control program, military sources said.
Maung Aye Visits Troops in Shan State
By WAI MOE
As tension mounts in Burma's northeastern frontier, the regime's No. 2 general, Vice Snr-Gen Maung Aye, visits government troops in northeastern and eastern Burma.
US Will Continue Burma Engagement Policy
By LALIT K. JHA
The Obama administration is continuing its policy of engaging Burma despite the military junta ignoring the advice of the international community.
Asean Summit Long On Words, Not Actions on Burma
By SAW YAN NAING
The heads of state and foreign ministers at the 16th annual Asean summit in Hanoi issue statements calling on Burma to hold credible and fair elections, but take no actions that help to ensure the outcome.
Mother Says Underage Son Was Recruited
By LAWI WENG
A mother says the Burmese army still recruits underage youth despite the government's agreement with the United Nations that such practices would stop.
Burma's Displaced Children Getting Traumatized
By LYNETTE LEE CORPORAL
Data gathered since 2002 places the number of displaced children in eastern Burma at 990,000. They saw serious attacks to human dignity, of their loved ones being killed in front of them, and they themselves being threatened or injured.
Regional
Thai Protesters Storm TV Station
By KINAN SUCHAOVANICH / AP WRITER
Thai anti-government protesters stormed into a telecom company compound, as soldiers and riot police tried to hold them back with tear gas and water cannons.
Ruling Coalition Leads Sri Lankan Elections
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI / AP WRITER
Sri Lanka's ruling coalition led early results Friday of parliamentary elections in which President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seeking to strengthen his grip on power by gaining a two-thirds majority.
Opinion
COMMENTARY
Can the NLD be Reincarnated?
By KYAW ZWA MOE
Perhaps a new breed of NLD activists can reincarnate the party using new creative strategies to directly engage a whole new range of issues that address the same goals set in the birth of the NLD in 1988.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The elections [in Burma] should be free and democratic with the participation of all parties."
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
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