The Irrawaddy
Friday, May 28, 2010
Today's Newsletter
Junta to Reshuffle Regional Commanders
By WAI MOE
Burma's military junta reportedly decided at its four-monthly meeting to reshuffle its regional military commanders and other senior military posts.
North Korea Exporting Nuke Technology to Burma: UN Experts
By EDITH M. LEDERER/ AP WRITER
North Korea is exporting nuclear and ballistic missile technology and using multiple intermediaries, shell companies and overseas criminal networks to circumvent U.N. sanctions, U.N. experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press.
US Senators Condemn Burma's Regime
By LALIT K JHA
Six US senators commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1990 election and condemn Burma's military junta for its refusal to transfer power in 1990 and unfair election laws in 2010.
Than Shwe's Electronic Dream
By MIN LWIN
The Burmese military is forging ahead with its policy of installing state-of-the-art electronic links between regional command centers and Naypyidaw.
Regional
From Balibo to Bangkok: Journalists Under Fire
By SIMON ROUGHNEEN
The multiple killings of journalists in Bangkok during the recent protests and in East Timor in 1975 illustrate that media personnel in war zones are always at mortal risk.
Ex-Thai Prime Minister Safe in Montenegro, for Now
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC / AP WRITER
Montenegro said former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won't be extradited or tried without proof or an international arrest warrant.
Opinion
COMMENTARY
Jim Webb: A Big Fish for Burma's Top General?
By HTET AUNG
US Sen Jim Webb will start his second three-day visit to Burma on June 4. If he meets with Snr-Gen Than Shwe, the junta-chief will be casting for election legitimacy and the removal of sanctions.
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