Fri. 31 Jul 2009 1207 UTC
27 Killed in Baghdad Mosque Bombing
Police say more than 50 wounded in at least five apparently coordinated blasts targeting Shi'ite mosques after Friday prayers
Iranian President Denies Rift with Supreme Leader
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad likens relationship to ties between father and son
Offensive against Taliban in Full Swing in Afghanistan's South 
But, war on opium proving equally difficult
UN: Civilian Death Toll Rises in Afghanistan
United Nations reports 25 percent jump compared to last year, with more than 1,000 killed in first half of 2009
Verdict in Trial of Burmese Democracy Leader Postponed 
Aung San Suu Kyi was due to be released in May but was charged with violating terms of house arrest for harboring uninvited American man without official permission
26 Dissidents Detained in Rangoon: AAPP |
| By WAI MOE |
| On the eve of the decision to postpone the verdict on Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese authorities reportedly arrested 26 dissidents. |
Burmese PM Vows Green, Secure Energy |
| By WAI MOE |
| In an address to Asian energy ministers, Burmese Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein said that Burma is doing its best to ensure energy security and the development of green energy. |
Verdict on Hold |
| By AUNG ZAW |
| Are the generals playing for time in the face of domestic and international pressure? |
Burmese Regime Deliberately Depresses Economy |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| Burma’s status as one of the world’s poorest, least developed countries is the result of an intentional policy put in place by the ruling generals, say two Southeast Asia experts. |
Dhaka Delegation in Naypyidaw for Border Talks |
| By LAWI WENG |
| Bangladeshi experts on border issues met with Burma’s foreign minister in Naypyidaw to discuss a territorial dispute between the two countries. |
Junta Postpones Suu Kyi Verdict to Aug 11 |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| A last-minute telephone call leads to an 11-day delay in the announcement of the verdict in the trial of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
At least 30 National League for Democracy members arrested
Breaking News – For immediate release
31 July 2009
At least 30 National League for Democracy members arrested
(Mae Sot – Thailand)
The verdict in the trial of Noble Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed to August 11, 2009. Meanwhile, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has learnt that the regime arrested at least 30 NLD members in the early hours of this morning, between midnight and 1 am. Three of those arrested were later released. The reason for their arrest is not clear.
30 NLD members were arrested;
Magwe Division;
1. (Ko) Myint Ngwe (Yenangyaung Township, Magwe Division)
2. (Ko) Tint Lwin (Yenangyaung Township, Magwe Division)
3. (Ko) Than Aung (Yenangyaung Township, Magwe Division)
4. (Ko) Khin Win (Yenangyaung Township, Magwe Division)
5. (U) Aye Myint (Aunglan Township, Magwe Division)
6. (U) Min Maung (Aunglan Township, Magwe Division)
7. (Ko) Soe (Taungdwingyi Township, Magwe Division)
8. (Ko) Par Lay (Taungdwingyi Township, Magwe Division)
9. (Ko) Kyaw Naing (Taungdwingyi Township, Magwe Division)
10. (U) Tha Aung (MP) (Myothit Township, Magwe Division)
11. (Ma) Zin Ma Ma Tun (Myothit Township, Magwe Division)
12. (Ko) Than Soe Myint (Myothit Township, Magwe Division)
13. (U) Pike Ko (Pakokku Township, Magwe Divison)
14. (U) Kyaw Nyunt (Pakokku Township, Magwe Divison)
15. (U) Tin Myint Aung (Pakokku Township, Magwe Divison)
16. (U) Thaung Soe (Chairparson of Minbu Township, Magwe Division)
17. (Ko) Nay Myo Kyaw (Saku Township, Magwe Division)
18. (Ko) Aung Win (Pwintbyu Township, Magwe Division)
19. (Mg) Thu Ya (Pwintbyu Township, Magwe Division)
20. (Ko) Htay Win (Kamma Township, Magwe Division)
Rangoon Division;
21. (Ko) Htein Win (Dagon Myothit Township, Rangoon)
22. (Daw) Khin Win Kyi (Dagon Myothit Township, Rangoon)
23. (Ma) Khin Myat Thu (Mingaladon Township, Rangoon)
24. (Ko) Nay Lin Kyaw (Dawbon Township, Rangoon)
25. (Ko) Nay Lin Soe (Tharkayta Township, Rangoon)
26. (Ko) Sai Kyaw Kyaw (Tamwe Township, Rangoon)
27. (Ko) Tin Min Naing (North Okkalapa Township, Rangoon)
Three NLD members were arrested then later released;
28. (Daw) Naw Ohn Hla (North Okkalapa Township, Rangoon)
29. (U) Nyunt Hlaing (MP-Aunglan) (Sanchaung Township, Rangoon)
30. (Ko) Myint Aung
Editorial, Opinion and Analysis
End of the old man
(editorial) The kangaroo court pretends there’s no problem in tackling the case of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi but it had to postpone hearing dates ...
Six NLD members freedSix members of the opposition National League for Democracy, arrested on Thursday evening, were freed by authorities on Friday. Thet Thet Aung of Rangoon’s Dagon Myothit... |
Northern Commander meets KIO in LaizaThe Commander of the Northern Military Command Maj-Gen Soe Win, along with leaders of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), the largest ceasefire ethnic armed group... |
Ministry orders checks on “black listed” touristsTour agencies have been directed by Burma’s Ministry of Hotel and Tourism to check tourists applying for ‘Arrival Visa’ with the list of people banned from entering... | Thailand to setup pilot project for refugeesThailand’s Ministry of Labour has initiated a dialogue with businessmen on a pilot project that envisages Burmese refugees, living in camps along the border, an opportunity to work... |
Scores of supporters arrested, as court postpones verdict on Suu KyiScores of supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party members across the country were rounded up on Thursday, on the eve of the special court in... | Verdict on Suu Kyi 's trial postponed till Aug 11The verdict in the on going trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed to August 11, according to her lawyer Nyan Win. It was not immediately... |
ဦးလွသန္းကား သူ႔သႏၷိ႒ာန္ႏွင့္ အညီ ယုံၾကည္ခ်က္ကို မစြန္႔လႊတ္ခဲ့။ သူ၏ ေနာက္ဆုံး
“ရန္ကုန္မွာေရာက္ေနတာၾကာၿပီ။ တ႐ုတ္ဘက္ကလာတာပါ။ တ႐ုတ္ ကေတာ့စံုတယ္...”
Eyewitness: Majorca blast
I'm afraid the verdict will be painfully obvious
