The Irrawaddy
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Today's Newsletter
USDP Handing Out 'Incentives' in Shan State
By KYAW THEIN KHA
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) campaigns for votes and passes out "incentives" in townships and villages in Northern Shan State.
Karen Unity Seminar Calls for UN Probe
By SAW YAN NAING
A seminar attended by more than 100 representatives of 37 Karen organizations has called for a UN investigation of crimes committed by Burmese government troops.
Telecoms Also Hit by Power Cuts
By NA YEE LIN LATT
The power cuts that plague Rangoon are also causing interruptions or overloading of land line communications.
Jailed Poet Released
By BA KAUNG
Saw Wai, the Burmese poet who received a two-year sentence in 2008 for mocking regime chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe, was released on Wednesday after spending 28 months in jail.
Sen. Webb to Visit Burma Once Again
By LALIT K. JHA
US Sen. Jim Webb will once again meet with junta officials, less than one month after the visit of US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
Regional
Thousands Pray for Peace in Bangkok
By DENIS D. GRAY / AP WRITER
Thousands of residents gather at dawn to pray for peace at sites across Bangkok after two months of the worst political violence in Thailand's modern history.
#North Korea Cuts Ties with South #
By HYUNG-JIN KIM / AP WRITER
Tensions run high as North Korea cuts ties with South Korea in response to its blaming the Communist state for sinking a South Korean warship.
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