The Irrawaddy
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Today's Newsletter
Burma's Polls May be Pushed to December
By WAI MOE
With the possibility of polls being held in October looking increasingly unlikely, political sources say the junta may push the election date back to December.
Than Shwe's Post-election Plans
By BA KAUNG
Burmese military chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe has three plans to ensure his continued hold on power following the planned election this year.
Nan Nyunt Swe Dies
By KO HTWE
Zarganar's father, the well-known writer Nan Nyunt Swe, dies peacefully at home in Rangoon aged 87.
Families of DKBA Defectors Physically Abused
By BA SAW TIN
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army physically abuses family members of soldiers who defect to the Karen National Union to pressure the defectors to return the weapons they take with them.
Naypyidaw Sends Anti-human Trafficking Delegation to Myawaddy
By ALEX ELLGEE
Burma's Ministry of Home Affairs sends a delegation to Myawaddy to investigate allegations of human trafficking leveled at the DKBA.
Former Suu Kyi Assistant Win Htein Freed
By KO HTWE
Win Htein, a former personal assistant of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has reportedly been released after 14 years imprisonment.
US House Renews Sanctions against Burma
By LALIT K JHA
The US House of Representative renews sanctions on Burma as the military junta continues to violate the human rights of its own people and has not moved towards the restoration of democracy.
Regional
Power Back After Typhoon Kills 26 in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ / AP WRITER
Electricity is restored, flights resume and schools reopen after the first typhoon of the season killed at least 26 people and plunged most of the main northern island into darkness.