The Irrawaddy
Monday, June 21, 2010
Today's Newsletter
Political Parties Left Flagging
By KO HTWE
Political parties in Burma are restricted from flying flags and banners, except at their own offices.
Election Commission Begins Poll Preparations
By SAW YAN NAING
Burma's election commission prepares for the election by summoning schoolteachers to input voter lists on computers and training commission members how to operate polling centers.
Mon Cultural Anthropologist Passes Away
By LAWI WENG
Dr. Nai Pan Hla, a cultural anthropologist known for his research on Mon literature, culture and script, passed away in Rangoon on Friday at the age of 87.
Burma Unhappy over Human Trafficking Ranking
By THE IRRAWADDY
The Burmese police chief is angry over a US State Department report that says Burma is one of more than a dozen countries that's doing the least to stop human trafficking.
Burma Catches World Cup Fever
By HEIN ZAW
"What's the bet for the first match today? Whatever it is put 10,000 kyat on the weaker team for me", said a Rangoon gambler, talking on the phone with a bookie.
Death Toll from Floods and Landslides Hits 63
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The military and humanitarian groups are aiding people in northwestern Burma, where days of flooding and landslides killed more than 60 people and affected 15,000 families.
Burma's Public Education a Drain on Family Incomes
By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR / IPS WRITER
It is an annual ritual that comes with the beginning of a new school year. Again, parents in military-ruled Burma are counting the cost of a primary education for their children in public schools.
Business
China: Flexible Yuan Won't Rebalance World Economy
By ELAINE KURTENBACH / AP WRITER
China says plans to allow greater flexibility in its currency are in line with its own interests but will do little to rebalance world growth without a fundamental overhaul of global financial systems.