Vietnam Protests Philippine Territorial Law |
| By JIM GOMEZ |
| Vietnam criticized a new Philippine law which China earlier slammed for laying claim to two strategic South China Sea territories claimed by several Asian countries. |
Villages Reluctant to Take in Roadside Refugees |
| By AUNG THET WINE |
| Many who were left homeless by Cyclone Nargis still have nothing to return to, and nowhere to go but local villages that don’t really want them. |
Norway's Vast Oil Wealth Fund Drops Chinese Firm |
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Norway's fund for investing its vast oil wealth has blacklisted China's Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. for ethical reasons because it sells arms supplies to Burma's military dictatorship. |
Obama, Indonesian President Discuss Burma |
| By LALIT K JHA |
| The US President discusses the issue of restoration of democracy and protection of human rights in Burma in a telephone call to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. |
Political Prisoners Doubled in Two Years, Say Activists |
| By WAI MOE |
| The number of political prisoners in Burma has almost doubled since July 2007, according to activists who launched a campaign on Friday to press for their release. |
We Will Boycott Election: CRPP |
| By LAWI WENG |
| A spokesman for the CRPP has said it will not take part in next year’s general election in Burma unless the junta agrees to major political reforms. |
