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From ‘THE IRRAWADDY‘
BY KYI WAI/RANGOON
Sanchaung Township. May 2-3
I first heard that a cyclone was approaching Burma on the 1 p.m. news on May 2. The next day, the cyclone’s approach was reported in the state-published newspapers, but the item was buried amid other news. The constitutional referendum planned for May 10 dominated the headlines. Later […]

Relief Effort Should be Burma’s No 1 Priority
From Irrawaddy.org
By KYAW ZWA MOE
Burma, devastated by cyclone Nargis, is undergoing a national disaster that is beyond politics.
The military government said on Tuesday 22,464 people are dead and 41,054 are missing, but local people say the figure may go much higher. One million people may be homeless in […]

Asia’s Need for Justice, Truth and ReconciliationBy Jeremy SarkinFar Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong)
Dealing with past atrocities and human rights violations has not been high on the agenda of many Asian countries. Yet countries across the region are beginning to grapple with the issue of past crimes against humanity, genocide and other human rights violations.As […]

Manila, 12 March 2008 (AKI) - The Philippines largest separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), is to attend the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) but only as sub-member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), a former rebel group that laid down arms in 1996.Some 60 member countries and observing […]

Burma’s military government has rejected a UN proposal to send independent observers to May’s referendum on a new constitution.State television said monitors would impinge on Burma’s sovereignty.The proposal was made by visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari in a meeting with officials responsible for the vote.Mr Gambari also met opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who […]