The Irrawaddy
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Today's Newsletter
Are Kachin Parties Being Excluded?
By SAW YAN NAING
Months after applying for party registration, ethnic Kachin political parties say they have still not received permission to contest Burma's first election in two decades.
Mon Leaders Refuse Meeting with Junta
By LAWI WENG
Leaders of the New Mon State Party have refused a request by Lt-Gen Ye Myint to meet and discuss the Burmese junta's proposed Border Guard Force plan.
FIFA President to Visit Burma
By KO HTWE
Fédération Internationale de Football Association President Sepp Blatter reportedly agrees to visit Burma in November.
Suu Kyi Receives Pakistani Award
By THE IRRAWADDY
Aung San Suu Kyi becomes the first recipient of the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Award for Democracy.
The Junta's New Look
By THE IRRAWADDY
No more drab military green for Burma's future civilian rulers - from now on, it's Burmese traditional garb at its gaudy best.
Business
Online Banking Cards Available in Burma
By NAYEE LIN LATT
Online smart cards for the Myanmar Economic Bank and soon-to-be-opened private banks are now available for the first time in Burma.
Regional
Malaysia Tears Down Iconic Mural Wall at Historic Prison
By JULIA ZAPPEI / AP WRITER
Bulldozers tore down a boundary wall famed for murals mostly painted by anonymous convicts at a 115-year-old Malaysian prison that once held World War II Allied soldiers.
El Nino's Naughty Sister on its Way
By ASIA SENTINEL
La Nina now looks ready to disrupt Asian weather conditions with heightened rainfall and problems of a different kind.