The Irrawaddy
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Today's Newsletter
Burmese Authorities Deny Plague Reports
By WAI MOE
An announcement published in the state-run media claims the National Health Department has found no evidence of the plague in dead rats taken from areas considered at risk.
NLD Renegades Register for Elections
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A new party formed by renegade members of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's disbanded party has received a permit to participate in Burma's first elections in two decades, state media reports.
Getting Under the Generals' Thick Skins
By WITHAYA HUANOK
A visitor to Rangoon doesn't have to look too deeply to find that beneath the deluded pride of Burma's rulers lies a shameful legacy of neglect.
Business
Weekly Business Roundup (July 10, 2010)
By WIILIAM BOOT
Burma is to have four new private banks from August, but even before they open their doors for business, outside economists say they will do nothing to improve a straitjacketed financial system which is strangling the important agricultural sector.
Regional
UN Condemns SKorea Ship Sinking
By EDITH M LEDERER / AP WRITER
The UN Security Council condemns a deadly attack on a South Korean warship that killed 46 sailors and pointed a finger toward North Korea but didn't directly blame the reclusive communist nation.
The Return of the Bicycle
By LESTER R BROWN / IPS WRITER
The bicycle alleviates congestion, lowers air pollution, reduces obesity, increases physical fitness, does not emit climate-disrupting carbon dioxide, and is priced within the reach of the billions of people who cannot afford a car.