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Looking in a Broken Mirror
By SAW YAN NAING
The recent DKBA campaign to take KNLA Brigade 7 has forced Karens to look at one other face to face in the battlefield, in refugee camps and in hospitals.

Burmese Injured in Malaysian Camp Riots
By LAWI WENG
Burmese inmates at a Malaysian immigration camp were beaten and injured after rioting in protest at camp authorities’ treatment of fellow detainees.

Journalist Quarantined after Interviewing Swine Flu Patient
By AUNG THET WINE
Burmese Health Ministry officials have quarantined a journalist who interviewed a 13-year-old girl diagnosed with the H1N1 “swine flu” virus at Rangoon General Hospital.

US Ban Related to N Korea-Burma Arms Deal
By ARKAR MOE
The US has imposed sanctions on a North Korean company, Namchongang Trading Corp, which allegedly supplied Burma with arms technology.

Ban Ki-moon Will Meet NLD Representatives
By WAI MOE
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet representatives of Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy during his two-day visit to Burma, beginning on Friday.

ETimor Prime Minister Embroiled in Contract Scandal
By MATT CROOK
Pressure to resign is mounting on East Timor's Prime Minster, Xanana Gusamo, amid claims that he misused authority when he signed-off on a multi-million dollar government contract last year to a company his daughter has ties with.
MORE NEWS
Than Shwe Congratulates Iranian President Ahmadinejad
Early Man Evolved in Burma, Says Royal Society Study
Mae La Refugees Fear DKBA Attack
Bangladesh Removes Rohingya from Nearby Refugee Camp
Pitting Karen against Karen in a Bloody War
Ban Says He’ll Urge Junta to Free Suu Kyi
NKorea Ship 'Turned Around'
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Aung San Suu Kyi, Your heart beats with my heart. My eyes see what you see. My belief is your belief. And my life is connected to thousands of universes, as is yours.
— Yoko Ono, Japanese-American artist and musician
OPINION

Closer Burma-N Korea Ties a Serious Cause for Concern
By YENI
Recent evidence of the closer relationship between Burma and North Korea exposes the complete failure of the Burmese regime’s diplomacy and foreign policy in the face of increasing pressure by international and regional governments.
Thailand or Siam? What’s in a Name?
By PAVIN CHACHAVALPONGPUN
 LETTERS
CARTOON

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July 2, 2009
SPECIAL FEATURE
SUU KYI TRIAL
BARBER'S CHAIR

Suu Kyi’s Letter of Thanks to Than Shwe
The barber takes a tongue-in-cheek guess at what Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize winner would write in a letter from Insein prison to Burma’s most ignoble loser.
BEYOND 1988—
REFLECTIONS

Romancing the Revolution
On Christmas Eve in 1995, Zaw Min, the assistant foreign affairs secretary of the ABSDF, visited a mysterious little office on Ramkhamhaeng Road in Bangkok.
Special Feature
Than Shwe Watch
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