Iranian Reformist Calls for Mass Rally Thursday
Move aimed at protesting disputed election results and violence against presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi's supporters
Maoist Violence Escalates in Indian State of West Bengal
Rising violence by Maoist rebels in eastern India has resulted in deaths of six Communist Party members
Iran Election Poses Dilemma for Obama Administration 
Analysts say President Obama's pledge to open a dialogue with Tehran is now a touchy proposition
Obama to Introduce Plan to Reform Financial Industry Oversight
US president will recommend granting nation's central bank greater powers to supervise large banks and financial institutions
Police Chief Killed as Clashes Continue in Somali Capital
Police official confirms Colonel Ali Said among those killed in violence between government forces, Islamist insurgents
 |  | Tens of thousands again take to the streets in Iran's capital after Mir Hossein Mousavi urges peaceful election protests. |
Footage of 'university attack'| Police in Pakistan arrest one of seven men suspected of attacking Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore in March, officials say. | | A fresh fuel leak forces the postponement of the space shuttle Endeavour until July at the earliest, Nasa says. |
NEWS ANALYSIS Recent Karen Exodus Raises Questions about UNHCR Role |
| By SAI SOE WIN LATT |
| The definition of refugees fleeing repeated military clashes is blurred by the UNHCR’s core philosophy. |
UN Experts Fault ‘Flagrant Violations’ in Suu Kyi Trial |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| A report by five United Nations legal specialists says the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi has been “marred by flagrant violations of substantive and procedural rights." |
| QUOTE OF THE DAY | |
 |  I think it would be unfair to single out Asean (on the Burma issue) and I think the whole international community puts in an effort and if it's not succeeding, why single out Asean?  — Thai Prime Minster Abhisit Vejajjiva |
Burma’s High Court to Hear Suu Kyi Lawyers’ Plea |
| By MIN LWIN |
| Burma’s High Court has granted a request by lawyers representing Aung San Suu Kyi to consider whether two more defense witnesses can testify before the special court trying her in Rangoon’s Insein Prison. |
China Adds ‘Democracy,’ ‘Economic Growth’ to Burma Policy |
| By WAI MOE |
| The Chinese government adds the promotion of democracy and economic development to its Burma policy statement. |
Two Karen villagers raped and killed |
| By LAWI WENG |
| Burmese soldiers raped and killed a pregnant woman and a young mother in Pa-an District on June 12, according to a Karen relief team. |
Junta Out of Step with Asean Economic Ambition |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| Singapore’s senior minister delivers an economic warning to the Burmese generals—no more business as usual. |
Restriction brings down issuance of online arrival visas
The Burmese military regime is allowing application for online arrival visas to attract more foreign tourists to the country but due to the restrictions of this system, only about 25...High Court accepts request to reinstate witnesses
Burma’s High Court on Wednesday admitted the request of Aung San Suu Kyi’s legal counsels to reinstate defence witnesses, who were earlier disqualified by a lower court in Insein prison....Cooperative society owned schooner lootedA schooner carrying food supplies for government employees’ ‘fair price shops’ in Arakan State capsized after robbers looted the goods and scuttled it. The Arakan State Co-operative... | UN rights experts urge ‘open and fair’ trial for Suu KyiAn “open and fair” trial for Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her two aides has been demanded of the Burmese military junta by five United Nations Independent Human... |
Daewoo signs MoU to sell gas to ChinaThe Daewoo International led consortium on Monday agreed to sell gas from the A-1 and A-3 blocks of its offshore gas production in western Burma to the China National Petroleum...... | Four prison officials sacked in Western BurmaFour officials of the Budithaung prison in Arakan state in western Burma have been removed from their posts following the arrest of a man possessing a documentary film,... |
| Court to consider remaining Suu Kyi witnesses June 17, 2009 (DVB)–An appeal for the readmittance of two witnesses disqualified from testifying in the defense of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been accepted by the Rangoon courtroom in which she is being tried. - more |
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| 680,000 signatures delivered to UN chief June 17, 2009 (DVB)–A petition carrying nearly 680,000 signatures has been delivered to the UN Secretary General demanding that he make the release of political prisoners in Burma a personal priority. - more |
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| Human trafficking in Burma ‘a major problem’ June 17, 2009 (DVB)–Human trafficking within Burma remains “significant”, whilst trafficking of young women into forced labour and commercial sexual exploitation is a “major problem”, according to a US state department report. - more |
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| Over 700,000 stateless persons in Burma June 17, 2009 (DVB)–Burma has the world’s third largest population of stateless persons according to the UN refugee agency, while at the same time Burmese refugees were last year the main beneficiaries of UN resettlement programmes. - more |
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| Junta-backed militia will ‘make Karen state peaceful’ June 16, 2009 (DVB)–A pro-junta militia in Burma believed to be responsible for the burning of Karen villages and forced recruitment of civilians as troops has said it intends to make Karen state “peaceful”. - more |
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| China to begin Burma pipeline construction June 16, 2009 (DVB)–China will begin construction of oil and gas pipelines through Burma in September aimed at cutting shipping time for crude oil imports, despite criticism of the project’s impact on civilians in the pipeline vicinity. - more |
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| Thai PM denies propping up Burma regime June 16, 2009 (DVB)–Thailand’s prime minister has denied that Thai trade and investment in Burma is responsible for continuing military rule in the country, arguing instead that Thai policy has “opened channels” into Burma. - more |
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| 10-year-old girl raped and murdered June 16, 2009 (DVB)–A 10-year-old girl from central Burma’s Mandalay division has reportedly been raped and murdered after disappearing following an evening tuition class, sources close to her family say. - more |
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