Burma in the News

To help others understand the plight of the Karen and the nature of the humanitarian efforts on-going, BHM will provide a short summary and link to a select number of news reports here. If the link does not work, contact us at info (at) burmamission.org and we will forward the original article to you. Please note, the most recent story is at the top of the page.

Freedom For Burma: Is this it? May 8 2008, Dictator Watch

Roland Watson recounts last year’s ‘Saffron Revolution’ in Burma and connects them with events in the near future to describe the risks and opportunities ahead for the Burmese people as they contend with Cyclone Nargis effects, the referendum and the anniversary of 1988. For more, see full story (www.dictatorwatch.org)

Forgotten Burma: Newstatesmen, May 1 2008

As the country prepares to vote in a discredited referendum, Rachel Aspden visits the forgotten Burmese resistance - the eastern ethnic groups promised independence 60 years ago. For more, see full story (http://www.newstatesman.com/200805010026)

Slain Karen leader: Rebel effort is self defense. CNN International, March 30, 2008

CNN recounted their interview with Pa Doh Mahn Sha, the secretary-general of the Karen National Union (KNU) who was assassinated in February by agents of the SPDC in Thailand. Mahn Sha spoke about the KNU’s drive for democracy and to prevent the Burmese junta from burning Karen villages, destroy their food supply and repressing the Karen people and way of life. For more, see full story.