The Irrawaddy
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Today's Newsletter
Suu Kyi Discusses Aid to Burma with US Envoy: NLD
By WAI MOE
Pro-democracy leader holds talks with US Special Envoy Derek Mitchell over possible development assistance for Burmese education and health but remains coy over details.
Myitsone Dam Construction to Continue
By SAI ZOM HSENG
Burma's minister of Electric Power-1 says the benefits of the Myitsone Dam project outweigh the costs and the government intends to complete construction despite heavy criticism of the project.
Naypyidaw Vows to End Armed Conflict: EU Officials
By SAW YAN NAING
European officials say Naypyidaw promises to pursue an end to armed conflict with ethnic groups, to allow repatriation of war refugees, and to assist more in humanitarian cases.
Lawyer Released on Bail
By KO HTWE
Pho Phyu, a lawyer representing farmers fighting against land confiscations in Rangoon and Irrawaddy divisions, is arrested in connection with another case and released on bail.
Mon People Mark Buddhist Full Moon Festival
By LAWI WENG
Hundreds of ethnic Mon living in Thailand joined full moon day celebrations which mark when the three Pitaka Buddhist scriptures were brought back from Sri Lanka.
Supporters Mark Hkun Htun Oo's 68th Birthday
By SAI ZOM HSENG
Supporters of the detained SNLD chairman hold a two-day celebration to mark his 68th birthday and to call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Burma.
Exiled Comedy Troupe Returns to Burma
By BA KAUNG
Four members of an exiled Burmese comedy troupe fly to Rangoon a month after President Thein Sein invites exiles to return home.
Regional
Sept. 11 Marked With New Memorial to the Dead
By LARRY NEUMEISTER AND SAMANTHA GROSS / AP WRITERS
The names of the Sept. 11 dead, some called out by children barely old enough to remember their fallen mothers and fathers, echoed across ground zero Sunday in a haunting but hopeful tribute on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack.
Opinion
COMMENTARY
US Envoy Should Prioritize National Reconciliation
By NEHGINPAO KIPGEN
The new US envoy to Burma should use his current visit to encourage a tripartite dialogue between the government, the pro-democracy opposition and the ethnic minority groups, with the goal of national reconciliation.
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