The Irrawaddy
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Today's Newsletter
Parties Must Show Sufficient Numbers or Face Dissolution: EC
By BA KAUNG
Burma's Election Commission has warned parties that they face abolition if they fail to present lists showing they meet minimum membership requirements within 90 days.
Business
Weekly Business Roundup (May 29, 2010)
By WILLIAM BOOT
The European Union (EU) has asked the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to continue dismantling trade barriers and avoid petty national protectionism.
Regional
Analysis: Attack May Be Tied to North Korean Succession
By JEAN H. LEE / AP WRITER
Young, inexperienced and virtually unknown even at home, Kim Jong Un needs at least a few political victories under his belt if he is to succeed his father as leader of communist North Korea.
Thailand Increases Redshirt Surveillance; No Warrant on Ex-PM Yet
By ERIC TALMADGE / AP WRITER
Thai security forces step up their efforts to monitor leaders of the Redshirt movement, as former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continues to deny charges of terrorism.
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