“In the Irrawaddy Delta of Myanmar, new houses rise in the background for cyclone survivors.” Photo by Lwin Maung Maung for the Agence France-Presse.
[This post has been updated as of 12:40 p.m. PST on 5.1.09.]
Here’s the latest about Burma:
Reuters, the Associated Press, the Agence France-Presse, the Guardian, Voice of America, the BBC, Al Jazeera English, the Irrawaddy, and the New York Times all reflect on Burma one year after Cyclone Nargis.
The AP also reports that Burma’s National League for Democracy Party has said “it will consider taking part in elections next year if the country’s military rulers meet three demands, including for the release of their leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from house arrest.”
The AFP also reports that “human rights groups on Friday urged Myanmar’s government to release more than 20 aid workers they said were imprisoned for making donations to cyclone victims and insulting authorities a year ago.”
The Committee to Project Journalists has named Burma “the worst place in the world to be a blogger.”
The Associated Press of Pakistan writes that “the United Kingdom has called for more political openness in [Burma] in building its civil society and democratic institutions.”
The editors of the Boston Globe say, “Burma needs Obama’s help.”
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“In the Irrawaddy Delta of Myanmar, new houses rise in the background for cyclone survivors.” Photo by Lwin Maung Maung for the Agence France-Presse.
