AP – Myanmar panel says Suu Kyi can run for Parliament
Reuters – UN envoy says Myanmar should admit to rights violations
ANI – Myanmar’s HR situation improving but ’serious challenges’ remain: UN official
Asia Times Online – China presses Myanmar on stalled dam
ABC Radio Australia – Burma’s move to democracy to be [...]

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Dear Sir/Madam,
Attached you should  find the latest TBBC eLetter, Volume 15, for February 2012.  If not attached, you can download it from http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2012-02-eletter-15.pdf.
This and previous eLetters can be downloaded from http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/e-letter.htm.
Best wishes,
TBBC Team
2012-02-eletter-15

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AFP – Myanmar poll a ‘key test’ of reform: UN envoy
AP – UN envoy says Myanmar may allow election observers
UNDP(Myanmar) – Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
Sydney Morning Herald – US scrambles back into Burma in a race for influence
The Nation – Burma to [...]

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AFP – Myanmar’s Karen rebels say ceasefire ‘fragile’
UPI – Rebels deny deal with Myanmar government
UPI – Shelter for unwanted Fla. Burmese Pythons opens

IANS – Unesco to help draft Myanmar media law

Bernama – Asia Society’s Experts Believe Asean Members Can Prod Myanmar Towards Democracy
Bangkok Post – Heeding the call of history
The [...]

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Reuters – Myanmar’s ambitious Dawei project faces uncertainty
Reuters – Myanmar plans jump in health, education spending
AFP – US decries ‘worsened’ Myanmar violence
AFP – Michelle Yeoh says Suu Kyi role ‘lifetime opportunity’
AFP – Suu Kyi ‘postpones major election rally’
BigPond News – Aust may recognise Burma name change
Asia News Network – [...]

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AP – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi postpones planned political trip
Reuters – At Suu Kyi’s rallies, signs of a new Myanmar
Reuters - Myanmar agrees to ceasefire with Mon separatists
Financial Times – Myanmar refugees flee across Chinese border
The Malaysian Insider – The promise and peril of Myanmar’s economy — Simon Tay
New York Times [...]

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Please find attached EBO’s 4th 2012 Political Monitor report.
PMNo.4-01-02-12
All Political and Election Monitors as well as other information on the 2010 elections can be found on EBO’s Elections Page.
If you would like to be removed from or added to this list, please email [...]

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Dear Friends,
Please find attached the January 2012 issue of ALTSEAN Burma Bulletin.
January 2012 Burma Bulletin
The Burma Bulletin is a short month in review of events in Burma, particularly those of interest to the democracy movement and human rights activists.
In the January 2012 issue you will find:
* Over 300 political prisoners released
* [...]

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Reuters – Insight: At Suu Kyi’s rallies, signs of a new Myanmar
Reuters – Myanmar says will put stability ahead of economy – report
Reuters – Myanmar agrees to ceasefire with Mon separatists
AP – Michelle Yeoh calls Myanmar’s Suu Kyi her ‘hero’
AP – Reforms in Myanmar may spark refugee return
Brisbane Times – [...]

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Reuters – Myanmar says it will put stability ahead of economy: report
AFP – Myanmar denies trying to obtain N.Korean nukes
AFP – Myanmar youth make their voices heard
AP – UN rights envoy begins Myanmar assessment trip
Channel NewsAsia – Myanmar taps on Singapore’s experience in education
BusinessWeek – Myanmar Rice Shipments May Double [...]

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Please find attached the 1st briefing paper of the Burma Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (BCPR) on the issue of ‘Burma’s Ethnic Ceasefire Agreements’.
BCPRBriefingPaperNo1
These will be regular, bi-monthly briefings.
If you would like to be removed from or added to this list, [...]

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Reuters – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi calls for changes to constitution
Reuters – Insight: Myanmar’s the hot new neighborhood
Reuters – Singapore to help emerging Myanmar train its workers
Reuters – Southeast Asian airlines to profit as Myanmar opens
Reuters – Singapore Hot Stocks-Yoma jumps on Myanmar’s tax incentive plan
AFP – Myanmar taps Singapore expertise [...]

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AFP – ‘Open door’ Myanmar offers 8-year tax break to foreign firms
Reuters – EXCLUSIVE – INTERVIEW – Myanmar has no plans to boost gas exports beyond 2013
Reuters – Myanmar shift to democracy not over, more reforms ahead-minister
CheapOair (blog) – Myanmar to Become Popular Tourist Destination
Asian Correspondent – Will Burma’s press free [...]

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Reuters – Special Report: In Mekong, Chinese murders and bloody diplomacy
Wall Street Journal (blog) – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses WEF in Video Message
VOA News – Rights Groups Urge International Community to Maintain Burma Sanctions
VOA News – Documentary Highlights Burma’s Jailed Political Activists
Asian Correspondent – Burma’s Parliament talks about [...]

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Reuters – In Myanmar, a “sham” parliament stirs to life
Reuters – U.N. chief praises Myanmar, plans visit there soon
AP – In divided US politics, rare agreement on Myanmar
AFP – IMF applauds Myanmar reforms, urges more, quickly
AFP – EU mulling 150-mln-euro aid package for Myanmar
ANI – Myanmar hopes to usher in [...]

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Please find attached EBO’s 3rd 2012 Political Monitor report.
PMNo.3-25-01-12
All Political and Election Monitors as well as other information on the 2010 elections can be found on EBO’s Elections Page.
If you would like to be removed from or added to this list, please email [...]

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Reuters - U.S. hopeful on Myanmar sanctions but action may be slow

Reuters – Myanmar shows little sign of economic miracle despite reforms
Reuters – As Myanmar opens, hoteliers see prospects

AFP – Pakistan president honours Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
AP – Myanmar minister says no going back on reforms
ANI – Myanmar hopes to usher in [...]

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Reuters AlertNet – Myanmar military fuels forced labour, sexual violence -HRW
CNN – Pakistani president Zardari to visit Myanmar, Suu Kyi
IBNLive.com – Our security interests are intertwined with Myanmar: Krishna
ANI – India, Myanmar resolves to strengthen cooperation in border issues
Calcutta News.Net – India to support democratisation of Myanmar
Press Information Bureau (press [...]

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