The Irrawaddy
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Today's Newsletter
A Sad Ceremony Marks a Great Victory
By KYAW THEIN KHA
About 150 party members and friends gathered at veteran NLD leader Tin Oo's house to commemorate their election victory in 1990.
PM Brown's Last Letter Was to Suu Kyi
By THE IRRAWADDY
The last letters that Britain's former prime minister, Gordon Brown, wrote from No.10 were to Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Ethnic Groups Enter Alliance
By LAWI WENG
The armed ethnic groups in Burma have agreed to make a unified response if one of their members is attacked by junta forces.
Confident NDF Leaders Register Their Party
By BA KAUNG
Leaders of the NLD splinter group register their party amid claims of increasing public support.
Mae Sot's Global Day of Action
By ALEX ELLGEE
Twenty years to the day since the NLD's landslide victory, activists in Mae Sot hold a mock election.
AI Names Burma as Human Rights Abuser
By SAW YAN NAING
Amnesty International lists Burma, North Korea and China among Asian countries that detain and harass human rights defenders.
EU, Asean Urge Credible Election in Burma
By SAW YAN NAING
In a joint statement, the two regional blocs call on Burma's rulers to ensure that this year's election is "credible, transparent, democratic and inclusive".
Regional
Thaksin Denies He Fomented Violence
By ROD MCGUIRK / AP WRITER
Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra denies that he supported any violence blamed on anti-government protesters in Bangkok and calls terrorism charges against him politically motivated.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Ever since the military regime lost in the 1990 elections, they have been trying to violently sideline the NLD."
Win Tin, executive member of the NLD
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