Also Try Aung Suu Kyi News -09-26-07 Bloody Clashes in Myanmar (CBS News) "Security forces in Myanmar opened fire Wednesday on demonstrators, and witnesses said police beat and dragged away dozens of Buddhist monks. The government said at least one person was killed, while dissident groups and media reported up to eight dead." 09-07 -09-28-07 Cell Phones Reveal Myanmar Revolt (CBS News) "The attempt at revolution in Myanmar will be televised, it turns out, largely thanks to footage shot on citizens' cellphone cameras." 09-07 -10-28-07 After the Myanmar Crackdown (PBS.org) "TOM MALINOWSKI, Human Rights Watch: Well, it's a stage of siege in Burma. There's no question about that. We don't know what the numbers are, because the country is closed. No one has access to the prisons. There's no way of getting a true picture of the death toll right now." "But it is a state of siege: The monasteries are occupied by the military; the troops are in the streets; there are nighttime raids in which security forces go neighborhood by neighborhood, pull people out of their homes who they believe, based on their video footage, participated in these demonstrations. People are very, very much afraid." "But I think it's interesting the government is also afraid and has some reason to fear what might happen next." 10-07 -12-12-09 Lawmakers Urge Myanmar Probe (CNN News) "More than 400 lawmakers from around the world have urged the United Nations to investigate Myanmar's military junta, accusing it of committing crimes against humanity." "In a letter sent to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, the lawmakers -- from 29 countries, including France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States -- also pressed for a global arms embargo against the regime." 12-09 Papers -05-26-06 Aung Suu Kyi's Detention Extended (USA Today) "The ruling military junta extended the house arrest of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday and beefed up security around her residence, a government official said." 05-06 Hillary Clinton, Barefoot in Burma (Time.com) "Hillary Clinton was making a historic trip to Burma, the first by a U.S. Secretary of State in more than half a century and a watershed moment in the long-frosty relations between the two countries.” "Clinton toured Shwedagon in bare feet (with polished red toenails), as is the Buddhist custom, accompanied by beefy U.S. secret service personnel who looked rather less threatening with their naked toes emerging from their suit pants." 11-11 Myanmar (Burma) (CountryReports.org) Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02 Myanmar (Ethnologue) 5-00 Myanmar (Wikipedia.org) "Myanmar achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 4 January 1948 as the 'Union of Burma'. It became the 'Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma' on 4 January 1974, before reverting to the 'Union of Burma' on 23 September 1988. On 18 June 1989, the State Law and Order Restoration Council adopted the name 'Union of Myanmar'. This was recognised by the United Nations, but not by the US or UK Governments.[1]" "In May 1990, the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years. The National League for Democracy (NLD), the party of Aung San Suu Kyi, won 392 out of a total 489 seats, but the election results were annulled by SLORC, which refused to step down.[21] Led by Than Shwe since 1992, the military regime has made cease-fire agreements with most ethnic guerrilla groups. In 1992, SLORC unveiled plans to create a new constitution through the National Convention, which began 9 January 1993. To date, this military-organized National Convention has not produced a new constitution despite well over ten years of operation.[22]" 09-07 Myanmar Releases Aung San Suu Kyi (Guardian.co.uk) "Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was freed from house arrest on Saturday, setting her on the path to a possible new confrontation with the generals who had kept her out of the public eye for 15 of the past 21 years." 11-10 Myanmar's Suu Kyi (Financial Times) "The US is ratcheting up pressure for stronger economic sanctions against Burma, saying a violent attack on Aung San Suu Kyi and her followers shows the junta's unwillingness to allow political change." 6-03

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