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Message From Suu Kyi

By BA KAUNG
Aung San Suu Kyi asks NLD members to study the Shwegondaing declaration and why the 2008 Constitution is unacceptable.

Defiant Win Tin Celebrates 80th Birthday

By KO HTWE
Veteran pro-democracy activist Win Tin celebrates his 80th birthday, vowing to work to “dismantle the military dictatorship until my final breath.”

If Attacked, Mon will Wage Guerrilla War

By LAWI WENG
If war breaks out between the New Mon State Party and the Burmese regime, the small cease-fire army will wage a guerrilla war.

Election Commission Members from Various Backgrounds

By THE IRRAWADDY
The 17 individuals chosen by the Burmese regime to form the Union Election Commission are a mixture of former military officers, judges, lawyers, professors and ethnic nationals.

Junta Wants 'Yes or No' Answer from KIO

By SAW YAN NAING
The leading Burmese general negotiating on the border guard force order wants the KIO to give him a clear answer during meeting.

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About 300 NLD Branch Offices Reopened
Campbell Says Engagement with Burma Failing
Tutu Dismisses Election as 'Charade'
Report Finds Online Censorship More Sophisticated
Thai Media Caught in Red-or-Yellow Divide

QUOTE OF THE DAY
Unless they release Suu Kyi and allow her and her party to participate in the elections, it’s a complete farce and therefore contrary to their road map to democracy,
—Alberto Romulo, foreign minister of the Philippines.

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To Be, or Not to Be?

By KYAW ZWA MOE
All is farce when it comes to Burma’s newly released election laws. However, it wasn't unexpected. If the laws had been even a little fair, it would have been like a fantasy dream come true.
Regime Looks to the Law to Deal with the NLD
By KO KO THET
India-Burma Relations Hitting a Dead End?
By CAMILL BUZZI and ÅSHILD KOLÅS
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March 12, 2010

Calls for Dialogue Failing

By KAY LATT
Time is running out for a genuine dialogue before the election, and the regime is moving ahead despite all appeals by democratic groups and ethnic nationalities.
Similarities and Contrasts Between 1990 and 2010: But Will the Fundamentals Change?
By AUNG NAING OO
An Alternative Solution to Amend the Constitution
By HTET AUNG

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Radio Interception: A Key Survival Skill During War

Of the many skills the ABSDF learned from the KNU, few were as valuable as the ability to intercept and decipher radio transmissions by the Burmese army.



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